diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
index d2de4b4eb2..97ad5d559f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ import { loadQueryResultTransferSourceDdl } from "@/components/transfer/queryRes
 import { formatDdlForDisplay } from "@/lib/sql/ddlDisplay";
 import { sqlObjectNavigationTypeFromTableType } from "@/lib/sql/sqlNavigation";
 import type { CustomSaveHandler } from "@/composables/useDataGridEditor";
-import type { QueryMessage, QueryResult, QueryTab, RedisResultViewMode, TableInfoTab, TreeNode, VectorCollectionMeta } from "@/types/database";
+import type { QueryMessage, QueryResult, QueryTab, RedisResultViewMode, TableInfoTab, TabOutputView, TreeNode, VectorCollectionMeta } from "@/types/database";
 import type { SqlObjectNavigationTarget } from "@/lib/sql/sqlNavigation";
 import { sqlFormatDialectForDbType, type SqlFormatDialect } from "@/lib/sql/sqlFormatter";
 import { productionContextForDatabase } from "@/lib/database/productionSafety";
@@ -871,6 +871,14 @@ function setRedisResultViewMode(mode: RedisResultViewMode) {
   queryStore.updateTabUiState(props.activeTab.id, { redisResultViewMode: mode });
 }
 
+function selectOutputView(tabId: string, view: TabOutputView) {
+  queryStore.updateTabUiState(tabId, {
+    activeOutputView: view,
+    autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: false,
+  });
+  emit("update:activeOutputView", tabId, view);
+}
+
 function observeStandaloneResultToolbar() {
   standaloneResultToolbarResizeObserver?.disconnect();
   standaloneResultToolbarResizeObserver = undefined;
@@ -1106,6 +1114,10 @@ watch(
   () => props.activeTab.liveQueryMessages?.length ?? 0,
   (count, previousCount) => {
     if (count > 0 && !previousCount && props.activeTab.isExecuting && !props.editorOnly && !hasTabularResult.value && (props.activeOutputView === "result" || props.activeOutputView === "summary")) {
+      queryStore.updateTabUiState(props.activeTab.id, {
+        activeOutputView: "messages",
+        autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true,
+      });
       emit("update:activeOutputView", props.activeTab.id, "messages");
     }
   },
@@ -1126,6 +1138,7 @@ watch(
     if (hasExecutionSummary.value && (!hasTabularResult.value || props.activeTab.result?.server_message === true) && props.activeOutputView === "result") {
       const result = props.activeTab.result;
       emit("update:activeOutputView", props.activeTab.id, result ? defaultViewForResult(result) : "summary");
+      return;
     }
   },
   { immediate: true },
@@ -2539,7 +2552,7 @@ defineExpose({
                 :result-mode="redisResultViewMode"
                 :message-count="resultMessageCount"
                 :compact="standaloneResultToolbarCompact"
-                @select-view="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, $event)"
+                @select-view="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, $event)"
                 @select-result-mode="setRedisResultViewMode"
               />
               <QueryResultToolbarActions
@@ -2551,8 +2564,8 @@ defineExpose({
                 :archive-exporting="resultArchiveExporting"
                 :compact="standaloneResultToolbarCompact"
                 :has-result="!!activeTab.result"
-                @select-explain="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'explain')"
-                @select-profile="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'profile')"
+                @select-explain="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, 'explain')"
+                @select-profile="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, 'profile')"
                 @export-archive="exportResultArchive"
                 @open-result-view="openPluginResultView"
               />
@@ -2809,7 +2822,7 @@ defineExpose({
                     :result-mode="redisResultViewMode"
                     :message-count="resultMessageCount"
                     :compact="compact"
-                    @select-view="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, $event)"
+                    @select-view="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, $event)"
                     @select-result-mode="setRedisResultViewMode"
                   />
                   <template v-if="activeElasticsearchRawBody">
@@ -2831,7 +2844,7 @@ defineExpose({
                       class="inline-flex h-5 shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-sm border border-transparent px-2 text-xs leading-none transition-colors"
                       :class="activeOutputView === 'profile' ? 'bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'"
                       :aria-pressed="activeOutputView === 'profile'"
-                      @click="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, activeOutputView === 'profile' ? 'result' : 'profile')"
+                      @click="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, activeOutputView === 'profile' ? 'result' : 'profile')"
                     >
                       <Gauge class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       {{ t("profile.title") }}
@@ -2847,8 +2860,8 @@ defineExpose({
                     :archive-exporting="resultArchiveExporting"
                     :compact="compact"
                     :has-result="!!activeTab.result"
-                    @select-explain="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'explain')"
-                    @select-profile="emit('update:activeOutputView', activeTab.id, 'profile')"
+                    @select-explain="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, 'explain')"
+                    @select-profile="selectOutputView(activeTab.id, 'profile')"
                     @export-archive="exportResultArchive"
                     @open-result-view="openPluginResultView"
                   />
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/ContentArea.serverMessages.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/ContentArea.serverMessages.spec.ts
index 1e06cdd069..8d9c4a0d0a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/ContentArea.serverMessages.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/ContentArea.serverMessages.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { QueryResult, QueryTab } from "@/types/database";
 
 vi.mock("@/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue", () => ({ default: { render: () => null } }));
 vi.mock("@/components/transfer/QueryResultTransferDialog.vue", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: { render: () => null } }));
-vi.mock("@/components/grid/DataGrid.vue", () => ({ default: { render: () => h("div", { "data-test": "data-grid" }) } }));
+vi.mock("@/components/grid/DataGrid.vue", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: { render: () => h("div", { "data-test": "data-grid" }) } }));
 
 import ContentArea from "../ContentArea.vue";
 import { useConnectionStore } from "@/stores/connectionStore";
@@ -95,4 +95,34 @@ describe("live server output", () => {
     expect(host.textContent).toContain("running output");
     expect(host.querySelector('[data-test="data-grid"]')).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it("marks autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution in tab uiState when live messages arrive (#11822)", async () => {
+    const { state, tab } = await mountResults([], 0);
+    tab.isExecuting = true;
+    await nextTick();
+    tab.liveQueryMessages = [{ severity: "INFO", message: "function info message" }];
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(state.view).toBe("messages");
+    expect(useQueryStore().tabs.find((t) => t.id === tab.id)?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("clears autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution when user explicitly selects an output view (#11822)", async () => {
+    const { host, state, tab } = await mountResults([], 0);
+    tab.isExecuting = true;
+    await nextTick();
+    tab.liveQueryMessages = [{ severity: "INFO", message: "function info message" }];
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(state.view).toBe("messages");
+    expect(useQueryStore().tabs.find((t) => t.id === tab.id)?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(true);
+
+    tab.result = { columns: ["val"], rows: [[1]], affected_rows: 0, execution_time_ms: 1 };
+    tab.results = [tab.result];
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const buttons = host.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("[data-query-result-view-switcher] button");
+    buttons[0]?.click();
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(state.view).toBe("result");
+    expect(useQueryStore().tabs.find((t) => t.id === tab.id)?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
index 1251943edc..bc57899646 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useSqlExecution.spec.ts
@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ SELECT @value AS Message;`;
       // Mirrors the real order of events: the notice is surfaced live and the view moves to
       // Messages, then the statement finishes with a tabular result.
       activeOutputView.value = "messages";
-      if (activeTab.value) activeTab.value.result = { columns: ["log_and_return"], rows: [["done"]], affected_rows: 0, execution_time_ms: 1, messages: [{ severity: "NOTICE", message: "working" }] };
+      if (activeTab.value) {
+        activeTab.value.uiState = { ...activeTab.value.uiState, autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true };
+        activeTab.value.result = { columns: ["log_and_return"], rows: [["done"]], affected_rows: 0, execution_time_ms: 1, messages: [{ severity: "NOTICE", message: "working" }] };
+      }
     });
     vi.spyOn(useHistoryStore(), "add").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
@@ -793,6 +796,7 @@ SELECT @value AS Message;`;
 
     expect(activeTab.value?.result?.rows).toEqual([["done"]]);
     expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("result");
+    expect(activeTab.value?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("keeps Messages selected when a completed run produced no tabular result", async () => {
@@ -853,6 +857,180 @@ SELECT @value AS Message;`;
     expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("messages");
   });
 
+  it("redirects from messages to result when tabular data is produced after auto-switching (#11822)", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT * FROM test_func_with_info()";
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("postgres"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("result");
+    vi.spyOn(useQueryStore(), "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async () => {
+      activeOutputView.value = "messages";
+      if (activeTab.value) {
+        activeTab.value.uiState = { ...activeTab.value.uiState, autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true };
+        activeTab.value.result = {
+          columns: ["val"],
+          rows: [[1]],
+          affected_rows: 0,
+          execution_time_ms: 1,
+          messages: [{ severity: "INFO", message: "function info message" }],
+        };
+      }
+    });
+    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("result");
+    expect(activeTab.value?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("does not redirect from messages when query fails with error result (#11822)", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT * FROM test_func_with_error()";
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("postgres"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("result");
+    vi.spyOn(useQueryStore(), "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async () => {
+      activeOutputView.value = "messages";
+      if (activeTab.value) {
+        activeTab.value.uiState = { ...activeTab.value.uiState, autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true };
+        activeTab.value.result = {
+          columns: ["Error"],
+          execution_error: true,
+          rows: [["function exception"]],
+          affected_rows: 0,
+          execution_time_ms: 1,
+          messages: [{ severity: "INFO", message: "function info message" }],
+        };
+      }
+    });
+    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("messages");
+    expect(activeTab.value?.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("does not redirect when user manually switched to messages mid-run (#11822)", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT * FROM test_func_with_info()";
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("postgres"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("result");
+    vi.spyOn(useQueryStore(), "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async () => {
+      activeOutputView.value = "messages";
+      if (activeTab.value) {
+        // User manually selected messages mid-run, so autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution is false
+        activeTab.value.uiState = { ...activeTab.value.uiState, autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: false };
+        activeTab.value.result = {
+          columns: ["val"],
+          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("messages");
+  });
+
+  it("honors multiStatementDefaultView when redirecting multi-statement execution (#11822)", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT 1; SELECT 2;";
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("postgres"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("result");
+    const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
+    settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView = "summary";
+
+    vi.spyOn(useQueryStore(), "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async () => {
+      activeOutputView.value = "messages";
+      if (activeTab.value) {
+        activeTab.value.uiState = { ...activeTab.value.uiState, autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true };
+        activeTab.value.result = {
+          columns: ["val"],
+          rows: [[1]],
+          affected_rows: 0,
+          execution_time_ms: 1,
+        };
+        activeTab.value.results = [activeTab.value.result];
+      }
+    });
+    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");
+  });
+
+  it("redirects background tab uiState to result when query finishes while tab is inactive (#11822)", async () => {
+    const sql = "SELECT * FROM test_func_with_info()";
+    const tab1: QueryTab = { ...queryTab("app"), id: "tab-1", sql, uiState: { activeOutputView: "messages", autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true } };
+    const tab2: QueryTab = { ...queryTab("app"), id: "tab-2", sql: "SELECT 2", uiState: { activeOutputView: "chart" } };
+    const queryStore = useQueryStore();
+    queryStore.tabs = [tab1, tab2];
+    const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>(tab2);
+    const activeConnection = ref<ConnectionConfig | undefined>(connection("postgres"));
+    const activeOutputView = ref<"result" | "summary" | "explain" | "chart" | "messages">("chart");
+
+    vi.spyOn(queryStore, "executeCurrentSql").mockImplementation(async (_sql, options) => {
+      const targetTab = queryStore.tabs.find((t) => t.id === options?.tabId);
+      if (targetTab) {
+        targetTab.uiState = { ...targetTab.uiState, activeOutputView: "messages", autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: true };
+        targetTab.result = {
+          columns: ["val"],
+          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(undefined, { tabId: tab1.id });
+
+    // Active tab (tab2) output view should remain untouched
+    expect(activeOutputView.value).toBe("chart");
+    // Background tab (tab1) uiState should have redirected to "result"
+    expect(tab1.uiState?.activeOutputView).toBe("result");
+    expect(tab1.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("forwards execute-in-new-result-tab intent to the query store", async () => {
     const sql = "SELECT * FROM users";
     const activeTab = ref<QueryTab | undefined>({ ...queryTab("app"), sql });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
index d378da4925..313083c08f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useSqlExecution.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
     return deps.activeTab.value?.id === tabId ? deps.activeTab.value : undefined;
   }
 
+  function updateExecutionTabUiState(tab: QueryTab, patch: Partial<NonNullable<QueryTab["uiState"]>>) {
+    queryStore.updateTabUiState(tab.id, patch);
+    if (!queryStore.tabs.some((candidate) => candidate.id === tab.id)) {
+      tab.uiState = { ...tab.uiState, ...patch };
+    }
+  }
+
   function resolveExecutionConnection(tabId: string | undefined): ConnectionConfig | undefined {
     const tab = resolveExecutionTab(tabId);
     return (tab ? connectionStore.getConfig(tab.connectionId) : undefined) ?? deps.activeConnection.value;
@@ -480,6 +487,7 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
     if (deps.activeTab.value?.id === executionTabId) {
       deps.activeOutputView.value = redisConsoleSelected ? "result" : statementCount > 1 ? settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView : "result";
     }
+    updateExecutionTabUiState(tab, { autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: false });
     const connName = executionConnection?.name || "";
     const start = Date.now();
     const isRedis = executionDatabaseType === "redis";
@@ -497,53 +505,62 @@ export function useSqlExecution(deps: {
       cancelEditorViewportRequest(options.editorViewportRequestId);
       return notStarted("busy", executionTabId);
     }
+    const currentTab = resolveExecutionTab(executionTabId) ?? tab;
     const executionTabStillActive = deps.activeTab.value?.id === executionTabId;
-    const sqlServerMessageResultIndex = executionDatabaseType === "sqlserver" ? tab.results?.findIndex((result) => result.server_message === true) : undefined;
+    const sqlServerMessageResultIndex = executionDatabaseType === "sqlserver" ? currentTab.results?.findIndex((result) => result.server_message === true) : undefined;
     if (sqlServerMessageResultIndex !== undefined && sqlServerMessageResultIndex >= 0) {
-      focusSqlServerDataResult(tab.id, executionDatabaseType, tab);
+      focusSqlServerDataResult(currentTab.id, executionDatabaseType, currentTab);
       if (executionTabStillActive) {
-        deps.activeOutputView.value = tab.result?.server_message === true ? "messages" : "result";
+        deps.activeOutputView.value = currentTab.result?.server_message === true ? "messages" : "result";
       }
-    } else if (executionDatabaseType === "sqlserver" && tab.result?.server_message === true) {
+    } else if (executionDatabaseType === "sqlserver" && currentTab.result?.server_message === true) {
       if (executionTabStillActive) {
         deps.activeOutputView.value = "messages";
       }
-    } else if (tab.result && !tab.result.columns.length && !tab.results?.some((result) => result.columns.length > 0)) {
+    } else if (currentTab.result && !currentTab.result.columns.length && !currentTab.results?.some((result) => result.columns.length > 0)) {
       if (executionTabStillActive && deps.activeOutputView.value !== "messages") {
-        deps.activeOutputView.value = statementCount === 1 ? defaultViewForResult(tab.result) : "summary";
+        deps.activeOutputView.value = statementCount === 1 ? defaultViewForResult(currentTab.result) : "summary";
+      }
+    } else if (currentTab.uiState?.autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution) {
+      const hasTabularData =
+        !firstQueryExecutionError(currentTab) &&
+        !!((currentTab.result?.columns.length && currentTab.result.server_message !== true && !isQueryExecutionErrorResult(currentTab.result)) || currentTab.results?.some((result) => result.columns.length > 0 && result.server_message !== true && !isQueryExecutionErrorResult(result)));
+      if (hasTabularData) {
+        const targetView = statementCount > 1 && settingsStore.editorSettings.multiStatementDefaultView === "summary" ? "summary" : "result";
+        updateExecutionTabUiState(currentTab, {
+          activeOutputView: targetView,
+          autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: false,
+        });
+        if (executionTabStillActive) {
+          deps.activeOutputView.value = targetView;
+        }
       }
-    } else if (executionTabStillActive && deps.activeOutputView.value === "messages" && ((tab.result?.columns.length ?? 0) > 0 || tab.results?.some((result) => result.columns.length > 0))) {
-      // A notice can arrive before the statement produces its rows, so the live-output watcher
-      // in ContentArea advances to Messages while it cannot yet know that data will follow.
-      // Once the run finishes with a real result set, show the data again; Messages stays one
-      // click away in the view switcher. Message-only runs and SQL Server PRINT batches are
-      // handled by the branches above and keep their existing behavior.
-      deps.activeOutputView.value = "result";
     }
+    updateExecutionTabUiState(currentTab, { autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution: false });
     const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
-    const failure = firstQueryExecutionError(tab);
+    const failure = firstQueryExecutionError(currentTab);
     const success = !failure;
     historyStore.add({
-      connection_id: tab.connectionId,
+      connection_id: currentTab.connectionId,
       connection_name: connName,
-      database: tab.database,
+      database: currentTab.database,
       sql,
       execution_time_ms: elapsed,
       success,
       error: failure ? (failure.error ? translateBackendError(t, failure.error, failure.rows?.[0]?.[0]) : String(failure.rows?.[0]?.[0] ?? "")) : undefined,
       activity_kind: classifySqlActivityKind(sql),
       operation: primarySqlOperation(sql),
-      affected_rows: success ? tab.result?.affected_rows : undefined,
+      affected_rows: success ? currentTab.result?.affected_rows : undefined,
     });
     if (success) {
-      const refreshTarget = sqlMetadataRefreshTarget(sql, tab.schema);
+      const refreshTarget = sqlMetadataRefreshTarget(sql, currentTab.schema);
       if (refreshTarget.scope === "connection") {
-        connectionStore.invalidateMetadataCache(tab.connectionId);
-        await invalidateObjectMetadataCache({ connectionId: tab.connectionId });
-        await connectionStore.loadDatabases(tab.connectionId, { force: true });
+        connectionStore.invalidateMetadataCache(currentTab.connectionId);
+        await invalidateObjectMetadataCache({ connectionId: currentTab.connectionId });
+        await connectionStore.loadDatabases(currentTab.connectionId, { force: true });
       } else if (refreshTarget.scope === "database") {
-        await invalidateObjectMetadataCache({ connectionId: tab.connectionId, database: tab.database, schema: refreshTarget.schema });
-        await connectionStore.refreshObjectListTreeNode(tab.connectionId, tab.database, refreshTarget.schema);
+        await invalidateObjectMetadataCache({ connectionId: currentTab.connectionId, database: currentTab.database, schema: refreshTarget.schema });
+        await connectionStore.refreshObjectListTreeNode(currentTab.connectionId, currentTab.database, refreshTarget.schema);
       }
     }
     return {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
index 3ab9d793f6..11e5c2b4d5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
@@ -2076,6 +2076,8 @@ export interface TabUiState {
   /** Redis query results default to grid; a per-tab override selects command-line output. */
   redisResultViewMode?: RedisResultViewMode;
   resultPaneOpen?: boolean;
+  /** Tracks whether the active output view was auto-switched to "messages" by live server output during execution. */
+  autoSwitchedToMessagesDuringExecution?: boolean;
   /** Small JSON-compatible snapshots owned by special-page components. */
   page?: Record<string, TabPageUiState>;
 }