diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
index e50b01b02e..51293607eb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import {
   type DisconnectTabHandlingMode,
   type DataTabReuseMode,
   type DataGridFilterEditorView,
+  type MultiStatementDefaultView,
   type OpenTabsRestoreMode,
   type AppCloseUnsavedTabsMode,
   type SidebarObjectInfoMode,
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ const editDataGridQuickEntry = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridQuickEnt
 const editDataGridFilterEditorView = ref<DataGridFilterEditorView>(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridFilterEditorView);
 const dataGridFilterViewPreviewExpanded = ref(true);
 const editDataGridTextFilterPanelHeight = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight);
+const editMultiStatementDefaultView = ref<MultiStatementDefaultView>(settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView);
 const editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow);
 const editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible);
 const editDataGridCrosshairHighlight = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight);
@@ -615,6 +617,7 @@ function currentEditorSettingsDraft(): EditorSettingsDraft {
     dataGridQuickEntry: editDataGridQuickEntry.value,
     dataGridFilterEditorView: editDataGridFilterEditorView.value,
     dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight: editDataGridTextFilterPanelHeight.value,
+    multiStatementDefaultView: editMultiStatementDefaultView.value,
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value,
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value,
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value,
@@ -1009,6 +1012,7 @@ function syncEditorSettingsDraftFromStore() {
   editDataGridQuickEntry.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridQuickEntry;
   editDataGridFilterEditorView.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridFilterEditorView;
   editDataGridTextFilterPanelHeight.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight;
+  editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView;
   editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
   editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
   editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
@@ -1318,6 +1322,7 @@ function resetDefaultsForTab(tab: SettingsCategory) {
     editDataGridQuickEntry.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridQuickEntry;
     editDataGridFilterEditorView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridFilterEditorView;
     editDataGridTextFilterPanelHeight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight;
+    editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.multiStatementDefaultView;
     editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
     editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
     editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
@@ -1402,6 +1407,7 @@ function resetAllDefaults() {
   editDataGridQuickEntry.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridQuickEntry;
   editDataGridFilterEditorView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridFilterEditorView;
   editDataGridTextFilterPanelHeight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight;
+  editMultiStatementDefaultView.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.multiStatementDefaultView;
   editDataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow;
   editDataGridCellDetailButtonVisible.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible;
   editDataGridCrosshairHighlight.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;
@@ -5539,6 +5545,21 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                     @update:model-value="updatePageSizeDraft"
                   />
                 </div>
+                <div data-settings-search-id="multi-statement-default-view" :class="['flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-md border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2', settingsSearchTargetClass('multi-statement-default-view')]">
+                  <div class="min-w-0 space-y-1">
+                    <Label for="multi-statement-default-view">{{ t("settings.multiStatementDefaultView") }}</Label>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ t("settings.multiStatementDefaultViewDescription") }}</p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Select v-model="editMultiStatementDefaultView">
+                    <SelectTrigger id="multi-statement-default-view" class="h-8 w-32 shrink-0">
+                      <SelectValue :placeholder="t('settings.multiStatementDefaultView')" />
+                    </SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent>
+                      <SelectItem value="result">{{ t("tabs.tableData") }}</SelectItem>
+                      <SelectItem value="summary">{{ t("tabs.executionSummary") }}</SelectItem>
+                    </SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                </div>
                 <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-md border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2">
                   <div class="space-y-1">
                     <Label for="query-result-max-rows-enabled">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
index c99ec4b2e5..74b57d06bf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe("useSqlExecution", () => {
     expect(executeCurrentSql).toHaveBeenCalledWith("SELECT * FROM patrol WHERE post_id = '224';", {});
   });
 
-  it("opens the execution summary for a multi-statement batch", async () => {
+  it("opens the result table for a multi-statement batch by default", async () => {
     const sql = "SELECT 1;\nSELECT 2;";
     const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
     const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("mysql"));
@@ -295,6 +295,30 @@ describe("useSqlExecution", () => {
 
     await execution.tryExecute();
 
+    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("result");
+  });
+
+  it("opens the execution summary for a multi-statement batch when configured", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT 1;\nSELECT 2;";
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("mysql"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart">("result");
+    const queryStore = useQueryStore();
+    useSettingsStore().editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView = "summary";
+    vi.spyOn(queryStore, "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async () => {
+      if (activeTab.value) activeTab.value.result = { columns: ["value"], rows: [[1]], affected_rows: 0, execution_time_ms: 1 };
+    });
+    vi.spyOn(useHistoryStore(), "add").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const execution = useSqlExecution({
+      activeTab: computed(() => activeTab.value),
+      activeConnection: computed(() => activeConnection.value),
+      executableSql: computed(() => sql),
+      activeOutputView,
+    });
+
+    await execution.tryExecute();
+
     expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("summary");
   });
 
@@ -468,7 +492,7 @@ GO`;
     expect(activeTab.value?.result?.execution_error).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("keeps ordinary SQL Server multi-result batches on their summary", async () => {
+  it("opens ordinary SQL Server multi-result batches in the result table by default", async () => {
     const sql = "SELECT 1 AS first_value; SELECT 2 AS second_value;";
     const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("dbx_sqlserver_demo"), sql });
     const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("sqlserver"));
@@ -494,12 +518,12 @@ GO`;
 
     await execution.tryExecute();
 
-    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("summary");
+    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("result");
     expect(setActiveResultIndex).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(activeTab.value?.result?.rows).toEqual([[1]]);
   });
 
-  it("keeps the summary for ordinary SQL Server data aliased as Message", async () => {
+  it("opens ordinary SQL Server data aliased as Message in the result table by default", async () => {
     const sql = `DECLARE @value nvarchar(1) = N'x';
 SELECT @value AS Message;`;
     const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("dbx_sqlserver_demo"), sql });
@@ -520,7 +544,7 @@ SELECT @value AS Message;`;
 
     await execution.tryExecute();
 
-    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("summary");
+    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("result");
     expect(activeTab.value?.result?.rows).toEqual([["x"]]);
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
index 1743cd6294..419f48a15b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
       return;
     }
     const statementCount = splitSqlStatementRanges(sql, executionDatabaseType).length;
-    deps.activeOutputView.value = statementCount > 1 ? "summary" : "result";
+    deps.activeOutputView.value = statementCount > 1 ? settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView : "result";
     const connName = executionConnection?.name || "";
     const start = Date.now();
     const isRedis = executionDatabaseType === "redis";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index a2d6b3501f..8b2fb17268 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -6298,6 +6298,8 @@ export default {
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "Rows loaded per page when opening a new table. Changing rows per page in a table updates this default for future table tabs.",
     queryPageSize: "Default query rows per page",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "Rows loaded per query result page. The maximum supported page size is {max}.",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "Default view for multiple statements",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "Choose whether batches with multiple SQL statements open in the result table or execution summary.",
     queryResultMaxRows: "Maximum query result rows",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "Limit query result rows",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "Caps rows returned by queries, table data, stored procedures, and continuous loading.",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 4c51ebb9e6..600797f893 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -6000,6 +6000,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "Filas cargadas por página al abrir una tabla nueva. Cambiar las filas por página actualiza este valor para futuras pestañas de tablas.",
     queryPageSize: "Filas predeterminadas por página de consulta",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "Filas cargadas por página de resultados. Se admiten hasta {max} filas.",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "Vista predeterminada para varias sentencias",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "Elige si los lotes con varias sentencias SQL se abren en la tabla de resultados o en el resumen de ejecución.",
     queryResultMaxRows: "Máximo de filas del resultado",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "Limitar filas del resultado",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "Limita las filas conservadas por consultas, datos de tablas, procedimientos almacenados y carga continua.",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 71557286b6..c98133b4af 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -6000,6 +6000,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "Righe caricate per pagina quando si apre una nuova tabella. La modifica delle righe per pagina aggiorna questo valore per le future schede tabella.",
     queryPageSize: "Righe predefinite per pagina di query",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "Righe caricate per pagina dei risultati. Sono supportate fino a {max} righe.",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "Vista predefinita per istruzioni multiple",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "Scegli se i batch con più istruzioni SQL si aprono nella tabella dei risultati o nel riepilogo dell'esecuzione.",
     queryResultMaxRows: "Numero massimo di righe del risultato",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "Limita le righe del risultato",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "Limita le righe conservate da query, dati tabella, stored procedure e caricamento continuo.",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 65c76b6cca..223ba43e5f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -6034,6 +6034,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "新しいテーブルを開くときに 1 ページあたり読み込む行数です。テーブルで行数を変更すると、今後のテーブルタブのデフォルトも更新されます。",
     queryPageSize: "クエリ結果のデフォルト行数",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "クエリ結果の 1 ページあたりの行数です。最大 {max} 行まで指定できます。",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "複数ステートメントの既定ビュー",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "複数の SQL ステートメントを含むバッチを、結果テーブルまたは実行サマリーのどちらで開くか選択します。",
     queryResultMaxRows: "クエリ結果の最大行数",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "クエリ結果の行数を制限",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "クエリ、テーブルデータ、ストアドプロシージャ、および連続読み込みで保持する合計行数を制限します。",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index db63b6f6cf..1ac726be48 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -5695,6 +5695,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "새 테이블을 열 때 페이지당 로드되는 행 수입니다. 테이블에서 페이지당 행을 변경하면 향후 테이블 탭의 기본값이 업데이트됩니다.",
     queryPageSize: "쿼리 결과 기본 페이지당 행 수",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "쿼리 결과 페이지당 로드할 행 수입니다. 최대 {max}행을 지원합니다.",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "여러 구문 기본 보기",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "여러 SQL 구문이 있는 배치를 결과 테이블 또는 실행 요약 중 어디에서 열지 선택합니다.",
     queryResultMaxRows: "쿼리 결과 최대 행 수",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "쿼리 결과 행 수 제한",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "쿼리, 테이블 데이터, 저장 프로시저 및 연속 로딩에서 유지할 총 행 수를 제한합니다.",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 083f7057e7..3ae73e86d9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -6002,6 +6002,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "Linhas carregadas por página ao abrir uma nova tabela. Alterar as linhas por página atualiza esse padrão para futuras abas de tabelas.",
     queryPageSize: "Linhas padrão por página de consulta",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "Linhas carregadas por página de resultados. São suportadas até {max} linhas.",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "Visualização padrão para várias instruções",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "Escolha se lotes com várias instruções SQL abrem na tabela de resultados ou no resumo da execução.",
     queryResultMaxRows: "Máximo de linhas do resultado",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "Limitar linhas do resultado",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "Limita as linhas mantidas por consultas, dados de tabelas, procedimentos armazenados e carregamento contínuo.",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 7edaea89ec..ed93eaeb9d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -6282,6 +6282,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "新打开数据表时每页加载的行数。在表数据页修改每页行数后，也会更新后续新建表标签页的默认值。",
     queryPageSize: "查询结果默认每页行数",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "每个查询结果分页加载的行数，最大支持 {max} 行。",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "多语句执行默认视图",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "选择多条 SQL 语句批量执行后默认打开数据表或执行摘要。",
     queryResultMaxRows: "查询结果最大行数",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "限制查询结果行数",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "限制查询、表数据、存储过程及连续滚动累计保留的总行数。",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index c2481e5fd8..d6e8556419 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -5319,6 +5319,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     tableOpenPageSizeDescription: "新開啟資料表時每頁載入的列數。在資料表頁面調整每頁列數後，也會更新後續新建資料表分頁的預設值。",
     queryPageSize: "查詢結果預設每頁列數",
     queryPageSizeDescription: "每個查詢結果分頁載入的列數，最多支援 {max} 列。",
+    multiStatementDefaultView: "多語句執行預設檢視",
+    multiStatementDefaultViewDescription: "選擇多條 SQL 語句批次執行後預設開啟資料表或執行摘要。",
     queryResultMaxRows: "查詢結果最大列數",
     queryResultMaxRowsEnabled: "限制查詢結果列數",
     queryResultMaxRowsDescription: "限制查詢、資料表資料、預存程序及連續捲動累計保留的總列數。",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
index 86f429ecb0..1fc358e1b0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/editorSettingsDraft.spec.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ describe("EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS", () => {
     expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight");
   });
 
+  it("includes the multi-statement default view", () => {
+    expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("multiStatementDefaultView");
+  });
+
   it("includes the cell detail button visibility", () => {
     expect(EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS).toContain("dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible");
   });
@@ -185,6 +189,10 @@ describe("editorSettingsDraftFromSettings", () => {
     expect(draft.dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight).toBe(224);
   });
 
+  it("maps the multi-statement default view from settings", () => {
+    expect(editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "summary" })).multiStatementDefaultView).toBe("summary");
+  });
+
   it("preserves the table-open default for legacy settings", () => {
     const settings = makeSettings();
     delete (settings as Partial<EditorSettings>).tableOpenPageSize;
@@ -307,6 +315,13 @@ describe("editorSettingsPatchFromDraft", () => {
     expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(visible, hidden)).toEqual({ dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: true });
   });
 
+  it("includes the multi-statement default view when changed", () => {
+    const result = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "result" }));
+    const summary = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(makeSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "summary" }));
+
+    expect(editorSettingsPatchFromDraft(summary, result)).toEqual({ multiStatementDefaultView: "summary" });
+  });
+
   it("includes continueOnErrorOnBatch in patch when changed", () => {
     const settings = makeSettings({ continueOnErrorOnBatch: false });
     const draft = editorSettingsDraftFromSettings(settings);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsSearch.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsSearch.spec.ts
index dde2436c27..11cfaedba3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsSearch.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsSearch.spec.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ describe("settings search", () => {
     expect(SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFINITIONS.map((definition) => definition.id)).not.toContain("editor-global-query-timeout");
   });
 
+  it("indexes the multi-statement default view and its settings control", () => {
+    expect(SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFINITIONS).toContainEqual({
+      id: "multi-statement-default-view",
+      category: "data",
+      titleKey: "settings.multiStatementDefaultView",
+      descriptionKey: "settings.multiStatementDefaultViewDescription",
+      targetId: "multi-statement-default-view",
+    });
+    expect(settingsDialogSource).toContain('data-settings-search-id="multi-statement-default-view"');
+    expect(settingsDialogSource).toContain('v-model="editMultiStatementDefaultView"');
+  });
+
   it("matches translated title, description, and category without changing declared order", () => {
     const entries = resolveSettingsSearchEntries(definitions, { isWeb: false, visibleCategories: allCategories }, translate, categoryLabels);
     expect(searchSettings(entries, "TYPEFACE", "en").map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual(["font"]);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
index 80da4b2e22..53d2ec86ad 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS = [
   "dataGridQuickEntry",
   "dataGridFilterEditorView",
   "dataGridTextFilterPanelHeight",
+  "multiStatementDefaultView",
   "dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow",
   "dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible",
   "dataGridCrosshairHighlight",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
index 0f9715ac4b..434a14273d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFINITIONS: readonly SettingsSearchDefinition[] =
   { id: "navigation-disconnect-tabs", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.disconnectTabHandlingMode", descriptionKey: "settings.disconnectTabHandlingModeDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
   { id: "query-page-size", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.queryPageSize", descriptionKey: "settings.queryPageSizeDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-page-size", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.tableOpenPageSize", descriptionKey: "settings.tableOpenPageSizeDescription", targetId: "data" },
+  { id: "multi-statement-default-view", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.multiStatementDefaultView", descriptionKey: "settings.multiStatementDefaultViewDescription", targetId: "multi-statement-default-view" },
   { id: "query-result-max-rows", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.queryResultMaxRows", descriptionKey: "settings.queryResultMaxRowsDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-header-comments", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.showColumnCommentsInHeader", descriptionKey: "settings.showColumnCommentsInHeaderDescription", targetId: "data" },
   { id: "data-grid-header-types", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.showColumnTypesInHeader", descriptionKey: "settings.showColumnTypesInHeaderDescription", targetId: "data" },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
index 3fa584dd83..c5c94e62e3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ describe("normalizeEditorSettings", () => {
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ resultRunDisplayMode: "invalid" as any }).resultRunDisplayMode).toBe("tabs");
   });
 
+  it("defaults multi-statement execution to the result table and preserves the summary option", () => {
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({}).multiStatementDefaultView).toBe("result");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "summary" }).multiStatementDefaultView).toBe("summary");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ multiStatementDefaultView: "invalid" as any }).multiStatementDefaultView).toBe("result");
+  });
+
   it("defaults persistent data grid view options off and preserves enabled values", () => {
     const defaults = normalizeEditorSettings({});
     expect(defaults.dataGridMultiRowTranspose).toBe(false);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 6f7d2970e3..71a2aeb2a8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ export type DataGridSearchMode = (typeof DATA_GRID_SEARCH_MODES)[number];
 export type DataGridFilterEditorView = "quick" | "conditions" | "text";
 const RESULT_RUN_DISPLAY_MODES = ["tabs", "list"] as const;
 export type ResultRunDisplayMode = (typeof RESULT_RUN_DISPLAY_MODES)[number];
+const MULTI_STATEMENT_DEFAULT_VIEWS = ["result", "summary"] as const;
+export type MultiStatementDefaultView = (typeof MULTI_STATEMENT_DEFAULT_VIEWS)[number];
 export const TABLE_FONT_SIZE_MIN = 8;
 export const TABLE_FONT_SIZE_MAX = 16;
 export const TABLE_FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT = 13;
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ export interface EditorSettings {
   dataGridCopyExtractor: DataGridCopyPreference;
   dataGridExtractorOptions: DataGridExtractorOptions;
   resultRunDisplayMode: ResultRunDisplayMode;
+  multiStatementDefaultView: MultiStatementDefaultView;
   dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: boolean;
   dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: boolean;
   dataGridCrosshairHighlight: boolean;
@@ -797,6 +800,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS: EditorSettings = {
   dataGridCopyExtractor: "smart",
   dataGridExtractorOptions: normalizeDataGridExtractorOptions(DEFAULT_DATA_GRID_EXTRACTOR_OPTIONS),
   resultRunDisplayMode: "tabs",
+  multiStatementDefaultView: "result",
   dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: false,
   dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: true,
   dataGridCrosshairHighlight: false,
@@ -926,6 +930,10 @@ function normalizeResultRunDisplayMode(value: unknown): ResultRunDisplayMode {
   return RESULT_RUN_DISPLAY_MODES.includes(value as ResultRunDisplayMode) ? (value as ResultRunDisplayMode) : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.resultRunDisplayMode;
 }
 
+function normalizeMultiStatementDefaultView(value: unknown): MultiStatementDefaultView {
+  return MULTI_STATEMENT_DEFAULT_VIEWS.includes(value as MultiStatementDefaultView) ? (value as MultiStatementDefaultView) : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.multiStatementDefaultView;
+}
+
 function normalizeTableFontSize(value: unknown): number {
   if (typeof value !== "number" || !Number.isFinite(value)) return TABLE_FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT;
   return Math.min(TABLE_FONT_SIZE_MAX, Math.max(TABLE_FONT_SIZE_MIN, Math.round(value)));
@@ -1199,6 +1207,7 @@ export function normalizeEditorSettings(settings: Partial<EditorSettings>, exist
     dataGridCopyExtractor: normalizeDataGridCopyPreference(settings.dataGridCopyExtractor),
     dataGridExtractorOptions: normalizeDataGridExtractorOptions(settings.dataGridExtractorOptions),
     resultRunDisplayMode: normalizeResultRunDisplayMode(settings.resultRunDisplayMode),
+    multiStatementDefaultView: normalizeMultiStatementDefaultView(settings.multiStatementDefaultView),
     dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow: settings.dataGridAutoTransposeSingleRow === true,
     dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible: typeof settings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible === "boolean" ? settings.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCellDetailButtonVisible,
     dataGridCrosshairHighlight: typeof settings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight === "boolean" ? settings.dataGridCrosshairHighlight : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight,
@@ -1818,6 +1827,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     if (partial.dataGridCopyExtractor !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridCopyExtractor = normalizeDataGridCopyPreference(partial.dataGridCopyExtractor);
     if (partial.dataGridExtractorOptions !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridExtractorOptions = normalizeDataGridExtractorOptions(partial.dataGridExtractorOptions);
     if (partial.resultRunDisplayMode !== undefined) editorSettings.value.resultRunDisplayMode = normalizeResultRunDisplayMode(partial.resultRunDisplayMode);
+    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.dataGridCrosshairHighlight !== undefined) editorSettings.value.dataGridCrosshairHighlight = typeof partial.dataGridCrosshairHighlight === "boolean" ? partial.dataGridCrosshairHighlight : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.dataGridCrosshairHighlight;