diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 7bb3f3990b..af695a0385 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -10061,6 +10061,11 @@ watch(
   () => props.result,
   (result, previousResult) => {
     const selectionSnapshot = preservedSelectionOnNextResult?.selection;
+    // The four preserved markers are armed together by prepareFullReload (toolbar
+    // refresh / rollback / row-save reload). Any of them being pending means the
+    // incoming result is an in-place refresh that must keep the viewport, so the
+    // check has to run before the markers are consumed below.
+    const inPlaceRefreshPending = preservedSelectionOnNextResult !== null || preservedViewportAnchorOnNextResult !== null || preservedDetailsOnNextResult !== null || preserveTransposeOnNextResult.value;
     preservedSelectionOnNextResult = null;
     const viewportAnchorSnapshot = preservedViewportAnchorOnNextResult?.anchor;
     preservedViewportAnchorOnNextResult = null;
@@ -10087,6 +10092,12 @@ watch(
     if (getResetScrollAfterResult()) {
       clearResetScrollAfterResult();
       resetGridVerticalScroll();
+    } else if (!inPlaceRefreshPending) {
+      // A result replaced without an internal grid action (e.g. SQL re-executed
+      // from the editor or a grid-embedded run button) is a brand-new dataset:
+      // start from the first row instead of stranding the viewport at the old
+      // scroll offset (#7341). In-place refreshes opt out via prepareFullReload.
+      resetGridVerticalScroll();
     }
     closeReadonlyCellTextSelection();
     clearCellSelection();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridExternalResultScroll.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridExternalResultScroll.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..610faf996a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridExternalResultScroll.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const dataGridSource = readFileSync(new URL("../DataGrid.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+
+function resultWatchSource(): string {
+  const start = dataGridSource.indexOf("watch(\n  () => props.result,\n  (result, previousResult) => {");
+  const end = dataGridSource.indexOf("// --- Context menu handlers ---");
+  expect(start).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+  expect(end).toBeGreaterThan(start);
+  return dataGridSource.slice(start, end);
+}
+
+describe("DataGrid result-replacement vertical scroll", () => {
+  it("resets to the first row when the result is replaced without an internal grid action", () => {
+    const watchSource = resultWatchSource();
+
+    expect(watchSource).toContain("} else if (!inPlaceRefreshPending) {");
+    const externalBranch = watchSource.slice(watchSource.indexOf("} else if (!inPlaceRefreshPending) {"));
+    expect(externalBranch.indexOf("resetGridVerticalScroll();")).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(externalBranch).toContain("#7341");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the internal-action reset flag path unchanged", () => {
+    const watchSource = resultWatchSource();
+
+    expect(watchSource).toContain("if (getResetScrollAfterResult()) {\n      clearResetScrollAfterResult();\n      resetGridVerticalScroll();");
+  });
+
+  it("treats any pending prepareFullReload marker as an in-place refresh that keeps the viewport", () => {
+    const watchSource = resultWatchSource();
+
+    expect(watchSource).toContain("preservedSelectionOnNextResult !== null || preservedViewportAnchorOnNextResult !== null || preservedDetailsOnNextResult !== null || preserveTransposeOnNextResult.value");
+    // The pending-marker check must run before the watch consumes the markers.
+    const pendingCheck = watchSource.indexOf("const inPlaceRefreshPending =");
+    const selectionConsume = watchSource.indexOf("preservedSelectionOnNextResult = null;");
+    const anchorConsume = watchSource.indexOf("preservedViewportAnchorOnNextResult = null;");
+    const detailsConsume = watchSource.indexOf("preservedDetailsOnNextResult = null;");
+    const transposeConsume = watchSource.indexOf("preserveTransposeOnNextResult.value = false;");
+    expect(pendingCheck).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    for (const consume of [selectionConsume, anchorConsume, detailsConsume, transposeConsume]) {
+      expect(consume).toBeGreaterThan(pendingCheck);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns before any scroll reset when the replacement completes an infinite-scroll append", () => {
+    const watchSource = resultWatchSource();
+
+    const appendReturn = watchSource.indexOf("if (appendCompletion) {");
+    const appendEarlyReturn = watchSource.indexOf("return;\n    }");
+    const resetBranch = watchSource.indexOf("if (getResetScrollAfterResult()) {");
+    expect(appendReturn).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(appendEarlyReturn).toBeGreaterThan(appendReturn);
+    expect(resetBranch).toBeGreaterThan(appendEarlyReturn);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridEditor.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridEditor.spec.ts
index 679fb3ce1a..7c4d6cdad3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridEditor.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridEditor.spec.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,104 @@ describe("useDataGridEditor result snapshots", () => {
     expect(oldIdentityScroller.scrollTop).toBe(0);
     expect(oldIdentityScroller.scrollLeft).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it("does not adopt a scroll-only snapshot when remounting with a same-shape result (#7341)", () => {
+    class TestScroller {
+      scrollTop = 0;
+      scrollLeft = 0;
+      scrollTo({ top, left }: ScrollToOptions) {
+        if (typeof top === "number") this.scrollTop = top;
+        if (typeof left === "number") this.scrollLeft = left;
+      }
+    }
+    vi.stubGlobal("HTMLElement", TestScroller);
+    const rows: CellValue[][] = [
+      ["a", null, 1],
+      ["b", null, 2],
+      ["c", null, 3],
+    ];
+    const key = "table-tab-scroll-only-snapshot";
+    const previous = createEditor(undefined, true, key, undefined, rows);
+    previous.newRows.value = [];
+    const previousScroller = new TestScroller();
+    previousScroller.scrollTop = 6_400;
+    previousScroller.scrollLeft = 24;
+    previous.scrollerRef.value = previousScroller as unknown as NonNullable<typeof previous.scrollerRef.value>;
+    // Unmount path: saves a pure scroll snapshot even without pending edits.
+    previous.savePendingSnapshot(true, true);
+
+    const remounted = createEditor(undefined, true, key, undefined, rows);
+    const remountedScroller = new TestScroller();
+    remounted.scrollerRef.value = remountedScroller as unknown as NonNullable<typeof remounted.scrollerRef.value>;
+    remounted.restorePendingSnapshotFocus();
+    expect(remountedScroller.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+    expect(remountedScroller.scrollLeft).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("still adopts the cached scroll when the snapshot carries pending edits", () => {
+    class TestScroller {
+      scrollTop = 0;
+      scrollLeft = 0;
+      scrollTo({ top, left }: ScrollToOptions) {
+        if (typeof top === "number") this.scrollTop = top;
+        if (typeof left === "number") this.scrollLeft = left;
+      }
+    }
+    vi.stubGlobal("HTMLElement", TestScroller);
+    const rows: CellValue[][] = [
+      ["a", null, 1],
+      ["b", null, 2],
+      ["c", null, 3],
+    ];
+    const key = "table-tab-edit-snapshot";
+    const previous = createEditor(undefined, true, key, undefined, rows);
+    previous.newRows.value = [];
+    previous.dirtyRows.value.set(1, new Map([[0, "edited"]]));
+    const previousScroller = new TestScroller();
+    previousScroller.scrollTop = 6_400;
+    previousScroller.scrollLeft = 24;
+    previous.scrollerRef.value = previousScroller as unknown as NonNullable<typeof previous.scrollerRef.value>;
+    previous.savePendingSnapshot(true, true);
+
+    const remounted = createEditor(undefined, true, key, undefined, rows);
+    const remountedScroller = new TestScroller();
+    remounted.scrollerRef.value = remountedScroller as unknown as NonNullable<typeof remounted.scrollerRef.value>;
+    remounted.restorePendingSnapshotFocus();
+    expect(remounted.dirtyRows.value.get(1)?.get(0)).toBe("edited");
+    expect(remountedScroller.scrollTop).toBe(6_400);
+    expect(remountedScroller.scrollLeft).toBe(24);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps pure scroll restore for the KeepAlive reactivate path", () => {
+    class TestScroller {
+      scrollTop = 0;
+      scrollLeft = 0;
+      scrollTo({ top, left }: ScrollToOptions) {
+        if (typeof top === "number") this.scrollTop = top;
+        if (typeof left === "number") this.scrollLeft = left;
+      }
+    }
+    vi.stubGlobal("HTMLElement", TestScroller);
+    const rows: CellValue[][] = [
+      ["a", null, 1],
+      ["b", null, 2],
+      ["c", null, 3],
+    ];
+    const editor = createEditor(undefined, true, "table-tab-activate-path", undefined, rows);
+    editor.newRows.value = [];
+    const scroller = new TestScroller();
+    scroller.scrollTop = 6_400;
+    scroller.scrollLeft = 24;
+    editor.scrollerRef.value = scroller as unknown as NonNullable<typeof editor.scrollerRef.value>;
+    // Deactivate path: snapshot keeps the scroll for the same instance.
+    editor.savePendingSnapshot(true, true);
+    // Detaching the DOM resets the element's scroll offsets.
+    scroller.scrollTop = 0;
+    scroller.scrollLeft = 0;
+    editor.restorePendingSnapshotFocus();
+    expect(scroller.scrollTop).toBe(6_400);
+    expect(scroller.scrollLeft).toBe(24);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("useDataGridEditor row deletion confirmation", () => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
index 8897b63f8d..c382467544 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridEditor.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,14 @@ export function useDataGridEditor(options: UseDataGridEditorOptions) {
       editValue.value = cached.editValue ?? "";
       restoredEditingCell = !!cached.editingCell;
       restoredTransactionActive = cached.transactionActive === true;
-      pendingScrollRestore = cached.scroll;
+      // A scroll-only snapshot (no pending edits, draft row, or active cell editor)
+      // must not drag a remounted grid back to the previous viewport: the fresh
+      // result should start at the first row (#7341). Scroll is only replayed
+      // alongside edit state so the user lands back on their edited rows. The
+      // KeepAlive activate path keeps pure scroll restore via the in-instance
+      // pendingScrollRestore, which this gate does not touch.
+      const snapshotHasEditState = cached.newRows.length > 0 || cached.dirtyRows.size > 0 || cached.deletedRows.size > 0 || !!cached.editingCell || !!cached.quickEntryDraftRow;
+      pendingScrollRestore = snapshotHasEditState ? cached.scroll : undefined;
       pendingChangesCache.delete(key);
     } else {
       pendingChangesCache.delete(key);