diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
index 57174ac252..a8cc8545d3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ async function importDirectoryIntoLibrary(targetFolder?: SavedSqlFolder) {
 
   try {
     const { open } = await import("@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog");
-    const { readTextFile } = await import("@tauri-apps/plugin-fs");
     const selected = await open({
       directory: true,
       multiple: false,
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ async function importDirectoryIntoLibrary(targetFolder?: SavedSqlFolder) {
     const takenNames = new Set((targetFolder ? savedSqlStore.filesInFolder(targetFolder.id) : savedSqlStore.filesWithoutFolder()).filter((file) => !orphanedIds.value.has(file.id)).map((file) => file.name));
 
     for (const path of sqlPaths) {
-      const content = await readTextFile(path);
+      const content = await api.readExternalSqlFile(path);
       const displayName = uniqueImportedName(relativeImportName(selected, path), takenNames);
       await savedSqlStore.saveFile({
         connectionId,
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/sqlLibraryImportEncoding.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/sqlLibraryImportEncoding.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcd162df2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-tests/sqlLibraryImportEncoding.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { test } from "vitest";
+
+const source = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue", "utf8");
+
+test("SQL library imports use the charset-aware external SQL reader", () => {
+  const start = source.indexOf("async function importDirectoryIntoLibrary");
+  const end = source.indexOf("async function chooseSyncDirectory", start);
+  const handler = start >= 0 && end > start ? source.slice(start, end) : "";
+
+  assert.match(handler, /await api\.readExternalSqlFile\(path\)/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(handler, /readTextFile/);
+});