diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
index 95cd999d1d..0d27e45005 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ const cursorPos = ref(0);
 const previewChangesAvailable = ref(false);
 const formatSqlRequest = ref<{ id: number; tabId: string } | null>(null);
 const compressSqlRequest = ref<{ id: number; tabId: string } | null>(null);
-const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("result");
+const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile">("result");
 const newQueryContextSource = ref<"tab" | "sidebar">("tab");
 const queryEditorDdlTarget = ref<{ connectionId: string; database: string; catalog?: string; schema?: string; tableName: string; objectType?: ObjectSourceKind } | null>(null);
 const queryEditorObjectSourceTarget = ref<{
@@ -3512,7 +3512,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                     :block-dangerous-redis-commands="blockDangerousRedisCommands"
                     :zen-mode="isZenMode"
                     @update:active-output-view="
-                      (tabId: string, view: 'result' | 'summary' | 'explain' | 'chart' | 'messages') => {
+                      (tabId: string, view: 'result' | 'summary' | 'explain' | 'chart' | 'messages' | 'profile') => {
                         if (tabId === queryStore.activeTabId) activeOutputView = view;
                       }
                     "
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c4bf19a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from "vue";
+import { ChevronRight, ChevronDown } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { formatProfileNanos } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile";
+import type { ElasticsearchProfileNode, ElasticsearchProfileHeatLevel } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile";
+
+const HEAT_COLORS: Record<ElasticsearchProfileHeatLevel, string> = {
+  none: "var(--muted-foreground)",
+  cool: "#22c55e",
+  warm: "#f59e0b",
+  hot: "#ef4444",
+};
+
+const HEAT_BADGE_CLASSES: Record<ElasticsearchProfileHeatLevel, string> = {
+  none: "bg-muted text-muted-foreground",
+  cool: "bg-green-100 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/30 dark:text-green-300",
+  warm: "bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-300",
+  hot: "bg-red-100 text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300",
+};
+
+/** Nodes at or below this depth start collapsed to keep large trees responsive. */
+const COLLAPSE_DEFAULT_DEPTH = 4;
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+  defineProps<{
+    node: ElasticsearchProfileNode;
+    depth?: number;
+    /** null = manual per-node state; "expanded"/"collapsed" = a global override. */
+    globalCollapse?: "expanded" | "collapsed" | null;
+  }>(),
+  { depth: 0, globalCollapse: null },
+);
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  /** The user toggled a node while a global expand/collapse was active. */
+  manual: [];
+}>();
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const hasChildren = computed(() => props.node.children.length > 0);
+const localCollapsed = ref((props.depth ?? 0) >= COLLAPSE_DEFAULT_DEPTH);
+const collapsed = computed(() => {
+  if (props.globalCollapse === "collapsed") return true;
+  if (props.globalCollapse === "expanded") return false;
+  return localCollapsed.value;
+});
+
+function toggle() {
+  if (props.globalCollapse !== null) {
+    localCollapsed.value = !collapsed.value;
+    emit("manual");
+  } else {
+    localCollapsed.value = !localCollapsed.value;
+  }
+}
+
+const breakdownEntries = computed(() =>
+  Object.entries(props.node.breakdown ?? {})
+    .sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1])
+    .map(([name, value]) => ({ name, value })),
+);
+const barPercent = computed(() => `${Math.min(100, props.node.costShare * 100)}%`);
+const costPercent = computed(() => {
+  const percent = props.node.costShare * 100;
+  return percent >= 10 ? `${Math.round(percent)}%` : `${percent.toFixed(1)}%`;
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 rounded border bg-background px-2 py-1 text-xs" :class="node.isCriticalPath ? 'border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-500/[0.04]' : 'border-border'">
+      <Button v-if="hasChildren" variant="ghost" size="icon-xs" class="-ml-1 h-5 w-5 shrink-0 text-foreground/80" :aria-label="node.type" :aria-expanded="!collapsed" @click="toggle">
+        <ChevronRight v-if="collapsed" class="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <ChevronDown v-else class="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+      </Button>
+      <span v-else class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
+
+      <span class="shrink-0 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5 font-mono font-medium">{{ node.type }}</span>
+      <span v-if="node.description" class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-foreground/70" :title="node.description">{{ node.description }}</span>
+      <span v-if="!node.description && !hasChildren" class="min-w-0 flex-1" aria-hidden="true" />
+
+      <span class="shrink-0 tabular-nums text-foreground/80" :title="t('profile.selfTime')">self {{ formatProfileNanos(node.selfTimeInNanos) }}</span>
+      <span class="shrink-0 tabular-nums text-muted-foreground" :title="t('profile.totalTime')">total {{ formatProfileNanos(node.timeInNanos) }}</span>
+
+      <div class="flex w-24 shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+        <div class="h-1.5 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted">
+          <div class="h-full rounded-full" :style="{ width: barPercent, background: HEAT_COLORS[node.heatLevel] }" />
+        </div>
+        <span class="shrink-0 rounded px-1 font-mono text-[10px] font-semibold tabular-nums" :class="HEAT_BADGE_CLASSES[node.heatLevel]" :title="t('profile.legendSelfTime')">{{ costPercent }}</span>
+      </div>
+
+      <span v-if="node.isCriticalPath" class="shrink-0 rounded border border-orange-500/30 bg-orange-500/10 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold text-orange-700 dark:text-orange-300" :title="t('profile.criticalPath')">
+        {{ t("profile.criticalPathTag") }}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-if="!collapsed">
+      <div v-if="breakdownEntries.length" class="ml-6 mt-px flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1 pl-2">
+        <span class="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">{{ t("profile.breakdown") }}</span>
+        <span v-for="entry in breakdownEntries" :key="entry.name" class="rounded bg-muted/60 px-1 py-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] tabular-nums text-foreground/80">{{ entry.name }}:{{ formatProfileNanos(entry.value) }}</span>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="node.children.length" class="ml-3 mt-px space-y-px border-l pl-2">
+        <ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow v-for="(child, index) in node.children" :key="index" :node="child" :depth="depth + 1" :global-collapse="globalCollapse" @manual="emit('manual')" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acfd904248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { Gauge, ChevronsDown, ChevronsUp } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import LightTooltip from "@/components/ui/LightTooltip.vue";
+import ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow from "@/components/common/ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow.vue";
+import { countProfileNodes, formatProfileNanos, parseElasticsearchProfile, type ElasticsearchProfileShard } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  /** The raw Elasticsearch `_search` response body. */
+  body: string;
+}>();
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const parsed = computed(() => parseElasticsearchProfile(props.body));
+const shards = computed<ElasticsearchProfileShard[]>(() => parsed.value?.shards ?? []);
+const activeShardIndex = ref(0);
+const globalCollapse = ref<"expanded" | "collapsed" | null>(null);
+
+watch(
+  () => props.body,
+  () => {
+    activeShardIndex.value = 0;
+    globalCollapse.value = null;
+  },
+);
+
+watch(
+  () => parsed.value?.shards.length ?? 0,
+  () => {
+    if (activeShardIndex.value >= shards.value.length) activeShardIndex.value = 0;
+  },
+);
+
+const activeShard = computed(() => shards.value[activeShardIndex.value]);
+const nodeCount = computed(() => (activeShard.value ? countProfileNodes(activeShard.value.tree) : 0));
+const showCollapseProtection = computed(() => nodeCount.value > 80 && globalCollapse.value === null);
+const searchLabel = computed(() => (activeShard.value?.searchCount && activeShard.value.searchCount > 1 ? ` · ${activeShard.value.searchCount} ${t("profile.searches")}` : ""));
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <section data-elasticsearch-profile-root class="relative flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col bg-background">
+    <header class="flex min-h-11 shrink-0 items-center gap-2 border-b bg-muted/25 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs">
+      <div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2">
+        <span class="flex h-6 w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border bg-background text-muted-foreground shadow-sm" aria-hidden="true">
+          <Gauge class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </span>
+        <span class="font-medium">{{ t("profile.title") }}</span>
+        <div v-if="shards.length > 1" class="ml-1 inline-flex h-7 items-center overflow-hidden rounded-md border bg-muted/45 p-0.5">
+          <button
+            v-for="(shard, index) in shards"
+            :key="shard.id"
+            type="button"
+            class="h-6 min-w-0 max-w-40 truncate whitespace-nowrap rounded-[4px] px-2 text-xs transition-colors"
+            :class="activeShardIndex === index ? 'bg-background font-medium text-foreground shadow-sm' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'"
+            :aria-pressed="activeShardIndex === index"
+            :title="t('profile.shard')"
+            @click="activeShardIndex = index"
+          >
+            {{ shard.id }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <span class="shrink-0 rounded-full border border-border bg-background px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground" role="status"> {{ activeShard ? formatProfileNanos(activeShard.totalTimeInNanos) : "—" }}{{ searchLabel }} </span>
+      </div>
+      <LightTooltip :text="t('profile.collapseAll')" side="bottom" :delay="0" :close-delay="0" nowrap>
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0" :title="t('profile.collapseAll')" :aria-label="t('profile.collapseAll')" :disabled="!activeShard" @click="globalCollapse = 'collapsed'">
+          <ChevronsUp class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+      </LightTooltip>
+      <LightTooltip :text="t('profile.expandAll')" side="bottom" :delay="0" :close-delay="0" nowrap>
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0" :title="t('profile.expandAll')" :aria-label="t('profile.expandAll')" :disabled="!activeShard" @click="globalCollapse = 'expanded'">
+          <ChevronsDown class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+      </LightTooltip>
+    </header>
+
+    <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto bg-background p-3">
+      <div v-if="!parsed" data-profile-empty class="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+        <div>{{ t("profile.emptyProfile") }}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div v-else-if="shards.length === 0" data-profile-empty class="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+        {{ t("profile.emptyShards") }}
+      </div>
+      <template v-else>
+        <div v-if="showCollapseProtection" class="mb-2 rounded border border-border bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+          {{ t("profile.collapsedProtection", { nodes: nodeCount }) }}
+        </div>
+        <ElasticsearchProfileNodeRow :node="activeShard!.tree" :global-collapse="globalCollapse" @manual="globalCollapse = null" />
+      </template>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/common/__tests__/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/__tests__/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..356d9d3db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/common/__tests__/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { createApp, defineComponent, h, nextTick, type App } from "vue";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("vue-i18n", () => ({ useI18n: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }) }));
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/button", async () => {
+  const { defineComponent, h } = await import("vue");
+  return {
+    Button: defineComponent({
+      inheritAttrs: false,
+      setup(_, { attrs, slots }) {
+        return () => h("button", attrs, slots.default?.());
+      },
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+import ElasticsearchProfilePanel from "@/components/common/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.vue";
+
+const SAMPLE_BODY = JSON.stringify({
+  took: 42,
+  profile: {
+    shards: [
+      {
+        id: "[node1][products][0]",
+        searches: [
+          {
+            query: [
+              {
+                type: "BooleanQuery",
+                description: "title:text description:text",
+                time_in_nanos: 1234567,
+                breakdown: { build_scorer: 40000, next_doc: 300000 },
+                children: [
+                  { type: "TermQuery", description: "title:dbx", time_in_nanos: 500000, breakdown: { score: 250000 }, children: [] },
+                  { type: "TermQuery", description: "description:profiler", time_in_nanos: 300000, children: [] },
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: "[node1][products][1]",
+        searches: [
+          {
+            query: [{ type: "TermQuery", description: "title:dbx", time_in_nanos: 900000, children: [] }],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+});
+
+let app: App<Element> | null = null;
+let root: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+
+async function flushUi() {
+  for (let index = 0; index < 4; index += 1) {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await nextTick();
+  }
+}
+
+async function mountPanel(body: string) {
+  root = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(root);
+  app = createApp(
+    defineComponent({
+      setup() {
+        return () => h(ElasticsearchProfilePanel, { body });
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+  app.mount(root);
+  await flushUi();
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  app?.unmount();
+  app = null;
+  root?.remove();
+  root = null;
+});
+
+describe("ElasticsearchProfilePanel rendering", () => {
+  it("renders the query tree with type, description, self time and total time", async () => {
+    await mountPanel(SAMPLE_BODY);
+    const rootEl = root!.querySelector("[data-elasticsearch-profile-root]");
+    expect(rootEl).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(rootEl!.textContent).toContain("BooleanQuery");
+    expect(rootEl!.textContent).toContain("title:text description:text");
+    expect(rootEl!.textContent).toContain("TermQuery");
+    // self/total chips for the BooleanQuery root: 434567ns self, 1234567ns total.
+    expect(rootEl!.textContent).toContain("435µs");
+    expect(rootEl!.textContent).toContain("1.2ms");
+  });
+
+  it("shows shard pills and defaults to the highest-total shard", async () => {
+    await mountPanel(SAMPLE_BODY);
+    const shardButtons = [...root!.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("[data-elasticsearch-profile-root] button")].filter((button) => button.textContent === "[node1][products][1]" || button.textContent === "[node1][products][0]");
+    expect(shardButtons).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(shardButtons[0]!.getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("true");
+    expect(shardButtons[1]!.getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("false");
+  });
+
+  it("marks critical-path nodes and keeps a breakdown row for expanded nodes", async () => {
+    await mountPanel(SAMPLE_BODY);
+    const rootEl = root!.querySelector("[data-elasticsearch-profile-root]")!;
+    // The critical-path tag is rendered next to the BooleanQuery and its hot child.
+    expect(rootEl.textContent).toContain("profile.criticalPathTag");
+    expect(rootEl.textContent).toContain("breakdown");
+    expect(rootEl.textContent).toContain("build_scorer");
+  });
+
+  it("shows a friendly empty state instead of crashing for non-profile bodies", async () => {
+    await mountPanel('{"hits":{"total":0,"hits":[]}}');
+    expect(root!.querySelector("[data-profile-empty]")?.textContent).toContain("profile.emptyProfile");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
index 67b99d8fa4..d8c80d6a81 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Columns3Cog,
   Copy,
   EyeOff,
+  Gauge,
   Loader2,
   Search,
   TableProperties,
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const MongoBucketBrowser = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/docum
 const VectorBrowser = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/vector/VectorBrowser.vue"));
 const HBaseBrowser = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/hbase/HBaseBrowser.vue"));
 const ElasticsearchJsonResponsePanel = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/common/ElasticsearchJsonResponsePanel.vue"));
+const ElasticsearchProfilePanel = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/common/ElasticsearchProfilePanel.vue"));
 const MqAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/mq/MqAdminConsole.vue"));
 const MqttAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/mqtt/MqttAdminConsole.vue"));
 const NacosAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/nacos/NacosAdminConsole.vue"));
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ import type { CodeMirrorSqlDialectName } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorSqlDialect
 import { codeMirrorSqlDialect, codeMirrorSqlDialectForConnection, effectiveDatabaseTypeForConnection } from "@/lib/database/jdbcDialect";
 import { chartableColumnIndexes } from "@/lib/dataGrid/chartData";
 import { elasticsearchJsonResponseForResult } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchJsonResponse";
+import { elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult, parseElasticsearchProfile } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import { applyMongoGridChangesToDocument, applyMongoGridChangesToDocumentBaseline, buildMongoUpdateDocument, formatMongoShellLiteral, serializeMongoDocumentId, type MongoInputValue } from "@/lib/mongo/mongoDocumentValues";
 import type { DataGridSortMode } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridSort";
@@ -469,6 +472,13 @@ const activeElasticsearchRawBody = computed(() => {
   if (activeEffectiveDatabaseType.value !== "elasticsearch" && activeEffectiveDatabaseType.value !== "easysearch") return undefined;
   return props.activeTab.result?.elasticsearch_raw_body;
 });
+/** ES `_search?profile=true` body extracted from the active result, when present. */
+const activeElasticsearchProfileBody = computed(() => elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult(activeEffectiveDatabaseType.value, props.activeTab.result));
+/** Only surfaces the "Profile" entry when the response actually carries a profile section. */
+const canShowProfile = computed(() => {
+  const body = activeElasticsearchProfileBody.value;
+  return body !== null && parseElasticsearchProfile(body) !== null;
+});
 /** Toggle between the _source table and the raw JSON panel for Elasticsearch REST results. */
 const showElasticsearchRawJson = ref(false);
 watch(
@@ -1675,10 +1685,12 @@ defineExpose({
                 class="ml-auto"
                 :active-view="activeOutputView"
                 :can-show-explain="canShowExplainOutput"
+                :can-show-profile="canShowProfile"
                 :can-export-archive="canExportResultArchive"
                 :archive-exporting="resultArchiveExporting"
                 :compact="standaloneResultToolbarCompact"
                 @select-explain="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'explain')"
+                @select-profile="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'profile')"
                 @export-archive="exportResultArchive"
               />
             </div>
@@ -1695,6 +1707,8 @@ defineExpose({
               :table-error="activeTab.explainTableError"
             />
 
+            <ElasticsearchProfilePanel v-else-if="activeOutputView === 'profile' && canShowProfile" class="flex-1 min-h-0" :body="activeElasticsearchProfileBody ?? ''" />
+
             <QueryChart v-else-if="activeOutputView === 'chart' && activeTab.result && !activeElasticsearchJsonResponse" class="flex-1 min-h-0" :result="activeTab.result" />
 
             <div v-else-if="activeOutputView === 'summary'" class="flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col bg-background">
@@ -1885,16 +1899,31 @@ defineExpose({
                       {{ showElasticsearchRawJson ? t("tabs.tableData") : t("redis.jsonView") }}
                     </button>
                   </template>
+                  <template v-else-if="canShowProfile">
+                    <div class="mx-1 h-4 w-px bg-border" />
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      class="inline-flex h-5 shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-sm border border-transparent px-2 text-xs leading-none transition-colors"
+                      :class="activeOutputView === 'profile' ? 'bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'"
+                      :aria-pressed="activeOutputView === 'profile'"
+                      @click="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, activeOutputView === 'profile' ? 'result' : 'profile')"
+                    >
+                      <Gauge class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      {{ t("profile.title") }}
+                    </button>
+                  </template>
                 </template>
                 <template #result-toolbar-actions="{ compact }">
                   <DataGridColumnLayoutPopover :grid="dataGridRef" :compact="compact" />
                   <QueryResultToolbarActions
                     :active-view="activeOutputView"
                     :can-show-explain="canShowExplainOutput"
+                    :can-show-profile="canShowProfile"
                     :can-export-archive="canExportResultArchive"
                     :archive-exporting="resultArchiveExporting"
                     :compact="compact"
                     @select-explain="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'explain')"
+                    @select-profile="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'profile')"
                     @export-archive="exportResultArchive"
                   />
                 </template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultToolbarActions.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultToolbarActions.vue
index cc12b58cf2..be3261de03 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultToolbarActions.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultToolbarActions.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { GitBranch, Loader2, Upload } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { GitBranch, Gauge, Loader2, Upload } from "@lucide/vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import LightTooltip from "@/components/ui/LightTooltip.vue";
 
-type OutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages";
+type OutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile";
 
 withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
     activeView: OutputView;
     canShowExplain: boolean;
+    canShowProfile: boolean;
     canExportArchive: boolean;
     archiveExporting: boolean;
     compact?: boolean;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ withDefaults(
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   selectExplain: [];
+  selectProfile: [];
   exportArchive: [];
 }>();
 
@@ -44,6 +46,22 @@ const { t } = useI18n();
       </Button>
     </LightTooltip>
 
+    <LightTooltip v-if="canShowProfile" :text="t('profile.title')" :disabled="!compact" side="bottom" :delay="0" :close-delay="0" nowrap>
+      <Button
+        size="sm"
+        :variant="activeView === 'profile' ? 'secondary' : 'ghost'"
+        class="h-5 shrink-0 text-xs leading-none"
+        :class="compact ? 'w-6 gap-0 px-0' : 'gap-1 px-2'"
+        :title="t('profile.title')"
+        :aria-label="t('profile.title')"
+        :aria-pressed="activeView === 'profile'"
+        @click="emit('selectProfile')"
+      >
+        <Gauge class="block h-3.5 w-3.5 self-center" />
+        <span v-if="!compact" class="inline-flex h-4 items-center leading-none">{{ t("profile.title") }}</span>
+      </Button>
+    </LightTooltip>
+
     <LightTooltip v-if="canExportArchive" :text="t('tabs.exportResultArchive')" :disabled="!compact" side="bottom" :delay="0" :close-delay="0" nowrap>
       <Button
         variant="ghost"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultViewSwitcher.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultViewSwitcher.vue
index 3ace1eab6c..da51996cac 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultViewSwitcher.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/QueryResultViewSwitcher.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import LightTooltip from "@/components/ui/LightTooltip.vue";
 
-type OutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages";
-type PrimaryResultView = Exclude<OutputView, "explain">;
+type OutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile";
+type PrimaryResultView = Exclude<OutputView, "explain" | "profile">;
 
 const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
index 2497fd4ba0..72610d78ab 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export interface ContentAreaSurfaceProps {
   activeTab: QueryTab;
   activeConnection?: ConnectionConfig;
   executableSql: string;
-  activeOutputView: "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages";
+  activeOutputView: "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile";
   formatSqlRequest: { id: number; tabId: string } | null;
   compressSqlRequest: { id: number; tabId: string } | null;
   selectedSql: string;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export interface ContentAreaSurfaceProps {
  * global active tab after an await (see redevelopment guide §6.1).
  */
 export interface ContentAreaSurfaceEmits {
-  "update:activeOutputView": [tabId: string, value: "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages"];
+  "update:activeOutputView": [tabId: string, value: "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile"];
   fixWithAi: [tabId: string, errorMessage: string];
   sendSelectionToAi: [tabId: string, sql: string];
   previewChangesAvailable: [tabId: string, value: boolean];
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
index 986eae21f2..0a67b6432f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
   activeConnection: ComputedRef<ConnectionConfig | undefined>;
   executableSql: ComputedRef<string>;
   resolveExecutableSql?: (snapshot?: SqlExecutionSnapshot, tab?: QueryTab) => Promise<string>;
-  activeOutputView: Ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">;
+  activeOutputView: Ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile">;
   blockDangerousRedisCommands?: Ref<boolean>;
   onMissingDatabase?: (tabId?: string) => void;
   requestDangerConfirmation?: (request: SqlExecutionDangerRequest) => Promise<boolean>;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 2e6ca753a9..8ae28d1c5f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -2397,6 +2397,22 @@ export default {
     emptySql: "No SQL to explain",
     unsafe: "This first version only explains SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES statements",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "Profile",
+    emptyShards: "No shard profile data",
+    emptyProfile: 'This response does not contain a `profile` section. Add `"profile": true` to the search body and re-run the query.',
+    collapseAll: "Collapse all",
+    expandAll: "Expand all",
+    selfTime: "Self",
+    totalTime: "Total",
+    breakdown: "Phases",
+    criticalPath: "Critical path",
+    criticalPathTag: "Critical",
+    shard: "Shard",
+    searches: "searches",
+    collapsedProtection: "Large profile: deep nodes start collapsed ({nodes} nodes)",
+    legendSelfTime: "Self time excludes children; the bar shows the share of the shard's total query time.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "Field Lineage",
     open: "View Field Lineage",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 71775c35f2..680f0c41af 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -2323,6 +2323,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "No hay SQL para analizar",
     unsafe: "Esta versión solo analiza sentencias SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "Perfil",
+    emptyShards: "Sin datos de perfil de shards",
+    emptyProfile: 'Esta respuesta no contiene una sección `profile`. Añade "profile": true al cuerpo de la búsqueda y vuelve a ejecutarla.',
+    collapseAll: "Contraer todo",
+    expandAll: "Expandir todo",
+    selfTime: "Propio",
+    totalTime: "Total",
+    breakdown: "Fases",
+    criticalPath: "Ruta crítica",
+    criticalPathTag: "Crítico",
+    shard: "Shard",
+    searches: "búsquedas",
+    collapsedProtection: "Perfil grande: los nodos profundos comienzan contraídos ({nodes} nodos)",
+    legendSelfTime: "El tiempo propio excluye a los hijos; la barra muestra la proporción del tiempo total de consulta del shard.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "Linaje de campo",
     open: "Ver linaje de campo",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index c902d05dbe..be2d1d4a64 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -2321,6 +2321,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "Nessun SQL da spiegare",
     unsafe: "Questa prima versione spiega solo istruzioni SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "Profilo",
+    emptyShards: "Nessun dato di profilo degli shard",
+    emptyProfile: 'Questa risposta non contiene una sezione `profile`. Aggiungi "profile": true al corpo della ricerca ed esegui di nuovo la query.',
+    collapseAll: "Comprimi tutto",
+    expandAll: "Espandi tutto",
+    selfTime: "Proprio",
+    totalTime: "Totale",
+    breakdown: "Fasi",
+    criticalPath: "Percorso critico",
+    criticalPathTag: "Critico",
+    shard: "Shard",
+    searches: "ricerche",
+    collapsedProtection: "Profilo grande: i nodi profondi iniziano compressi ({nodes} nodi)",
+    legendSelfTime: "Il tempo proprio esclude i figli; la barra mostra la quota del tempo di query totale dello shard.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "Lineage dei Campi",
     open: "Visualizza Lineage dei Campi",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index e98d3bc060..648a464d89 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -2348,6 +2348,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "実行計画を表示するSQLがありません",
     unsafe: "この最初のバージョンではSELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES文のみの実行計画を表示します",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "プロファイラ",
+    emptyShards: "シャードのプロファイルデータがありません",
+    emptyProfile: 'このレスポンスに `profile` セクションがありません。検索ボディに "profile": true を追加して再実行してください。',
+    collapseAll: "すべて折りたたむ",
+    expandAll: "すべて展開",
+    selfTime: "自身",
+    totalTime: "合計",
+    breakdown: "フェーズ",
+    criticalPath: "クリティカルパス",
+    criticalPathTag: "重要",
+    shard: "シャード",
+    searches: "回の検索",
+    collapsedProtection: "大きいプロファイル: 深いノードは折りたたまれた状態で始まります（{nodes} ノード）",
+    legendSelfTime: "自身の時間は子を含みません。バーはシャードの総クエリ時間に占める割合を示します。",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "フィールドリネージ",
     open: "フィールドリネージを表示",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 33e2ad67cc..4cdaaa21af 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -2222,6 +2222,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "실행 계획을 볼 SQL이 없습니다",
     unsafe: "이 첫 번째 버전은 SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES 구문만 지원합니다",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "프로파일러",
+    emptyShards: "샤드 프로파일 데이터가 없습니다",
+    emptyProfile: '이 응답에 `profile` 섹션이 없습니다. 검색 본문에 "profile": true를 추가하고 다시 실행하세요.',
+    collapseAll: "모두 접기",
+    expandAll: "모두 펼치기",
+    selfTime: "자체",
+    totalTime: "전체",
+    breakdown: "단계",
+    criticalPath: "임계 경로",
+    criticalPathTag: "중요",
+    shard: "샤드",
+    searches: "회 검색",
+    collapsedProtection: "큰 프로파일: 깊은 노드는 접힌 상태로 시작합니다 ({nodes}개 노드)",
+    legendSelfTime: "자체 시간은 하위 노드를 제외합니다. 막대는 샤드 전체 쿼리 시간에서 차지하는 비율을 보여줍니다.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "필드 계보",
     open: "필드 계보 보기",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 2d45f073b1..bf3d9577b2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -2323,6 +2323,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "Nenhum SQL para explicar",
     unsafe: "Esta primeira versão explica apenas instruções SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "Perfil",
+    emptyShards: "Sem dados de perfil de shards",
+    emptyProfile: 'Esta resposta não contém uma seção `profile`. Adicione "profile": true ao corpo da pesquisa e execute novamente a consulta.',
+    collapseAll: "Recolher tudo",
+    expandAll: "Expandir tudo",
+    selfTime: "Próprio",
+    totalTime: "Total",
+    breakdown: "Fases",
+    criticalPath: "Caminho crítico",
+    criticalPathTag: "Crítico",
+    shard: "Shard",
+    searches: "buscas",
+    collapsedProtection: "Perfil grande: nós profundos começam recolhidos ({nodes} nós)",
+    legendSelfTime: "O tempo próprio exclui os filhos; a barra mostra a parcela do tempo total de consulta do shard.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "Linhagem de Campo",
     open: "Visualizar Linhagem de Campo",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index d3c0ad5be6..c36f6baade 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -2397,6 +2397,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "Açıklanacak SQL yok",
     unsafe: "Bu ilk sürüm yalnızca SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES ifadelerini açıklar",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "Profil",
+    emptyShards: "Parça profil verisi yok",
+    emptyProfile: 'Bu yanıtta `profile` bölümü yok. Arama gövdesine "profile": true ekleyip sorguyu yeniden çalıştırın.',
+    collapseAll: "Tümünü daralt",
+    expandAll: "Tümünü genişlet",
+    selfTime: "Kendi",
+    totalTime: "Toplam",
+    breakdown: "Aşamalar",
+    criticalPath: "Kritik yol",
+    criticalPathTag: "Kritik",
+    shard: "Parça",
+    searches: "arama",
+    collapsedProtection: "Büyük profil: derin düğümler daraltılmış olarak başlar ({nodes} düğüm)",
+    legendSelfTime: "Kendi süresi alt öğeleri hariç tutar; çubuk, parçanın toplam sorgu süresindeki payını gösterir.",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "Alan Soy Ağacı",
     open: "Alan Soy Ağacını Görüntüle",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 0067b00625..343275baa2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -2320,6 +2320,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "当前没有可分析的 SQL",
     unsafe: "第一版执行计划仅支持 SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "查询剖析",
+    emptyShards: "没有分片剖析数据",
+    emptyProfile: '响应中没有 `profile` 字段。请在搜索请求体中加入 "profile": true 后重新执行。',
+    collapseAll: "全部折叠",
+    expandAll: "全部展开",
+    selfTime: "自身耗时",
+    totalTime: "总耗时",
+    breakdown: "阶段",
+    criticalPath: "关键路径",
+    criticalPathTag: "关键",
+    shard: "分片",
+    searches: "次搜索",
+    collapsedProtection: "剖析数据较大：深层节点默认折叠（共 {nodes} 个节点）",
+    legendSelfTime: "自身耗时不含子节点；进度条表示占该分片总查询时间的比例。",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "字段血缘",
     open: "查看字段血缘",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index b5a51b9d42..66299d315f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -2321,6 +2321,22 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     emptySql: "目前沒有可分析的 SQL",
     unsafe: "第一版執行計畫僅支援 SELECT / WITH / TABLE / VALUES",
   },
+  profile: {
+    title: "查詢剖析",
+    emptyShards: "沒有分片剖析資料",
+    emptyProfile: '回應中沒有 `profile` 欄位。請在搜尋請求體中加入 "profile": true 後重新執行。',
+    collapseAll: "全部摺疊",
+    expandAll: "全部展開",
+    selfTime: "自身耗時",
+    totalTime: "總耗時",
+    breakdown: "階段",
+    criticalPath: "關鍵路徑",
+    criticalPathTag: "關鍵",
+    shard: "分片",
+    searches: "次搜尋",
+    collapsedProtection: "剖析資料較大：深層節點預設摺疊（共 {nodes} 個節點）",
+    legendSelfTime: "自身耗時不含子節點；進度條表示佔該分片總查詢時間的比例。",
+  },
   lineage: {
     title: "欄位血緣",
     open: "檢視欄位血緣",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/elasticsearchProfile.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/elasticsearchProfile.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a6f95e540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/elasticsearchProfile.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { countProfileNodes, elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult, formatProfileNanos, maxProfileDepth, parseElasticsearchProfile } from "@/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile";
+import type { QueryResult } from "@/types/database";
+
+const PROFILE_BODY = JSON.stringify({
+  took: 42,
+  timed_out: false,
+  profile: {
+    shards: [
+      {
+        id: "[2aE02wQiS1y8JQxQ4YrW3w][products][0]",
+        searches: [
+          {
+            query: [
+              {
+                type: "BooleanQuery",
+                description: "title:text description:text",
+                time_in_nanos: 1234567,
+                breakdown: {
+                  build_scorer_count: 1,
+                  build_scorer: 40000,
+                  next_doc: 300000,
+                  score: 450000,
+                  match: 0,
+                },
+                children: [
+                  {
+                    type: "TermQuery",
+                    description: "title:dbx",
+                    time_in_nanos: 500000,
+                    breakdown: { score: 250000, next_doc: 100000 },
+                    children: [],
+                  },
+                  {
+                    type: "TermQuery",
+                    description: "description:profiler",
+                    time_in_nanos: 300000,
+                    breakdown: { score: 150000, next_doc: 50000 },
+                    children: [],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: "[2aE02wQiS1y8JQxQ4YrW3w][products][1]",
+        searches: [
+          {
+            query: [
+              {
+                type: "TermQuery",
+                description: "title:dbx",
+                time_in_nanos: 900000,
+                breakdown: { score: 300000 },
+                children: [],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+});
+
+describe("parseElasticsearchProfile", () => {
+  it("maps ES profile query nodes onto the profiler tree", () => {
+    const parsed = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY);
+    expect(parsed).not.toBeNull();
+    const root = parsed!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    expect(root.type).toBe("BooleanQuery");
+    expect(root.description).toBe("title:text description:text");
+    expect(root.timeInNanos).toBe(1234567);
+    expect(root.children).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(root.children[0]!.type).toBe("TermQuery");
+    expect(root.children[0]!.timeInNanos).toBe(500000);
+  });
+
+  it("computes selfTime as cumulative time minus children", () => {
+    const root = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    expect(root.selfTimeInNanos).toBe(1234567 - 500000 - 300000);
+    expect(root.children[0]!.selfTimeInNanos).toBe(500000);
+    expect(root.selfTimeInNanos).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps selfTime to zero when children exceed the parent", () => {
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      profile: {
+        shards: [
+          {
+            id: "shard-0",
+            searches: [{ query: [{ type: "ParentQuery", time_in_nanos: 100, children: [{ type: "ChildQuery", time_in_nanos: 250, children: [] }] }] }],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(body)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    expect(tree.selfTimeInNanos).toBe(0);
+    expect(tree.costShare).toBe(0);
+    expect(tree.heatLevel).toBe("none");
+  });
+
+  it("computes costShare relative to the tree root time and assigns heat levels", () => {
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    // selfCosts telescope to the root: 1234567.
+    expect(tree.costShare).toBeCloseTo((1234567 - 800000) / 1234567, 6);
+    expect(tree.children[0]!.costShare).toBeCloseTo(500000 / 1234567, 6);
+    expect(tree.children[1]!.costShare).toBeCloseTo(300000 / 1234567, 6);
+    // ~35% self share is >20% → hot, matching planCanvas thresholds.
+    expect(tree.heatLevel).toBe("hot");
+  });
+
+  it("marks the critical path recursively to the leaf", () => {
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    const [left, right] = tree.children;
+    // The highest-cost child is TermQuery title:dbx (500000).
+    expect(tree.isCriticalPath).toBe(true);
+    expect(left!.isCriticalPath).toBe(true);
+    expect(right!.isCriticalPath).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("selects the critical path by cumulative time, not self time", () => {
+    // Regression: the longest branch has most of its cost in descendants, while
+    // a sibling has more local (self) work. Selecting by costShare/selfTime
+    // would wrongly mark the sibling as the critical path.
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      profile: {
+        shards: [
+          {
+            id: "s0",
+            searches: [
+              {
+                query: [
+                  {
+                    type: "BooleanQuery",
+                    time_in_nanos: 1000,
+                    children: [
+                      {
+                        type: "SpanQuery",
+                        description: "cheap node, deep cost",
+                        time_in_nanos: 900,
+                        children: [{ type: "TermQuery", description: "deep leaf", time_in_nanos: 899, children: [] }],
+                      },
+                      {
+                        type: "TermQuery",
+                        description: "local work, short branch",
+                        time_in_nanos: 100,
+                        children: [],
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(body)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    const [deep, local] = tree.children;
+    // SpanQuery (900 cumulative, 1 self) has less self time than TermQuery
+    // (100 self) but is the genuinely longest branch — the critical path must
+    // follow cumulative time all the way to the deep leaf.
+    expect(deep!.isCriticalPath).toBe(true);
+    expect(deep!.children[0]!.isCriticalPath).toBe(true);
+    expect(local!.isCriticalPath).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("sorts shards so the highest total is first", () => {
+    const parsed = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY)!;
+    expect(parsed.shards).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(parsed.shards[0]!.totalTimeInNanos).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(parsed.shards[1]!.totalTimeInNanos);
+    expect(parsed.shards[0]!.id).toContain("[0]");
+  });
+
+  it("merges multiple searches into one tree per shard", () => {
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      profile: {
+        shards: [
+          {
+            id: "s0",
+            searches: [{ query: [{ type: "TermQuery", time_in_nanos: 100, children: [] }] }, { query: [{ type: "MatchAllQuery", time_in_nanos: 50, children: [] }] }],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const shard = parseElasticsearchProfile(body)!.shards[0]!;
+    expect(shard.tree.type).toBe("search");
+    expect(shard.tree.children).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(shard.tree.timeInNanos).toBe(150);
+    expect(shard.searchCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("parses time_in_nanos beyond Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER without corrupting the tree", () => {
+    // 2^53 is exactly representable but exceeds Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, so the
+    // safe JSON parser keeps the literal verbatim and the tree still parses to a
+    // finite, usable timing instead of dropping or re-quoting the value.
+    const huge = 2 ** 53;
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      profile: { shards: [{ id: "s0", searches: [{ query: [{ type: "BigQuery", time_in_nanos: huge, children: [] }] }] }] },
+    });
+    const shard = parseElasticsearchProfile(body)!.shards[0]!;
+    expect(shard.tree.timeInNanos).toBe(huge);
+    expect(shard.tree.selfTimeInNanos).toBe(huge);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for malformed JSON", () => {
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile("not json")).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile("")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when profile or shards are missing", () => {
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile(JSON.stringify({ took: 1 }))).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile(JSON.stringify({ profile: {} }))).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile(JSON.stringify({ profile: { shards: [] } }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when every shard has no query nodes", () => {
+    const body = JSON.stringify({ profile: { shards: [{ id: "s0", searches: [{ query: [] }] }] } });
+    expect(parseElasticsearchProfile(body)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult", () => {
+  const esResult = (partial: Partial<QueryResult>): QueryResult => ({
+    columns: [],
+    rows: [],
+    affected_rows: 0,
+    execution_time_ms: 1,
+    ...partial,
+  });
+
+  it("reads the preserved raw body for ES-compatible databases", () => {
+    const body = '{"profile":{"shards":[]}}';
+    const result = esResult({ elasticsearch_raw_body: body });
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("elasticsearch", result)).toBe(body);
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("easysearch", result)).toBe(body);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the two-column status/response row shape", () => {
+    const result = esResult({ columns: ["status", "response"], rows: [[200, '{"profile":{}}']] });
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("elasticsearch", result)).toBe('{"profile":{}}');
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for non-ES databases and empty bodies", () => {
+    const result = esResult({ elasticsearch_raw_body: '{"profile":{}}' });
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("mysql", result)).toBeNull();
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("elasticsearch", esResult({}))).toBeNull();
+    expect(elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult("elasticsearch", esResult({ elasticsearch_raw_body: "" }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("profile helpers", () => {
+  it("counts nodes and measures depth", () => {
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(PROFILE_BODY)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    expect(countProfileNodes(tree)).toBe(3);
+    expect(maxProfileDepth(tree)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("formats nanoseconds into readable units", () => {
+    expect(formatProfileNanos(0)).toBe("0ns");
+    expect(formatProfileNanos(500)).toBe("500ns");
+    expect(formatProfileNanos(1500)).toBe("1.5µs");
+    expect(formatProfileNanos(2_500_000)).toBe("2.5ms");
+    expect(formatProfileNanos(1.2e9)).toBe("1.2s");
+  });
+
+  it("shares the planCanvas heatLevel thresholds", () => {
+    // Assert the wiring: shares >20% → hot, 5–20% → warm, else cool.
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      profile: {
+        shards: [
+          {
+            id: "s0",
+            searches: [
+              {
+                query: [
+                  {
+                    type: "Root",
+                    time_in_nanos: 1000,
+                    children: [
+                      { type: "Hot", time_in_nanos: 250, children: [] },
+                      { type: "Warm", time_in_nanos: 100, children: [] },
+                      { type: "Cool", time_in_nanos: 10, children: [] },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const tree = parseElasticsearchProfile(body)!.shards[0]!.tree;
+    expect(tree.children[0]!.heatLevel).toBe("hot");
+    expect(tree.children[1]!.heatLevel).toBe("warm");
+    expect(tree.children[2]!.heatLevel).toBe("cool");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/app/detachedTabHandoff.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/app/detachedTabHandoff.ts
index ff22638b48..27d51e9e70 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/app/detachedTabHandoff.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/app/detachedTabHandoff.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { QueryTab } from "@/types/database";
 import type { SavedOpenTab } from "@/lib/app/openTabsPersistence";
 
-export type DetachedOutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages";
+export type DetachedOutputView = "result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages" | "profile";
 
 export interface DetachedTabRuntimeState {
   editorViewport?: QueryTab["editorViewport"];
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da2a523d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/elasticsearch/elasticsearchProfile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+import { isLosslessJsonNumber, parseJsonPreservingLargeNumbers } from "@/lib/common/safeJsonFormat";
+import { heatLevel as planHeatLevel } from "@/lib/diagram/planCanvas";
+import { isElasticsearchCompatibleDatabaseType, type DatabaseType, type QueryResult } from "@/types/database";
+
+/**
+ * Visual Search Profiler for Elasticsearch `_search?profile=true` responses.
+ *
+ * Parses the `profile.shards[].searches[].query[]` timing tree so the frontend
+ * can render it as a collapsible tree with cost-share progress bars. The
+ * response body is preserved end-to-end by the REST-DSL query path
+ * (`QueryResult.elasticsearch_raw_body` or the two-column status/response
+ * result), so this is a pure-frontend feature — no Rust changes.
+ *
+ * `time_in_nanos` is cumulative over a node's subtree; `breakdown` is the
+ * node's own per-phase time. `selfTimeInNanos = timeInNanos − Σ children`,
+ * matching the self-cost accounting used by the SQL explain `planCanvas`.
+ */
+
+export type ElasticsearchProfileHeatLevel = "none" | "cool" | "warm" | "hot";
+
+export interface ElasticsearchProfileNode {
+  /** Lucene query type, e.g. "BooleanQuery" / "TermQuery". */
+  type: string;
+  /** Human-readable query description when Elasticsearch provides one. */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Cumulative time including children, in nanoseconds. */
+  timeInNanos: number;
+  /** The node's own per-phase timings (next_doc / build_scorer / score / …). */
+  breakdown?: Record<string, number>;
+  children: ElasticsearchProfileNode[];
+  /** timeInNanos minus the children's cumulative time, clamped to ≥ 0. */
+  selfTimeInNanos: number;
+  /** selfTime / total self time of the shard's tree (planCanvas semantics). */
+  costShare: number;
+  heatLevel: ElasticsearchProfileHeatLevel;
+  /** Marked along the single highest-cost child chain down to a leaf. */
+  isCriticalPath: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface ElasticsearchProfileShard {
+  id: string;
+  tree: ElasticsearchProfileNode;
+  totalTimeInNanos: number;
+  /** Number of _search requests profiled on this shard (>1 when merged under a wrapper node). */
+  searchCount?: number;
+}
+
+export interface ElasticsearchProfileData {
+  /** Shards sorted by total time, highest first. */
+  shards: ElasticsearchProfileShard[];
+  /** The parsed `profile` section, kept for a potential raw view. */
+  raw: unknown;
+}
+
+interface RawQueryNode {
+  type?: unknown;
+  description?: unknown;
+  time_in_nanos?: unknown;
+  breakdown?: unknown;
+  children?: unknown;
+}
+
+function readRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  return value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value) ? (value as Record<string, unknown>) : null;
+}
+
+/** Reads a numeric literal, including large numbers preserved by safeJsonFormat. */
+function readProfileNumber(value: unknown): number {
+  if (isLosslessJsonNumber(value)) {
+    const parsed = Number(value.raw);
+    return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : 0;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) return value;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+function mapQueryNode(raw: RawQueryNode): ElasticsearchProfileNode {
+  const childrenRaw = Array.isArray(raw.children) ? raw.children : [];
+  const children: ElasticsearchProfileNode[] = [];
+  for (const child of childrenRaw) {
+    const record = readRecord(child);
+    if (record) children.push(mapQueryNode(record as RawQueryNode));
+  }
+
+  const timeInNanos = Math.max(0, readProfileNumber(raw.time_in_nanos));
+  const childrenTotal = children.reduce((sum, child) => sum + child.timeInNanos, 0);
+  const selfTimeInNanos = Math.max(0, timeInNanos - childrenTotal);
+
+  let breakdown: Record<string, number> | undefined;
+  const breakdownRaw = readRecord(raw.breakdown);
+  if (breakdownRaw) {
+    const entries = Object.entries(breakdownRaw)
+      .map(([name, value]) => [name, readProfileNumber(value)] as const)
+      .filter(([, value]) => value > 0);
+    if (entries.length > 0) breakdown = Object.fromEntries(entries);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    type: typeof raw.type === "string" && raw.type ? raw.type : "Query",
+    description: typeof raw.description === "string" && raw.description ? raw.description : undefined,
+    timeInNanos,
+    breakdown,
+    children,
+    selfTimeInNanos,
+    costShare: 0,
+    heatLevel: "none",
+    isCriticalPath: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function applyCostShares(node: ElasticsearchProfileNode, denominator: number): void {
+  node.costShare = node.selfTimeInNanos / denominator;
+  // Zero-cost nodes render a plain label, not a green "cool" bar.
+  node.heatLevel = node.selfTimeInNanos > 0 ? planHeatLevel(node.costShare) : "none";
+  for (const child of node.children) applyCostShares(child, denominator);
+}
+
+function markCriticalPath(node: ElasticsearchProfileNode): void {
+  node.isCriticalPath = true;
+  if (node.children.length === 0) return;
+  let best = node.children[0];
+  for (const child of node.children) {
+    // Select by cumulative time_in_nanos (inclusive of descendants), not self
+    // time: a long branch whose cost is mostly in descendants must win over a
+    // child with more local work but a shorter subtree. Ties keep the first
+    // child (stable, deterministic).
+    if (child.timeInNanos > best.timeInNanos) best = child;
+  }
+  markCriticalPath(best);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Populates costShare/heatLevel/isCriticalPath for the tree. The total self
+ * time telescopes to the tree root's cumulative time, so `root.timeInNanos`
+ * is the same denominator planCanvas uses for SQL explain nodes.
+ */
+function finalizeTree(node: ElasticsearchProfileNode): void {
+  if (node.timeInNanos > 0) applyCostShares(node, node.timeInNanos);
+  markCriticalPath(node);
+}
+
+interface BuiltShard {
+  tree: ElasticsearchProfileNode;
+  total: number;
+  searchCount: number;
+}
+
+/** Builds a single query tree for one shard from its `searches[]` array. */
+function buildShard(searches: unknown): BuiltShard | null {
+  const searchList = Array.isArray(searches) ? searches : [];
+  const queryRoots: ElasticsearchProfileNode[] = [];
+  for (const search of searchList) {
+    const record = readRecord(search);
+    if (!record) continue;
+    const queryArray = Array.isArray(record.query) ? record.query : [];
+    for (const query of queryArray) {
+      const queryRecord = readRecord(query);
+      if (queryRecord) queryRoots.push(mapQueryNode(queryRecord as RawQueryNode));
+    }
+  }
+  if (queryRoots.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const total = queryRoots.reduce((sum, root) => sum + root.timeInNanos, 0);
+  // A single search keeps its real query root as the tree; multiple searches
+  // are merged under a synthetic "search" container so cost shares stay on one
+  // comparable scale.
+  let tree: ElasticsearchProfileNode;
+  if (queryRoots.length === 1) {
+    tree = queryRoots[0];
+  } else {
+    tree = {
+      type: "search",
+      timeInNanos: total,
+      children: queryRoots,
+      selfTimeInNanos: 0,
+      costShare: 0,
+      heatLevel: "none",
+      isCriticalPath: false,
+    };
+  }
+  finalizeTree(tree);
+  return { tree, total, searchCount: queryRoots.length };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses an Elasticsearch `_search` response body into the profiler tree.
+ * Returns `null` for malformed JSON, a missing/invalid `profile` section,
+ * absent/empty `shards`, or searches with no query nodes — never throws.
+ */
+export function parseElasticsearchProfile(body: string): ElasticsearchProfileData | null {
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = parseJsonPreservingLargeNumbers(body);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const root = readRecord(parsed);
+  if (!root) return null;
+  const profile = readRecord(root.profile);
+  if (!profile) return null;
+
+  const shardsRaw = profile.shards;
+  if (!Array.isArray(shardsRaw) || shardsRaw.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const shards: ElasticsearchProfileShard[] = [];
+  for (const shardRaw of shardsRaw) {
+    const record = readRecord(shardRaw);
+    if (!record) continue;
+    const id = typeof record.id === "string" && record.id ? record.id : String(shards.length + 1);
+    const built = buildShard(record.searches);
+    if (!built) continue;
+    shards.push({ id, tree: built.tree, totalTimeInNanos: built.total, searchCount: built.searchCount });
+  }
+  if (shards.length === 0) return null;
+
+  shards.sort((a, b) => b.totalTimeInNanos - a.totalTimeInNanos);
+  return { shards, raw: profile };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the ES response body from a query result, either the preserved raw
+ * REST body (`elasticsearch_raw_body`) or the two-column status/response
+ * single-row shape used for large/error responses. Non-ES databases return null.
+ */
+export function elasticsearchProfileBodyForResult(databaseType: DatabaseType | undefined, result: QueryResult | undefined): string | null {
+  if (!isElasticsearchCompatibleDatabaseType(databaseType) || !result) return null;
+  if (typeof result.elasticsearch_raw_body === "string" && result.elasticsearch_raw_body.length > 0) return result.elasticsearch_raw_body;
+
+  if (result.columns.length === 2 && result.columns[0] === "status" && result.columns[1] === "response" && result.rows.length === 1) {
+    const body = result.rows[0]?.[1];
+    if (typeof body === "string" && body.length > 0) return body;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Counts every node in the tree, including the root. */
+export function countProfileNodes(node: ElasticsearchProfileNode): number {
+  let count = 1;
+  for (const child of node.children) count += countProfileNodes(child);
+  return count;
+}
+
+/** Maximum depth below the given node (leaf = 0). */
+export function maxProfileDepth(node: ElasticsearchProfileNode): number {
+  if (node.children.length === 0) return 0;
+  let max = 0;
+  for (const child of node.children) max = Math.max(max, maxProfileDepth(child));
+  return 1 + max;
+}
+
+function trimZero(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/(\.\d*?[1-9])0+$/, "$1").replace(/\.0+$/, "");
+}
+
+/** Formats nanoseconds as ns / µs / ms / s with sensible rounding. */
+export function formatProfileNanos(nanos: number): string {
+  const value = Math.max(0, nanos);
+  if (value >= 1e9) return `${trimZero((value / 1e9).toFixed(2))}s`;
+  if (value >= 1e6) {
+    const ms = value / 1e6;
+    return `${trimZero(ms.toFixed(ms >= 100 ? 0 : 1))}ms`;
+  }
+  if (value >= 1e3) {
+    const us = value / 1e3;
+    return `${trimZero(us.toFixed(us >= 100 ? 0 : 1))}µs`;
+  }
+  return `${value}ns`;
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/queryResultToolbar.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/queryResultToolbar.test.ts
index 9ea407aff5..50a3d93573 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/queryResultToolbar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/queryResultToolbar.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test("query result toolbar reuses the production icon contract", () => {
   assert.match(contentArea, /<Wrench class="h-4 w-4"/);
   assert.match(contentArea, /<ChevronDown class="h-3\.5 w-3\.5"/);
   assert.match(viewSwitcher, /import \{ BarChart3, ListChecks, MessageSquareText \} from "@lucide\/vue"/);
-  assert.match(toolbarActions, /import \{ GitBranch, Loader2, Upload \} from "@lucide\/vue"/);
+  assert.match(toolbarActions, /import \{ GitBranch, Gauge, Loader2, Upload \} from "@lucide\/vue"/);
   assert.match(viewSwitcher, /inline-flex h-4 items-center leading-none/);
   assert.match(toolbarActions, /block h-3\.5 w-3\.5 self-center/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(viewSwitcher + toolbarActions, /<svg\b|<symbol\b|<use\b/);