diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
index 3a58587f6e..40728d4910 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
@@ -235,15 +235,16 @@ function promptActiveDatabaseSelection() {
   toast(t("editor.selectDatabaseRequired"), 2500);
 }
 
-const { dangerSql, pendingDangerSql, showDangerDialog, suppressDangerConfirm, tryExecute, doExecute, cancelActiveExecution, tryExplain, onDangerConfirm, showSqlParameterDialog, sqlParameterSourceSql, sqlParameterNames, onSqlParametersConfirm, explainMode } = useSqlExecution({
-  activeTab,
-  activeConnection,
-  executableSql,
-  resolveExecutableSql: resolveActiveExecutableSql,
-  activeOutputView,
-  blockDangerousRedisCommands,
-  onMissingDatabase: promptActiveDatabaseSelection,
-});
+const { dangerSql, pendingDangerSql, showDangerDialog, suppressDangerConfirm, tryExecute, doExecute, cancelActiveExecution, tryExplain, onDangerConfirm, showSqlParameterDialog, sqlParameterSourceSql, sqlParameterNames, sqlParameterDatabaseType, onSqlParametersConfirm, explainMode } =
+  useSqlExecution({
+    activeTab,
+    activeConnection,
+    executableSql,
+    resolveExecutableSql: resolveActiveExecutableSql,
+    activeOutputView,
+    blockDangerousRedisCommands,
+    onMissingDatabase: promptActiveDatabaseSelection,
+  });
 
 function requestActiveEditorExecute() {
   if (contentAreaRef.value?.requestQueryEditorExecute?.()) return;
@@ -1951,6 +1952,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
           :show-sql-parameter-dialog="showSqlParameterDialog"
           :sql-parameter-source-sql="sqlParameterSourceSql"
           :sql-parameter-names="sqlParameterNames"
+          :sql-parameter-database-type="sqlParameterDatabaseType"
           @update:show-connection-dialog="setConnectionDialogOpen"
           @update:show-danger-dialog="showDangerDialog = $event"
           @update:suppress-danger-confirm="suppressDangerConfirm = $event"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/SqlParameterDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/SqlParameterDialog.vue
index f1da7b13a9..c07ba33693 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/SqlParameterDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/SqlParameterDialog.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import TruncatedTextTooltip from "@/components/ui/TruncatedTextTooltip.vue";
 import { loadSqlParameterHistory, rememberSqlParameterValues } from "@/lib/sql/sqlParameterHistory";
 import { substituteSqlParameters, type SqlParameterDescriptor, type SqlParameterInput, type SqlParameterSyntax, type SqlParameterValueKind } from "@/lib/sql/sqlParameters";
 import { useSqlHighlighter } from "@/composables/useSqlHighlighter";
+import type { DatabaseType } from "@/types/database";
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const { highlight } = useSqlHighlighter();
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const open = defineModel<boolean>("open", { default: false });
 const props = defineProps<{
   sql: string;
   parameters: SqlParameterDescriptor[];
+  databaseType?: DatabaseType;
 }>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ const syntaxLabels: Record<SqlParameterSyntax, string> = {
   sqlserver: "@name",
 };
 
-const resolvedSql = computed(() => substituteSqlParameters(props.sql, values.value));
+const resolvedSql = computed(() => substituteSqlParameters(props.sql, values.value, { databaseType: props.databaseType }));
 const highlightedSql = computed(() => highlight(resolvedSql.value));
 
 watch(
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppDialogs.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppDialogs.vue
index 1fff21a17e..74e32fee0c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppDialogs.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppDialogs.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { useDialogSources } from "@/composables/useDialogSources";
 import type { ConnectionDeepLinkDraft } from "@/lib/connection/connectionDeepLink";
 import type { SqlParameterDescriptor } from "@/lib/sql/sqlParameters";
 import type { ConfigTab } from "@/components/connection/ConnectionDialog.vue";
+import type { DatabaseType } from "@/types/database";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   showConnectionDialog: boolean;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   showSqlParameterDialog: boolean;
   sqlParameterSourceSql: string;
   sqlParameterNames: SqlParameterDescriptor[];
+  sqlParameterDatabaseType?: DatabaseType;
 }>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ watch(
     @update:suppress-future-prompts="emit('update:suppressDangerConfirm', $event)"
     @confirm="emit('dangerConfirm')"
   />
-  <SqlParameterDialog v-if="showSqlParameterDialog" :open="showSqlParameterDialog" :sql="sqlParameterSourceSql" :parameters="sqlParameterNames" @update:open="emit('update:showSqlParameterDialog', $event)" @execute="emit('sqlParametersConfirm', $event)" />
+  <SqlParameterDialog v-if="showSqlParameterDialog" :open="showSqlParameterDialog" :sql="sqlParameterSourceSql" :parameters="sqlParameterNames" :database-type="sqlParameterDatabaseType" @update:open="emit('update:showSqlParameterDialog', $event)" @execute="emit('sqlParametersConfirm', $event)" />
   <DataTransferDialog v-model:open="dialogs.showTransferDialog.value" :prefill-connection-id="dialogs.transferPrefillConnectionId.value" :prefill-database="dialogs.transferPrefillDatabase.value" />
   <SchemaDiffDialog v-if="dialogs.showSchemaDiffDialog.value" v-model:open="dialogs.showSchemaDiffDialog.value" :prefill-connection-id="dialogs.schemaDiffPrefillConnectionId.value" :prefill-database="dialogs.schemaDiffPrefillDatabase.value" :prefill-schema="dialogs.schemaDiffPrefillSchema.value" />
   <DataCompareDialog
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
index c62b97ba6c..a9dbdb43b1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref, type Ref, type ComputedRef } from "vue";
+import { ref, watch, type Ref, type ComputedRef } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { useQueryStore } from "@/stores/queryStore";
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { sqlMetadataRefreshTarget } from "@/lib/sql/sqlMetadataRefresh";
 import { classifyRedisCommandSafety, firstRedisCommandToken } from "@/lib/redis/redisCommandSafety";
 import { isSqlExecutionSnapshot, resolveExecutableSql, type SqlExecutionOverride, type SqlExecutionSnapshot } from "@/lib/sql/sqlExecutionTarget";
 import { extractSqlParameterDescriptors, type SqlParameterDescriptor } from "@/lib/sql/sqlParameters";
-import type { ConnectionConfig, QueryTab } from "@/types/database";
+import type { ConnectionConfig, DatabaseType, QueryTab } from "@/types/database";
 
 const DANGER_RE = /^\s*(DROP|DELETE|TRUNCATE|ALTER|UPDATE|MERGE|REPLACE)\b/i;
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
   const showSqlParameterDialog = ref(false);
   const sqlParameterSourceSql = ref("");
   const sqlParameterNames = ref<SqlParameterDescriptor[]>([]);
+  const sqlParameterDatabaseType = ref<DatabaseType | undefined>();
 
   async function resolvedExecutableSql(source?: SqlExecutionOverride): Promise<string> {
     if (typeof source === "string") return source;
@@ -107,10 +108,12 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
   }
 
   function prepareSqlParameterDialog(sql: string): boolean {
-    const parameters = extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql);
+    const databaseType = deps.activeConnection.value?.db_type;
+    const parameters = extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql, { databaseType });
     if (!parameters.length) return false;
     sqlParameterSourceSql.value = sql;
     sqlParameterNames.value = parameters;
+    sqlParameterDatabaseType.value = databaseType;
     showSqlParameterDialog.value = true;
     return true;
   }
@@ -201,9 +204,17 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
     showSqlParameterDialog.value = false;
     sqlParameterSourceSql.value = "";
     sqlParameterNames.value = [];
+    sqlParameterDatabaseType.value = undefined;
     await continueExecute(sql);
   }
 
+  watch(showSqlParameterDialog, (open) => {
+    if (open) return;
+    sqlParameterSourceSql.value = "";
+    sqlParameterNames.value = [];
+    sqlParameterDatabaseType.value = undefined;
+  });
+
   return {
     dangerSql,
     pendingDangerSql,
@@ -217,6 +228,7 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
     showSqlParameterDialog,
     sqlParameterSourceSql,
     sqlParameterNames,
+    sqlParameterDatabaseType,
     onSqlParametersConfirm,
     explainMode,
   };
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlParameters.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlParameters.spec.ts
index ea262c9b53..3d77ac16fd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlParameters.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlParameters.spec.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ describe("extractSqlParameters", () => {
     const sql = "select value::int, value := 1, :actual_value";
     expect(extractSqlParameters(sql)).toEqual(["actual_value"]);
   });
+
+  it("ignores HANA SQLScript variable references", () => {
+    const sql = "DO BEGIN Dummy1 = SELECT 1 FROM DUMMY; SELECT * FROM :Dummy1; END";
+    expect(extractSqlParameters(sql, { databaseType: "saphana" })).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("substituteSqlParameters", () => {
@@ -264,6 +269,11 @@ DEALLOCATE PREPARE stmt;`;
       }),
     ).toBe("exec dbo.search_orders @date_start = '2026-07-04', @status = 'paid', @tenant_id = 7");
   });
+
+  it("keeps HANA SQLScript variable references while replacing template parameters", () => {
+    const sql = "DO BEGIN Dummy1 = SELECT * FROM ORDERS WHERE TENANT_ID = ${tenant_id}; SELECT * FROM :Dummy1; END";
+    expect(substituteSqlParameters(sql, { tenant_id: { kind: "number", value: "42" } }, { databaseType: "saphana" })).toBe("DO BEGIN Dummy1 = SELECT * FROM ORDERS WHERE TENANT_ID = 42; SELECT * FROM :Dummy1; END");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("sqlParameterLiteral", () => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlParameters.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlParameters.ts
index 1cd61b1306..a3d6d9bdc7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlParameters.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlParameters.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { DatabaseType } from "@/types/database";
+
 export type SqlParameterValueKind = "string" | "number" | "boolean" | "null" | "raw";
 
 export interface SqlParameterInput {
@@ -19,19 +21,23 @@ interface ParameterOccurrence extends SqlParameterDescriptor {
   end: number;
 }
 
+export interface SqlParameterOptions {
+  databaseType?: DatabaseType;
+}
+
 const PARAMETER_NAME_RE = /^[\p{L}_][\p{L}\p{N}_]*$/u;
 const PARAMETER_NAME_START_RE = /[\p{L}_]/u;
 const PARAMETER_NAME_CHAR_RE = /[\p{L}\p{N}_]/u;
 const SQL_SERVER_TEMP_TABLE_CONTEXT_KEYWORDS = new Set(["table", "from", "join", "into", "update", "truncate"]);
 
-export function extractSqlParameters(sql: string): string[] {
-  return extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql).map((descriptor) => descriptor.key);
+export function extractSqlParameters(sql: string, options?: SqlParameterOptions): string[] {
+  return extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql, options).map((descriptor) => descriptor.key);
 }
 
-export function extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql: string): SqlParameterDescriptor[] {
+export function extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql: string, options?: SqlParameterOptions): SqlParameterDescriptor[] {
   const names = new Set<string>();
   const descriptors: SqlParameterDescriptor[] = [];
-  for (const occurrence of findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql)) {
+  for (const occurrence of findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql, options)) {
     if (names.has(occurrence.key)) continue;
     names.add(occurrence.key);
     descriptors.push({
@@ -44,8 +50,8 @@ export function extractSqlParameterDescriptors(sql: string): SqlParameterDescrip
   return descriptors;
 }
 
-export function substituteSqlParameters(sql: string, values: Record<string, SqlParameterInput>): string {
-  const occurrences = findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql);
+export function substituteSqlParameters(sql: string, values: Record<string, SqlParameterInput>, options?: SqlParameterOptions): string {
+  const occurrences = findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql, options);
   if (!occurrences.length) return sql;
 
   let result = "";
@@ -68,9 +74,10 @@ export function sqlParameterLiteral(input: SqlParameterInput): string {
   return quoteSqlString(raw);
 }
 
-function findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql: string): ParameterOccurrence[] {
+function findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql: string, options?: SqlParameterOptions): ParameterOccurrence[] {
   const occurrences: ParameterOccurrence[] = [];
   const nativeSqlServerParameters = collectNativeSqlServerParameters(sql);
+  const supportsNamedParameters = options?.databaseType !== "saphana";
   let i = 0;
   let dollarQuoteEnd = "";
   let positionalIndex = 0;
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ function findSqlParameterOccurrences(sql: string): ParameterOccurrence[] {
       i += 1;
       continue;
     }
-    if (ch === ":") {
+    if (ch === ":" && supportsNamedParameters) {
       const name = readParameterName(sql, i + 1);
       if (name && sql[i - 1] !== ":" && sql[i + 1] !== "=") {
         occurrences.push({