diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 17e7cef1ef..e91304b351 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ import { useConnectionStore } from "@/stores/connectionStore";
 import { useQueryStore } from "@/stores/queryStore";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settingsStore";
 import { databaseSortSupportedForDatabase, simpleDataGridOrderByMatchesSort, simpleDataGridOrderByReferencesMissingColumn, type DataGridSortDirection, type DataGridSortMode } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridSort";
-import { resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore";
+import { resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget, shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore";
 import { buildOrderedGridRows, type GridInsertRowPosition, type GridNewRowPlacement } from "@/lib/dataGrid/gridNewRowPlacement";
 import {
   DATA_GRID_CONDITION_TOOLBAR_MIN_WIDTH,
@@ -8936,7 +8936,14 @@ function currentIoTDBTimestampEditValue(): CellValue | undefined {
 function commitGridEdit(value?: CellValue) {
   if (value === undefined) value = currentIoTDBTimestampEditValue();
   if (commitInlineBulkEdit(value)) return;
-  void commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave(value === undefined ? undefined : { explicitValue: value }).finally(() => nextTick(() => gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true })));
+  void commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave(value === undefined ? undefined : { explicitValue: value }).finally(() =>
+    nextTick(() => {
+      // A click outside the grid (SQL editor, WHERE bar, toolbar) already moved focus on
+      // purpose. Only pull it back when the grid still owns it, otherwise the element the
+      // user just clicked loses the caret and swallows the following keystroke (#9383).
+      if (shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(gridRef.value, document.activeElement)) gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+    }),
+  );
 }
 
 function commitInlineBulkEdit(value?: CellValue): boolean {
@@ -8945,7 +8952,9 @@ function commitInlineBulkEdit(value?: CellValue): boolean {
   const nextValue = value === undefined ? editValue.value : value === null ? null : String(value);
   cancelEdit();
   fillSelectionWithValue(nextValue, { emptyStringAsNull: true });
-  nextTick(() => gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true }));
+  nextTick(() => {
+    if (shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(gridRef.value, document.activeElement)) gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  });
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.spec.ts
index 16300deeb7..67108ba6ff 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore";
+import { resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget, shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore";
 
 function element(overrides: { connected?: boolean; children?: HTMLElement[]; closest?: Record<string, HTMLElement | null>; ownerDocument?: { body: HTMLElement; documentElement: HTMLElement }; activeGrid?: boolean } = {}) {
   const children = overrides.children ?? [];
@@ -66,3 +66,48 @@ describe("resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget", () => {
     expect(resolveGridFocusRestoreTarget(root, searchInput, activeGridInput)).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe("shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit", () => {
+  it("restores focus when the grid root is not mounted yet", () => {
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(null, null)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(undefined, null)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps focus in the grid after a keyboard commit", () => {
+    const input = element();
+    const root = element({ children: [input] });
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, input)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("restores focus when the blur landed on body or the document element", () => {
+    const body = element();
+    const documentElement = element();
+    const root = element({ ownerDocument: { body, documentElement } });
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, body)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, documentElement)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("restores focus from a stale removed element", () => {
+    const root = element();
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, element({ connected: false }))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("restores focus when the tab strip took it", () => {
+    const root = element();
+    const tabButton = element({ closest: { ".app-tab-bar, [role='tab'], [role='tablist']": element() } });
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, tabButton)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not steal focus back from the SQL editor after an outside click", () => {
+    const root = element();
+    const sqlEditor = element();
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, sqlEditor)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("does not steal focus back from another active grid", () => {
+    const root = element();
+    const grid = element({ activeGrid: true });
+    const otherGridInput = element({ closest: { "[data-grid-root]": grid } });
+    expect(shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root, otherGridInput)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.ts
index a2cce1b8a4..f623d14009 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFocusRestore.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,19 @@ function gridFocusCanTransferFrom(root: HTMLElement, activeElement: Element | nu
   if (activeGrid && activeGrid !== root) return activeGrid.dataset.gridActive !== "true";
   return !!closest(".app-tab-bar, [role='tab'], [role='tablist']");
 }
+
+/**
+ * Decide whether a committed cell edit should hand focus back to the grid.
+ *
+ * Keyboard commits (Enter, inline bulk edit) leave focus inside the grid, so
+ * the grid must take it back for arrow-key navigation to keep working. A commit
+ * that ended because an outside pointer interaction moved focus elsewhere — the
+ * SQL editor, the WHERE condition bar, a toolbar button — must not, otherwise
+ * the element the user just clicked never keeps the caret, and the next
+ * keystroke or paste is claimed by the grid instead (#9383).
+ */
+export function shouldRestoreDataGridFocusAfterEditCommit(root: HTMLElement | null | undefined, activeElement: Element | null): boolean {
+  if (!root) return true;
+  if (root.contains(activeElement)) return true;
+  return gridFocusCanTransferFrom(root, activeElement);
+}
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