diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
index 300c792bf5..d94a049b5d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ const editDefaultAutoKeepResults = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.defaultAutoK
 const editMultiStatementDefaultView = ref<MultiStatementDefaultView>(settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView);
 const editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow);
 const editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible);
+const editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault);
 const editDataGridCrosshairHighlight = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight);
 const editDataGridStripedRows = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridStripedRows);
 const editPageSize = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.pageSize);
@@ -1113,6 +1114,7 @@ function currentEditorSettingsDraft(): EditorSettingsDraft {
     multiStatementDefaultView: editMultiStatementDefaultView.value,
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value,
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value,
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.value,
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value,
     dataGridStripedRows: editDataGridStripedRows.value,
     flatteningMultiLineText: editFlatteningMultiLineText.value,
@@ -1786,6 +1788,7 @@ function syncEditorSettingsDraftFromStore() {
   editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView;
   editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
   editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
+  editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault;
   editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
   editDataGridStripedRows.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridStripedRows;
   editFlatteningMultiLineText.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.flatteningMultiLineText;
@@ -1934,6 +1937,7 @@ const editorSettingsDraftRefs: EditorSettingsDraftRefMap = {
   multiStatementDefaultView: editMultiStatementDefaultView,
   dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow,
   dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible,
+  dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault,
   dataGridCrosshairHighlight: editDataGridCrosshairHighlight,
   dataGridStripedRows: editDataGridStripedRows,
   pageSize: editPageSize,
@@ -2518,6 +2522,7 @@ function resetDefaultsForTab(tab: SettingsCategory) {
     editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.multiStatementDefaultView;
     editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
     editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
+    editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault;
     editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
     editDataGridStripedRows.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridStripedRows;
     editFlatteningMultiLineText.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.flatteningMultiLineText;
@@ -2634,6 +2639,7 @@ function resetAllDefaults() {
   editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.multiStatementDefaultView;
   editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
   editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
+  editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault;
   editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
   editDataGridStripedRows.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridStripedRows;
   editFlatteningMultiLineText.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.flatteningMultiLineText;
@@ -8735,6 +8741,17 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                   </div>
                   <Switch id="data-grid-cell-detail-button-visible" v-model="editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible" />
                 </div>
+                <div class="settings-item 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-cell-detail-dialog-default">
+                      {{ t("settings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault") }}
+                    </Label>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {{ t("settings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription") }}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Switch id="data-grid-cell-detail-dialog-default" v-model="editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault" />
+                </div>
                 <div class="settings-item 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-crosshair-highlight">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 58ff6fb459..de23a841fd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ const connectionStore = useConnectionStore();
 const queryStore = useQueryStore();
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 const cellDetailButtonEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible);
+const cellDetailDialogDefault = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault);
 const dataGridCrosshairHighlight = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight);
 const tableFontSize = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.tableFontSize);
 const rowNumberWidth = ref(DATA_GRID_ROW_NUM_WIDTH);
@@ -8487,7 +8488,12 @@ function showCellDetailsForVisibleCell(rowIndex: number, visibleColIdx: number,
   clearRowSelection();
   invalidateContextMenuTarget();
   selectSingleCell(rowIndex, visibleColIdx);
-  showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  if (cellDetailDialogDefault.value) {
+    showCellDetail.value = false;
+    openCellDetailDialog(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  } else {
+    showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  }
 }
 
 function openCellDetailDialog(rowIndex: number, columnIndex: number) {
@@ -8616,7 +8622,12 @@ function showTransposeCellDetails(rowIndex: number, actualColIdx: number) {
   invalidateContextMenuTarget();
   selectSingleCell(rowIndex, visibleColIdx);
   transposeRowIndex.value = rowIndex;
-  showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  if (cellDetailDialogDefault.value) {
+    showCellDetail.value = false;
+    openCellDetailDialog(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  } else {
+    showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);
+  }
   gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e7022491d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridCellDetailDialogDefault.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const dataGridSource = readFileSync(resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../DataGrid.vue"), "utf8");
+const editorSettingsDialogSource = readFileSync(resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../../editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue"), "utf8");
+
+describe("DataGrid cell detail dialog default preference (#2303)", () => {
+  it("binds cellDetailDialogDefault to settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault", () => {
+    expect(dataGridSource).toMatch(/const cellDetailDialogDefault = computed\(\(\) => settingsStore\.editorSettings\.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault\);/);
+  });
+
+  it("opens cell detail dialog directly when cellDetailDialogDefault is enabled in showCellDetailsForVisibleCell", () => {
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain(
+      "function showCellDetailsForVisibleCell(rowIndex: number, visibleColIdx: number, actualColIdx: number) {\n" +
+        "  clearRowSelection();\n" +
+        "  invalidateContextMenuTarget();\n" +
+        "  selectSingleCell(rowIndex, visibleColIdx);\n" +
+        "  if (cellDetailDialogDefault.value) {\n" +
+        "    showCellDetail.value = false;\n" +
+        "    openCellDetailDialog(rowIndex, actualColIdx);\n" +
+        "  } else {\n" +
+        "    showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);\n" +
+        "  }\n" +
+        "}",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("opens cell detail dialog directly when cellDetailDialogDefault is enabled in showTransposeCellDetails", () => {
+    expect(dataGridSource).toContain(
+      "function showTransposeCellDetails(rowIndex: number, actualColIdx: number) {\n" +
+        "  const visibleColIdx = visibleColumnIndexes.value.indexOf(actualColIdx);\n" +
+        "  if (visibleColIdx < 0) return;\n" +
+        "  clearRowSelection();\n" +
+        "  invalidateContextMenuTarget();\n" +
+        "  selectSingleCell(rowIndex, visibleColIdx);\n" +
+        "  transposeRowIndex.value = rowIndex;\n" +
+        "  if (cellDetailDialogDefault.value) {\n" +
+        "    showCellDetail.value = false;\n" +
+        "    openCellDetailDialog(rowIndex, actualColIdx);\n" +
+        "  } else {\n" +
+        "    showCellDetails(rowIndex, actualColIdx);\n" +
+        "  }\n" +
+        "  gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });\n" +
+        "}",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("renders the dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault switch in EditorSettingsDialog", () => {
+    expect(editorSettingsDialogSource).toContain('id="data-grid-cell-detail-dialog-default"');
+    expect(editorSettingsDialogSource).toContain('v-model="editDataGridCellDetailDialogDefault"');
+    expect(editorSettingsDialogSource).toContain('t("settings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault")');
+    expect(editorSettingsDialogSource).toContain('t("settings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription")');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
index 9f56dc2d9e..42195a56bb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
@@ -7282,6 +7282,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Aktiv olduqda yalnız bir sətri və bir neçə sütunu olan SQL sorğu nəticələri avtomatik transpozisiya görünüşünə keçir.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Xana təfərrüatları düyməsini göstər",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Kursor xananın üzərinə gətirildikdə xana təfərrüatları düyməsini göstər.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Xana təfərrüatlarını standart olaraq dialoq pəncərəsində aç",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Xana təfərrüatları düyməsinə kliklədikdə yan və ya aşağı panel yerinə standart olaraq modal dialoq pəncərəsində açır.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Sətir və sütunun çarpaz vurğulanması",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Aktiv olduqda aktiv xananın bütün sətrini və sütununu yüngülcə vurğula (Excel-dəki kimi). Fokuslanmış xana seçilmiş üslubunu saxlayır.",
     infiniteScroll: "Sonsuz sürüşdürmə ilə yükləmə",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index cc933aac67..740197aa65 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -8159,6 +8159,8 @@ export default {
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "When enabled, SQL query results with exactly one row and multiple columns automatically switch to transpose view.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Show cell detail button",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Show the cell detail button when hovering over a cell.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Open cell details in dialog by default",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Open cell details in a modal dialog by default instead of the side or bottom panel.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Crosshair row & column highlight",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "When enabled, lightly highlight the entire row and column of the active cell (like Excel). The focused cell keeps its selected style.",
     infiniteScroll: "Infinite scroll loading",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 943c083ad2..1d5fa7bf4c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -7493,6 +7493,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Al activarlo, los resultados de consultas SQL con exactamente una fila y varias columnas cambian automáticamente a la vista transpuesta.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Mostrar botón de detalles de celda",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Mostrar el botón de detalles de celda al pasar el cursor sobre una celda.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Abrir detalles de celda en diálogo por defecto",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Abre los detalles de celda en un diálogo modal por defecto en lugar del panel lateral o inferior.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Resaltado de fila y columna en cruz",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Cuando esté activado, resalta ligeramente toda la fila y la columna de la celda activa (como Excel). La celda enfocada conserva su estilo seleccionado.",
     infiniteScroll: "Carga de desplazamiento infinito",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
index 6e30673ff9..74efd7e63f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
@@ -7952,6 +7952,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Jika diaktifkan, hasil kueri SQL dengan tepat satu baris dan beberapa kolom akan otomatis beralih ke tampilan transpos.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Tampilkan tombol detail sel",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Tampilkan tombol detail sel saat kursor diarahkan ke suatu sel.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Buka detail sel dalam dialog secara default",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Buka detail sel dalam dialog modal secara default daripada di panel samping atau bawah.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Sorot baris & kolom crosshair",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Jika diaktifkan, sorot secara samar seluruh baris dan kolom dari sel aktif (seperti Excel). Sel yang difokuskan tetap mempertahankan gaya terpilihnya.",
     infiniteScroll: "Pemuatan gulir tak terbatas",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 724fb68157..295bee9391 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -7271,6 +7271,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Quando è attivata, i risultati delle query SQL con esattamente una riga e più colonne passano automaticamente alla vista trasposta.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Mostra il pulsante dei dettagli della cella",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Mostra il pulsante dei dettagli della cella al passaggio del mouse su una cella.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Apri dettagli cella in finestra di dialogo per impostazione predefinita",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Apre i dettagli della cella in una finestra di dialogo modale per impostazione predefinita anziché nel pannello laterale o inferiore.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Evidenzia riga e colonna a croce",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Se attivato, evidenzia leggermente l'intera riga e la colonna della cella attiva (come Excel). La cella focalizzata mantiene il suo stile selezionato.",
     infiniteScroll: "Caricamento a scorrimento infinito",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 5c1f4beb81..ba4472c1df 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -7298,6 +7298,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "有効にすると、1 行かつ複数列の SQL クエリ結果が自動的に転置表示に切り替わります。",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "セル詳細ボタンを表示",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "セルにカーソルを合わせたときにセル詳細ボタンを表示します。",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "セル詳細をデフォルトでダイアログ表示",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "セル詳細ボタンをクリックしたときに、サイドや下部パネルではなくモーダルダイアログで表示します。",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "行と列の十字ハイライト",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "有効にすると、アクティブなセルの行と列全体を淡くハイライトします（Excel と同様）。フォーカスされたセルは選択スタイルを維持します。",
     tableColumnTemplateFields: "新規テーブルのプリセット列",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index e562b9c71d..52fbd930ae 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -7075,6 +7075,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "활성화하면 정확히 한 행과 여러 열이 있는 SQL 쿼리 결과가 자동으로 전치 보기로 전환됩니다.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "셀 세부 정보 버튼 표시",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "셀 위에 마우스를 올리면 셀 세부 정보 버튼을 표시합니다.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "셀 세부 정보를 기본적으로 대화상자로 표시",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "셀 세부 정보 버튼을 클릭할 때 사이드 또는 하단 패널 대신 모달 대화상자로 표시합니다.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "행·열 십자 강조",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "활성화하면 활성 셀의 전체 행과 열을 연하게 강조합니다(Excel과 유사). 포커스 셀은 기존 선택 스타일을 유지합니다.",
     infiniteScroll: "무한 스크롤 로딩",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 8fdfda7e14..8fdca77d32 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -7273,6 +7273,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Quando ativado, os resultados de consultas SQL com exatamente uma linha e várias colunas alternam automaticamente para a visualização transposta.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Mostrar botão de detalhes da célula",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Mostrar o botão de detalhes da célula ao passar o mouse sobre uma célula.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Abrir detalhes da célula em diálogo por padrão",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Abre os detalhes da célula em uma caixa de diálogo modal por padrão, em vez do painel lateral ou inferior.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Destacar linha e coluna em cruz",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Quando ativado, destaca levemente toda a linha e a coluna da célula ativa (como no Excel). A célula focada mantém o estilo selecionado.",
     infiniteScroll: "Carregamento por rolagem infinita",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index a91dd021ae..dc318c28a5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -8477,6 +8477,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Если включено, результаты SQL-запроса ровно с одной строкой и несколькими столбцами автоматически открываются в транспонированном виде.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Показывать кнопку подробностей ячейки",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Показывать кнопку подробностей при наведении на ячейку.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "По умолчанию открывать сведения о ячейке в диалоговом окне",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Открывать сведения о ячейке в модальном окне по умолчанию вместо боковой или нижней панели.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Подсветка строки и столбца перекрестием",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Если включено, слегка подсвечиваются вся строка и столбец активной ячейки (как в Excel). Ячейка в фокусе сохраняет свой выделенный стиль.",
     infiniteScroll: "Бесконечная прокрутка с подгрузкой",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index 647ac0bcd0..be522f71a2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -7166,6 +7166,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "Etkinleştirildiğinde, tam olarak bir satır ve birden çok sütun içeren SQL sorgu sonuçları otomatik olarak devrik görünüme geçer.",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "Hücre ayrıntısı düğmesini göster",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "Bir hücrenin üzerine gelindiğinde hücre ayrıntısı düğmesini göster.",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "Hücre ayrıntılarını varsayılan olarak iletişim kutusunda aç",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "Hücre ayrıntıları düğmesine tıklandığında yan veya alt panel yerine varsayılan olarak bir modal iletişim kutusunda açar.",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "Artı imleç satır ve sütun vurgusu",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "Etkinleştirildiğinde etkin hücrenin tüm satırı ve sütunu hafifçe vurgulanır (Excel gibi). Odaklanan hücre kendi seçili biçemini korur.",
     infiniteScroll: "Sonsuz kaydırmayla yükleme",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index b008cd4065..c8ae293e04 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -8145,6 +8145,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "开启后，SQL 查询结果只有一行且包含多列时，自动切换为转置视图。",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "显示单元格详情按钮",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "鼠标悬停在单元格上时显示单元格详情按钮。",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "单元格详情默认弹窗展示",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "点击单元格详情按钮时，默认使用弹窗展示而非侧边或下方分屏。",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "行列十字高亮",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "开启后，以当前活动单元格为中心淡色高亮整行和整列（类似 Excel）。焦点单元格仍保留原有的选中样式。",
     infiniteScroll: "无限滚动加载",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 24db140171..b422a113b7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -6621,6 +6621,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRowDescription: "開啟後，SQL 查詢結果只有一行且包含多個欄位時，會自動切換為轉置檢視。",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: "顯示儲存格詳細資料按鈕",
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisibleDescription: "游標懸停在儲存格上時顯示儲存格詳細資料按鈕。",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: "儲存格詳情預設彈窗展示",
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefaultDescription: "點擊儲存格詳情按鈕時，預設使用彈窗展示而非側邊或下方分屏。",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: "行列十字高亮",
     dataGridCrosshairHighlightDescription: "開啟後，以目前活動儲存格為中心淡色高亮整列和整行（類似 Excel）。焦點儲存格仍保留原有選取樣式。",
     infiniteScroll: "無限滾動載入",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
index 35b902bb3f..d1de1fd003 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ describe("EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS", () => {
     expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible");
   });
 
+  it("includes dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault", () => {
+    expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault");
+  });
+
   it("includes completionTriggerMode", () => {
     expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("completionTriggerMode");
   });
@@ -359,6 +363,15 @@ describe("editorSettingsPatchFromDraft", () => {
     expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(visible, hidden)).toEqual({ dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: true });
   });
 
+  it("applies, cancels, and re-enables cell detail dialog default", () => {
+    const enabled = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: true }));
+    const disabled = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false }));
+
+    expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(enabled, disabled)).toEqual({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: true });
+    expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(enabled, enabled)).toEqual({});
+    expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(disabled, enabled)).toEqual({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false });
+  });
+
   it("includes the multi-statement default view when changed", () => {
     const result = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "result" }));
     const summary = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "summary" }));
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
index 26edc1756b..21e22ac3e5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS = [
   "multiStatementDefaultView",
   "dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow",
   "dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible",
+  "dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault",
   "dataGridCrosshairHighlight",
   "dataGridStripedRows",
   "pageSize",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
index 5c0e842637..87603d46ec 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ const SETTINGS_TRANSFER_CATEGORY_KEYS: Record<SettingsTransferCategoryId, readon
     "multiStatementDefaultView",
     "dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow",
     "dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible",
+    "dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault",
     "dataGridCrosshairHighlight",
     "dataGridStripedRows",
     "flatteningMultiLineText",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
index a12355f018..e494609984 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
@@ -639,6 +639,16 @@ describe("normalizeEditorSettings", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("defaults cell detail dialog default off and preserves only boolean values", () => {
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({}).dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(false);
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: true }).dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(true);
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false }).dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(false);
+
+    for (const invalidValue of [0, 1, "true", null]) {
+      expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: invalidValue as never }).dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("defaults the crosshair highlight off and preserves only boolean values", () => {
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({}).dataGridCrosshairHighlight).toBe(false);
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ dataGridCrosshairHighlight: true }).dataGridCrosshairHighlight).toBe(true);
@@ -1473,6 +1483,28 @@ describe("settingsStore persisted settings initialization", () => {
     expect(restartedStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("defaults cell detail dialog default to off, persists an opt-in, and reloads it", async () => {
+    let persistedSettings: Record<string, unknown> = { dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: true };
+    const loadEditorSettings = vi.fn(async () => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(persistedSettings)));
+    const saveEditorSettings = vi.fn(async (settings: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      persistedSettings = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(settings));
+    });
+    vi.doMock("@/lib/backend/api", () => ({ loadEditorSettings, saveEditorSettings }));
+
+    const { useSettingsStore } = await import("@/stores/settingsStore");
+    const store = useSettingsStore();
+    await store.initEditorSettings();
+
+    expect(store.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(true);
+    await store.updateEditorSettingsAndPersist({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false });
+    expect(saveEditorSettings).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false }));
+
+    setActivePinia(createPinia());
+    const restartedStore = useSettingsStore();
+    await restartedStore.initEditorSettings();
+    expect(restartedStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("defaults the crosshair highlight to off, persists an opt-in, and reloads it", async () => {
     let persistedSettings: Record<string, unknown> = {};
     const loadEditorSettings = vi.fn(async () => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(persistedSettings)));
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 5ced829640..0d5e16fc16 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ export interface EditorSettings {
   multiStatementDefaultView: MultiStatementDefaultView;
   dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: boolean;
   dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: boolean;
+  dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: boolean;
   dataGridCrosshairHighlight: boolean;
   dataGridStripedRows: boolean;
   dataGridMultiRowTranspose: boolean;
@@ -1285,6 +1286,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS: EditorSettings = {
   multiStatementDefaultView: "result",
   dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: false,
   dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: true,
+  dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: false,
   dataGridCrosshairHighlight: false,
   dataGridStripedRows: true,
   dataGridMultiRowTranspose: false,
@@ -1879,6 +1881,7 @@ export function normalizeEditorSettings(settings: Partial<EditorSettings>, exist
     multiStatementDefaultView: normalizeMultiStatementDefaultView(settings.multiStatementDefaultView),
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: settings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow === true,
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: typeof settings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible === "boolean" ? settings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible,
+    dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault: settings.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault === true,
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: typeof settings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight === "boolean" ? settings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight,
     dataGridStripedRows: typeof settings.dataGridStripedRows === "boolean" ? settings.dataGridStripedRows : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridStripedRows,
     dataGridMultiRowTranspose: settings.dataGridMultiRowTranspose === true,
@@ -2737,6 +2740,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     if (partial.multiStatementDefaultView !== undefined) editorSettings.value.multiStatementDefaultView = normalizeMultiStatementDefaultView(partial.multiStatementDefaultView);
     if (partial.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow = partial.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow === true;
     if (partial.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible = typeof partial.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible === "boolean" ? partial.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
+    if (partial.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault = partial.dataGridCellDetailDialogDefault === true;
     if (partial.dataGridCrosshairHighlight !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridCrosshairHighlight = typeof partial.dataGridCrosshairHighlight === "boolean" ? partial.dataGridCrosshairHighlight : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
     if (partial.dataGridStripedRows !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridStripedRows = typeof partial.dataGridStripedRows === "boolean" ? partial.dataGridStripedRows : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridStripedRows;
     if (partial.dataGridMultiRowTranspose !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridMultiRowTranspose = partial.dataGridMultiRowTranspose === true;