diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 61f42baa88..6d689ef284 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ import { isCancelSearchShortcut, isCopyCurrentRowShortcut, isDeleteCurrentRowSho
 import { dataGridHeaderContentWidth, scrollbarGutterWidth } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridScrollGutter";
 import { canGoNextDataGridPage } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridPagination";
 import { dataGridCountQueryOptions } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridQueryOptions";
-import { dataGridBottomScrollTop, dataGridScrollPosition, isDataGridAtScrollBottom, isDataGridNearScrollBottom, shouldCheckInfiniteScrollAfterScroll, type DataGridScrollPosition } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll";
+import { dataGridBottomScrollTop, dataGridScrollPosition, isDataGridAtScrollBottom, isDataGridNearScrollBottom, restoredDataGridScrollLeft, shouldCheckInfiniteScrollAfterScroll, type DataGridScrollPosition } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll";
 import { CANVAS_DATA_GRID_ROW_HEIGHT, drawCanvasDataGrid } from "@/lib/dataGrid/canvasDataGridRenderer";
 import { dataGridSaveActionMode, dataGridSaveToolbarState } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridSaveUi";
 import type { QueryEditabilityReason } from "@/lib/sql/sqlAnalysis";
@@ -2912,6 +2912,7 @@ const gridStyle = computed(() => ({
 }));
 const gridHorizontalScrollLeft = ref(0);
 const gridViewportWidth = ref(0);
+let gridScrollLeftBeforeTranspose = 0;
 const renderedColumnOffsets = computed(() => {
   const widths = renderedColumnWidths.value;
   const offsets = Array.from({ length: widths.length + 1 }, () => 0);
@@ -7877,7 +7878,20 @@ function transposeNav(delta: number) {
 }
 
 watch(isTransposeMode, (active) => {
-  if (active) nextTick(updateTransposeViewport);
+  if (active) {
+    gridScrollLeftBeforeTranspose = gridScrollerElement()?.scrollLeft ?? gridHorizontalScrollLeft.value;
+    nextTick(updateTransposeViewport);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  nextTick(() => {
+    const scroller = gridScrollerElement();
+    if (!scroller) return;
+    // Transpose mode replaces the normal grid scroller, so restore its state and
+    // reconnect overflow observers only after Vue mounts the new element.
+    scroller.scrollLeft = restoredDataGridScrollLeft(gridScrollLeftBeforeTranspose, scroller.scrollWidth, scroller.clientWidth);
+    refreshGridScrollerMetrics();
+  });
 });
 
 watch(
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.spec.ts
index 3cf968c289..409e098f12 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { dataGridBottomScrollTop, isDataGridAtScrollBottom } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll";
+import { dataGridBottomScrollTop, isDataGridAtScrollBottom, restoredDataGridScrollLeft } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll";
 
 describe("data grid bottom anchoring", () => {
   it("keeps DOM rows anchored when scrollbar padding increases the scroll height", () => {
@@ -30,3 +30,17 @@ describe("data grid bottom anchoring", () => {
     expect(isDataGridAtScrollBottom({ scrollTop: 700, scrollHeight: 1000, clientHeight: 260 })).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("data grid horizontal restoration", () => {
+  it("restores the previous horizontal position after the grid remounts", () => {
+    expect(restoredDataGridScrollLeft(320, 1200, 600)).toBe(320);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps the previous position when the scrollable width shrinks", () => {
+    expect(restoredDataGridScrollLeft(720, 1000, 600)).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it("resets the position when the rebuilt grid no longer overflows", () => {
+    expect(restoredDataGridScrollLeft(320, 500, 600)).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.ts
index 9b9bcce71f..73cb95c26c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridInfiniteScroll.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export function dataGridScrollPosition(top: number, left: number): DataGridScrol
   };
 }
 
+export function restoredDataGridScrollLeft(scrollLeft: number, scrollWidth: number, clientWidth: number): number {
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(Math.max(0, scrollWidth - clientWidth), scrollLeft));
+}
+
 export function shouldCheckInfiniteScrollAfterScroll(previous: DataGridScrollPosition | undefined, current: DataGridScrollPosition): boolean {
   if (!previous) return false;
   // Shift+wheel horizontal scrolling changes scrollLeft only and must not paginate.