diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
index eebe1aee64..0c0cbfe88a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ const debugLogCopied = ref(false);
 const debugLogDownloaded = ref(false);
 const editShowColumnCommentsInHeader = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnCommentsInHeader);
 const editShowColumnTypesInHeader = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnTypesInHeader);
+const editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata);
 const editColorizeDataGridCellTypes = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.colorizeDataGridCellTypes);
 const editShowIndexIndicatorsInHeader = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader);
 const editCompactColumnHeaderActions = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.compactColumnHeaderActions);
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@ function currentEditorSettingsDraft(): EditorSettingsDraft {
     tabLayout: editTabLayout.value,
     showColumnCommentsInHeader: editShowColumnCommentsInHeader.value,
     showColumnTypesInHeader: editShowColumnTypesInHeader.value,
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata.value,
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: editColorizeDataGridCellTypes.value,
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: editShowIndexIndicatorsInHeader.value,
     compactColumnHeaderActions: editCompactColumnHeaderActions.value,
@@ -758,6 +760,7 @@ function syncEditorSettingsDraftFromStore() {
   editTabLayout.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.tabLayout;
   editShowColumnCommentsInHeader.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnCommentsInHeader;
   editShowColumnTypesInHeader.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnTypesInHeader;
+  editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata;
   editColorizeDataGridCellTypes.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.colorizeDataGridCellTypes;
   editShowIndexIndicatorsInHeader.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader;
   editCompactColumnHeaderActions.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.compactColumnHeaderActions;
@@ -1004,6 +1007,7 @@ function resetDefaultsForTab(tab: SettingsCategory) {
   } else if (tab === "data") {
     editShowColumnCommentsInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnCommentsInHeader;
     editShowColumnTypesInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnTypesInHeader;
+    editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata;
     editColorizeDataGridCellTypes.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.colorizeDataGridCellTypes;
     editShowIndexIndicatorsInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader;
     editCompactColumnHeaderActions.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.compactColumnHeaderActions;
@@ -1073,6 +1077,7 @@ function resetAllDefaults() {
   editSidebarTablePageSize.value = DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_TABLE_PAGE_SIZE;
   editShowColumnCommentsInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnCommentsInHeader;
   editShowColumnTypesInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnTypesInHeader;
+  editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata;
   editColorizeDataGridCellTypes.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.colorizeDataGridCellTypes;
   editShowIndexIndicatorsInHeader.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader;
   editCompactColumnHeaderActions.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.compactColumnHeaderActions;
@@ -4827,6 +4832,17 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                   </div>
                   <Switch id="show-column-types-in-header" v-model="editShowColumnTypesInHeader" />
                 </div>
+                <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-md border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2">
+                  <div class="space-y-1">
+                    <Label for="data-grid-show-transpose-field-metadata">
+                      {{ t("settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata") }}
+                    </Label>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {{ t("settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription") }}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Switch id="data-grid-show-transpose-field-metadata" v-model="editDataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata" />
+                </div>
                 <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-md border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2">
                   <div class="space-y-1">
                     <Label for="colorize-data-grid-cell-types">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 651992b74b..40acbd37b8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ const dataGridTopbarWidth = ref(0);
 const dataGridViewportWidth = ref(0);
 const showColumnCommentsInHeader = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnCommentsInHeader);
 const showColumnTypesInHeader = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.showColumnTypesInHeader);
+const showTransposeFieldMetadata = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata);
 const showIndexIndicatorsInHeader = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader !== false);
 const indexes = ref<IndexInfo[]>([]);
 const indexesLoaded = ref(false);
@@ -7958,8 +7959,8 @@ const transposeRows = computed(() => {
     displayValue: (value, _column, index) => formatCellCached(value, visibleColumnIndexes.value[index]),
   });
 });
-const transposeReserveTypeLine = computed(() => showColumnTypesInHeader.value && transposeRows.value.some((row) => row.type));
-const transposeReserveCommentLine = computed(() => showColumnCommentsInHeader.value && transposeRows.value.some((row) => row.comment));
+const transposeReserveTypeLine = computed(() => showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnTypesInHeader.value && transposeRows.value.some((row) => row.type));
+const transposeReserveCommentLine = computed(() => showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnCommentsInHeader.value && transposeRows.value.some((row) => row.comment));
 const transposeRowHeight = computed(() => 30 + (transposeReserveTypeLine.value ? 14 : 0) + (transposeReserveCommentLine.value ? 14 : 0));
 const isTransposeMode = computed(() => showTranspose.value && transposeRows.value.length > 0);
 const transposeTotalWidth = computed(() => {
@@ -7975,8 +7976,8 @@ function transposeScrollElement(): HTMLElement | undefined {
 
 function transposeFieldTitle(item: { column: string; type: string; comment?: string }): string {
   const details = [item.column];
-  if (showColumnTypesInHeader.value && item.type) details.push(`${t("grid.columnType")}: ${item.type}`);
-  if (showColumnCommentsInHeader.value && item.comment) details.push(`${t("grid.columnComment")}: ${item.comment}`);
+  if (showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnTypesInHeader.value && item.type) details.push(`${t("grid.columnType")}: ${item.type}`);
+  if (showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnCommentsInHeader.value && item.comment) details.push(`${t("grid.columnComment")}: ${item.comment}`);
   return details.join("\n");
 }
 
@@ -10175,12 +10176,12 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                           <Hash v-else-if="transposeColumnIndexKind(item.column)" data-grid-transpose-index-indicator class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" :class="columnIndexColorClass(transposeColumnIndexKind(item.column)!)" :title="transposeColumnIndexText(transposeColumnIndexKind(item.column)!)" />
                           <span class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate font-medium leading-4">{{ item.column }}</span>
                         </span>
-                        <template v-if="showColumnTypesInHeader && item.type">
+                        <template v-if="showTransposeFieldMetadata && showColumnTypesInHeader && item.type">
                           <span data-grid-transpose-type-line class="h-3 min-w-0 truncate text-[10px] font-normal leading-3 select-none" :class="typeColorClass(item.type)" :title="item.type">
                             {{ item.type }}
                           </span>
                         </template>
-                        <template v-if="showColumnCommentsInHeader && item.comment">
+                        <template v-if="showTransposeFieldMetadata && showColumnCommentsInHeader && item.comment">
                           <span data-grid-transpose-comment-line class="h-3 min-w-0 truncate text-[10px] font-normal leading-3 text-muted-foreground select-none" :title="item.comment">
                             {{ item.comment }}
                           </span>
@@ -10193,11 +10194,11 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                         >
                           <span class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.columnName") }}</span>
                           <span class="min-w-0 break-all font-mono select-text">{{ item.column }}</span>
-                          <template v-if="showColumnTypesInHeader && item.type">
+                          <template v-if="showTransposeFieldMetadata && showColumnTypesInHeader && item.type">
                             <span class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.columnType") }}</span>
                             <span class="min-w-0 break-all font-mono select-text" :class="typeColorClass(item.type)">{{ item.type }}</span>
                           </template>
-                          <template v-if="showColumnCommentsInHeader && item.comment">
+                          <template v-if="showTransposeFieldMetadata && showColumnCommentsInHeader && item.comment">
                             <span class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.columnComment") }}</span>
                             <span class="min-w-0 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words select-text">{{ item.comment }}</span>
                           </template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridTransposePresentation.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridTransposePresentation.spec.ts
index 1ab3572609..69cdd0536e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridTransposePresentation.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridTransposePresentation.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 const dataGridSource = readFileSync(new URL("../DataGrid.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 
 describe("DataGrid transpose presentation", () => {
-  it("renders field metadata and index indicator on separate lines in the pinned transpose column", () => {
+  it("shows field metadata only when the transpose setting is enabled", () => {
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain("settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata");
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain("showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnTypesInHeader.value");
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain("showTransposeFieldMetadata.value && showColumnCommentsInHeader.value");
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain("30 + (transposeReserveTypeLine.value ? 14 : 0) + (transposeReserveCommentLine.value ? 14 : 0)");
     expect(dataGridSource).toContain(':item-size="transposeRowHeight"');
     expect(dataGridSource).toContain("data-grid-transpose-type-line");
     expect(dataGridSource).toContain("data-grid-transpose-comment-line");
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 3d30a49be8..fdc0beb6be 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -5617,6 +5617,8 @@ export default {
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "Display table column comments directly below grid column names.",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "Show column types under names",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "Display each column's data type directly below grid column names.",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "Show field metadata in transpose view",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "Display enabled column types and comments on separate lines in transpose view. This increases row height.",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "Color-code data grid values",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "Use subtle, theme-aware text colors to distinguish values by their column data type.",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "Show index indicators beside column names",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 63d08e9eaf..d765f81577 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -5372,6 +5372,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "Muestra los comentarios de columnas directamente debajo del nombre de la columna.",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "Mostrar tipos de columna bajo los nombres",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "Muestra el tipo de dato de cada columna directamente debajo del nombre de la columna.",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "Mostrar metadatos de campo en la vista transpuesta",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "Muestra los tipos de columna y comentarios habilitados en líneas separadas en la vista transpuesta. Esto aumenta la altura de las filas.",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "Colorear valores por tipo de dato",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "Usa colores de texto sutiles adaptados al tema para distinguir los valores según el tipo de dato de su columna.",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "Mostrar indicadores de índice junto a los nombres",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 925ff05eae..4d58c4c670 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -5372,6 +5372,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "Visualizza i commenti delle colonne della tabella direttamente sotto i nomi delle colonne nella griglia.",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "Mostra i tipi di colonna sotto i nomi",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "Visualizza il tipo di dato di ciascuna colonna direttamente sotto i nomi delle colonne nella griglia.",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "Mostra i metadati dei campi nella vista trasposta",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "Visualizza i tipi di colonna e i commenti abilitati su righe separate nella vista trasposta. Questo aumenta l'altezza delle righe.",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "Colora i valori in base al tipo di dato",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "Usa colori del testo discreti e adatti al tema per distinguere i valori in base al tipo di dato della colonna.",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "Mostra gli indicatori di indice accanto ai nomi",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 0b20cb3a3b..840230d224 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -5407,6 +5407,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "グリッド列名の直下にテーブル列コメントを表示します。",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "列名の下にデータ型を表示",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "グリッド列名の直下に各列のデータ型を表示します。",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "転置ビューにフィールドメタデータを表示",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "有効なデータ型とコメントを転置ビューの別行に表示します。有効にすると行の高さが増えます。",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "データ型に応じて値を色分け",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "テーマに合わせた控えめな文字色で、列のデータ型ごとに値を区別します。",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "列名の横にインデックス指標を表示",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index df7af934ca..177f0f46f5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -5115,6 +5115,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "그리드 컬럼 이름 바로 아래에 테이블 컬럼 주석을 표시합니다.",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "이름 아래에 컬럼 타입 표시",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "그리드 컬럼 이름 바로 아래에 각 컬럼의 데이터 타입을 표시합니다.",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "전치 보기에 필드 메타데이터 표시",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "활성화된 데이터 타입과 주석을 전치 보기의 별도 줄에 표시합니다. 활성화하면 행 높이가 증가합니다.",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "데이터 타입별 값 색상 표시",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "테마에 맞는 은은한 텍스트 색상으로 컬럼 데이터 타입에 따라 값을 구분합니다.",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "컬럼 이름 옆에 인덱스 표시",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index d219c6272c..097898703b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -5374,6 +5374,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "Exibir comentários de colunas da tabela diretamente abaixo dos nomes das colunas da grade.",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "Mostrar tipos de coluna sob os nomes",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "Exibir o tipo de dado de cada coluna diretamente abaixo dos nomes das colunas da grade.",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "Mostrar metadados de campo na visualização transposta",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "Exibir tipos de coluna e comentários habilitados em linhas separadas na visualização transposta. Isso aumenta a altura das linhas.",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "Colorir valores por tipo de dado",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "Usa cores de texto sutis e adaptadas ao tema para diferenciar valores pelo tipo de dado da coluna.",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "Mostrar indicadores de índice ao lado dos nomes",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 5b8c080bf0..34ed50007d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -5604,6 +5604,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "把表字段注释直接显示在结果表头字段名下方。",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "在字段名下方显示数据类型",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "把每个字段的数据类型直接显示在结果表头字段名下方。",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "在转置视图中显示字段元数据",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "在转置视图中分行显示已启用的数据类型和注释。开启后会增加行高。",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "按数据类型为表格值着色",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "使用适配主题的克制文字颜色，按字段数据类型区分表格中的值。",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "在字段名旁显示索引标识",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 8134e4ed09..a163d7066e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -4711,6 +4711,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription: "直接在資料表格欄位名稱下方顯示資料表欄位註解。",
     showColumnTypesInHeader: "在欄位名稱下方顯示資料類型",
     showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription: "直接在資料表格欄位名稱下方顯示每個欄位的資料類型。",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: "在轉置檢視中顯示欄位中繼資料",
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription: "在轉置檢視中分行顯示已啟用的資料類型和註解。開啟後會增加列高。",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: "依資料類型為表格值著色",
     colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription: "使用配合主題的柔和文字顏色，依欄位資料類型區分表格中的值。",
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: "在欄位名稱旁顯示索引標識",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
index 4ccd3bc100..f538e6a6f6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS = [
   "tabLayout",
   "showColumnCommentsInHeader",
   "showColumnTypesInHeader",
+  "dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata",
   "colorizeDataGridCellTypes",
   "showIndexIndicatorsInHeader",
   "compactColumnHeaderActions",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
index 6424c59ff5..ef88d74d77 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFINITIONS: readonly SettingsSearchDefinition[] =
   { id: "query-result-max-rows", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.queryResultMaxRows", descriptionKey: "settings.queryResultMaxRowsDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-header-comments", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.showColumnCommentsInHeader", descriptionKey: "settings.showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-header-types", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.showColumnTypesInHeader", descriptionKey: "settings.showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription", targetId: "data" },
+  { id: "data-grid-transpose-field-metadata", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata", descriptionKey: "settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadataDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-cell-type-colors", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.colorizeDataGridCellTypes", descriptionKey: "settings.colorizeDataGridCellTypesDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-index-indicators", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader", descriptionKey: "settings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeaderDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-compact-header-actions", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.compactColumnHeaderActions", descriptionKey: "settings.compactColumnHeaderActionsDescription", targetId: "data" },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 2258eef624..fb2b327b2c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ export interface EditorSettings {
   mongoViewMode: "document" | "table";
   showColumnCommentsInHeader: boolean;
   showColumnTypesInHeader: boolean;
+  dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: boolean;
   colorizeDataGridCellTypes: boolean;
   showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: boolean;
   compactColumnHeaderActions: boolean;
@@ -732,6 +733,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS: EditorSettings = {
   mongoViewMode: "document",
   showColumnCommentsInHeader: true,
   showColumnTypesInHeader: true,
+  dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: false,
   colorizeDataGridCellTypes: false,
   showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: true,
   compactColumnHeaderActions: true,
@@ -1070,6 +1072,7 @@ export function normalizeEditorSettings(settings: Partial<EditorSettings>, exist
     mongoViewMode: settings.mongoViewMode === "table" ? "table" : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.mongoViewMode,
     showColumnCommentsInHeader: settings.showColumnCommentsInHeader ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnCommentsInHeader,
     showColumnTypesInHeader: settings.showColumnTypesInHeader ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnTypesInHeader,
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata === true,
     colorizeDataGridCellTypes: settings.colorizeDataGridCellTypes ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.colorizeDataGridCellTypes,
     showIndexIndicatorsInHeader: settings.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader,
     compactColumnHeaderActions: settings.compactColumnHeaderActions ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.compactColumnHeaderActions,
@@ -1646,6 +1649,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     if (partial.mongoViewMode !== undefined) editorSettings.value.mongoViewMode = partial.mongoViewMode;
     if (partial.showColumnCommentsInHeader !== undefined) editorSettings.value.showColumnCommentsInHeader = partial.showColumnCommentsInHeader;
     if (partial.showColumnTypesInHeader !== undefined) editorSettings.value.showColumnTypesInHeader = partial.showColumnTypesInHeader;
+    if (partial.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata = partial.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata === true;
     if (partial.colorizeDataGridCellTypes !== undefined) editorSettings.value.colorizeDataGridCellTypes = partial.colorizeDataGridCellTypes === true;
     if (partial.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader !== undefined) editorSettings.value.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader = partial.showIndexIndicatorsInHeader;
     if (partial.compactColumnHeaderActions !== undefined) editorSettings.value.compactColumnHeaderActions = partial.compactColumnHeaderActions;
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/settingsStore.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/settingsStore.test.ts
index d67868d70c..0ff860ece9 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/settingsStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/settingsStore.test.ts
@@ -383,18 +383,22 @@ test("defaults sidebar horizontal scroll to off", () => {
 
 test("defaults data grid header display settings", () => {
   assert.equal(DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.showColumnCommentsInHeader, true);
+  assert.equal(DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata, false);
   assert.equal(DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.compactColumnHeaderActions, true);
   assert.equal(normalizeEditorSettings({}).showColumnCommentsInHeader, true);
+  assert.equal(normalizeEditorSettings({}).dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata, false);
   assert.equal(normalizeEditorSettings({}).compactColumnHeaderActions, true);
 });
 
 test("keeps saved data grid header display settings", () => {
   const settings = normalizeEditorSettings({
     showColumnCommentsInHeader: true,
+    dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata: true,
     compactColumnHeaderActions: false,
   } as any);
 
   assert.equal(settings.showColumnCommentsInHeader, true);
+  assert.equal(settings.dataGridShowTransposeFieldMetadata, true);
   assert.equal(settings.compactColumnHeaderActions, false);
 });