diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
index 179b6a2dea..2c03116ab0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ const showMultiDbExecuteDialog = ref(false);
 const multiExecuteSql = ref("");
 const multiExecuteSourceTabId = ref("");
 const saveSqlName = ref("");
+// The name we suggested from the tab title. Only a name that is still
+// untouched can be auto-adjusted on a conflict — a name the user typed is
+// never quietly saved under a different one.
+const autoGeneratedSaveSqlName = ref<string | null>(null);
 const ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER = "__root__";
 const { selection: saveSqlFolderId, pending: saveSqlFolderCreationPending, reset: resetSaveSqlFolderSelection, invalidate: invalidateSaveSqlFolderSelection, select: selectSaveSqlFolder } = useSaveSqlFolderSelection(ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER);
 const pendingSaveAndCloseTabId = ref<string | null>(null);
@@ -1943,6 +1947,20 @@ function defaultSavedSqlName(title: string) {
   return normalized.endsWith(".sql") ? normalized : `${normalized}.sql`;
 }
 
+function selectedSaveSqlFolderId(): string | undefined {
+  return saveSqlFolderId.value === ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER ? undefined : saveSqlFolderId.value;
+}
+
+function setAutoSaveSqlName(tab: QueryTab) {
+  const name = defaultSavedSqlName(tab.title);
+  saveSqlName.value = name;
+  autoGeneratedSaveSqlName.value = name;
+}
+
+function saveSqlDialogTab(): QueryTab | undefined {
+  return saveSqlDialogTabId.value ? queryStore.tabs.find((candidate) => candidate.id === saveSqlDialogTabId.value) : activeTab.value;
+}
+
 function notifySqlLibrarySaved() {
   sqlLibrarySaveFeedbackId.value += 1;
   toast(t("savedSql.saved"), 2000);
@@ -2314,8 +2332,8 @@ async function handleSaveTab(tabId: string) {
   const prevActive = queryStore.activeTabId;
   queryStore.activateTab(tabId);
   saveSqlDialogTabId.value = tabId;
-  saveSqlName.value = defaultSavedSqlName(tab.title);
   resetSaveSqlFolderSelection(ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER);
+  setAutoSaveSqlName(tab);
   pendingSaveAndCloseTabId.value = tabId;
   pendingPrevActiveTabId.value = prevActive;
   showSaveSqlDialog.value = true;
@@ -2353,8 +2371,8 @@ async function openSaveSqlDialog(tabId?: string) {
     return;
   }
 
-  saveSqlName.value = defaultSavedSqlName(tab.title);
   resetSaveSqlFolderSelection(ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER);
+  setAutoSaveSqlName(tab);
   showSaveSqlDialog.value = true;
 }
 
@@ -2416,7 +2434,7 @@ async function handleSaveSqlFolderSelect(value: string) {
     await selectSaveSqlFolder(value);
     return;
   }
-  const tab = saveSqlDialogTabId.value ? queryStore.tabs.find((candidate) => candidate.id === saveSqlDialogTabId.value) : activeTab.value;
+  const tab = saveSqlDialogTab();
   if (!tab) return;
   await selectSaveSqlFolder(
     value,
@@ -2425,32 +2443,64 @@ async function handleSaveSqlFolderSelect(value: string) {
   );
 }
 
+// Tab titles are a per-session counter (`query_<n>`), so a generated name can
+// already be taken in the target folder. Following the store's suggestion is
+// bounded: a concurrent save can claim the suggested name too.
+const SAVE_SQL_NAME_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+
+/** The free name a name conflict points at, or undefined when the caller picked the name. */
+function autoAdjustedSaveName(error: unknown, attemptedName: string): string | undefined {
+  if (autoGeneratedSaveSqlName.value === null || saveSqlName.value !== autoGeneratedSaveSqlName.value) return undefined;
+  const conflict = error as { code?: unknown; suggestedName?: unknown } | null;
+  if (conflict?.code !== "SAVED_SQL_NAME_CONFLICT" || typeof conflict.suggestedName !== "string") return undefined;
+  if (conflict.suggestedName === attemptedName) return undefined;
+  return conflict.suggestedName;
+}
+
 async function confirmSaveSqlToLibrary() {
   if (saveSqlFolderCreationPending.value) return;
-  const tab = saveSqlDialogTabId.value ? queryStore.tabs.find((candidate) => candidate.id === saveSqlDialogTabId.value) : activeTab.value;
+  const tab = saveSqlDialogTab();
   const name = saveSqlName.value.trim();
   if (!tab || !tab.sql.trim() || !name) return;
   const flyOrigin = elementCenter(saveSqlConfirmButtonElement());
-  try {
-    const target = savedSqlTargetForSave(tab);
-    const saved = await savedSqlStore.saveFile({
-      id: tab.savedSqlId,
-      connectionId: target.connectionId,
-      folderId: saveSqlFolderId.value === ROOT_SAVED_SQL_FOLDER ? undefined : saveSqlFolderId.value,
-      name: defaultSavedSqlName(name),
-      database: target.database,
-      catalog: target.catalog,
-      schema: target.schema,
-      sql: await formattedSqlForSave(tab),
-    });
-    queryStore.linkSavedSql(tab.id, saved.id, saved.name);
-    queryStore.markTabClean(tab);
-    showSaveSqlDialog.value = false;
-    saveSqlDialogTabId.value = null;
-    closePendingSavedTab();
-    void notifyNewSqlLibrarySaved(flyOrigin);
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    toast(t("savedSql.saveFailed", { message: savedSqlErrorMessage(e, t) }), 5000);
+  const target = savedSqlTargetForSave(tab);
+  const sql = await formattedSqlForSave(tab);
+  let saveName = defaultSavedSqlName(name);
+  let adjusted = false;
+  for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      const saved = await savedSqlStore.saveFile({
+        id: tab.savedSqlId,
+        connectionId: target.connectionId,
+        folderId: selectedSaveSqlFolderId(),
+        name: saveName,
+        database: target.database,
+        catalog: target.catalog,
+        schema: target.schema,
+        sql,
+      });
+      queryStore.linkSavedSql(tab.id, saved.id, saved.name);
+      queryStore.markTabClean(tab);
+      showSaveSqlDialog.value = false;
+      saveSqlDialogTabId.value = null;
+      closePendingSavedTab();
+      if (!adjusted) void notifyNewSqlLibrarySaved(flyOrigin);
+      else {
+        toast(t("savedSql.nameAdjusted", { name: saved.name }), 3000);
+        sqlLibrarySaveFeedbackId.value += 1;
+      }
+      return;
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      const retryName = attempt < SAVE_SQL_NAME_ATTEMPTS - 1 ? autoAdjustedSaveName(e, saveName) : undefined;
+      if (!retryName) {
+        toast(t("savedSql.saveFailed", { message: savedSqlErrorMessage(e, t) }), 5000);
+        return;
+      }
+      adjusted = true;
+      saveName = retryName;
+      saveSqlName.value = retryName;
+      autoGeneratedSaveSqlName.value = retryName;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -4815,6 +4865,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
             showSaveSqlDialog = open;
             if (!open) {
               invalidateSaveSqlFolderSelection();
+              autoGeneratedSaveSqlName = null;
               saveSqlDialogTabId = null;
               if (pendingSaveAndCloseTabId) cancelPendingSaveAndClose();
             }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
index 41982b7e72..320454af62 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { savedSqlFolderBranchFileCount } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFolderCoun
 import { collectSavedSqlDirectoryImportFiles } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlDirectoryImport";
 import { savedSqlBatchErrorMessage, savedSqlErrorMessage } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlErrors";
 import { savedSqlDatabaseScopeKey } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlDatabaseTree";
-import { ensureSqlExtension, stripSqlExtension } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
+import { ensureSqlExtension, nextAvailableSqlName } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
 import { savedSqlImportTarget } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlImportTarget";
 import { savedSqlExecutionTargetFromTab, type SavedSqlOpenTargetMode } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlExecutionTarget";
 import { uniqueSavedSqlExportFileName, exportSavedSqlFileContent } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlExport";
@@ -92,23 +92,11 @@ function sanitizeFileSystemSegment(name: string) {
 }
 
 function uniqueImportedName(name: string, takenNames: Set<string>) {
-  const normalized = ensureSqlExtension(name);
-  const normalizedTakenNames = new Set([...takenNames].map((takenName) => ensureSqlExtension(takenName).toLocaleLowerCase()));
-  if (!normalizedTakenNames.has(normalized.toLocaleLowerCase())) {
-    takenNames.add(normalized);
-    return normalized;
-  }
-
-  const base = stripSqlExtension(normalized);
-  let counter = 2;
-  while (true) {
-    const candidate = `${base} (${counter}).sql`;
-    if (!normalizedTakenNames.has(candidate.toLocaleLowerCase())) {
-      takenNames.add(candidate);
-      return candidate;
-    }
-    counter++;
-  }
+  const resolved = nextAvailableSqlName(name, takenNames);
+  // Batch importers reuse one set across files, so the picked name has to stay
+  // taken for the rest of their loop.
+  takenNames.add(resolved);
+  return resolved;
 }
 
 function savedSqlImportNameScopeKey(target: Pick<SavedSqlFile, "connectionId" | "catalog" | "database">, folderId?: string) {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
index 441788c960..6648f3d8c4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "SQL-in adını dəyiş",
     renameFailed: "SQL-in adını dəyişmək mümkün olmadı: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'Bu yerdə "{name}" adlı SQL artıq mövcuddur',
+    nameAdjusted: 'Bu yerdə eyni adlı SQL var idi, "{name}" kimi saxlanıldı',
     deleteFile: "SQL-i sil",
     deleteFileConfirm: "“{name}” silinsin?",
     createFolderOption: "“{name}” qovluğunu yarat",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 69161d45a9..0b315fb77d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ export default {
     renameFile: "Rename SQL",
     renameFailed: "Failed to rename SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'An SQL named "{name}" already exists in this location',
+    nameAdjusted: 'The name was already taken here, so it was saved as "{name}"',
     deleteFile: "Delete SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "Delete “{name}”?",
     createFolderOption: "Create folder “{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 990acad3e6..aee55a7244 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "Renombrar SQL",
     renameFailed: "Error al renombrar SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'Ya existe un SQL llamado "{name}" en esta ubicación',
+    nameAdjusted: 'Ya existía un SQL con ese nombre aquí, así que se guardó como "{name}"',
     deleteFile: "Eliminar SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "¿Eliminar “{name}”?",
     createFolderOption: "Crear carpeta “{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
index 44ae61df2a..6fb55dc335 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "Ganti Nama SQL",
     renameFailed: "Gagal mengganti nama SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'SQL bernama "{name}" sudah ada di lokasi ini',
+    nameAdjusted: 'SQL dengan nama ini sudah ada di sini, disimpan sebagai "{name}"',
     deleteFile: "Hapus SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "Hapus “{name}”?",
     createFolderOption: "Buat folder “{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 7e146ff521..df99737343 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "Rinomina SQL",
     renameFailed: "Impossibile rinominare SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'Esiste già un SQL denominato "{name}" in questa posizione',
+    nameAdjusted: 'Esisteva già un SQL con questo nome qui, quindi è stato salvato come "{name}"',
     deleteFile: "Elimina SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "Eliminare “{name}”?",
     createFolderOption: "Crea cartella “{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 5cd8329653..1618c0438a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "SQLの名前を変更",
     renameFailed: "SQLの名前変更に失敗しました: {message}",
     nameConflict: "この場所には「{name}」という名前の SQL が既にあります",
+    nameAdjusted: "この場所には同名の SQL が既にあるため、「{name}」として保存しました",
     deleteFile: "SQLを削除",
     deleteFileConfirm: "「{name}」を削除しますか？",
     createFolderOption: "フォルダ「{name}」を作成",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 34d280dcda..4b8847fdef 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "SQL 이름 변경",
     renameFailed: "SQL 이름 변경 실패: {message}",
     nameConflict: '이 위치에 "{name}"이라는 SQL이 이미 있습니다',
+    nameAdjusted: '이 위치에 같은 이름의 SQL이 있어 "{name}"(으)로 저장했습니다',
     deleteFile: "SQL 삭제",
     deleteFileConfirm: "“{name}”을(를) 삭제하시겠습니까?",
     createFolderOption: "폴더 “{name}” 만들기",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index a2575505b0..f1ec640bc9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "Renomear SQL",
     renameFailed: "Falha ao renomear SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'Já existe um SQL chamado "{name}" neste local',
+    nameAdjusted: 'Já existia um SQL com esse nome aqui, então foi salvo como "{name}"',
     deleteFile: "Excluir SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "Excluir “{name}”?",
     createFolderOption: "Criar pasta “{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index 116103e0d1..caf1e7a5ba 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "Переименовать SQL",
     renameFailed: "Не удалось переименовать SQL: {message}",
     nameConflict: "SQL с именем «{name}» уже существует в этом месте",
+    nameAdjusted: "SQL с таким именем уже был в этом месте, сохранено как «{name}»",
     deleteFile: "Удалить SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "Удалить «{name}»?",
     createFolderOption: "Создать папку «{name}»",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index 05c6e70b3a..a3c5141c82 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "SQL'i Yeniden Adlandır",
     renameFailed: "SQL yeniden adlandırılamadı: {message}",
     nameConflict: 'Bu konumda "{name}" adlı bir SQL zaten var',
+    nameAdjusted: 'Bu konumda aynı ada sahip bir SQL vardı, "{name}" olarak kaydedildi',
     deleteFile: "SQL Sil",
     deleteFileConfirm: "“{name}” silinsin mi?",
     createFolderOption: "“{name}” klasörünü oluştur",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index b92da73fe3..61f16e7e69 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "重命名 SQL",
     renameFailed: "重命名 SQL 失败：{message}",
     nameConflict: "当前位置已存在同名 SQL：“{name}”",
+    nameAdjusted: "当前位置已存在同名 SQL，已自动保存为“{name}”",
     deleteFile: "删除 SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "确定删除“{name}”吗？",
     createFolderOption: "创建文件夹“{name}”",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index d88a010ff3..c6cbdb3353 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     renameFile: "重新命名 SQL",
     renameFailed: "重新命名 SQL 失敗：{message}",
     nameConflict: "目前位置已存在同名 SQL：「{name}」",
+    nameAdjusted: "目前位置已存在同名 SQL，已自動儲存為「{name}」",
     deleteFile: "刪除 SQL",
     deleteFileConfirm: "確定刪除「{name}」嗎？",
     createFolderOption: "建立資料夾「{name}」",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.spec.ts
index b23cbd5d67..dafe5fc1c9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { ensureSqlExtension, stripSqlExtension } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
+import { ensureSqlExtension, nextAvailableSqlName, stripSqlExtension } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
 
 describe("savedSqlFileName", () => {
   it("appends .sql when missing", () => {
@@ -18,3 +18,34 @@ describe("savedSqlFileName", () => {
     expect(stripSqlExtension("report.SQL")).toBe("report");
   });
 });
+
+describe("nextAvailableSqlName", () => {
+  it("keeps a free name unchanged", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_4", new Set())).toBe("query_4.sql");
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_4.sql", new Set(["other.sql"]))).toBe("query_4.sql");
+  });
+
+  it("continues an underscored counter series instead of nesting a new suffix", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_3.sql", new Set(["query_3.sql"]))).toBe("query_4.sql");
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_4.sql", new Set(["query_3.sql", "query_4.sql", "query_5.sql"]))).toBe("query_6.sql");
+  });
+
+  it("continues a parenthesized counter series", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("report (2).sql", new Set(["report (2).sql"]))).toBe("report (3).sql");
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("report(2).sql", new Set(["report(2).sql"]))).toBe("report(3).sql");
+  });
+
+  it("starts a parenthesized series for names without a counter", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("report.sql", new Set(["report.sql"]))).toBe("report (2).sql");
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("report.sql", new Set(["report.sql", "REPORT (2).SQL"]))).toBe("report (3).sql");
+  });
+
+  it("compares names case-insensitively and implies the .sql extension", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("Query_7", new Set(["query_7.SQL"]))).toBe("Query_8.sql");
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_7.sql", new Set(["query_7"]))).toBe("query_8.sql");
+  });
+
+  it("skips over taken names inside the series", () => {
+    expect(nextAvailableSqlName("query_1.sql", new Set(["query_1.sql", "query_2.sql", "query_4.sql"]))).toBe("query_3.sql");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.ts
index 9cca7f96d8..30b78adde4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,47 @@ export function ensureSqlExtension(name: string): string {
 export function stripSqlExtension(name: string): string {
   return name.replace(/\.sql$/i, "");
 }
+
+interface SqlNameSeries {
+  index: number;
+  format: (index: number) => string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The de-duplication suffix family a name already belongs to.
+ *
+ * A name that carries its own trailing counter keeps that formatting so the
+ * next free name stays in the same series — `query_3.sql` continues as
+ * `query_4.sql` and `report (2).sql` as `report (3).sql`, never the nested
+ * `query_4 (2).sql` / `report (2) (2).sql` that stacking a fresh suffix would
+ * produce. Names without a counter start a parenthesized series at 2.
+ */
+function sqlNameSeries(base: string): SqlNameSeries | undefined {
+  const parenthesized = /^(.*?)([ _]?)\((\d+)\)$/.exec(base);
+  if (parenthesized?.[1]) return { index: Number(parenthesized[3]), format: (index) => `${parenthesized[1]}${parenthesized[2]}(${index}).sql` };
+  const underscored = /^(.*?)_(\d+)$/.exec(base);
+  if (underscored?.[1]) return { index: Number(underscored[2]), format: (index) => `${underscored[1]}_${index}.sql` };
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolves `baseName` to the first name that is free in `takenNames`.
+ *
+ * `takenNames` must come from the same scope the caller will persist into —
+ * the saved-SQL library keys names by connection, catalog, database and folder,
+ * so a caller that counts a narrower set can still hand back a colliding name.
+ * Matching is case-insensitive and `.sql` is implied, mirroring the library's
+ * own uniqueness rule.
+ */
+export function nextAvailableSqlName(baseName: string, takenNames: ReadonlySet<string>): string {
+  const normalized = ensureSqlExtension(baseName);
+  const normalizedTakenNames = new Set([...takenNames].map((name) => ensureSqlExtension(name).toLocaleLowerCase()));
+  if (!normalizedTakenNames.has(normalized.toLocaleLowerCase())) return normalized;
+
+  const base = stripSqlExtension(normalized);
+  const series = sqlNameSeries(base);
+  const format = series?.format ?? ((index: number) => `${base} (${index}).sql`);
+  let index = (series?.index ?? 1) + 1;
+  while (normalizedTakenNames.has(format(index).toLocaleLowerCase())) index++;
+  return format(index);
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/savedSqlStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/savedSqlStore.ts
index d761487cab..11cafd5c11 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/savedSqlStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/savedSqlStore.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 import { uuid } from "@/lib/common/utils";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import { forgetSavedSqlEditorPosition } from "@/lib/app/savedSqlEditorPosition";
-import { ensureSqlExtension } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
+import { ensureSqlExtension, nextAvailableSqlName } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlFileName";
 import { nextSavedSqlCopyName } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlClipboard";
 import { savedSqlBatchReassignment, type SavedSqlBatchTargetSelection } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlBatchTarget";
 import { savedSqlDatabaseScopeKey } from "@/lib/savedSql/savedSqlDatabaseTree";
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ interface SavedSqlNameScope {
   name: string;
 }
 
+/** Where a saved SQL name has to be unique: one folder of one database scope. */
+interface SavedSqlNameScopeInput {
+  connectionId: string;
+  catalog?: string;
+  database: string;
+  folderId?: string;
+}
+
 interface PendingSavedSqlName {
   owners: Map<string, number>;
 }
@@ -79,7 +87,16 @@ interface PendingSavedSqlName {
 export class SavedSqlNameConflictError extends Error {
   readonly code = "SAVED_SQL_NAME_CONFLICT";
 
-  constructor(readonly fileName: string) {
+  /**
+   * The next free name in the same scope, so a caller that generated the
+   * colliding name can retry automatically instead of dead-ending the user on
+   * an error. Absent when the caller supplied the name itself and silently
+   * saving under a different one would be wrong.
+   */
+  constructor(
+    readonly fileName: string,
+    readonly suggestedName?: string,
+  ) {
     super(`SQL "${fileName}" already exists in this location.`);
     this.name = "SavedSqlNameConflictError";
   }
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ export const useSavedSqlStore = defineStore("savedSql", () => {
     const nameKey = savedSqlNameKey(file.name);
     if (!options.allowExisting) {
       const persistedConflict = files.value.some((candidate) => candidate.id !== file.id && savedSqlNameScopeKey(candidate) === scopeKey && savedSqlNameKey(candidate.name) === nameKey);
-      if (persistedConflict) throw new SavedSqlNameConflictError(file.name);
+      if (persistedConflict) throw savedSqlNameConflict(file);
     }
 
     let pendingNames = pendingNamesByScope.get(scopeKey);
@@ -267,7 +284,7 @@ export const useSavedSqlStore = defineStore("savedSql", () => {
       pendingNamesByScope.set(scopeKey, pendingNames);
     }
     const pending = pendingNames.get(nameKey);
-    if (!options.allowExisting && pending && [...pending.owners.keys()].some((ownerId) => ownerId !== file.id)) throw new SavedSqlNameConflictError(file.name);
+    if (!options.allowExisting && pending && [...pending.owners.keys()].some((ownerId) => ownerId !== file.id)) throw savedSqlNameConflict(file);
     if (pending) pending.owners.set(file.id, (pending.owners.get(file.id) ?? 0) + 1);
     else pendingNames.set(nameKey, { owners: new Map([[file.id, 1]]) });
 
@@ -290,6 +307,23 @@ export const useSavedSqlStore = defineStore("savedSql", () => {
     return [...(pendingNamesByScope.get(scopeKey)?.keys() ?? [])];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A conflict that tells the caller where to go next. The suggestion is
+   * resolved against the same scope `reserveFileName` just rejected, including
+   * names reserved by saves that are still in flight, so it is free at the
+   * moment of the conflict. A concurrent writer can still take it in between,
+   * which is why callers retry rather than assume the name is reserved.
+   */
+  function savedSqlNameConflict(file: SavedSqlNameScope): SavedSqlNameConflictError {
+    return new SavedSqlNameConflictError(file.name, nextAvailableSqlName(file.name, takenFileNames(file)));
+  }
+
+  /** Names already occupied in one library scope, including in-flight saves. */
+  function takenFileNames(scope: SavedSqlNameScopeInput): Set<string> {
+    const scopeKey = savedSqlNameScopeKey(scope);
+    return new Set([...files.value.filter((file) => savedSqlNameScopeKey(file) === scopeKey).map((file) => file.name), ...pendingFileNames(scopeKey)]);
+  }
+
   async function ensureFileContent(id: string) {
     const existing = getFile(id);
     if (!existing) return undefined;
@@ -608,9 +642,7 @@ export const useSavedSqlStore = defineStore("savedSql", () => {
       const sourceFolder = source.folderId ? folders.value.find((folder) => folder.id === source.folderId) : undefined;
       const folderId = sourceFolder?.connectionId === normalizedTarget.connectionId ? source.folderId : undefined;
       const copyScope = { ...normalizedTarget, folderId };
-      const scopeKey = savedSqlNameScopeKey(copyScope);
-      const takenNames = new Set([...files.value.filter((file) => savedSqlNameScopeKey(file) === scopeKey).map((file) => file.name), ...pendingFileNames(scopeKey)]);
-      const name = nextSavedSqlCopyName(source.name, takenNames);
+      const name = nextSavedSqlCopyName(source.name, takenFileNames(copyScope));
       const keepSourceScope = savedSqlDatabaseScopeKey(source) === savedSqlDatabaseScopeKey(normalizedTarget);
       const saved = await saveFile({
         connectionId: normalizedTarget.connectionId,
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/savedSqlStore.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/savedSqlStore.test.ts
index 83957c6e73..999826e4f5 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/savedSqlStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/savedSqlStore.test.ts
@@ -1396,3 +1396,61 @@ test("target source reservation retains each legacy duplicate owner until its mo
   await store.updateFileExecutionTarget(duplicate.id, targetReservationTarget("final"));
   await store.saveFile({ ...original, id: undefined });
 });
+
+function scopeSeedFile(id: string, name: string, overrides: Partial<SavedSqlFile> = {}): SavedSqlFile {
+  return {
+    id,
+    connectionId: "conn-1",
+    database: "db-1",
+    name,
+    sql: "SELECT 1;",
+    sqlLoaded: true,
+    createdAt: "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z",
+    updatedAt: "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+test("a name conflict suggests the next free name in the same scope", async () => {
+  apiMock.loadSavedSqlLibrary.mockResolvedValue({
+    folders: [],
+    files: [
+      scopeSeedFile("sql-1", "query_3.sql"),
+      // Same name in another database and in another folder must not shift the
+      // suggestion for the root of db-1.
+      scopeSeedFile("sql-2", "query_4.sql", { database: "db-2" }),
+      scopeSeedFile("sql-3", "query_4.sql", { folderId: "folder-a" }),
+    ],
+  });
+
+  const store = useSavedSqlStore();
+  await store.initFromStorage();
+
+  // A third tab is titled `query_3`, which the library already holds, so saving
+  // it has to fall through to the next free name instead of dead-ending.
+  const conflict = await store.saveFile({ connectionId: "conn-1", database: "db-1", name: "query_3.sql", sql: "SELECT 1;" }).catch((error) => error);
+  assert.ok(conflict instanceof SavedSqlNameConflictError);
+  assert.equal(conflict.fileName, "query_3.sql");
+  assert.equal(conflict.suggestedName, "query_4.sql");
+
+  const saved = await store.saveFile({ connectionId: "conn-1", database: "db-1", name: conflict.suggestedName!, sql: "SELECT 1;" });
+  assert.equal(saved.name, "query_4.sql");
+});
+
+test("a conflict suggestion also skips names reserved by in-flight saves", async () => {
+  const pending = deferredSavedSqlFile();
+  apiMock.saveSavedSqlFile.mockImplementation((file) => (file.name === "query_4.sql" ? pending.promise : Promise.resolve(file)));
+  apiMock.loadSavedSqlLibrary.mockResolvedValue({ folders: [], files: [scopeSeedFile("sql-1", "query_3.sql")] });
+
+  const store = useSavedSqlStore();
+  await store.initFromStorage();
+
+  const inFlight = store.saveFile({ connectionId: "conn-1", database: "db-1", name: "query_4.sql", sql: "SELECT 1;" });
+  const conflict = await store.saveFile({ connectionId: "conn-1", database: "db-1", name: "query_3.sql", sql: "SELECT 2;" }).catch((error) => error);
+
+  assert.ok(conflict instanceof SavedSqlNameConflictError);
+  assert.equal(conflict.suggestedName, "query_5.sql");
+
+  pending.resolve({ id: "sql-pending", connectionId: "conn-1", database: "db-1", name: "query_4.sql", sql: "SELECT 1;", sqlLoaded: true, createdAt: "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", updatedAt: "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z" });
+  await inFlight;
+});