diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
index b6073b79e0..7b5f71fdf9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Loader2, CheckCircle2, XCircle, AlertCircle, X, FileDown, DatabaseBackup, FileCode2, ArrowRightLeft } from "@lucide/vue";
-import { useExportTracker, type ExportTask } from "@/composables/useExportTracker";
+import { formatDataTransferDuration, useExportTracker, type ExportTask } from "@/composables/useExportTracker";
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const { tasks, activeCount, hasActive, clearFinished, cancelTask, removeTask } = useExportTracker();
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ const rowsText = (task: ExportTask) => {
         })
       : task.currentTable || "";
     const rowText = task.totalRows ? `${task.rowsExported.toLocaleString()} / ${task.totalRows.toLocaleString()} ${t("exportProgress.rowsShort")}` : `${task.rowsExported.toLocaleString()} ${t("exportProgress.rowsShort")}`;
-    return task.currentTable ? `${tableText} · ${task.currentTable} · ${rowText}` : tableText;
+    const finishedAt = task.finishedAt ?? Date.now();
+    const durationText = t("exportProgress.elapsed", { duration: formatDataTransferDuration(finishedAt - (task.startedAt ?? finishedAt)) });
+    return task.currentTable ? `${tableText} · ${task.currentTable} · ${rowText} · ${durationText}` : `${tableText} · ${durationText}`;
   }
   if (task.totalRows) return `${task.rowsExported.toLocaleString()} / ${task.totalRows.toLocaleString()}`;
   return `${task.rowsExported.toLocaleString()} ${t("exportProgress.rowsShort")}`;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c15b1065af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { createApp, defineComponent, h, nextTick, type App } from "vue";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import i18n from "@/i18n";
+
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/popover", async () => {
+  const { defineComponent, h } = await import("vue");
+  const passthrough = defineComponent({
+    setup(_props, { slots }) {
+      return () => h("div", slots.default?.());
+    },
+  });
+  return { Popover: passthrough, PopoverContent: passthrough, PopoverTrigger: passthrough };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/button", async () => {
+  const { defineComponent, h } = await import("vue");
+  return {
+    Button: defineComponent({
+      setup(_props, { slots }) {
+        return () => h("button", slots.default?.());
+      },
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+import ExportProgressPopover from "@/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue";
+import { useExportTracker } from "@/composables/useExportTracker";
+
+const mountedApps: App[] = [];
+let now = 0;
+
+function resetTracker() {
+  const tracker = useExportTracker();
+  for (const task of tracker.tasks.value) tracker.removeTask(task.exportId);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  now = 0;
+  vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() => now);
+  resetTracker();
+  i18n.global.locale.value = "en";
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const app of mountedApps.splice(0)) app.unmount();
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  resetTracker();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+async function mountPopover() {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.append(container);
+  const app = createApp(
+    defineComponent({
+      setup() {
+        return () => h(ExportProgressPopover);
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+  mountedApps.push(app);
+  app.use(i18n);
+  app.mount(container);
+  await nextTick();
+}
+
+describe("ExportProgressPopover data transfer duration", () => {
+  it("shows frozen transfer elapsed time without adding it to other task kinds", async () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 1_000;
+    const transfer = tracker.addDataTransferTask("transfer", "users", 1);
+    now = 66_000;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(transfer.exportId, {
+      transferId: transfer.exportId,
+      table: "users",
+      tableIndex: 1,
+      totalTables: 1,
+      rowsTransferred: 10,
+      totalRows: 10,
+      status: "done",
+      error: null,
+      terminal: true,
+    });
+    tracker.addTask("audit_log", "csv", "/tmp/audit_log.csv");
+
+    now = 120_000;
+    await mountPopover();
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Elapsed: 1m 5s");
+    expect(document.body.textContent?.match(/Elapsed:/g)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useExportTracker.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useExportTracker.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c8c9deb64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useExportTracker.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { TransferProgress, TransferRequest } from "@/lib/backend/api";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/backend/api", () => ({
+  startTransfer: vi.fn(),
+  cancelTransfer: vi.fn(),
+  cancelDatabaseExport: vi.fn(),
+  cancelSqlFileExecution: vi.fn(),
+  cancelTableExport: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
+import { formatDataTransferDuration, useExportTracker } from "@/composables/useExportTracker";
+
+let now = 0;
+
+function transferRequest(transferId: string, tables = ["users"]): TransferRequest {
+  return {
+    transferId,
+    sourceConnectionId: "source",
+    sourceDatabase: "source_db",
+    sourceSchema: "public",
+    targetConnectionId: "target",
+    targetDatabase: "target_db",
+    targetSchema: "public",
+    tables,
+    createTable: true,
+    mode: "append",
+    targetTableNameCase: "preserve",
+    batchSize: 1000,
+  };
+}
+
+function transferProgress(transferId: string, status: TransferProgress["status"], terminal = true): TransferProgress {
+  return {
+    transferId,
+    table: "users",
+    tableIndex: 1,
+    totalTables: 1,
+    rowsTransferred: 10,
+    totalRows: 10,
+    status,
+    error: status === "error" ? "transfer failed" : null,
+    terminal,
+  };
+}
+
+function resetTracker() {
+  const tracker = useExportTracker();
+  for (const task of tracker.tasks.value) tracker.removeTask(task.exportId);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  now = 0;
+  vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() => now);
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  resetTracker();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  resetTracker();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("data transfer task duration", () => {
+  it("freezes the first successful terminal duration", () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 1_000;
+    const task = tracker.addDataTransferTask("success", "users", 1);
+
+    now = 4_500;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(task.exportId, transferProgress(task.exportId, "done"));
+    now = 9_000;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(task.exportId, transferProgress(task.exportId, "done"));
+
+    expect(task.startedAt).toBe(1_000);
+    expect(task.finishedAt).toBe(4_500);
+    expect(task.status).toBe("Done");
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["error", "Error"],
+    ["cancelled", "Cancelled"],
+  ] as const)("freezes %s terminal duration", (status, expectedStatus) => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 2_000;
+    const task = tracker.addDataTransferTask(status, "users", 1);
+
+    now = 7_250;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(task.exportId, transferProgress(task.exportId, status));
+
+    expect(task.finishedAt! - task.startedAt!).toBe(5_250);
+    expect(task.status).toBe(expectedStatus);
+  });
+
+  it("tracks concurrent transfer durations independently", () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 1_000;
+    const first = tracker.addDataTransferTask("first", "first", 1);
+    now = 2_000;
+    const second = tracker.addDataTransferTask("second", "second", 1);
+
+    now = 5_000;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(first.exportId, transferProgress(first.exportId, "done"));
+    now = 8_000;
+    tracker.updateDataTransferTask(second.exportId, transferProgress(second.exportId, "cancelled"));
+
+    expect(first.finishedAt! - first.startedAt!).toBe(4_000);
+    expect(second.finishedAt! - second.startedAt!).toBe(6_000);
+  });
+
+  it("records an immediate start failure as a terminal duration", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(api.startTransfer).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("start failed"));
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 10_000;
+    const task = tracker.startDataTransferTask(transferRequest("start-failure"), "users");
+    now = 10_025;
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(task.status).toBe("Error"));
+
+    expect(task.finishedAt! - task.startedAt!).toBe(25);
+    expect(task.errorMessage).toBe("start failed");
+  });
+
+  it("freezes an overlapping transfer failure without starting another request", async () => {
+    let resolveFirst!: () => void;
+    vi.mocked(api.startTransfer).mockImplementationOnce(() => new Promise<void>((resolve) => (resolveFirst = resolve)));
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    now = 100;
+    tracker.startDataTransferTask(transferRequest("active"), "active");
+    now = 130;
+    const overlapping = tracker.startDataTransferTask(transferRequest("overlap"), "overlap");
+
+    expect(overlapping.status).toBe("Error");
+    expect(overlapping.finishedAt! - overlapping.startedAt!).toBe(0);
+    expect(api.startTransfer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    resolveFirst();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps SQL-file backend elapsed time unchanged", () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    const task = tracker.addSqlFileTask("sql", "script.sql", "/tmp/script.sql");
+
+    tracker.updateSqlFileTask(task.exportId, {
+      executionId: task.exportId,
+      status: "done",
+      statementIndex: 1,
+      successCount: 1,
+      failureCount: 0,
+      affectedRows: 3,
+      elapsedMs: 1_234,
+      statementSummary: "SELECT 1",
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(task.elapsedMs).toBe(1_234);
+    expect(task.startedAt).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(task.finishedAt).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatDataTransferDuration", () => {
+  it("formats millisecond, second, minute, and hour boundaries", () => {
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(Number.NaN)).toBe("0 ms");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(-1)).toBe("0 ms");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(999)).toBe("999 ms");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(1_000)).toBe("1.0 s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(59_999)).toBe("59.9 s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(60_000)).toBe("1m 0s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(60_999)).toBe("1m 0s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(3_599_999)).toBe("59m 59s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(3_600_000)).toBe("1h 0m 0s");
+    expect(formatDataTransferDuration(3_661_000)).toBe("1h 1m 1s");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
index da0b7e1799..6e48e06491 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export interface ExportTask {
   failureCount?: number;
   affectedRows?: number;
   elapsedMs?: number;
+  startedAt?: number;
+  finishedAt?: number;
   statementSummary?: string;
   tableIndex?: number;
   totalTables?: number;
@@ -55,6 +57,26 @@ function normalizeTransferStatus(status: api.TransferProgress["status"], termina
   return "Running";
 }
 
+function finishDataTransferTask(task: ExportTask) {
+  // Preserve the first terminal timestamp so later completion events cannot change the displayed duration.
+  task.finishedAt ??= Date.now();
+}
+
+export function formatDataTransferDuration(elapsedMs: number): string {
+  const safeElapsedMs = Math.max(0, Number.isFinite(elapsedMs) ? Math.round(elapsedMs) : 0);
+  if (safeElapsedMs < 1000) return `${safeElapsedMs} ms`;
+
+  if (safeElapsedMs < 60_000) return `${(Math.floor(safeElapsedMs / 100) / 10).toFixed(1)} s`;
+
+  const totalSeconds = Math.floor(safeElapsedMs / 1000);
+  const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
+  const totalMinutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
+  if (totalMinutes < 60) return `${totalMinutes}m ${seconds}s`;
+
+  const hours = Math.floor(totalMinutes / 60);
+  return `${hours}h ${totalMinutes % 60}m ${seconds}s`;
+}
+
 function targetTableName(table: string, nameCase: api.TransferTableNameCase): string {
   if (nameCase === "lower") return table.toLowerCase();
   if (nameCase === "upper") return table.toUpperCase();
@@ -167,6 +189,7 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
       tableIndex: 0,
       totalTables,
       currentTable: "",
+      startedAt: Date.now(),
     });
     taskMap.set(transferId, task);
     return task;
@@ -182,6 +205,7 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
   ): ExportTask {
     const existingTask = taskMap.get(request.transferId);
     const task = existingTask ?? addDataTransferTask(request.transferId, label, request.tables.length);
+    task.startedAt ??= Date.now();
     task.targetConnectionId = request.targetConnectionId;
     task.targetDatabase = request.targetDatabase;
     task.targetSchema = request.targetSchema;
@@ -193,6 +217,7 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
       task.status = "Error";
       const visibleTables = overlappingTables.slice(0, 5);
       task.errorMessage = options.formatOverlapError?.(visibleTables) ?? `Another data transfer is already running for target table(s): ${visibleTables.join(", ")}`;
+      finishDataTransferTask(task);
       return task;
     }
 
@@ -272,6 +297,7 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
     const nextStatus = normalizeTransferStatus(progress.status, progress.terminal);
     const hadError = task.status === "Error";
     task.status = hadError && nextStatus === "Done" ? "Error" : nextStatus;
+    if (isTerminalTransferProgress(progress)) finishDataTransferTask(task);
     task.errorMessage = progress.error || task.errorMessage || null;
     task.tableIndex = progress.tableIndex;
     task.totalTables = progress.totalTables;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index dee4df77b6..78b0a030dd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ export default {
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objects",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} tables",
     statementsCount: "{done} succeeded, {failed} failed",
+    elapsed: "Elapsed: {duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "Database Workspace",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index c67285c796..cdc13c19a5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objetos",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} tablas",
     statementsCount: "{done} exitosas, {failed} fallidas",
+    elapsed: "Transcurrido: {duration}",
     delete: "Eliminar",
   },
   welcome: {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 9db331ee14..b57b1a577c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} oggetti",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} tabelle",
     statementsCount: "{done} riuscite, {failed} non riuscite",
+    elapsed: "Tempo trascorso: {duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "Area di Lavoro Database",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 4fffab020b..f6dc0a8a21 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} オブジェクト",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} テーブル",
     statementsCount: "{done}成功、{failed}失敗",
+    elapsed: "経過時間: {duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "データベースワークスペース",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 96b3b681db..fb93b71fae 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objetos",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} tabelas",
     statementsCount: "{done} com sucesso, {failed} com falha",
+    elapsed: "Decorrido: {duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "Área de Trabalho do Banco de Dados",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index b7754d4266..17389f1486 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} 个对象",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} 张表",
     statementsCount: "成功 {done}，失败 {failed}",
+    elapsed: "耗时：{duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "数据库工作台",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 4074a77aa9..b2e55fff3e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} 個物件",
     tablesCount: "{current} / {total} 張資料表",
     statementsCount: "{done} 成功，{failed} 失敗",
+    elapsed: "耗時：{duration}",
   },
   welcome: {
     title: "資料庫工作檯",