diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
index c2358a458f..be34ef6ac6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { ensureReadOnlyWriteAccess } from "@/lib/database/readOnlyWriteAccess";
 import { useProductionSafetyStore } from "@/stores/productionSafetyStore";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import type { TransferContent, TransferObjectKind, TransferTableNameCase } from "@/lib/backend/api";
-import { crossFamilyTransferableKinds, isSameTransferFamily, isTransferPairSupported, transferObjectKindsForDatabase } from "@/lib/database/transferObjectKinds";
+import { crossFamilyTransferableKinds, isSameTransferFamily, isTransferPairSupported, transferObjectFamily, transferObjectKindsForDatabase } from "@/lib/database/transferObjectKinds";
 import ObjectSelectionTree from "@/components/transfer/ObjectSelectionTree.vue";
 import TransferTaskTree from "@/components/transfer/TransferTaskTree.vue";
 import DataTransferProgressDialog from "@/components/transfer/DataTransferProgressDialog.vue";
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ const pendingTargetSchemaPrefill = ref("");
 // Options
 const selectedStrategy = ref<TransferStrategy>("append");
 const targetTableStrategy = computed<TransferStrategy>({
-  get: () => (transferContent.value === "structureOnly" && selectedStrategy.value !== "rebuild" ? "append" : selectedStrategy.value),
+  // Structure-only transfers have no table-data operation, but overwrite is
+  // still meaningful for selected schema objects (for example MySQL routines).
+  // Keep upsert unavailable in this mode while preserving an explicit overwrite.
+  get: () => (transferContent.value === "structureOnly" && (selectedStrategy.value === "upsert" || (selectedStrategy.value === "overwrite" && !structureOverwriteSupported())) ? "append" : selectedStrategy.value),
   set: (value) => {
     selectedStrategy.value = value;
   },
@@ -285,6 +288,12 @@ function requestedTableFilters(): Record<string, string> | undefined {
 const sourceTransferType = computed(() => transferDatabaseTypeForConnection(store.getConfig(sourceConnectionId.value)));
 const targetTransferType = computed(() => transferDatabaseTypeForConnection(store.getConfig(targetConnectionId.value)));
 const isXuguTransferPair = computed(() => sourceTransferType.value === "xugu" && targetTransferType.value === "xugu");
+
+function structureOverwriteSupported(): boolean {
+  if (transferContent.value !== "structureOnly") return true;
+  const hasNonTableObject = Object.entries(selectedObjects.value).some(([kind, names]) => kind !== "TABLE" && (names?.size ?? 0) > 0);
+  return transferObjectFamily(sourceTransferType.value) === "mysql" && transferObjectFamily(targetTransferType.value) === "mysql" && hasNonTableObject;
+}
 // The table-name-case selector is hidden for Xugu pairs; reset any earlier choice so the
 // blocking xuguPreserveTableNames hint cannot strand the user without a visible control.
 watch(isXuguTransferPair, (isXuguPair) => {
@@ -1195,7 +1204,10 @@ function onSelectedTaskIdUpdate(id: string | null) {
 // ---- confirmation for the immutable, previewed transfer request ----
 
 function transferStrategyLabel(request: api.TransferRequest): string {
-  if (request.content === "structureOnly") return t(request.dropTargetBeforeCreate ? "transfer.modeRebuildStructure" : "transfer.modeKeepExisting");
+  if (request.content === "structureOnly") {
+    if (request.dropTargetBeforeCreate) return t("transfer.modeRebuildStructure");
+    return t(request.mode === "overwrite" ? "transfer.modeReplaceExisting" : "transfer.modeKeepExisting");
+  }
   const strategy = resolveTransferStrategy(request);
   const keys = { append: "modeAppend", overwrite: "modeOverwrite", upsert: "modeUpsert", rebuild: "modeRebuild" };
   return t(`transfer.${keys[strategy]}`);
@@ -1265,7 +1277,7 @@ const confirmationDetails = computed(() => {
     lines.push(t("transfer.structurePlanSqlPreview"));
 
     const unexpandedObjects = request.objects.filter((selection) => selection.objectType !== "TABLE" && selection.names.length > 0);
-    if (unexpandedObjects.length > 0) {
+    if (unexpandedObjects.length > 0 && !preview.structure.schemaObjectsExpanded) {
       lines.push(t("transfer.structurePreviewUnexpandedObjects", { objects: unexpandedObjects.map((selection) => selection.names.join(", ")).join("; ") }));
     }
     lines.push(t("transfer.structurePreviewRevalidation"));
@@ -1599,7 +1611,7 @@ async function saveConfigTask() {
                   </SelectTrigger>
                   <SelectContent>
                     <SelectItem value="append">{{ t(transferContent === "structureOnly" ? "transfer.modeKeepExisting" : "transfer.modeAppend") }}</SelectItem>
-                    <SelectItem v-if="transferContent !== 'structureOnly'" value="overwrite">{{ t("transfer.modeOverwrite") }}</SelectItem>
+                    <SelectItem v-if="transferContent !== 'structureOnly' || structureOverwriteSupported()" value="overwrite">{{ t(transferContent === "structureOnly" ? "transfer.modeReplaceExisting" : "transfer.modeOverwrite") }}</SelectItem>
                     <SelectItem v-if="transferContent !== 'structureOnly'" value="upsert" :disabled="!upsertSupported">{{ t("transfer.modeUpsert") }}</SelectItem>
                     <SelectItem value="rebuild" :disabled="!!rebuildDisabledReason">{{ t(transferContent === "structureOnly" ? "transfer.modeRebuildStructure" : "transfer.modeRebuild") }}</SelectItem>
                   </SelectContent>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStructurePreview.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStructurePreview.spec.ts
index cb630e8f10..3d83795b1c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStructurePreview.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStructurePreview.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function structureRequest(overrides: Partial<TransferRequest> = {}): TransferReq
 }
 
 function structurePreview(sql = '-- orders -> reporting.orders\nCREATE TABLE "reporting"."orders" ("id" integer);'): TransferOwnershipPreview["structure"] {
-  return { sql, tables: [{ sourceTable: "orders", targetTable: "reporting.orders", preexisting: false, sql }], operations: [] };
+  return { sql, tables: [{ sourceTable: "orders", targetTable: "reporting.orders", preexisting: false, sql }], operations: [], schemaObjectsExpanded: false };
 }
 
 function preview(overrides: Partial<TransferOwnershipPreview> = {}): TransferOwnershipPreview {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index dccf46e782..16c468cb10 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -7604,6 +7604,7 @@ export default {
     transferMode: "Transfer mode",
     modeAppend: "Append (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Overwrite (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "Replace existing objects",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (INSERT or UPDATE by PK)",
     targetTableNameCase: "Target table name case",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "Quote target column names",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index d8ca930869..c8201f17a7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -6820,6 +6820,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "Modo de transferencia",
     modeAppend: "Agregar (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Sobrescribir (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "Reemplazar objetos existentes",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (INSERT o UPDATE por PK)",
     targetTableNameCase: "Mayúsculas/minúsculas de tabla destino",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "Citar columnas de destino",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 0d7a7e7beb..c53c5b0304 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -6637,6 +6637,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "Modalità trasferimento",
     modeAppend: "Accoda (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Sovrascrivi (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "Sostituisci oggetti esistenti",
     modeUpsert: "Aggiorna/Inserisci (INSERT o UPDATE per chiave primaria)",
     targetTableNameCase: "Maiuscole/minuscole tabella destinazione",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "Quota colonne di destinazione",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 5af5024cb6..eb396b8ec7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -6657,6 +6657,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "転送モード",
     modeAppend: "追加 (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "上書き (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "既存のオブジェクトを置き換え",
     modeUpsert: "アップサート (主キーでINSERT or UPDATE)",
     targetTableNameCase: "対象テーブル名の大小文字",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "対象列名を引用",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 6cd115a764..0d82a27886 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -6436,6 +6436,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "이전 모드",
     modeAppend: "추가 (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "덮어쓰기 (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "기존 객체 교체",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (PK 기준 INSERT 또는 UPDATE)",
     targetTableNameCase: "대상 테이블 이름 대소문자",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "대상 열 이름 인용",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index d69b6fe7c9..15818de04e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -6637,6 +6637,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "Modo de transferência",
     modeAppend: "Anexar (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Sobrescrever (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "Substituir objetos existentes",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (INSERT ou UPDATE por PK)",
     targetTableNameCase: "Maiúsculas/minúsculas da tabela de destino",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "Citar colunas de destino",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index f2b1f905c7..359d63d3e6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -7870,6 +7870,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "Режим переноса",
     modeAppend: "Добавить (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Перезаписать (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "Заменить существующие объекты",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (INSERT или UPDATE по PK)",
     targetTableNameCase: "Регистр имён целевых таблиц",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "Заключать имена целевых столбцов в кавычки",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/th.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
index 4663d41ecf..cd30030e84 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
@@ -8260,6 +8260,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "Mode การถ่ายโอน",
     modeAppend: "Append (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "Overwrite (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "แทนที่ออบเจ็กต์ที่มีอยู่",
     modeUpsert: "Upsert (INSERT หรือ UPDATE ด้วย PK)",
     targetTableNameCase: "ตัวพิมพ์เล็กใหญ่ของชื่อ Table เป้าหมาย",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "ใส่ Quote ชื่อ Column เป้าหมาย",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 8071a66cc5..772c6ae19f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -7586,6 +7586,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "传输模式",
     modeAppend: "追加 (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "覆盖 (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "存在则替换对象",
     modeUpsert: "更新插入 (按主键 INSERT 或 UPDATE)",
     targetTableNameCase: "目标表名大小写",
     quoteTargetColumnNames: "引用目标字段名",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 8463c967b0..5853eb7a98 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -5968,6 +5968,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     transferMode: "傳輸模式",
     modeAppend: "追加 (INSERT)",
     modeOverwrite: "覆蓋 (TRUNCATE + INSERT)",
+    modeReplaceExisting: "已有物件則取代",
     modeUpsert: "更新插入 (按主鍵 INSERT 或 UPDATE)",
     batchSize: "每批筆數",
     operationTimeout: "操作逾時（秒）",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
index 8b8e0fa1aa..5cf2e62826 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
@@ -5894,6 +5894,8 @@ export interface TransferStructurePreview {
   sql: string;
   tables: TransferStructurePreviewTable[];
   operations: TransferStructureOperation[];
+  /** Whether selected non-table schema objects are expanded in the SQL preview. */
+  schemaObjectsExpanded: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface TransferOwnershipPreview {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer.rs
index 0bb53c036c..c8de5bbe6b 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ use crate::db;
 use crate::db::agent_driver::AgentTableReadStartParams;
 use crate::db::mongo_driver::MongoDocumentResult;
 use crate::models::connection::{ConnectionConfig, DatabaseType};
-use crate::object_source_sql::{build_executable_object_source_statements, EditableObjectSourceSqlInput};
+use crate::object_source_sql::{
+    build_executable_object_source_statements, build_mysql_routine_replacement_statements, EditableObjectSourceSqlInput,
+};
 use crate::query::{
     agent_execute_query_params, is_dbx_query_timeout_error, pool_error_action, query_timeout_duration,
     should_discard_pool_after_query_timeout, wait_for_query_opt, PoolErrorAction, QueryExecutionOptions,
@@ -393,6 +395,9 @@ pub struct TransferStructurePreview {
     pub sql: String,
     pub tables: Vec<TransferStructurePreviewTable>,
     pub operations: Vec<TransferStructureOperation>,
+    /// Whether selected non-table schema objects are expanded in `sql`.
+    #[serde(rename = "schemaObjectsExpanded")]
+    pub schema_objects_expanded: bool,
 }
 
 /// One user-facing logical operation produced by the structure transfer planner.
@@ -1068,6 +1073,30 @@ pub fn validate_transfer_database_pair(
     if transfer_support_level(target_db_type).is_none() {
         return Err(format!("{} 暂未声明数据传输兼容级别", target_db_type.as_str()));
     }
+    if !matches!(source_db_type, DatabaseType::Xugu)
+        && !matches!(target_db_type, DatabaseType::Xugu)
+        && matches!(request.content, TransferContent::StructureOnly)
+        && request.mode == TransferMode::Overwrite
+        && request.objects.as_ref().map_or_else(
+            || {
+                // The legacy PostgreSQL→PostgreSQL request shape omitted
+                // `objects` but still means "all schema objects".
+                transfer_object_family(source_db_type) == Some(TransferObjectFamily::Postgres)
+                    && transfer_object_family(target_db_type) == Some(TransferObjectFamily::Postgres)
+            },
+            |objects| {
+                objects
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|selection| selection.object_type != TransferObjectKind::Table && !selection.names.is_empty())
+            },
+        )
+        && !matches!(
+            (transfer_object_family(source_db_type), transfer_object_family(target_db_type)),
+            (Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql), Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql))
+        )
+    {
+        return Err("结构-only 的“存在则替换”当前仅支持 MySQL 同族的非表对象".to_string());
+    }
     if !matches!(source_db_type, DatabaseType::Xugu) && !matches!(target_db_type, DatabaseType::Xugu) {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -1365,7 +1394,7 @@ pub fn target_object_exists_sql(
 /// Remove `DEFINER=`user`@`host`` tokens from MySQL DDL (they are not
 /// transferable and frequently reference accounts that don't exist on target).
 pub fn strip_mysql_definer(ddl: &str) -> String {
-    let re = Regex::new(r"(?i)\bDEFINER\s*=\s*`[^`]*`@`[^`]*`\s*").unwrap();
+    let re = Regex::new(r"(?i)\bDEFINER\s*=\s*`(?:``|[^`])*`@`(?:``|[^`])*`\s*").unwrap();
     re.replace_all(ddl, "").to_string()
 }
 
@@ -1375,8 +1404,10 @@ pub fn rewrite_mysql_schema_qualifier(ddl: &str, source_schema: &str, target_sch
     if source_schema == target_schema || source_schema.is_empty() {
         return ddl.to_string();
     }
-    let re = Regex::new(&format!(r"`{}`\.", regex::escape(source_schema))).unwrap();
-    re.replace_all(ddl, &format!("`{}`.", target_schema)).to_string()
+    let source = quote_identifier(source_schema, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
+    let target = quote_identifier(target_schema, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
+    let re = Regex::new(&format!(r"{}\.", regex::escape(&source))).unwrap();
+    re.replace_all(ddl, |_: &regex::Captures<'_>| format!("{target}.")).to_string()
 }
 
 pub fn mysql_trigger_ddl(
@@ -1387,8 +1418,11 @@ pub fn mysql_trigger_ddl(
     table: &str,
     statement: &str,
 ) -> String {
+    let name = quote_identifier(name, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
+    let schema = quote_identifier(schema, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
+    let table = quote_identifier(table, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
     format!(
-        "CREATE TRIGGER `{name}` {timing} {manipulation} ON `{schema}`.`{table}` FOR EACH ROW {statement}",
+        "CREATE TRIGGER {name} {timing} {manipulation} ON {schema}.{table} FOR EACH ROW {statement}",
         name = name,
         timing = timing,
         manipulation = manipulation,
@@ -1399,8 +1433,9 @@ pub fn mysql_trigger_ddl(
 }
 
 pub fn mysql_event_ddl(_schema: &str, name: &str, status: &str, schedule: &str, body: &str) -> String {
+    let name = quote_identifier(name, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
     format!(
-        "CREATE EVENT `{name}` ON SCHEDULE {schedule} {status} DO {body}",
+        "CREATE EVENT {name} ON SCHEDULE {schedule} {status} DO {body}",
         name = name,
         schedule = schedule,
         status = status,
@@ -1416,10 +1451,12 @@ pub fn mysql_event_ddl(_schema: &str, name: &str, status: &str, schedule: &str,
 pub fn mysql_object_source_query(kind: &TransferObjectKind, database: &str, name: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     let db = quote_string_literal(database);
     let n = quote_string_literal(name);
+    let database_identifier = quote_identifier(database, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
+    let object_identifier = quote_identifier(name, &DatabaseType::Mysql);
     let ddl = match kind {
-        TransferObjectKind::View => format!("SHOW CREATE VIEW `{database}`.`{name}`"),
-        TransferObjectKind::Procedure => format!("SHOW CREATE PROCEDURE `{database}`.`{name}`"),
-        TransferObjectKind::Function => format!("SHOW CREATE FUNCTION `{database}`.`{name}`"),
+        TransferObjectKind::View => format!("SHOW CREATE VIEW {database_identifier}.{object_identifier}"),
+        TransferObjectKind::Procedure => format!("SHOW CREATE PROCEDURE {database_identifier}.{object_identifier}"),
+        TransferObjectKind::Function => format!("SHOW CREATE FUNCTION {database_identifier}.{object_identifier}"),
         TransferObjectKind::Trigger => format!(
             "SELECT TRIGGER_NAME, ACTION_TIMING, EVENT_MANIPULATION, EVENT_OBJECT_TABLE, ACTION_STATEMENT \
              FROM information_schema.TRIGGERS WHERE TRIGGER_SCHEMA = {db} AND TRIGGER_NAME = {n}"
@@ -1477,6 +1514,175 @@ pub fn mysql_object_ddl_from_result(
     }
 }
 
+/// Build the statements needed to replace an existing MySQL schema object.
+fn mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    target_database: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    ddl: &str,
+    validation_name: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    let source_kind = match kind {
+        TransferObjectKind::Procedure => Some(db::ObjectSourceKind::Procedure),
+        TransferObjectKind::Function => Some(db::ObjectSourceKind::Function),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(source_kind) = source_kind {
+        let input = EditableObjectSourceSqlInput {
+            database_type: DatabaseType::Mysql,
+            object_type: source_kind,
+            schema: Some(target_database.to_string()),
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            source: ddl.to_string(),
+        };
+        let statements = match validation_name {
+            Some(validation_name) => build_mysql_routine_replacement_statements(input, validation_name)?,
+            None => build_executable_object_source_statements(input)?,
+        };
+        // SHOW CREATE should return the selected routine name.  Refuse to
+        // replace anything if a malformed/renamed source DDL would make the
+        // generated DROP target a different routine; otherwise a failed CREATE
+        // could leave the requested target missing without a safe rollback.
+        if validation_name.is_some()
+            && !statements.get(2).is_some_and(|statement| {
+                mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(kind, target_database, name, statement)
+            })
+        {
+            return Err(format!("MySQL {kind:?} source DDL name does not match selected object {name:?}"));
+        }
+        return Ok(statements);
+    }
+
+    let keyword = match kind {
+        TransferObjectKind::View => "VIEW",
+        TransferObjectKind::Trigger => "TRIGGER",
+        TransferObjectKind::Event => "EVENT",
+        _ => return Err(format!("MySQL object replacement not supported for {kind:?}")),
+    };
+    let qualified_name = format!(
+        "{}.{}",
+        quote_identifier(target_database, &DatabaseType::Mysql),
+        quote_identifier(name, &DatabaseType::Mysql)
+    );
+    Ok(vec![format!("DROP {keyword} IF EXISTS {qualified_name}"), ddl.to_string()])
+}
+
+fn mysql_object_drop_statement(kind: &TransferObjectKind, target_database: &str, name: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let keyword = match kind {
+        TransferObjectKind::View => "VIEW",
+        TransferObjectKind::Procedure => "PROCEDURE",
+        TransferObjectKind::Function => "FUNCTION",
+        TransferObjectKind::Trigger => "TRIGGER",
+        TransferObjectKind::Event => "EVENT",
+        _ => return Err(format!("MySQL object replacement not supported for {kind:?}")),
+    };
+    let qualified_name = format!(
+        "{}.{}",
+        quote_identifier(target_database, &DatabaseType::Mysql),
+        quote_identifier(name, &DatabaseType::Mysql)
+    );
+    Ok(format!("DROP {keyword} IF EXISTS {qualified_name};"))
+}
+
+fn mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name(
+    transfer_id: &str,
+    target_database: &str,
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    name: &str,
+) -> String {
+    // Scope the temporary name to one transfer run and keep it below MySQL's
+    // routine-name limit without exposing request text in executable SQL.
+    let mut hash = 0xcbf29ce484222325u64;
+    let kind_name = format!("{kind:?}");
+    for value in [transfer_id, target_database, kind_name.as_str(), name] {
+        for byte in value.bytes() {
+            hash ^= byte as u64;
+            hash = hash.wrapping_mul(0x100000001b3);
+        }
+        hash ^= 0xff;
+        hash = hash.wrapping_mul(0x100000001b3);
+    }
+    format!("dbx_transfer_check_{hash:016x}")
+}
+
+fn mysql_object_restore_statements(
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    target_database: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    ddl: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    Ok(vec![mysql_object_drop_statement(kind, target_database, name)?, ddl.to_string()])
+}
+
+fn normalize_mysql_statement_for_compare(statement: &str) -> String {
+    statement.trim().trim_end_matches(';').trim().to_ascii_lowercase()
+}
+
+fn mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    target_database: &str,
+    target_name: &str,
+    statement: &str,
+) -> bool {
+    let Ok(expected) = mysql_object_drop_statement(kind, target_database, target_name) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    normalize_mysql_statement_for_compare(statement) == normalize_mysql_statement_for_compare(&expected)
+}
+
+fn mysql_replacement_statement_drops_validation(
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    target_database: &str,
+    statement: &str,
+    validation_name: Option<&str>,
+) -> bool {
+    let Some(validation_name) = validation_name else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let Ok(expected) = mysql_object_drop_statement(kind, target_database, validation_name) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    normalize_mysql_statement_for_compare(statement) == normalize_mysql_statement_for_compare(&expected)
+}
+
+fn mysql_replacement_statement_creates_validation(
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    statement: &str,
+    validation_name: Option<&str>,
+) -> bool {
+    let Some(validation_name) = validation_name else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let keyword = match kind {
+        TransferObjectKind::Procedure => "procedure",
+        TransferObjectKind::Function => "function",
+        _ => return false,
+    };
+    let prefix =
+        Regex::new(&format!(r"(?is)^\s*CREATE\s+(?:DEFINER\s*=\s*.+?\s+)?{keyword}\s+(?:IF\s+NOT\s+EXISTS\s+)?"))
+            .expect("valid MySQL routine validation prefix");
+    let Some(captures) = prefix.find(statement) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    statement[captures.end()..]
+        .trim_start()
+        .to_ascii_lowercase()
+        .starts_with(&quote_identifier(validation_name, &DatabaseType::Mysql).to_ascii_lowercase())
+}
+
+async fn mysql_existing_object_ddl(
+    state: &AppState,
+    target_pool_key: &str,
+    target_database: &str,
+    kind: &TransferObjectKind,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let query = mysql_object_source_query(kind, target_database, name)?;
+    let result = execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &query).await?;
+    mysql_object_ddl_from_result(kind, target_database, &result.rows)
+}
+
 pub fn oracle_object_source_query(kind: &TransferObjectKind, schema: &str, name: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     let object_type = match kind {
         TransferObjectKind::View => "VIEW",
@@ -9327,6 +9533,9 @@ where
     F: FnMut(TransferProgress),
 {
     let mut outcome = TransferObjectOutcome::default();
+    // Overwrite is the explicit opt-in for replacing selected MySQL schema
+    // objects; append keeps the historical skip-existing behavior.
+    let replace_existing = request.mode == TransferMode::Overwrite;
     let source_db = &request.source_database;
     let target_db =
         if request.target_database.trim().is_empty() { source_db.as_str() } else { request.target_database.as_str() };
@@ -9355,24 +9564,196 @@ where
             // skip if the target already has it
             let exists_sql = target_object_exists_sql(&DatabaseType::Mysql, target_db, &name, &kind)?;
             let exists = !execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &exists_sql).await?.rows.is_empty();
-            if exists {
+            if exists && !replace_existing {
                 outcome.skipped.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
                 progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Running, None);
                 continue;
             }
+            let validation_name = if exists
+                && replace_existing
+                && matches!(kind, TransferObjectKind::Procedure | TransferObjectKind::Function)
+            {
+                let validation_name =
+                    mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name(&request.transfer_id, target_db, &kind, &name);
+                let validation_exists_sql =
+                    target_object_exists_sql(&DatabaseType::Mysql, target_db, &validation_name, &kind)?;
+                let validation_exists =
+                    !execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &validation_exists_sql).await?.rows.is_empty();
+                if validation_exists {
+                    let error = format!(
+                        "Temporary MySQL routine validation name already exists: {target_db}.{validation_name}; retry the transfer"
+                    );
+                    outcome.failed.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
+                    progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Error, Some(error));
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Some(validation_name)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            let replacement_backup = if exists && replace_existing {
+                match mysql_existing_object_ddl(state, target_pool_key, target_db, &kind, &name).await {
+                    Ok(ddl) => Some(ddl),
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        outcome.failed.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
+                        progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Error, Some(error));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
             let query = mysql_object_source_query(&kind, source_db, &name)?;
             let result = execute_on_pool(state, source_pool_key, &query).await?;
             let raw_ddl = mysql_object_ddl_from_result(&kind, source_db, &result.rows)?;
             let ddl = strip_mysql_definer(&raw_ddl);
             let ddl = rewrite_mysql_schema_qualifier(&ddl, source_db, target_db);
-            match execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &ddl).await {
-                Ok(_) => {
+            let statements = if exists && replace_existing {
+                match mysql_object_replacement_statements(&kind, target_db, &name, &ddl, validation_name.as_deref()) {
+                    Ok(statements) => statements,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        outcome.failed.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
+                        progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Error, Some(error));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                vec![ddl]
+            };
+            let mut execution_error = None;
+            let mut target_drop_attempted = false;
+            let mut target_drop_completed = false;
+            let mut validation_created = false;
+            let mut validation_cleaned = false;
+            for statement in statements {
+                let creates_validation =
+                    mysql_replacement_statement_creates_validation(&kind, &statement, validation_name.as_deref());
+                let drops_validation = mysql_replacement_statement_drops_validation(
+                    &kind,
+                    target_db,
+                    &statement,
+                    validation_name.as_deref(),
+                );
+                let drops_target = mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(&kind, target_db, &name, &statement);
+                target_drop_attempted |= drops_target;
+                if let Err(error) = execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &statement).await {
+                    execution_error = Some(error);
+                    break;
+                }
+                validation_created |= creates_validation;
+                validation_cleaned |= drops_validation;
+                target_drop_completed |= drops_target;
+            }
+            match execution_error {
+                None => {
                     outcome.transferred.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
                     progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Running, None);
                 }
-                Err(e) => {
+                Some(mut error) => {
+                    if target_drop_attempted && !target_drop_completed {
+                        match target_object_exists_sql(&DatabaseType::Mysql, target_db, &name, &kind) {
+                            Ok(exists_sql) => match execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &exists_sql).await {
+                                Ok(result) if result.rows.is_empty() => target_drop_completed = true,
+                                Ok(_) => {}
+                                Err(verify_error) => {
+                                    error = format!(
+                                        "{error}; failed to verify whether the original object still exists: {verify_error}"
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            },
+                            Err(verify_error) => {
+                                error = format!(
+                                    "{error}; failed to build verification for the original object: {verify_error}"
+                                );
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if validation_created && !validation_cleaned {
+                        if let Some(validation_name) = validation_name.as_deref() {
+                            match mysql_object_drop_statement(&kind, target_db, validation_name) {
+                                Ok(cleanup) => {
+                                    if let Err(cleanup_error) = execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &cleanup).await
+                                    {
+                                        error = format!(
+                                            "{error}; failed to clean up temporary validation routine: {cleanup_error}"
+                                        );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                Err(cleanup_error) => {
+                                    error = format!(
+                                        "{error}; failed to build temporary validation cleanup: {cleanup_error}"
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if target_drop_completed {
+                        if let Some(backup_ddl) = replacement_backup.as_deref() {
+                            match mysql_object_restore_statements(&kind, target_db, &name, backup_ddl) {
+                                Ok(restore_statements) => {
+                                    let mut restore_error = None;
+                                    for statement in restore_statements {
+                                        if let Err(restore) = execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &statement).await
+                                        {
+                                            restore_error = Some(restore);
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    if let Some(restore) = restore_error {
+                                        // A target routine may have a DEFINER account that the
+                                        // transfer user cannot recreate. Retry with the same
+                                        // definer-stripped form used for normal transfers before
+                                        // reporting that the original object is lost.
+                                        let stripped_backup = strip_mysql_definer(backup_ddl);
+                                        if stripped_backup != backup_ddl {
+                                            match mysql_object_restore_statements(
+                                                &kind,
+                                                target_db,
+                                                &name,
+                                                &stripped_backup,
+                                            ) {
+                                                Ok(fallback_statements) => {
+                                                    let mut fallback_error = None;
+                                                    for statement in fallback_statements {
+                                                        if let Err(fallback) =
+                                                            execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &statement).await
+                                                        {
+                                                            fallback_error = Some(fallback);
+                                                            break;
+                                                        }
+                                                    }
+                                                    if let Some(fallback) = fallback_error {
+                                                        error = format!(
+                                                            "{error}; failed to restore the original object: {restore}; fallback restore also failed: {fallback}"
+                                                        );
+                                                    } else {
+                                                        error = format!(
+                                                            "{error}; the original object was restored without its original DEFINER"
+                                                        );
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                                Err(fallback) => {
+                                                    error = format!(
+                                                        "{error}; failed to restore the original object: {restore}; fallback restore could not be built: {fallback}"
+                                                    );
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        } else {
+                                            error =
+                                                format!("{error}; failed to restore the original object: {restore}");
+                                        }
+                                    } else {
+                                        error = format!("{error}; the original object was restored");
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                Err(restore) => {
+                                    error = format!("{error}; failed to build restore statements: {restore}");
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     outcome.failed.push(format!("{kind:?}:{name}"));
-                    progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Error, Some(e));
+                    progress(&mut outcome, TransferStatus::Error, Some(error));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -14920,6 +15301,30 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
             assert!(error.contains("gbase"));
         }
 
+        #[test]
+        fn structure_only_object_overwrite_is_limited_to_mysql_family() {
+            let request = TransferRequest {
+                content: TransferContent::StructureOnly,
+                mode: TransferMode::Overwrite,
+                objects: Some(vec![TransferObjectSelection {
+                    object_type: TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                    names: vec!["refresh_cache".into()],
+                }]),
+                ..base_request()
+            };
+
+            assert!(validate_transfer_database_pair(&request, &DatabaseType::Mysql, &DatabaseType::Mysql).is_ok());
+            let error = validate_transfer_database_pair(&request, &DatabaseType::Postgres, &DatabaseType::Postgres)
+                .expect_err("non-MySQL object replacement must be rejected rather than silently skipped");
+            assert!(error.contains("MySQL"), "{error}");
+
+            let legacy_request = TransferRequest { objects: None, ..request };
+            assert!(
+                validate_transfer_database_pair(&legacy_request, &DatabaseType::Postgres, &DatabaseType::Postgres,)
+                    .is_err()
+            );
+        }
+
         #[test]
         fn xugu_structure_transfer_rejects_renamed_tables_and_non_table_objects() {
             let request = TransferRequest { target_table_name_case: TransferTableNameCase::Upper, ..base_request() };
@@ -15475,6 +15880,10 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
                 strip_mysql_definer("CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` VIEW v AS SELECT 1"),
                 "CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED VIEW v AS SELECT 1"
             );
+            assert_eq!(
+                strip_mysql_definer("CREATE DEFINER=`u``ser`@`host``name` PROCEDURE p() BEGIN END"),
+                "CREATE PROCEDURE p() BEGIN END"
+            );
             assert_eq!(strip_mysql_definer("CREATE PROCEDURE p() BEGIN END"), "CREATE PROCEDURE p() BEGIN END");
         }
 
@@ -15484,6 +15893,14 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
                 rewrite_mysql_schema_qualifier("CREATE VIEW `src`.`v` AS SELECT 1 FROM `src`.`t`", "src", "dst"),
                 "CREATE VIEW `dst`.`v` AS SELECT 1 FROM `dst`.`t`"
             );
+            assert_eq!(
+                rewrite_mysql_schema_qualifier(
+                    "CREATE VIEW `shop``tenant`.`v` AS SELECT 1 FROM `shop``tenant`.`t`",
+                    "shop`tenant",
+                    "dst$schema",
+                ),
+                "CREATE VIEW `dst$schema`.`v` AS SELECT 1 FROM `dst$schema`.`t`"
+            );
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -15495,6 +15912,10 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
             );
             let event = mysql_event_ddl("shop", "ev1", "ENABLE", "EVERY 1 DAY", "DELETE FROM logs");
             assert_eq!(event, "CREATE EVENT `ev1` ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 DAY ENABLE DO DELETE FROM logs");
+
+            let quoted = mysql_trigger_ddl("shop`tenant", "trg`1", "BEFORE", "INSERT", "user`events", "SET NEW.id = 1");
+            assert!(quoted.contains("CREATE TRIGGER `trg``1`"));
+            assert!(quoted.contains("ON `shop``tenant`.`user``events`"));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -15755,6 +16176,8 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
         fn builds_mysql_object_source_queries() {
             let sql = mysql_object_source_query(&TransferObjectKind::View, "shop", "v1").unwrap();
             assert!(sql.contains("SHOW CREATE VIEW"));
+            let quoted = mysql_object_source_query(&TransferObjectKind::View, "tenant`schema", "active`view").unwrap();
+            assert!(quoted.contains("SHOW CREATE VIEW `tenant``schema`.`active``view`"), "{quoted}");
             let sql = mysql_object_source_query(&TransferObjectKind::Trigger, "shop", "trg1").unwrap();
             assert!(sql.contains("information_schema.TRIGGERS"));
             assert!(sql.contains("TRIGGER_NAME = 'trg1'"));
@@ -15887,6 +16310,149 @@ CREATE TABLE "Other"."prefix""Source"."NAME" ("ID" INT);"#;
             assert_eq!(views, vec!["v1", "v2"]);
             assert!(selected_object_names(&selections, &TransferObjectKind::Event).is_empty());
         }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn mysql_overwrite_builds_drop_and_create_for_existing_objects() {
+            let view = mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+                &TransferObjectKind::View,
+                "target_db",
+                "v1",
+                "CREATE VIEW `target_db`.`v1` AS SELECT 1",
+                None,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                view,
+                vec![
+                    "DROP VIEW IF EXISTS `target_db`.`v1`".to_string(),
+                    "CREATE VIEW `target_db`.`v1` AS SELECT 1".to_string(),
+                ]
+            );
+            let trigger = mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Trigger,
+                "target_db",
+                "trg1",
+                "CREATE TRIGGER `trg1` BEFORE INSERT ON `target_db`.`items` FOR EACH ROW SET NEW.id = 1",
+                None,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(trigger[0], "DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `target_db`.`trg1`".to_string());
+            let event = mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Event,
+                "target_db",
+                "ev1",
+                "CREATE EVENT `ev1` ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 DAY ENABLE DO SELECT 1",
+                None,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(event[0], "DROP EVENT IF EXISTS `target_db`.`ev1`".to_string());
+
+            let validation_name =
+                mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name("transfer-1", "target_db", &TransferObjectKind::Procedure, "p1");
+            let routine = mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                "p1",
+                "CREATE PROCEDURE `p1`() BEGIN SELECT 1; END",
+                Some(&validation_name),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(routine.len(), 4);
+            assert!(routine[0].contains(&format!("CREATE PROCEDURE `{validation_name}`")));
+            assert!(routine[1].contains(&format!("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`{validation_name}`")));
+            assert!(routine[2].contains("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`p1`"));
+            assert!(!routine[0].to_ascii_uppercase().contains("DROP"));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn restore_statements_keep_original_definer_until_fallback() {
+            let backup = "CREATE DEFINER=`owner`@`localhost` PROCEDURE `p1`() BEGIN END";
+            let restore =
+                mysql_object_restore_statements(&TransferObjectKind::Procedure, "target_db", "p1", backup).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(restore[0], "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`p1`;".to_string());
+            assert_eq!(restore[1], backup);
+            assert_eq!(strip_mysql_definer(backup), "CREATE PROCEDURE `p1`() BEGIN END");
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn validation_drop_is_not_treated_as_target_drop() {
+            let validation_name = "dbx_transfer_check_0123456789abcdef";
+            let validation_drop = format!("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`{validation_name}`;");
+            let target_drop = "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`p1`;";
+            assert!(!mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                "p1",
+                &validation_drop,
+            ));
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                "p1",
+                target_drop,
+            ));
+            let dotted_name = "routine.name";
+            let dotted_drop = "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`routine.name`;";
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                dotted_name,
+                dotted_drop,
+            ));
+            let validation_create = format!("CREATE PROCEDURE `{validation_name}`() BEGIN END;");
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_creates_validation(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                &validation_create,
+                Some(validation_name),
+            ));
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_drops_validation(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                &validation_drop,
+                Some(validation_name),
+            ));
+
+            let differently_cased_target_drop = "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `target_db`.`P1`;";
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_drops_target(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                "p1",
+                differently_cased_target_drop,
+            ));
+
+            let current_user_validation_create =
+                format!("CREATE DEFINER=CURRENT_USER() PROCEDURE `{validation_name}`() BEGIN END;");
+            assert!(mysql_replacement_statement_creates_validation(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                &current_user_validation_create,
+                Some(validation_name),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn mysql_routine_replacement_rejects_a_source_name_mismatch() {
+            let validation_name =
+                mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name("transfer-1", "target_db", &TransferObjectKind::Procedure, "p1");
+            let error = mysql_object_replacement_statements(
+                &TransferObjectKind::Procedure,
+                "target_db",
+                "p1",
+                "CREATE PROCEDURE `p2`() BEGIN END",
+                Some(&validation_name),
+            )
+            .expect_err("a source routine with a different name must not replace the requested target");
+            assert!(error.contains("does not match"), "{error}");
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn transfer_validation_scopes_routine_validation_names_to_the_run() {
+            let first =
+                mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name("transfer-1", "target_db", &TransferObjectKind::Procedure, "p1");
+            let second =
+                mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name("transfer-2", "target_db", &TransferObjectKind::Procedure, "p1");
+            assert_ne!(first, second);
+            assert!(first.len() < 64);
+        }
     }
 
     mod transfer_oracle_executor_tests {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/overwrite_clear.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/overwrite_clear.rs
index 97d16efad1..6a3df8c9d6 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/overwrite_clear.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/overwrite_clear.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ pub async fn clear_foreign_key_linked_overwrite_targets(
     target_db_type: DatabaseType,
     target_pool_key: &str,
 ) -> Result<HashSet<String>, String> {
-    if request.mode != TransferMode::Overwrite
-        || request.drop_target_before_create
-        || tables.len() < 2
-        || is_mongodb_transfer_type(&target_db_type)
-    {
+    if !overwrite_clear_prepass_enabled(request, tables.len(), &target_db_type) {
         return Ok(HashSet::new());
     }
 
@@ -141,6 +137,20 @@ pub async fn clear_foreign_key_linked_overwrite_targets(
     Ok(cleared)
 }
 
+fn overwrite_clear_prepass_enabled(
+    request: &TransferRequest,
+    table_count: usize,
+    target_db_type: &DatabaseType,
+) -> bool {
+    request.mode == TransferMode::Overwrite
+        // Structure-only transfers use overwrite for selected schema objects
+        // (for example MySQL routines), but must never mutate table rows.
+        && should_copy_data(&request.content)
+        && !request.drop_target_before_create
+        && table_count >= 2
+        && !is_mongodb_transfer_type(target_db_type)
+}
+
 pub(super) fn overwrite_pre_pass_clear_sql(
     table: &str,
     schema: &str,
@@ -159,6 +169,32 @@ pub(super) fn overwrite_pre_pass_clear_sql(
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn request(content: TransferContent) -> TransferRequest {
+        TransferRequest {
+            transfer_id: "transfer-test".into(),
+            source_connection_id: "source".into(),
+            source_database: "source".into(),
+            source_schema: "source".into(),
+            source_catalog: None,
+            target_connection_id: "target".into(),
+            target_database: "target".into(),
+            target_schema: "target".into(),
+            target_catalog: None,
+            tables: vec!["parent".into(), "child".into()],
+            create_table: true,
+            content,
+            objects: None,
+            mode: TransferMode::Overwrite,
+            target_table_name_case: TransferTableNameCase::Preserve,
+            quote_target_column_names: true,
+            ownership_policy: TransferOwnershipPolicy::Preserve,
+            batch_size: 1000,
+            table_filters: HashMap::new(),
+            drop_target_before_create: false,
+            drop_target_confirmed: false,
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn referenced_targets_are_deleted_instead_of_truncated() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -174,4 +210,12 @@ mod tests {
             "TRUNCATE TABLE \"APP\".\"EVENTS\" IMMEDIATE"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn structure_only_overwrite_does_not_clear_table_rows() {
+        let structure_request = request(TransferContent::StructureOnly);
+        assert!(!overwrite_clear_prepass_enabled(&structure_request, 2, &DatabaseType::Mysql));
+        let data_request = request(TransferContent::StructureAndData);
+        assert!(overwrite_clear_prepass_enabled(&data_request, 2, &DatabaseType::Mysql));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/structure_plan.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/structure_plan.rs
index e9fb878dff..d9b1bd1d18 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/structure_plan.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/data/transfer/structure_plan.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const CREATE_TABLE_DISABLED_NOTE: &str =
     "-- This transfer has structure DDL disabled (createTable = false): no structure statements will run.";
 
 /// Emitted when the transfer also moves non-table schema objects whose DDL this preview
-/// deliberately does not expand (views, routines, triggers, standalone sequences, ...).
+/// does not expand (except for the MySQL overwrite path, which is rendered explicitly).
 const UNEXPANDED_OBJECTS_NOTE: &str = "\
 -- Additional schema objects selected by this request (or the legacy PostgreSQL default) are transferred.
 -- Their generated DDL is not expanded in this preview.";
@@ -49,11 +49,25 @@ pub(super) async fn build_structure_preview(
     source_pool_key: &str,
     target_pool_key: &str,
 ) -> Result<TransferStructurePreview, String> {
+    let schema_object_preview = mysql_schema_object_preview_sql(
+        state,
+        request,
+        source_db_type,
+        target_db_type,
+        source_pool_key,
+        target_pool_key,
+    )
+    .await?;
     if !request.create_table {
+        let mut sections = vec![CREATE_TABLE_DISABLED_NOTE.to_string()];
+        if let Some(sql) = &schema_object_preview {
+            sections.push(sql.clone());
+        }
         return Ok(TransferStructurePreview {
-            sql: CREATE_TABLE_DISABLED_NOTE.to_string(),
+            sql: sections.join("\n\n"),
             tables: Vec::new(),
             operations: Vec::new(),
+            schema_objects_expanded: schema_object_preview.is_some(),
         });
     }
 
@@ -165,9 +179,94 @@ pub(super) async fn build_structure_preview(
         ));
     }
     operations.extend(deferred_fk_operations);
-    sections.extend(unexpanded_schema_object_notes(source_db_type, target_db_type, request));
+    if let Some(sql) = schema_object_preview {
+        sections.push(sql);
+    } else {
+        sections.extend(unexpanded_schema_object_notes(source_db_type, target_db_type, request));
+    }
 
-    Ok(TransferStructurePreview { sql: sections.join("\n\n"), tables: planned_tables, operations })
+    Ok(TransferStructurePreview {
+        sql: sections.join("\n\n"),
+        tables: planned_tables,
+        operations,
+        schema_objects_expanded: request.mode == TransferMode::Overwrite
+            && transfer_object_family(source_db_type) == Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql)
+            && transfer_object_family(target_db_type) == Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql)
+            && request.object_selection_mode().selections().iter().any(|selection| {
+                selection.object_type != TransferObjectKind::Table
+                    && transfer_object_kinds_for_family(&TransferObjectFamily::Mysql).contains(&selection.object_type)
+                    && !selection.names.is_empty()
+            }),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Expands the MySQL overwrite path in the read-only structure preview. The
+/// executor re-reads the same source DDL and target existence state, but the
+/// preview intentionally never executes any generated DDL.
+async fn mysql_schema_object_preview_sql(
+    state: &Arc<AppState>,
+    request: &TransferRequest,
+    source_db_type: &DatabaseType,
+    target_db_type: &DatabaseType,
+    source_pool_key: &str,
+    target_pool_key: &str,
+) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+    if request.mode != TransferMode::Overwrite
+        || transfer_object_family(source_db_type) != Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql)
+        || transfer_object_family(target_db_type) != Some(TransferObjectFamily::Mysql)
+    {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    let selections = request.object_selection_mode().selections();
+    let supported_kinds = transfer_object_kinds_for_family(&TransferObjectFamily::Mysql);
+    if !selections.iter().any(|selection| {
+        selection.object_type != TransferObjectKind::Table
+            && supported_kinds.contains(&selection.object_type)
+            && !selection.names.is_empty()
+    }) {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    let source_database = &request.source_database;
+    let target_database = if request.target_database.trim().is_empty() {
+        source_database.as_str()
+    } else {
+        request.target_database.as_str()
+    };
+    let mut sections = Vec::new();
+    let order = ordered_transfer_object_kinds(
+        selections
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|selection| {
+                selection.object_type != TransferObjectKind::Table && supported_kinds.contains(&selection.object_type)
+            })
+            .map(|selection| selection.object_type)
+            .collect(),
+    );
+    for kind in order {
+        for name in selected_object_names(selections, &kind) {
+            let exists_sql = target_object_exists_sql(&DatabaseType::Mysql, target_database, &name, &kind)?;
+            let exists = !execute_on_pool(state, target_pool_key, &exists_sql).await?.rows.is_empty();
+            let query = mysql_object_source_query(&kind, source_database, &name)?;
+            let result = execute_on_pool(state, source_pool_key, &query).await?;
+            let raw_ddl = mysql_object_ddl_from_result(&kind, source_database, &result.rows)?;
+            let ddl = rewrite_mysql_schema_qualifier(&strip_mysql_definer(&raw_ddl), source_database, target_database);
+            let validation_name =
+                if exists && matches!(kind, TransferObjectKind::Procedure | TransferObjectKind::Function) {
+                    Some(mysql_transfer_validation_routine_name(&request.transfer_id, target_database, &kind, &name))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+            let statements = if exists {
+                mysql_object_replacement_statements(&kind, target_database, &name, &ddl, validation_name.as_deref())?
+            } else {
+                vec![ddl]
+            };
+            let operation = if exists { "Replace" } else { "Create" };
+            sections.push(format!("-- {operation} MySQL {kind:?} {name}\n{}", statement_block(&statements)));
+        }
+    }
+    Ok((!sections.is_empty()).then(|| sections.join("\n\n")))
 }
 
 struct PlannedTableStructure {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-sql-core/src/object_source_sql.rs b/crates/dbx-sql-core/src/object_source_sql.rs
index 4177090567..cc64ab7775 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-sql-core/src/object_source_sql.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-sql-core/src/object_source_sql.rs
@@ -471,6 +471,32 @@ pub fn rewrite_oracle_table_references(input: OracleTableReferenceRewriteInput)
 }
 
 pub fn build_executable_object_source_statements(input: EditableObjectSourceSqlInput) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    build_executable_object_source_statements_with_mysql_validation_name(input, None, true)
+}
+
+/// Builds executable MySQL routine replacement statements using a caller-owned
+/// validation name. Transfer callers pass a per-run name and preflight its
+/// absence, so validation never drops an unrelated user routine.
+pub fn build_mysql_routine_replacement_statements(
+    input: EditableObjectSourceSqlInput,
+    validation_name: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    if !is_mysql_like(input.database_type)
+        || !matches!(input.object_type, ObjectSourceKind::Procedure | ObjectSourceKind::Function)
+    {
+        return Err("MySQL routine replacement is supported only for MySQL procedures and functions.".to_string());
+    }
+    if validation_name.trim().is_empty() {
+        return Err("MySQL routine validation name must not be empty.".to_string());
+    }
+    build_executable_object_source_statements_with_mysql_validation_name(input, Some(validation_name), false)
+}
+
+fn build_executable_object_source_statements_with_mysql_validation_name(
+    input: EditableObjectSourceSqlInput,
+    mysql_validation_name: Option<&str>,
+    drop_mysql_validation_before_create: bool,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
     if input.database_type == DatabaseType::OceanbaseOracle && input.object_type == ObjectSourceKind::Sequence {
         return Ok(vec![oceanbase_sequence_edit_sql(&input)?]);
     }
@@ -544,7 +570,12 @@ pub fn build_executable_object_source_statements(input: EditableObjectSourceSqlI
     if is_mysql_like(input.database_type)
         && matches!(input.object_type, ObjectSourceKind::Function | ObjectSourceKind::Procedure)
     {
-        return Ok(executable_mysql_routine_statements(&input, source));
+        return Ok(executable_mysql_routine_statements(
+            &input,
+            source,
+            mysql_validation_name,
+            drop_mysql_validation_before_create,
+        ));
     }
 
     let create_statement = ensure_semicolon(source);
@@ -1261,7 +1292,12 @@ fn drop_informix_view_if_exists(name: &str) -> String {
     format!("DROP VIEW IF EXISTS {};", name.trim())
 }
 
-fn executable_mysql_routine_statements(input: &EditableObjectSourceSqlInput, source: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+fn executable_mysql_routine_statements(
+    input: &EditableObjectSourceSqlInput,
+    source: &str,
+    custom_validation_name: Option<&str>,
+    drop_validation_before_create: bool,
+) -> Vec<String> {
     if !mysql_source_starts_with_create_routine(source) {
         return vec![ensure_semicolon(source)];
     }
@@ -1275,18 +1311,26 @@ fn executable_mysql_routine_statements(input: &EditableObjectSourceSqlInput, sou
     // MySQL has no cross-version CREATE OR REPLACE for stored routines. Validate the CREATE
     // body under a temporary name first (same idea as Informix view saves) so a syntax error
     // cannot leave the original routine deleted after DROP.
-    let validation_name = mysql_validation_routine_name(create_name);
-    if let Some(validation_source) = replace_mysql_routine_declaration_name(source, &validation_name) {
-        statements.push(mysql_drop_routine_if_exists(
-            input.object_type.clone(),
-            input.schema.as_deref(),
-            &validation_name,
-        ));
+    let owned_validation_name;
+    let validation_name = if let Some(validation_name) = custom_validation_name {
+        validation_name
+    } else {
+        owned_validation_name = mysql_validation_routine_name(create_name);
+        &owned_validation_name
+    };
+    if let Some(validation_source) = replace_mysql_routine_declaration_name(source, validation_name) {
+        if drop_validation_before_create {
+            statements.push(mysql_drop_routine_if_exists(
+                input.object_type.clone(),
+                input.schema.as_deref(),
+                validation_name,
+            ));
+        }
         statements.push(ensure_semicolon(&validation_source));
         statements.push(mysql_drop_routine_if_exists(
             input.object_type.clone(),
             input.schema.as_deref(),
-            &validation_name,
+            validation_name,
         ));
     }
 
@@ -2943,6 +2987,27 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn mysql_transfer_routine_replacement_uses_scoped_validation_name() {
+        let statements = build_mysql_routine_replacement_statements(
+            EditableObjectSourceSqlInput {
+                database_type: DatabaseType::Mysql,
+                object_type: ObjectSourceKind::Procedure,
+                schema: Some("app".to_string()),
+                name: "refresh_cache".to_string(),
+                source: "CREATE PROCEDURE `refresh_cache`() BEGIN SELECT 1; END".to_string(),
+            },
+            "dbx_transfer_check_0123456789abcdef",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(statements.len(), 4);
+        assert!(statements[0].contains("CREATE PROCEDURE `dbx_transfer_check_0123456789abcdef`"));
+        assert!(statements[1].contains("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `app`.`dbx_transfer_check_0123456789abcdef`"));
+        assert!(statements[2].contains("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `app`.`refresh_cache`"));
+        assert!(!statements[0].contains("DROP"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn mysql_function_save_replaces_existing_routine() {
         let source = "CREATE DEFINER=CURRENT_USER FUNCTION `active_count`() RETURNS INT RETURN 1";