diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index f2cf7caf15..5f2d0e3511 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import { createColumnDrafts } from "@/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState";
 import type { BuildSingleColumnAlterSqlOptions } from "@/lib/table/tableStructureEditorSql";
 import { buildTableSelectSql, quoteTableIdentifier } from "@/lib/table/tableSelectSql";
 import { uuid } from "@/lib/common/utils";
-import { resolveHeaderColumnType } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType";
+import { compactHeaderColumnType, resolveHeaderColumnType } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType";
 import { canEditExistingTableRows, canInsertTableRows, canUseKeylessRowPredicate, hiveTablePropertiesIndicateTransactional, isClickHouseExistingRowReadonlyColumn, isHiddenGridColumn, isTdengineExistingRowReadonlyColumn, usesSyntheticRowIdKey } from "@/lib/table/tableEditing";
 import { buildDataGridColumnDistinctValuesSql, buildDataGridContextFilterCondition, buildDataGridCountSql, buildHiveTablePropertiesSql, type DataGridContextFilterMode } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridSql";
 import {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function headerColumnType(column: string, actualColIdx: number): string {
     resultColumnTypes: props.result.column_types,
     actualColIdx,
   });
-  return resolved ? shortTypeName(resolved) : "";
+  return resolved ? shortTypeName(compactHeaderColumnType(resolved)) : "";
 }
 
 function shortTypeName(t: string): string {
@@ -4124,6 +4124,11 @@ function isEnumGridColumnNullable(columnIndex: number): boolean {
   return tableColumnForGridColumn(columnIndex)?.is_nullable ?? false;
 }
 
+function isEnumEditorInitialNull(rowId: number | undefined, columnIndex: number): boolean {
+  if (rowId === undefined) return false;
+  return getRowItem(rowId)?.data[columnIndex] === null;
+}
+
 function cellEditInputModeForColumn(columnIndex: number): "decimal" | "numeric" | undefined {
   const dataType = normalizedColumnDataType(tableColumnForGridColumn(columnIndex));
   if (isIntegerColumnType(dataType)) return "numeric";
@@ -6752,8 +6757,8 @@ function deleteCurrentRow(): boolean {
   return true;
 }
 
-function commitGridEdit() {
-  void commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave().finally(() => nextTick(() => gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true })));
+function commitGridEdit(value?: string | null) {
+  void commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave(value === undefined ? undefined : { explicitValue: value }).finally(() => nextTick(() => gridRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true })));
 }
 
 async function commitEditFromCellBlur() {
@@ -9257,7 +9262,16 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                           @cancel="cancelEdit"
                           @commit="commitGridEdit"
                         />
-                        <EnumCellEditor v-else-if="isEnumGridColumn(cell.valueIndex)" v-model="editValue" :values="enumValuesForGridColumn(cell.valueIndex)" :nullable="isEnumGridColumnNullable(cell.valueIndex)" cell-layout="transpose" @cancel="cancelEdit" @commit="commitGridEdit" />
+                        <EnumCellEditor
+                          v-else-if="isEnumGridColumn(cell.valueIndex)"
+                          v-model="editValue"
+                          :values="enumValuesForGridColumn(cell.valueIndex)"
+                          :nullable="isEnumGridColumnNullable(cell.valueIndex)"
+                          :initial-null="isEnumEditorInitialNull(displayItems[cell.recordIndex]?.id, cell.valueIndex)"
+                          cell-layout="transpose"
+                          @cancel="cancelEdit"
+                          @commit="commitGridEdit"
+                        />
                         <textarea
                           v-else-if="cellUsesExpandedEditor(displayItems[cell.recordIndex]?.id, cell.valueIndex)"
                           v-model="editValue"
@@ -9744,6 +9758,7 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                         v-model="editValue"
                         :values="enumValuesForGridColumn(canvasEditingCell.actualColIdx)"
                         :nullable="isEnumGridColumnNullable(canvasEditingCell.actualColIdx)"
+                        :initial-null="isEnumEditorInitialNull(canvasEditingCell.rowId, canvasEditingCell.actualColIdx)"
                         @cancel="cancelEdit"
                         @commit="commitGridEdit"
                       />
@@ -9889,7 +9904,15 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                           @cancel="cancelEdit"
                           @commit="commitGridEdit"
                         />
-                        <EnumCellEditor v-else-if="isEnumGridColumn(col.actualColIdx)" v-model="editValue" :values="enumValuesForGridColumn(col.actualColIdx)" :nullable="isEnumGridColumnNullable(col.actualColIdx)" @cancel="cancelEdit" @commit="commitGridEdit" />
+                        <EnumCellEditor
+                          v-else-if="isEnumGridColumn(col.actualColIdx)"
+                          v-model="editValue"
+                          :values="enumValuesForGridColumn(col.actualColIdx)"
+                          :nullable="isEnumGridColumnNullable(col.actualColIdx)"
+                          :initial-null="isEnumEditorInitialNull(item.id, col.actualColIdx)"
+                          @cancel="cancelEdit"
+                          @commit="commitGridEdit"
+                        />
                         <textarea
                           v-else-if="cellUsesExpandedEditor(item.id, col.actualColIdx)"
                           v-model="editValue"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/EnumCellEditor.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/EnumCellEditor.vue
index fb9980f3c2..1d0f26b9b8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/EnumCellEditor.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/EnumCellEditor.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import type { FocusOutsideEvent, PointerDownOutsideEvent } from "reka-ui";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
 
@@ -8,40 +9,47 @@ const props = withDefaults(
     modelValue: string;
     values: string[];
     nullable?: boolean;
+    initialNull?: boolean;
     cellLayout?: "grid" | "transpose";
   }>(),
   {
     nullable: false,
+    initialNull: false,
     cellLayout: "grid",
   },
 );
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   "update:modelValue": [value: string];
-  commit: [];
+  commit: [value?: string | null];
   cancel: [];
 }>();
 
+const { t } = useI18n();
+
 const open = ref(true);
 const triggerRef = ref<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
 let closeHandled = false;
 
 const triggerClass = computed(() => ["cell-edit-input absolute inset-0 z-10 flex items-center gap-1 border-2 border-primary bg-background py-0 text-left text-xs outline-none", props.cellLayout === "transpose" ? "px-1.5" : "px-2.5"].join(" "));
 
-const displayValue = computed(() => props.modelValue || "(NULL)");
+const displayValue = computed(() => {
+  if (props.initialNull && props.modelValue === "") return t("grid.nullValue");
+  return props.modelValue === "" ? "''" : props.modelValue;
+});
 
 onMounted(() => {
   nextTick(() => triggerRef.value?.focus());
 });
 
-function selectValue(value: string) {
-  emit("update:modelValue", value);
-  finishCommit();
+function selectValue(value: string | null) {
+  if (value !== null) emit("update:modelValue", value);
+  finishCommit(value);
 }
 
-function finishCommit() {
+function finishCommit(value?: string | null) {
   closeHandled = true;
-  emit("commit");
+  emit("commit", value);
 }
 
 function finishCancel() {
@@ -87,9 +95,22 @@ function onPopoverInteractOutside(event: PointerDownOutsideEvent | FocusOutsideE
     </PopoverTrigger>
     <PopoverContent align="start" side="bottom" class="w-auto min-w-[120px] rounded-md p-1" @click.stop @keydown.stop="onKeydown" @interact-outside="onPopoverInteractOutside">
       <div class="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-        <button v-if="nullable" type="button" class="flex items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground" :class="{ 'bg-accent text-accent-foreground': modelValue === '' }" @click="selectValue('')">(NULL)</button>
-        <button v-for="val in values" :key="val" type="button" class="flex items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1 text-xs hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground" :class="{ 'bg-accent text-accent-foreground': modelValue === val }" @click="selectValue(val)">
-          {{ val }}
+        <button v-if="nullable" type="button" class="flex min-h-7 w-full items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1 text-left text-xs italic text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground" :class="{ 'bg-accent text-accent-foreground': initialNull }" @click="selectValue(null)">
+          {{ t("grid.nullValue") }}
+        </button>
+        <button
+          v-for="val in values"
+          :key="val"
+          type="button"
+          class="flex min-h-7 w-full items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1 text-left text-xs hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground"
+          :class="{ 'bg-accent text-accent-foreground': modelValue === val && !(initialNull && val === '') }"
+          @click="selectValue(val)"
+        >
+          <template v-if="val === ''">
+            <code>''</code>
+            <span class="ml-2 text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.emptyStringValue") }}</span>
+          </template>
+          <template v-else>{{ val }}</template>
         </button>
       </div>
     </PopoverContent>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/structure/TableStructureEditor.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/structure/TableStructureEditor.vue
index 0a0dd529ee..699bbe136a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/structure/TableStructureEditor.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/structure/TableStructureEditor.vue
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ import {
   getDataTypeOptions,
   getDefaultLengthForType,
   isDataTypeLengthDisabled,
+  isMysqlEnumDataType,
   isMysqlCharacterDataType,
   isProtectedManticoreIdColumn,
   isSqlServerIdentityCompatibleDataType,
+  mysqlEnumDataType,
   parseExtraToColumnExtra,
   rehydrateColumnDraftsFromMetadata,
   splitDataType,
@@ -1247,6 +1249,7 @@ async function addColumn() {
     id: `new:${uuid()}`,
     name: "",
     dataType,
+    enumValues: [],
     isNullable: true,
     defaultValue: "",
     comment: "",
@@ -1377,7 +1380,12 @@ function updateSqlServerIdentityIncrement(column: EditableStructureColumn, value
 }
 
 function updateColumnDataType(column: EditableStructureColumn, baseType: string) {
-  column.dataType = combineDataTypeForDatabase(databaseType.value, baseType, getDefaultLengthForType(databaseType.value, baseType));
+  if (isMysqlEnumDataType(databaseType.value, baseType)) {
+    if (!column.enumValues?.length) column.enumValues = [""];
+    column.dataType = mysqlEnumDataType(column.enumValues);
+  } else {
+    column.dataType = combineDataTypeForDatabase(databaseType.value, baseType, getDefaultLengthForType(databaseType.value, baseType));
+  }
   syncSqlServerIdentityForDataType(column);
   // Clear charset/collation when switching to a non-character MySQL type
   if (showCharacterSet.value && !isMysqlCharacterDataType(column.dataType)) {
@@ -1386,6 +1394,24 @@ function updateColumnDataType(column: EditableStructureColumn, baseType: string)
   }
 }
 
+function updateMysqlEnumValue(column: EditableStructureColumn, index: number, value: string | number) {
+  if (!column.enumValues || index < 0 || index >= column.enumValues.length) return;
+  column.enumValues[index] = String(value);
+  column.dataType = mysqlEnumDataType(column.enumValues);
+}
+
+function addMysqlEnumValue(column: EditableStructureColumn) {
+  column.enumValues ??= [];
+  column.enumValues.push("");
+  column.dataType = mysqlEnumDataType(column.enumValues);
+}
+
+function removeMysqlEnumValue(column: EditableStructureColumn, index: number) {
+  if (!column.enumValues || column.enumValues.length <= 1) return;
+  column.enumValues.splice(index, 1);
+  column.dataType = mysqlEnumDataType(column.enumValues);
+}
+
 function updateColumnDataTypeLength(column: EditableStructureColumn, value: string | number) {
   column.dataType = combineDataTypeForDatabase(databaseType.value, splitDataType(column.dataType).baseType, String(value));
   syncSqlServerIdentityForDataType(column);
@@ -2385,7 +2411,32 @@ watch(activeTab, (tab) => {
                     <Input v-else :model-value="splitDataType(column.dataType).baseType" :class="[structureMonoControlClass, 'w-full']" disabled />
                   </td>
                   <td v-if="columnEditorControls.length" :class="structureCellClass">
-                    <Input :model-value="dataTypeLengthInputValue(databaseType, column.dataType)" :class="structureMonoControlClass" :disabled="isColumnLengthDisabled(column)" @update:model-value="updateColumnDataTypeLength(column, $event)" />
+                    <Popover v-if="isMysqlEnumDataType(databaseType, column.dataType)">
+                      <PopoverTrigger as-child>
+                        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" :class="[structureMonoControlClass, 'w-full justify-between px-2']" :disabled="isColumnTypeDisabled(column)">
+                          <span>{{ t("structureEditor.enumValueCount", { count: column.enumValues?.length ?? 0 }) }}</span>
+                          <ListChevronsUpDown :class="structureIconClass" />
+                        </Button>
+                      </PopoverTrigger>
+                      <PopoverContent class="w-80 p-3" align="start">
+                        <div class="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+                          <span class="text-sm font-medium">{{ t("structureEditor.enumValues") }}</span>
+                          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" class="h-7 px-2" @click="addMysqlEnumValue(column)">
+                            <Plus class="mr-1 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                            {{ t("structureEditor.addEnumValue") }}
+                          </Button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="max-h-64 space-y-1.5 overflow-y-auto pr-1">
+                          <div v-for="(value, valueIndex) in column.enumValues" :key="valueIndex" class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                            <Input :model-value="value" :class="structureMonoControlClass" :placeholder="t('structureEditor.enumValuePlaceholder')" @update:model-value="updateMysqlEnumValue(column, valueIndex, $event)" />
+                            <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-8 w-8 shrink-0" :disabled="(column.enumValues?.length ?? 0) <= 1" :title="t('structureEditor.removeEnumValue')" @click="removeMysqlEnumValue(column, valueIndex)">
+                              <Trash2 class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                            </Button>
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                      </PopoverContent>
+                    </Popover>
+                    <Input v-else :model-value="dataTypeLengthInputValue(databaseType, column.dataType)" :class="structureMonoControlClass" :disabled="isColumnLengthDisabled(column)" @update:model-value="updateColumnDataTypeLength(column, $event)" />
                   </td>
                   <td v-if="columnEditorControls.nullable" :class="structureCellClass">
                     <label class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
index 04bbf31260..cdf3b0ff78 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type CommitEditResult =
 
 interface CommitEditOptions {
   promoteDraft?: boolean;
+  explicitValue?: string | null;
 }
 
 type GridScrollerRef =
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ export function useDataGridEditor(options: UseDataGridEditorOptions) {
     if (item.isDraft) {
       ensureQuickEntryDraftRow();
       const oldVal = quickEntryDraftRow.value[col] ?? null;
-      const newVal = coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
+      const newVal = options.explicitValue !== undefined ? options.explicitValue : coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
       const nextDraftRow = [...quickEntryDraftRow.value];
       nextDraftRow[col] = newVal;
       if (newVal !== oldVal) pushUndoSnapshot();
@@ -650,7 +651,7 @@ export function useDataGridEditor(options: UseDataGridEditorOptions) {
 
     if (item.isNew && item.newIndex !== undefined) {
       const oldVal = newRows.value[item.newIndex]?.[col];
-      const newVal = coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
+      const newVal = options.explicitValue !== undefined ? options.explicitValue : coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
       const changed = newVal !== oldVal;
       if (changed) pushUndoSnapshot();
       if (newRows.value[item.newIndex]) {
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@ export function useDataGridEditor(options: UseDataGridEditorOptions) {
     }
 
     const oldVal = result.value.rows[item.sourceIndex]?.[col];
-    const newVal = coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
+    const newVal = options.explicitValue !== undefined ? options.explicitValue : coerceCellValue(editValue.value, oldVal, col);
     const changed = newVal !== item.data[col];
     if (newVal !== oldVal) {
       if (changed) pushUndoSnapshot();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index ce015fa0df..d218b54a45 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ export default {
     rowNumber: "Row",
     valueLength: "Length",
     nullValue: "NULL",
+    emptyStringValue: "Empty string",
     noComment: "No comment",
     formattedJson: "Formatted JSON",
     formattedValue: "Formatted Value",
@@ -1835,6 +1836,11 @@ export default {
     typePlaceholder: "Select or type...",
     noMatchingType: "No matching type",
     length: "Length",
+    enumValues: "Enum values",
+    enumValueCount: "{count} values",
+    addEnumValue: "Add value",
+    removeEnumValue: "Remove enum value",
+    enumValuePlaceholder: "Value (empty is allowed)",
     nullable: "Nullable",
     primaryKey: "Primary Key",
     defaultValue: "Default",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index b8d19d8158..51b5593d12 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rowNumber: "行号",
     valueLength: "长度",
     nullValue: "NULL",
+    emptyStringValue: "空字符串",
     noComment: "暂无注释",
     formattedJson: "格式化 JSON",
     formattedValue: "格式化值",
@@ -1832,6 +1833,11 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     columnName: "字段名",
     dataType: "类型",
     length: "长度",
+    enumValues: "枚举值",
+    enumValueCount: "{count} 个值",
+    addEnumValue: "添加值",
+    removeEnumValue: "删除枚举值",
+    enumValuePlaceholder: "枚举值（允许空字符串）",
     typePlaceholder: "选择或输入...",
     noMatchingType: "无匹配类型",
     nullable: "可为空",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/table/tableStructureEditorState.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/table/tableStructureEditorState.spec.ts
index 2a926ad981..234322eaaf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/table/tableStructureEditorState.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/table/tableStructureEditorState.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { combineDataTypeForDatabase, createColumnDrafts, dataTypeLengthInputValue, isDataTypeLengthDisabled, isMysqlCharacterDataType, isSqlServerIdentityCompatibleDataType, splitDataType } from "@/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState";
+import {
+  combineDataTypeForDatabase,
+  createColumnDrafts,
+  dataTypeLengthInputValue,
+  isDataTypeLengthDisabled,
+  isMysqlCharacterDataType,
+  isMysqlEnumDataType,
+  isSqlServerIdentityCompatibleDataType,
+  mysqlEnumDataType,
+  rehydrateColumnDraftsFromMetadata,
+  splitDataType,
+} from "@/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState";
 
 describe("tableStructureEditorState", () => {
   it("keeps mysql unsigned attributes in the editable base type", () => {
@@ -28,6 +39,55 @@ describe("tableStructureEditorState", () => {
     expect(dataTypeLengthInputValue("mysql", "set('manual','auto')")).toBe("");
   });
 
+  it("hydrates mysql enum values into an editable canonical type", () => {
+    const [draft] = createColumnDrafts(
+      [
+        {
+          name: "status",
+          data_type: "enum",
+          enum_values: ["", "pending", "it's", "path\\name"],
+          is_nullable: false,
+          column_default: "'pending'",
+          is_primary_key: false,
+          extra: null,
+        },
+      ],
+      "mysql",
+    );
+
+    expect(draft?.enumValues).toEqual(["", "pending", "it's", "path\\name"]);
+    expect(draft?.dataType).toBe("enum('','pending','it''s','path\\\\name')");
+    expect(draft?.original?.data_type).toBe(draft?.dataType);
+  });
+
+  it("builds mysql enum types without confusing values with length", () => {
+    expect(isMysqlEnumDataType("mysql", "ENUM('a','b')")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isMysqlEnumDataType("postgres", "enum")).toBe(false);
+    expect(mysqlEnumDataType(["", "a'b", "a\\b"])).toBe("enum('','a''b','a\\\\b')");
+  });
+
+  it("rehydrates enum values into drafts saved before enum editing existed", () => {
+    const metadata = {
+      name: "status",
+      data_type: "enum",
+      enum_values: ["pending", "active"],
+      is_nullable: false,
+      column_default: "'pending'",
+      is_primary_key: false,
+      extra: null,
+    };
+    const [legacyDraft] = createColumnDrafts([metadata], "mysql");
+    legacyDraft!.dataType = "enum";
+    legacyDraft!.enumValues = undefined;
+    legacyDraft!.original = { ...metadata };
+
+    const [rehydrated] = rehydrateColumnDraftsFromMetadata([legacyDraft!], [metadata], "mysql");
+
+    expect(rehydrated?.enumValues).toEqual(["pending", "active"]);
+    expect(rehydrated?.dataType).toBe("enum('pending','active')");
+    expect(rehydrated?.original?.data_type).toBe("enum('pending','active')");
+  });
+
   it("does not expose Oracle-like integer display widths as editable length", () => {
     expect(isDataTypeLengthDisabled("dameng", "integer")).toBe(true);
     expect(dataTypeLengthInputValue("dameng", "integer(11)")).toBe("");
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts
index 9d9f52901a..43da9b480a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ export function resolveHeaderColumnType({ tableColumnType, resultColumnTypes, ac
   const fromResult = resultColumnTypes?.[actualColIdx]?.trim();
   return fromResult ? fromResult : undefined;
 }
+
+export function compactHeaderColumnType(dataType: string): string {
+  return /^enum\s*\(/i.test(dataType.trim()) ? "enum" : dataType;
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableColumnTemplates.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableColumnTemplates.ts
index 74e5e7c4ae..3ab4ea277f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableColumnTemplates.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableColumnTemplates.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function templateColumn(createId: () => string, name: string, dataType: string,
     id: `new:${createId()}`,
     name,
     dataType,
+    enumValues: [],
     isNullable,
     defaultValue,
     comment,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorSql.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorSql.ts
index 0f3e51a1ca..4f0fcca92a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorSql.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorSql.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface EditableStructureColumn {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   dataType: string;
+  enumValues?: string[];
   isNullable: boolean;
   defaultValue: string;
   comment: string;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState.ts
index 868679ed4f..00adbd610f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/table/tableStructureEditorState.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ export function getDataTypeOptions(dbType: DatabaseType | undefined): string[] {
   return DATA_TYPE_OPTIONS[key] ?? [];
 }
 
+export function isMysqlEnumDataType(dbType: DatabaseType | undefined, dataType: string): boolean {
+  return dbType === "mysql" && splitDataType(dataType).baseType.trim().toLowerCase() === "enum";
+}
+
+export function mysqlEnumDataType(values: readonly string[]): string {
+  // Match MySQL's canonical ENUM literal escaping, including values returned by SHOW CREATE TABLE.
+  const literals = values.map((value) => `'${value.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/'/g, "''")}'`);
+  return `enum(${literals.join(",")})`;
+}
+
 export interface ColumnEditorControls {
   length: boolean;
   nullable: boolean;
@@ -606,10 +616,13 @@ function columnDefaultForEditor(column: ColumnInfo, databaseType?: DatabaseType)
 export function createColumnDrafts(columns: ColumnInfo[], databaseType?: DatabaseType): EditableStructureColumn[] {
   return columns.map((column, index) => {
     const defaultValue = columnDefaultForEditor(column, databaseType);
+    const enumValues = isMysqlEnumDataType(databaseType, column.data_type) ? [...(column.enum_values ?? [])] : undefined;
+    const dataType = enumValues?.length ? mysqlEnumDataType(enumValues) : column.data_type;
     return {
       id: `existing:${column.name}`,
       name: column.name,
-      dataType: column.data_type,
+      dataType,
+      enumValues,
       isNullable: column.is_nullable,
       defaultValue,
       comment: column.comment ?? "",
@@ -617,7 +630,7 @@ export function createColumnDrafts(columns: ColumnInfo[], databaseType?: Databas
       characterSet: column.character_set ?? "",
       collation: column.collation ?? "",
       extra: parseExtraToColumnExtra(column.extra, databaseType),
-      original: { ...column, column_default: column.column_default === null ? null : defaultValue },
+      original: { ...column, data_type: dataType, column_default: column.column_default === null ? null : defaultValue },
       originalPosition: index,
       markedForDrop: false,
     };
@@ -674,12 +687,15 @@ export function rehydrateColumnDraftsFromMetadata(draftColumns: EditableStructur
     const metadataIndex = findColumnDraftByName(metadataDrafts, candidates, usedMetadataIndexes);
     if (metadataIndex === undefined) return column;
     usedMetadataIndexes.add(metadataIndex);
-    if (!needsHydration) return column;
-
     const metadataDraft = metadataDrafts[metadataIndex]!;
+    const shouldHydrateEnum = isMysqlEnumDataType(databaseType, column.dataType) && column.enumValues === undefined && metadataDraft.enumValues !== undefined;
+    if (!needsHydration && !shouldHydrateEnum) return column;
+
     return {
       ...column,
-      original: column.original ?? metadataDraft.original,
+      dataType: shouldHydrateEnum ? metadataDraft.dataType : column.dataType,
+      enumValues: column.enumValues ?? metadataDraft.enumValues,
+      original: shouldHydrateEnum ? metadataDraft.original : (column.original ?? metadataDraft.original),
       originalPosition: column.originalPosition ?? metadataDraft.originalPosition,
     };
   });
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/dataGridColumnType.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/dataGridColumnType.test.ts
index 8635f27442..2f128e4246 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/dataGridColumnType.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/dataGridColumnType.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
 import { test } from "vitest";
-import { resolveHeaderColumnType } from "../../apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts";
+import { compactHeaderColumnType, resolveHeaderColumnType } from "../../apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType.ts";
 
 test("prefers table-metadata type over the result type", () => {
   const type = resolveHeaderColumnType({
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@ test("treats blank/whitespace types as absent and falls through", () => {
 
   assert.equal(resolveHeaderColumnType({ tableColumnType: "", resultColumnTypes: [""], actualColIdx: 0 }), undefined);
 });
+
+test("hides MySQL enum values from the compact header type", () => {
+  assert.equal(compactHeaderColumnType("enum('pending','active')"), "enum");
+  assert.equal(compactHeaderColumnType("ENUM('', 'normal')"), "enum");
+  assert.equal(compactHeaderColumnType("varchar(255)"), "varchar(255)");
+});
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/dataGridEditor.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/dataGridEditor.test.ts
index 07dc86f5f0..9edda0e933 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/dataGridEditor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/dataGridEditor.test.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ function column(name: string, isPrimaryKey = false, extra: string | null = null)
   };
 }
 
-function createQuickEntryEditor(options: { quickEntryEnabled: boolean; cacheKey?: string; rowStatusFilter?: ReturnType<typeof ref<RowStatusFilter>>; filterRowsInGetRowItem?: boolean; supportsInsert?: boolean; save?: (changes: { dirtyRows: Map<number, Map<number, CellValue>>; newRows: CellValue[][] }) => Promise<void> }) {
+function createQuickEntryEditor(options: {
+  quickEntryEnabled: boolean;
+  cacheKey?: string;
+  rowStatusFilter?: ReturnType<typeof ref<RowStatusFilter>>;
+  filterRowsInGetRowItem?: boolean;
+  supportsInsert?: boolean;
+  save?: (changes: { dirtyRows: Map<number, Map<number, CellValue>>; newRows: CellValue[][] }) => Promise<void>;
+}) {
   const result = computed(() => ({
     columns: ["id", "name"],
     rows: [[1, "Ada"] as CellValue[]],
@@ -668,11 +675,7 @@ test("batch row delete records a single undo snapshot", () => {
 
   const result = computed(() => ({
     columns: ["id", "name"],
-    rows: [
-      [1, "Ada"] as CellValue[],
-      [2, "Linus"] as CellValue[],
-      [3, "Grace"] as CellValue[],
-    ],
+    rows: [[1, "Ada"] as CellValue[], [2, "Linus"] as CellValue[], [3, "Grace"] as CellValue[]],
   }));
   const rowStatusFilter = ref<"all" | "changed" | "edited" | "new" | "deleted">("all");
   let editor: ReturnType<typeof useDataGridEditor>;
@@ -1064,6 +1067,26 @@ test("quick entry off keeps blur edits pending without saving", async () => {
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.get(0)?.get(1), "Ada Lovelace");
 });
 
+test("explicit enum commits distinguish NULL, empty string, and the literal NULL", async () => {
+  setActivePinia(createPinia());
+  installBrowserTestGlobals();
+
+  const nullEditor = createPeopleGridEditor();
+  nullEditor.startEdit(0, 1);
+  await nullEditor.commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave({ explicitValue: null });
+  assert.equal(nullEditor.dirtyRows.value.get(0)?.get(1), null);
+
+  const emptyEditor = createPeopleGridEditor();
+  emptyEditor.startEdit(0, 1);
+  await emptyEditor.commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave({ explicitValue: "" });
+  assert.equal(emptyEditor.dirtyRows.value.get(0)?.get(1), "");
+
+  const literalEditor = createPeopleGridEditor();
+  literalEditor.startEdit(0, 1);
+  await literalEditor.commitEditAndMaybeAutoSave({ explicitValue: "NULL" });
+  assert.equal(literalEditor.dirtyRows.value.get(0)?.get(1), "NULL");
+});
+
 test("quick entry on saves existing row edits on blur", async () => {
   setActivePinia(createPinia());
   installBrowserTestGlobals();
@@ -1158,10 +1181,7 @@ test("quick entry queues blur saves made while a save is running", async () => {
   await firstCommit;
 
   assert.equal(saveCalls, 2);
-  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]],
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]],
-  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [[[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]], [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]]]);
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.size, 0);
   assert.equal(editor.saveError.value, "");
 });
@@ -1212,10 +1232,7 @@ test("quick entry replays queued saves when row-status filters hide the saved ro
   await firstCommit;
 
   assert.equal(saveCalls, 2);
-  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]],
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]],
-  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [[[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]], [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]]]);
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.size, 0);
   assert.equal(editor.saveError.value, "");
 });
@@ -1267,10 +1284,7 @@ test("quick entry preserves an active edit when auto-save clears the row from a
   await editor.commitEditFromBlur();
 
   assert.equal(saveCalls, 2);
-  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]],
-    [[0, [[0, 2]]]],
-  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [[[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]], [[0, [[0, 2]]]]]);
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.size, 0);
 });
 
@@ -1316,10 +1330,7 @@ test("quick entry keeps queued blur save after an earlier auto-save fails", asyn
   await firstCommit;
 
   assert.equal(saveCalls, 2);
-  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]],
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]],
-  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [[[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]], [[0, [[1, "Ada 2"]]]]]);
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.size, 0);
   assert.equal(editor.saveError.value, "");
 });
@@ -1365,10 +1376,7 @@ test("quick entry saves a queued revert made while an earlier auto-save is runni
   await firstCommit;
 
   assert.equal(saveCalls, 2);
-  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]],
-    [[0, [[1, "Ada"]]]],
-  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(savedDirtyRows, [[[0, [[1, "Ada 1"]]]], [[0, [[1, "Ada"]]]]]);
   assert.equal(editor.dirtyRows.value.size, 0);
   assert.equal(editor.saveError.value, "");
 });
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/tableStructureEditorState.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/tableStructureEditorState.test.ts
index 1571da405a..69e2436039 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/tableStructureEditorState.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/tableStructureEditorState.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import {
   getColumnEditorControls,
   getDataTypeOptions,
   isProtectedManticoreIdColumn,
+  isMysqlEnumDataType,
   isSqlServerIdentityCompatibleDataType,
+  mysqlEnumDataType,
   normalizeDataTypeParams,
   parseExtraToColumnExtra,
   rehydrateColumnDraftsFromMetadata,
@@ -292,6 +294,29 @@ test("does not add MySQL-style display widths to SQL Server integer types", () =
   assert.equal(combineDataTypeForDatabase("sqlserver", "float", "53"), "float(53)");
 });
 
+test("hydrates and serializes MySQL enum values for structure editing", () => {
+  const [draft] = createColumnDrafts(
+    [
+      {
+        name: "status",
+        data_type: "enum",
+        enum_values: ["", "pending", "it's", "path\\name"],
+        is_nullable: false,
+        column_default: "'pending'",
+        is_primary_key: false,
+        extra: null,
+      },
+    ],
+    "mysql",
+  );
+
+  assert.deepEqual(draft?.enumValues, ["", "pending", "it's", "path\\name"]);
+  assert.equal(draft?.dataType, "enum('','pending','it''s','path\\\\name')");
+  assert.equal(draft?.original?.data_type, draft?.dataType);
+  assert.equal(isMysqlEnumDataType("mysql", draft?.dataType ?? ""), true);
+  assert.equal(mysqlEnumDataType(["a'b", "a\\b"]), "enum('a''b','a\\\\b')");
+});
+
 test("parses Manticore Search text properties to ColumnExtra", () => {
   assert.deepEqual(parseExtraToColumnExtra("stored indexed", "manticoresearch"), {
     manticoreStored: true,