diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppTabBar.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppTabBar.vue
index e67a8b57b1..d3e4921ce2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppTabBar.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/AppTabBar.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { computed, ref, watch, nextTick, onUnmounted } from "vue";
 import type { CSSProperties } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
-import { X, Pin, ChevronDown, Table2, Code2, TableProperties, PencilRuler, KeyRound, Pencil, Package, Lock, Copy, AlertTriangle, Network, Minimize2, Maximize2, Settings, CalendarClock, Activity, Gauge, ShieldCheck } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { X, Pin, ChevronDown, Table2, Code2, TableProperties, PencilRuler, KeyRound, Pencil, Package, Lock, Copy, AlertTriangle, Network, Minimize2, Maximize2, Settings, CalendarClock, Activity, Gauge, ShieldCheck, Database } from "@lucide/vue";
 import CustomContextMenu, { type ContextMenuItem } from "@/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ function tabColorStyle(tab: QueryTab) {
 function tabIconClass(tab: QueryTab) {
   if (tab.externalSqlFileMissing) return "text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400";
   if (tab.mode === "mq") return "";
-  if (tab.mode === "objects") return "text-amber-500 dark:text-amber-400";
+  if (tab.mode === "databases" || tab.mode === "objects") return "text-amber-500 dark:text-amber-400";
   if (tab.mode === "data" || tab.mode === "mongo" || tab.mode === "vector" || tab.mode === "redis" || tab.mode === "hbase" || tab.mode === "structure") return "text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400";
   return "text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400";
 }
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ function tabMenuIcon(tab: QueryTab) {
   if (tab.mode === "etcd-dashboard") return Gauge;
   if (tab.mode === "etcd-access-control") return ShieldCheck;
   if (tab.mode === "nacos") return Network;
+  if (tab.mode === "databases") return Database;
   if (tab.mode === "objects") return TableProperties;
   if (tab.mode === "structure") return PencilRuler;
   if (tab.mode === "dameng-jobs") return CalendarClock;
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ function onOverflowItemKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent, tabId: string, kind: "regul
                       <Gauge v-else-if="tab.mode === 'etcd-dashboard'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <ShieldCheck v-else-if="tab.mode === 'etcd-access-control'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <Network v-else-if="tab.mode === 'nacos'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      <Database v-else-if="tab.mode === 'databases'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <TableProperties v-else-if="tab.mode === 'objects'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <PencilRuler v-else-if="tab.mode === 'structure'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <CalendarClock v-else-if="tab.mode === 'dameng-jobs'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
@@ -874,6 +876,7 @@ function onOverflowItemKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent, tabId: string, kind: "regul
                       <Gauge v-else-if="tab.mode === 'etcd-dashboard'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <ShieldCheck v-else-if="tab.mode === 'etcd-access-control'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <Network v-else-if="tab.mode === 'nacos'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      <Database v-else-if="tab.mode === 'databases'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <TableProperties v-else-if="tab.mode === 'objects'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <PencilRuler v-else-if="tab.mode === 'structure'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                       <CalendarClock v-else-if="tab.mode === 'dameng-jobs'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
index 2001c12d3e..03830b3cc4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/ContentArea.vue
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const MqAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/mq/MqAdmi
 const MqttAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/mqtt/MqttAdminConsole.vue"));
 const NacosAdminConsole = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/nacos/NacosAdminConsole.vue"));
 const NacosDashboard = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/nacos/NacosDashboard.vue"));
+const DatabaseBrowser = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/objects/DatabaseBrowser.vue"));
 const ObjectBrowser = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/objects/ObjectBrowser.vue"));
 const TableStructureEditor = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/structure/TableStructureEditor.vue"));
 const DatabaseUserAdmin = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("@/components/admin/DatabaseUserAdmin.vue"));
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ const etcdDashboardRef = ref<{ refresh?: () => boolean }>();
 const zookeeperKeyBrowserRef = ref<SearchableBrowserHandle>();
 const consulOverviewRef = ref<{ refresh?: () => boolean }>();
 const consulWorkspaceRef = ref<SearchableBrowserHandle>();
+const databaseBrowserRef = ref<SearchableBrowserHandle>();
 const objectBrowserRef = ref<SearchableBrowserHandle>();
 const activeTableMeta = computed(() => props.activeTab.tableMeta);
 const activeDataTabTableMeta = computed(() => tableMetaForDataTab(props.activeTab));
@@ -785,6 +787,7 @@ function focusSearch(): boolean {
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "etcd") return etcdKeyBrowserRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "zookeeper") return zookeeperKeyBrowserRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "consul") return consulWorkspaceRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
+  if (props.activeTab.mode === "databases") return databaseBrowserRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "objects") return objectBrowserRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "query") return queryEditorRef.value?.openSearch() ?? false;
   return dataGridRef.value?.focusSearch() ?? false;
@@ -804,6 +807,7 @@ function refreshData(): boolean {
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "zookeeper") return zookeeperKeyBrowserRef.value?.refresh?.() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "consul-overview") return consulOverviewRef.value?.refresh?.() ?? false;
   if (props.activeTab.mode === "consul") return consulWorkspaceRef.value?.refresh?.() ?? false;
+  if (props.activeTab.mode === "databases") return databaseBrowserRef.value?.refresh?.() ?? false;
   // Restored data tabs intentionally omit row data, so refresh must work before DataGrid mounts.
   if (canReloadUnavailableDataTab(props.activeTab)) {
     emit("reload");
@@ -2041,6 +2045,12 @@ defineExpose({ focusSearch, refreshData, refreshQueryEditorCompletionCache, hand
       </div>
     </template>
 
+    <template v-else-if="activeTab.mode === 'databases' && activeConnection">
+      <div class="min-w-0 flex-1 min-h-0">
+        <DatabaseBrowser ref="databaseBrowserRef" :connection="activeConnection" />
+      </div>
+    </template>
+
     <!-- Objects mode: virtualized database object browser -->
     <template v-else-if="activeTab.mode === 'objects' && activeConnection">
       <div class="min-w-0 flex-1 min-h-0">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppTabBar.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppTabBar.spec.ts
index c6ca45fa9c..c672a7365d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppTabBar.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/AppTabBar.spec.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ describe("AppTabBar HBase presentation", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("AppTabBar objects presentation", () => {
-  it("uses an amber icon color on regular, pinned, and overflow tab surfaces", () => {
-    expect(tabBarSource).toContain('if (tab.mode === "objects") return "text-amber-500 dark:text-amber-400";');
+describe("AppTabBar object browser presentation", () => {
+  it("uses matching icons and colors for object and database browser tabs", () => {
+    expect(tabBarSource).toContain('if (tab.mode === "databases" || tab.mode === "objects") return "text-amber-500 dark:text-amber-400";');
+    expect(tabBarSource).toContain('if (tab.mode === "databases") return Database;');
     expect(tabBarSource).toContain('if (tab.mode === "objects") return TableProperties;');
+    expect(tabBarSource.match(/tab\.mode === 'databases'/g)).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(tabBarSource.match(/:class="tabIconClass\(tab\)"/g)).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(tabBarSource.match(/tabMenuIcon\(tab\).*tabIconClass\(tab\)/g)).toHaveLength(2);
   });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/DatabaseBrowser.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/DatabaseBrowser.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8b78bdabb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/DatabaseBrowser.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, Database, GripVertical, LayoutGrid, List, Loader2, RefreshCw, Search } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
+import { filterDatabaseNamesForConnection } from "@/lib/database/visibleDatabases";
+import { formatObjectBrowserBytes, formatObjectBrowserTimestamp } from "@/lib/table/objectBrowserRows";
+import { useQueryStore } from "@/stores/queryStore";
+import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settingsStore";
+import type { ConnectionConfig } from "@/types/database";
+
+type DatabaseRow = {
+  name: string;
+  sizeBytes: number | null;
+  createdAt: string | null;
+  updatedAt: string | null;
+  comment: string | null;
+  defaultCharset: string | null;
+  defaultCollation: string | null;
+};
+
+type DatabaseBrowserColumnKey = "name" | "sizeBytes" | "createdAt" | "updatedAt" | "defaultCharset" | "defaultCollation" | "comment";
+type DatabaseBrowserSortKey = DatabaseBrowserColumnKey;
+type SortDirection = "asc" | "desc";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  connection: ConnectionConfig;
+}>();
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const queryStore = useQueryStore();
+const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
+const searchInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
+const search = ref("");
+const rows = ref<DatabaseRow[]>([]);
+const loading = ref(false);
+const error = ref("");
+const sortKey = ref<DatabaseBrowserSortKey>("name");
+const sortDirection = ref<SortDirection>("asc");
+const columnWidths = ref<Record<DatabaseBrowserColumnKey, number>>({
+  name: 260,
+  sizeBytes: 100,
+  createdAt: 150,
+  updatedAt: 150,
+  defaultCharset: 130,
+  defaultCollation: 170,
+  comment: 260,
+});
+let stopColumnResize: (() => void) | null = null;
+
+const hasSize = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => row.sizeBytes != null));
+const hasCreatedAt = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => !!row.createdAt?.trim()));
+const hasUpdatedAt = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => !!row.updatedAt?.trim()));
+const hasComment = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => !!row.comment?.trim()));
+const hasDefaultCharset = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => !!row.defaultCharset?.trim()));
+const hasDefaultCollation = computed(() => rows.value.some((row) => !!row.defaultCollation?.trim()));
+const isListView = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.objectBrowserViewMode !== "grid");
+
+const columns = computed<DatabaseBrowserColumnKey[]>(() => {
+  const next: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey[] = ["name"];
+  if (hasSize.value) next.push("sizeBytes");
+  if (hasCreatedAt.value) next.push("createdAt");
+  if (hasUpdatedAt.value) next.push("updatedAt");
+  if (hasDefaultCharset.value) next.push("defaultCharset");
+  if (hasDefaultCollation.value) next.push("defaultCollation");
+  if (hasComment.value) next.push("comment");
+  return next;
+});
+
+const gridTemplateColumns = computed(() => columns.value.map((key, index) => (index === columns.value.length - 1 ? `minmax(${columnWidths.value[key]}px, 1fr)` : `${columnWidths.value[key]}px`)).join(" "));
+const gridMinWidth = computed(() => columns.value.reduce((total, key) => total + columnWidths.value[key], 0) + Math.max(0, columns.value.length - 1) * 12 + 24);
+const sortKeyOptions = computed(() => columns.value);
+
+const visibleRows = computed(() => {
+  const query = search.value.trim().toLocaleLowerCase();
+  const filtered = rows.value.filter((row) => !query || row.name.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(query) || row.comment?.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(query));
+  return [...filtered].sort((left, right) => compareRows(left, right, sortKey.value, sortDirection.value));
+});
+
+function openDatabase(database: string) {
+  queryStore.openObjectBrowser(props.connection.id, database);
+}
+
+function columnLabel(key: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey): string {
+  if (key === "name") return t("objects.name");
+  if (key === "sizeBytes") return t("objects.size");
+  if (key === "createdAt") return t("objects.createdAt");
+  if (key === "updatedAt") return t("objects.updatedAt");
+  if (key === "defaultCharset") return t("databaseBrowser.defaultCharset");
+  if (key === "defaultCollation") return t("databaseBrowser.defaultCollation");
+  return t("objects.comment");
+}
+
+function displayValue(row: DatabaseRow, key: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey): string {
+  if (key === "name") return row.name;
+  if (key === "sizeBytes") return row.sizeBytes == null ? "" : formatObjectBrowserBytes(row.sizeBytes);
+  if (key === "createdAt") return formatObjectBrowserTimestamp(row.createdAt);
+  if (key === "updatedAt") return formatObjectBrowserTimestamp(row.updatedAt);
+  if (key === "defaultCharset") return row.defaultCharset || "";
+  if (key === "defaultCollation") return row.defaultCollation || "";
+  return row.comment || "";
+}
+
+function compareRows(left: DatabaseRow, right: DatabaseRow, key: DatabaseBrowserSortKey, direction: SortDirection): number {
+  const leftValue = key === "sizeBytes" ? (left.sizeBytes ?? -1) : displayValue(left, key).toLocaleLowerCase();
+  const rightValue = key === "sizeBytes" ? (right.sizeBytes ?? -1) : displayValue(right, key).toLocaleLowerCase();
+  const compared = typeof leftValue === "number" && typeof rightValue === "number" ? leftValue - rightValue : String(leftValue).localeCompare(String(rightValue), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" });
+  if (compared !== 0) return direction === "asc" ? compared : -compared;
+  return left.name.localeCompare(right.name, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" });
+}
+
+function sortIconFor(key: DatabaseBrowserSortKey) {
+  if (sortKey.value !== key) return null;
+  return sortDirection.value === "asc" ? ArrowUp : ArrowDown;
+}
+
+function initialSortDirection(key: DatabaseBrowserSortKey): SortDirection {
+  return key === "sizeBytes" || key === "createdAt" || key === "updatedAt" ? "desc" : "asc";
+}
+
+function toggleSort(key: DatabaseBrowserSortKey) {
+  if (sortKey.value === key) {
+    sortDirection.value = sortDirection.value === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc";
+    return;
+  }
+  sortKey.value = key;
+  sortDirection.value = initialSortDirection(key);
+}
+
+function setViewMode(mode: "list" | "grid") {
+  settingsStore.updateEditorSettings({ objectBrowserViewMode: mode });
+}
+
+function minimumColumnWidth(key: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey): number {
+  return key === "name" || key === "comment" ? 120 : 72;
+}
+
+function onColumnResizeStart(key: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey, event: MouseEvent) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  stopColumnResize?.();
+  const startX = event.clientX;
+  const startWidth = columnWidths.value[key];
+  const minWidth = minimumColumnWidth(key);
+  document.body.classList.add("select-none", "cursor-col-resize");
+  const onMove = (moveEvent: MouseEvent) => {
+    columnWidths.value = { ...columnWidths.value, [key]: Math.max(minWidth, startWidth + moveEvent.clientX - startX) };
+  };
+  const onUp = () => {
+    document.removeEventListener("mousemove", onMove);
+    document.removeEventListener("mouseup", onUp);
+    document.body.classList.remove("select-none", "cursor-col-resize");
+    stopColumnResize = null;
+  };
+  stopColumnResize = onUp;
+  document.addEventListener("mousemove", onMove);
+  document.addEventListener("mouseup", onUp);
+}
+
+function resetColumnWidth(key: DatabaseBrowserColumnKey, width: number, event: MouseEvent) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  columnWidths.value = { ...columnWidths.value, [key]: width };
+}
+
+async function refresh(): Promise<boolean> {
+  loading.value = true;
+  error.value = "";
+  try {
+    let databases;
+    try {
+      databases = await api.listDatabaseMetadata(props.connection.id);
+    } catch (metadataError) {
+      try {
+        databases = await api.listDatabases(props.connection.id);
+      } catch {
+        throw metadataError;
+      }
+    }
+    const visibleNames = new Set(
+      filterDatabaseNamesForConnection(
+        databases.map((database) => database.name),
+        props.connection,
+      ),
+    );
+    rows.value = databases
+      .filter((database) => database.name.trim() && visibleNames.has(database.name))
+      .map((database) => ({
+        name: database.name,
+        sizeBytes: database.size_bytes ?? null,
+        createdAt: database.created_at ?? null,
+        updatedAt: database.updated_at ?? null,
+        comment: database.comment ?? null,
+        defaultCharset: database.default_charset ?? null,
+        defaultCollation: database.default_collation ?? null,
+      }));
+  } catch (cause: any) {
+    rows.value = [];
+    error.value = cause?.message || String(cause);
+  } finally {
+    loading.value = false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function focusSearch(): boolean {
+  searchInput.value?.focus();
+  return true;
+}
+
+watch(sortKeyOptions, (options) => {
+  if (!options.includes(sortKey.value)) {
+    sortKey.value = "name";
+    sortDirection.value = "asc";
+  }
+});
+
+watch(
+  () => props.connection.id,
+  () => {
+    search.value = "";
+    void refresh();
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+);
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => stopColumnResize?.());
+
+defineExpose({ focusSearch, refresh });
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <section class="flex h-full min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col bg-background">
+    <div class="flex h-10 shrink-0 items-center gap-2 border-b px-3">
+      <span class="inline-flex max-w-[14rem] min-w-0 items-center truncate rounded border border-border bg-muted/50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium" :title="connection.name">
+        {{ connection.name }}
+      </span>
+      <div class="relative min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <Search class="pointer-events-none absolute left-2.5 top-1/2 h-3.5 w-3.5 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
+        <Input ref="searchInput" v-model="search" class="h-7 pl-8 text-xs" :placeholder="t('databaseBrowser.search')" />
+      </div>
+      <div class="flex h-7 shrink-0 items-center rounded border bg-muted/20 p-0.5">
+        <select
+          class="h-6 cursor-pointer appearance-none rounded-sm bg-transparent px-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-foreground focus:text-foreground"
+          :value="sortKey"
+          :aria-label="t('objects.sortBy')"
+          @change="toggleSort(($event.target as HTMLSelectElement).value as DatabaseBrowserSortKey)"
+        >
+          <option v-for="key in sortKeyOptions" :key="key" :value="key" class="bg-background text-foreground">{{ columnLabel(key) }}</option>
+        </select>
+        <button type="button" class="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground" :title="sortDirection === 'asc' ? t('objects.sortAsc') : t('objects.sortDesc')" @click="sortDirection = sortDirection === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'">
+          <ArrowUp v-if="sortDirection === 'asc'" class="h-3 w-3" />
+          <ArrowDown v-else class="h-3 w-3" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="flex h-7 shrink-0 items-center rounded border bg-muted/20 p-0.5">
+        <button type="button" class="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground" :class="{ 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm': isListView }" :title="t('objects.viewList')" @click="setViewMode('list')">
+          <List class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </button>
+        <button type="button" class="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground" :class="{ 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm': !isListView }" :title="t('objects.viewGrid')" @click="setViewMode('grid')">
+          <LayoutGrid class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7" :title="t('contextMenu.refreshTab')" :disabled="loading" @click="refresh">
+        <RefreshCw class="h-3.5 w-3.5" :class="{ 'animate-spin': loading }" />
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-if="loading && rows.length === 0" class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground"><Loader2 class="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />{{ t("objects.loading") }}</div>
+    <div v-else-if="error" class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center px-6 text-center text-sm text-destructive">{{ t("databaseBrowser.loadFailed", { message: error }) }}</div>
+    <div v-else-if="visibleRows.length === 0" class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">{{ t("databaseBrowser.empty") }}</div>
+    <div v-else class="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1">
+      <div v-if="isListView" class="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden">
+        <div class="grid h-7 shrink-0 items-center gap-3 border-b bg-muted/40 px-3 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground" :style="{ gridTemplateColumns, minWidth: `${gridMinWidth}px` }">
+          <div v-for="key in columns" :key="key" class="relative flex min-w-0 items-center">
+            <button class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 truncate pr-4 text-left" type="button" @click="toggleSort(key)">
+              <span class="truncate">{{ columnLabel(key) }}</span
+              ><component :is="sortIconFor(key)" v-if="sortIconFor(key)" class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" />
+            </button>
+            <div
+              class="absolute -right-2 top-0 bottom-0 z-10 flex w-3 cursor-col-resize items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground/70 hover:bg-primary/30 hover:text-primary"
+              @mousedown="onColumnResizeStart(key, $event)"
+              @dblclick="resetColumnWidth(key, key === 'name' || key === 'comment' ? 260 : key === 'defaultCollation' ? 170 : key === 'defaultCharset' ? 130 : key === 'sizeBytes' ? 100 : 150, $event)"
+            >
+              <GripVertical class="h-3 w-3" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto">
+          <div
+            v-for="row in visibleRows"
+            :key="row.name"
+            tabindex="0"
+            class="grid h-[34px] cursor-pointer items-center gap-3 border-b px-3 outline-none hover:bg-accent/50 focus-visible:bg-accent/50"
+            :style="{ gridTemplateColumns, minWidth: `${gridMinWidth}px` }"
+            @dblclick="openDatabase(row.name)"
+            @keydown.enter.prevent="openDatabase(row.name)"
+          >
+            <div
+              v-for="key in columns"
+              :key="key"
+              class="min-w-0 truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground"
+              :class="{ 'flex items-center gap-2 text-[13px] font-medium text-foreground': key === 'name', 'tabular-nums': key === 'sizeBytes' || key === 'createdAt' || key === 'updatedAt' }"
+              :title="displayValue(row, key)"
+            >
+              <Database v-if="key === 'name'" class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400" />
+              {{ displayValue(row, key) || "-" }}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div v-else class="grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(160px,1fr))] content-start gap-3 overflow-auto p-3">
+        <div
+          v-for="row in visibleRows"
+          :key="row.name"
+          tabindex="0"
+          class="flex min-h-28 cursor-pointer flex-col items-center gap-1 rounded-lg border bg-card p-3 text-center outline-none transition-all hover:border-primary/40 hover:shadow-sm focus-visible:border-primary"
+          @dblclick="openDatabase(row.name)"
+          @keydown.enter.prevent="openDatabase(row.name)"
+        >
+          <div class="flex h-11 w-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-emerald-500/10 shadow-sm"><Database class="h-6 w-6 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400" /></div>
+          <span class="w-full truncate text-sm font-medium text-foreground" :title="row.name">{{ row.name }}</span>
+          <div class="flex min-h-[15px] items-center gap-1 text-[10px] leading-[15px] text-muted-foreground">
+            <span v-if="row.sizeBytes != null">{{ formatObjectBrowserBytes(row.sizeBytes) }}</span
+            ><span v-if="row.createdAt && row.sizeBytes != null">·</span><span v-if="row.createdAt">{{ formatObjectBrowserTimestamp(row.createdAt) }}</span>
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="hasComment" class="w-full truncate text-[10px] leading-[15px] text-muted-foreground/60" :title="row.comment || ''">{{ row.comment || "\u00A0" }}</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/__tests__/DatabaseBrowserFallback.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/__tests__/DatabaseBrowserFallback.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a9972d198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/objects/__tests__/DatabaseBrowserFallback.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const source = readFileSync(new URL("../DatabaseBrowser.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+
+describe("DatabaseBrowser metadata fallback", () => {
+  it("falls back to basic database names when extended metadata fails", () => {
+    expect(source).toMatch(/await api\.listDatabaseMetadata\(props\.connection\.id\)[\s\S]*?catch \(metadataError\)[\s\S]*?await api\.listDatabases\(props\.connection\.id\)/);
+    expect(source).toMatch(/catch \{\s*throw metadataError;\s*\}/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
index eab19736b4..cfd1e01156 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import {
   editableDatabasePropertyGroups,
   supportsDatabaseCreation,
   supportsDatabaseSearch,
+  supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser,
   supportsConnectionQueryActions,
   supportsFieldLineage,
   supportsObjectBrowserTreeNode,
@@ -1135,8 +1136,10 @@ function requestDeleteSelectedNode(): boolean {
 
 function onDoubleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
   if (dataTabOpenModeFromTreeClick(activeNode.value.type, event, settingsStore.editorSettings.shortcuts.openDataInNewTab) === "new-tab") return;
-  const action = treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(activeNode.value.type, canOpenObjectBrowser.value, settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation, canExpand.value, currentDatabaseType());
-  if (action === "open-object-browser") {
+  const action = treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(activeNode.value.type, canOpenObjectBrowser.value, settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation, canExpand.value, currentDatabaseType(), canOpenConnectionDatabaseBrowser.value);
+  if (action === "open-database-browser") {
+    void openDatabaseBrowser();
+  } else if (action === "open-object-browser") {
     void openObjectBrowser();
   } else if (action === "open-object-browser-and-expand") {
     void openObjectBrowser();
@@ -1243,6 +1246,19 @@ async function openObjectBrowser() {
   }
 }
 
+async function openDatabaseBrowser() {
+  const node = activeNode.value;
+  if (node.type !== "connection" || !node.connectionId) return;
+  try {
+    await connectionStore.ensureConnected(node.connectionId);
+    connectionStore.activeConnectionId = node.connectionId;
+    queryStore.openDatabaseBrowser(node.connectionId);
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    toast(t("connection.connectFailed", { message: translateBackendError(t, e) }), 5000);
+    openDriverStoreForInstallError(e?.message || String(e));
+  }
+}
+
 async function openUserAdmin() {
   const node = activeNode.value;
   if (!node.connectionId) return;
@@ -3491,6 +3507,10 @@ const canOpenObjectBrowser = computed(() => {
   return supportsObjectBrowserTreeNode(rawDatabaseType(), activeNode.value.type);
 });
 
+const canOpenConnectionDatabaseBrowser = computed(() => {
+  return activeNode.value.type === "connection" && supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser(rawDatabaseType());
+});
+
 const canOpenTableImport = computed(() => {
   const node = activeNode.value;
   const supportedNode = node.type === "table" || ((node.type === "database" || node.type === "schema" || node.type === "group-tables") && canCreateTable.value);
@@ -4106,6 +4126,9 @@ function buildConnectionSidebarMenu(context: SidebarMenuFactoryContext): boolean
     if (supportsQueryActions) {
       items.push({ label: t("contextMenu.newQuery"), action: newQuery, icon: TerminalSquare });
     }
+    if (canOpenConnectionDatabaseBrowser.value) {
+      items.push({ label: t("contextMenu.openDatabaseBrowser"), action: openDatabaseBrowser, icon: TableProperties });
+    }
     if (currentDatabaseType() === "redis") {
       items.push({ label: t("contextMenu.instanceInfo"), action: openRedisInstanceInfo, icon: Info });
     }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 8ea4c47c45..85b234e681 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1298,6 +1298,7 @@ export default {
     mongo: "Mongo",
     gridfs: "GridFS",
     vector: "Vector",
+    databases: "Databases",
     objects: "Objects",
     users: "Users & Privileges",
     executionSummary: "Summary",
@@ -1342,6 +1343,13 @@ export default {
     fixedTabs: "Fixed tabs",
     openDataTabs: "Open tables",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "Search databases...",
+    empty: "No databases found",
+    loadFailed: "Could not load databases: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "Charset",
+    defaultCollation: "Collation",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "buckets",
     fileCount: "files",
@@ -2543,6 +2551,7 @@ export default {
     sqlHistory: "Query History",
     noSqlHistory: "No related SQL",
     openObjectBrowser: "Browse Objects",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "Browse Databases",
     viewData: "View Data",
     openInNewDataTab: "View in New Tab",
     editStructure: "Edit Structure",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index a1090662a9..a3f8fa6201 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -1275,6 +1275,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     zookeeper: "ZooKeeper",
     consul: "Consul",
     vector: "Vector",
+    databases: "Bases de datos",
     users: "Usuarios y Privilegios",
     executionSummary: "Resumen",
     messages: "Mensajes",
@@ -2482,6 +2483,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "Historial de consultas",
     noSqlHistory: "Sin SQL relacionado",
     openObjectBrowser: "Explorar objetos",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "Explorar bases de datos",
     viewData: "Ver datos",
     openInNewDataTab: "Ver en nueva pestaña",
     editStructure: "Editar estructura",
@@ -6285,6 +6287,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     registerInstance: "Registrar instancia",
     deregister: "Dar de baja",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "Buscar bases de datos...",
+    empty: "No se encontraron bases de datos",
+    loadFailed: "No se pudieron cargar las bases de datos: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "Juego de caracteres",
+    defaultCollation: "Cotejamiento",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "Cantidad de buckets",
     fileCount: "Archivos",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 721f41ff9d..6fb5d0552a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     consul: "Consul",
     mongo: "Mongo",
     vector: "Vector",
+    databases: "Database",
     objects: "Oggetti",
     users: "Utenti e Privilegi",
     executionSummary: "Riepilogo",
@@ -2480,6 +2481,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "Cronologia Query",
     noSqlHistory: "Nessun SQL correlato",
     openObjectBrowser: "Esplora Oggetti",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "Esplora database",
     viewData: "Visualizza Dati",
     openInNewDataTab: "Visualizza in nuova scheda",
     editStructure: "Modifica Struttura",
@@ -6285,6 +6287,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     registerInstance: "Registra istanza",
     deregister: "Rimuovi",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "Cerca database...",
+    empty: "Nessun database trovato",
+    loadFailed: "Impossibile caricare i database: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "Set di caratteri",
+    defaultCollation: "Regole di confronto",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "Bucket",
     fileCount: "File",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index e5e0be1184..821ba39ce6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     etcd: "etcd",
     mongo: "Mongo",
     objects: "オブジェクト",
+    databases: "データベース",
     users: "ユーザーと権限",
     executionSummary: "サマリー",
     messages: "メッセージ",
@@ -2505,6 +2506,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "クエリ履歴",
     noSqlHistory: "関連するSQLはありません",
     openObjectBrowser: "オブジェクトを参照",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "データベースを参照",
     viewData: "データを表示",
     openInNewDataTab: "新しいタブで表示",
     editStructure: "構造を編集",
@@ -6340,6 +6342,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     registerInstance: "インスタンスを登録",
     deregister: "解除",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "データベースを検索...",
+    empty: "データベースが見つかりません",
+    loadFailed: "データベースを読み込めませんでした: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "文字セット",
+    defaultCollation: "照合順序",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "バケット",
     fileCount: "ファイル",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 7d94d4d265..759a2c027e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     mongo: "Mongo",
     gridfs: "GridFS",
     vector: "Vector",
+    databases: "데이터베이스",
     objects: "객체",
     users: "사용자 및 권한",
     executionSummary: "요약",
@@ -1231,6 +1232,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     fixedTabs: "고정 탭",
     openDataTabs: "열린 테이블",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "데이터베이스 검색...",
+    empty: "데이터베이스를 찾을 수 없습니다",
+    loadFailed: "데이터베이스를 불러올 수 없습니다: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "문자 집합",
+    defaultCollation: "데이터 정렬",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "버킷",
     fileCount: "파일",
@@ -2400,6 +2408,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "쿼리 기록",
     noSqlHistory: "관련 SQL이 없습니다",
     openObjectBrowser: "객체 탐색",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "데이터베이스 탐색",
     viewData: "데이터 보기",
     openInNewDataTab: "새 탭에서 보기",
     editStructure: "구조 편집",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 3315c9e6f2..3dcf5692c1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1275,6 +1275,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     consul: "Consul",
     mongo: "Mongo",
     vector: "Vector",
+    databases: "Bancos de dados",
     objects: "Objetos",
     users: "Usuários e Privilégios",
     executionSummary: "Resumo",
@@ -2482,6 +2483,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "Histórico de Consultas",
     noSqlHistory: "Nenhum SQL relacionado",
     openObjectBrowser: "Explorar Objetos",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "Explorar bancos de dados",
     viewData: "Ver Dados",
     openInNewDataTab: "Ver em nova aba",
     editStructure: "Editar Estrutura",
@@ -6287,6 +6289,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     registerInstance: "Registrar instância",
     deregister: "Remover registro",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "Pesquisar bancos de dados...",
+    empty: "Nenhum banco de dados encontrado",
+    loadFailed: "Não foi possível carregar os bancos de dados: {message}",
+    defaultCharset: "Conjunto de caracteres",
+    defaultCollation: "Agrupamento",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "Buckets",
     fileCount: "Arquivos",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index b29804a8cf..ec0746bba7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     mongo: "Mongo",
     gridfs: "GridFS",
     vector: "向量",
+    databases: "数据库",
     objects: "对象",
     users: "用户与权限",
     executionSummary: "摘要",
@@ -1267,6 +1268,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     fixedTabs: "固定标签页",
     openDataTabs: "已打开的数据表",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "搜索数据库...",
+    empty: "没有找到数据库",
+    loadFailed: "加载数据库失败：{message}",
+    defaultCharset: "默认字符集",
+    defaultCollation: "默认排序规则",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "\u5b58\u50a8\u6876",
     fileCount: "\u6587\u4ef6",
@@ -2468,6 +2476,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "历史查询",
     noSqlHistory: "暂无关联 SQL",
     openObjectBrowser: "浏览对象",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "查看资源对象",
     viewData: "查看数据",
     openInNewDataTab: "新标签页查看",
     editStructure: "编辑表结构",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 15178228e8..d48d29e89a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     consul: "Consul",
     mongo: "Mongo",
     vector: "向量",
+    databases: "資料庫",
     objects: "物件",
     users: "使用者與權限",
     executionSummary: "摘要",
@@ -2481,6 +2482,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sqlHistory: "歷史查詢",
     noSqlHistory: "暫無關聯 SQL",
     openObjectBrowser: "瀏覽物件",
+    openDatabaseBrowser: "檢視資源物件",
     viewData: "檢視資料",
     openInNewDataTab: "新分頁檢視",
     editStructure: "編輯資料表結構",
@@ -6280,6 +6282,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     summarySize: "大小",
     rootReadonly: "根 znode 不能被修改，請填寫子節點路徑",
   },
+  databaseBrowser: {
+    search: "搜尋資料庫...",
+    empty: "找不到資料庫",
+    loadFailed: "載入資料庫失敗：{message}",
+    defaultCharset: "預設字元集",
+    defaultCollation: "預設定序規則",
+  },
   gridfsBrowser: {
     bucketCount: "儲存桶",
     fileCount: "檔案",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/database/databaseFeatureSupport.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/database/databaseFeatureSupport.spec.ts
index dc9ac00071..87fa67b554 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/database/databaseFeatureSupport.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/database/databaseFeatureSupport.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { buildGetDatabaseCommentSql } from "@/lib/database/dbAdminSql";
 import {
   isSchemaAware,
   supportsConnectionScopedQueryExecution,
+  supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser,
   supportsDatabaseNameCompletion,
   supportsDatabaseSchemaQualifier,
   supportsQueryTargetDatabaseListing,
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ describe("schema awareness", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("connection database browser", () => {
+  it("follows object browser support without enabling unsupported connection types", () => {
+    expect(supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser("postgres")).toBe(true);
+    expect(supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser("redis")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("connection-scoped query targets", () => {
   it("keeps connection-only target types separate from unregistered namespace targets", () => {
     expect(usesConnectionOnlyQueryTarget("etcd")).toBe(true);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..539403462c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { activeTabSidebarTarget, matchesTarget } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget";
+import type { QueryTab, TreeNode } from "@/types/database";
+
+describe("sidebar active-tab targets", () => {
+  it("selects the connection node for a database-browser tab", () => {
+    const target = activeTabSidebarTarget({ mode: "databases", connectionId: "pg-1" } as QueryTab);
+
+    expect(target).toEqual({ type: "connection", connectionId: "pg-1" });
+    expect(matchesTarget({ id: "connection:pg-1", label: "Postgres", type: "connection", connectionId: "pg-1" } as TreeNode, target!)).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesTarget({ id: "connection:pg-2", label: "Other", type: "connection", connectionId: "pg-2" } as TreeNode, target!)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/treeNodeClick.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/treeNodeClick.spec.ts
index 1f7478960e..e393ec347d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/treeNodeClick.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sidebar/treeNodeClick.spec.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ describe("treeNodeClick", () => {
     expect(treeNodeRowAction("consul-overview", false, "double")).toBe("toggle");
   });
 
+  it("opens the connection database browser only when the capability is enabled", () => {
+    expect(treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction("connection", false, "single", true, "postgres", true)).toBe("open-database-browser");
+    expect(treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction("connection", false, "double", true, "postgres", false)).toBe("toggle");
+  });
+
   it("expands package containers while preserving source behavior for leaf packages", () => {
     expect(treeNodeRowAction("package", true)).toBe("toggle");
     expect(treeNodeRowAction("package", false)).toBe("open-source");
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/api.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/api.ts
index 0543538e1a..c2b402dd2d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/api.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/api.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export const syncSavedSqlDirectory = forward("syncSavedSqlDirectory");
 
 // Schema
 export const listDatabases = forward("listDatabases");
+export const listDatabaseMetadata = forward("listDatabaseMetadata");
 export const listDatabaseStorage = forward("listDatabaseStorage");
 export const getSqlServerCompletionContext = forward("getSqlServerCompletionContext");
 export const listDorisCatalogs = forward("listDorisCatalogs");
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/http.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/http.ts
index b3f7cdb6a5..083bb07fe1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/http.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/http.ts
@@ -648,6 +648,10 @@ export async function listDatabases(connectionId: string): Promise<DatabaseInfo[
   return get(`/api/schema/databases?${qs({ connection_id: connectionId })}`);
 }
 
+export async function listDatabaseMetadata(connectionId: string): Promise<DatabaseInfo[]> {
+  return get(`/api/schema/database-metadata?${qs({ connection_id: connectionId })}`);
+}
+
 export async function listDatabaseStorage(connectionId: string, databases: string[]): Promise<DatabaseStorageInfo[]> {
   return post("/api/schema/database-storage", {
     connection_id: connectionId,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
index 8a7f65e1ea..3c3cc7bcf7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ export async function listDatabases(connectionId: string): Promise<DatabaseInfo[
   return invoke("list_databases", { connectionId });
 }
 
+export async function listDatabaseMetadata(connectionId: string): Promise<DatabaseInfo[]> {
+  return invoke("list_database_metadata", { connectionId });
+}
+
 export async function listDatabaseStorage(connectionId: string, databases: string[]): Promise<DatabaseStorageInfo[]> {
   return invoke("list_database_storage", { connectionId, databases });
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/database/databaseFeatureSupport.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/database/databaseFeatureSupport.ts
index 4552c75c34..0d7ba75ef3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/database/databaseFeatureSupport.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/database/databaseFeatureSupport.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ export function supportsObjectBrowser(dbType?: DatabaseType): boolean {
   return supportsDatabaseFeature(dbType, "objectBrowser");
 }
 
+export function supportsConnectionDatabaseBrowser(dbType?: DatabaseType): boolean {
+  return supportsObjectBrowser(dbType);
+}
+
 export function supportsObjectBrowserTreeNode(dbType: DatabaseType | undefined, nodeType: TreeNodeType): boolean {
   if (!supportsObjectBrowser(dbType)) return false;
   if (nodeType === "database" && usesDatabaseObjectTreeMode(dbType)) return true;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.ts
index 54e8c7bdbe..72ef022893 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT, type FlatTreeNode } from "@/composables/useFla
 import type { QueryTab, TreeNode } from "@/types/database";
 
 export type ActiveTabSidebarTarget =
+  | {
+      type: "connection";
+      connectionId: string;
+    }
   | {
       type: "table";
       connectionId: string;
@@ -80,6 +84,10 @@ export type ActiveTabSidebarTarget =
 export function activeTabSidebarTarget(tab: QueryTab | undefined | null): ActiveTabSidebarTarget | null {
   if (!tab) return null;
 
+  if (tab.mode === "databases") {
+    return { type: "connection", connectionId: tab.connectionId };
+  }
+
   if (tab.mode === "data") {
     const tableName = tab.tableMeta?.tableName || tab.title;
     if (!tableName) return null;
@@ -199,6 +207,10 @@ function schemaMatches(node: TreeNode, schema: string | undefined): boolean {
 }
 
 export function matchesTarget(node: TreeNode, target: ActiveTabSidebarTarget): boolean {
+  if (target.type === "connection") {
+    return node.type === "connection" && node.connectionId === target.connectionId;
+  }
+
   if (target.type === "mongo-collection") {
     if (node.type === "elasticsearch-index") {
       return node.connectionId === target.connectionId && node.label === target.collectionName;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/treeNodeClick.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/treeNodeClick.ts
index 5f93de1543..9edcb9155e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/treeNodeClick.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sidebar/treeNodeClick.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { customTypeCapabilities, supportsTypeObjectSource } from "@/lib/database
 import { matchesShortcut, type ShortcutLikeEvent } from "@/lib/editor/keyboardShortcuts";
 
 export type TreeNodeRowAction = "open-data" | "open-source" | "open-extension-details" | "toggle" | "none";
-export type TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction = "open-data" | "activate-data" | "open-object-browser" | "open-object-browser-and-expand" | "open-source" | "open-extension-details" | "open-saved-sql" | "toggle" | "none";
+export type TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction = "open-data" | "activate-data" | "open-database-browser" | "open-object-browser" | "open-object-browser-and-expand" | "open-source" | "open-extension-details" | "open-saved-sql" | "toggle" | "none";
 export type SidebarSelectionCopyAction = "copy-name" | "none";
 export type SidebarActivation = "single" | "double";
 
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ export function shouldRunTreeNodeRowAction(action: TreeNodeRowAction, clickDetai
   return action !== "none" && clickDetail <= 1;
 }
 
-export function treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(type: TreeNodeType, canOpenObjectBrowser: boolean, activation: SidebarActivation = "single", canExpand = false, dbType?: DatabaseType): TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction {
+export function treeNodeRowDoubleClickAction(type: TreeNodeType, canOpenObjectBrowser: boolean, activation: SidebarActivation = "single", canExpand = false, dbType?: DatabaseType, canOpenDatabaseBrowser = false): TreeNodeRowDoubleClickAction {
   // Single-click activation already handles the first click in a dblclick
   // sequence. Only double-click activation needs a second-stage table action.
   if (type === "table") return activation === "double" ? "activate-data" : "none";
+  if (type === "connection" && canOpenDatabaseBrowser) return "open-database-browser";
   if (activation === "double") {
     if (type === "extension") return "open-extension-details";
     if (dataNodeTypes.has(type)) return "open-data";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/tabPresentation.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/tabPresentation.ts
index c346b5112c..ed5f39f113 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/tabPresentation.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/tabPresentation.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ export function tabDisplayTitle(tab: QueryTab, t: Translate): string {
   if (tab.mode === "mqtt") {
     return `${connectionDisplayName(tab.connectionId)} - ${t("connection.mqttConsoleTitle")}`;
   }
+  if (tab.mode === "databases") {
+    if (compact) return t("tabs.databases");
+    return `${t("tabs.databases")}@${connectionDisplayName(tab.connectionId)}`;
+  }
   if (tab.mode === "objects") {
     const schema = tab.objectBrowser?.schema;
     if (compact) return schema || tab.title;
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ export function tabModeLabel(tab: QueryTab, t: Translate): string {
   if (tab.mode === "consul") return t("tabs.consul");
   if (tab.mode === "consul-overview") return t("consul.ui.overview");
   if (tab.mode === "nacos") return "Nacos";
+  if (tab.mode === "databases") return t("tabs.databases");
   if (tab.mode === "objects") return t("tabs.objects");
   if (tab.mode === "users") return t("tabs.users");
   return tab.mode;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/queryStore.database-open.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/queryStore.database-open.spec.ts
index e419570487..c21d77d1f6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/queryStore.database-open.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/queryStore.database-open.spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ describe("queryStore database open state", () => {
     expect(store.isDatabaseOpen("pg-1", "analytics")).toBe(false);
   }, 10_000);
 
+  it("reuses one database browser tab per connection", async () => {
+    const { useQueryStore } = await import("@/stores/queryStore");
+    const store = useQueryStore();
+
+    const firstId = store.openDatabaseBrowser("pg-1");
+    const secondId = store.openDatabaseBrowser("pg-1");
+    const otherConnectionId = store.openDatabaseBrowser("pg-2");
+
+    expect(secondId).toBe(firstId);
+    expect(otherConnectionId).not.toBe(firstId);
+    expect(store.tabs.filter((tab) => tab.mode === "databases")).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(store.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === firstId)).toMatchObject({ connectionId: "pg-1", database: "", mode: "databases" });
+  });
+
   it("keeps object browser viewport per tab and clears it on schema change", async () => {
     const { useQueryStore } = await import("@/stores/queryStore");
     const store = useQueryStore();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
index 8e63f484a3..4f505462cd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
@@ -1702,6 +1702,29 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     return id;
   }
 
+  function openDatabaseBrowser(connectionId: string) {
+    const existing = tabs.value.find((tab) => tab.mode === "databases" && tab.connectionId === connectionId);
+    if (existing) {
+      switchTab(existing.id);
+      return existing.id;
+    }
+
+    const id = uuid();
+    tabs.value.push({
+      id,
+      title: "Databases",
+      connectionId,
+      database: "",
+      sql: "",
+      isExecuting: false,
+      isCancelling: false,
+      isExplaining: false,
+      mode: "databases",
+    });
+    activeTabId.value = id;
+    return id;
+  }
+
   function switchTab(tabId: string) {
     activeTabId.value = tabId;
     settingsStore.settingsPageActive = false;
@@ -5736,6 +5759,7 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     commitTransaction,
     rollbackTransaction,
     renameTab,
+    openDatabaseBrowser,
     openObjectBrowser,
     openMongoGridFs,
     openMongoBucket,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
index 70efe936e7..73002b4c2a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ export interface JdbcPluginStatus {
 
 export interface DatabaseInfo {
   name: string;
+  size_bytes?: number | null;
+  created_at?: string | null;
+  updated_at?: string | null;
+  comment?: string | null;
+  default_charset?: string | null;
+  default_collation?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface DatabaseStorageInfo {
@@ -1140,6 +1146,7 @@ export interface QueryTab {
     | "mqtt"
     | "nacos"
     | "nacos-dashboard"
+    | "databases"
     | "objects"
     | "structure"
     | "users"
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/clickhouse_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/clickhouse_driver.rs
index c04f518b53..302f63765b 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/clickhouse_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/clickhouse_driver.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,11 @@ pub async fn test_connection(client: &ChClient, timeout: Duration) -> Result<(),
 
 pub async fn list_databases(client: &ChClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
     let result = ch_query(client, "SELECT name FROM system.databases ORDER BY name", None).await?;
-    Ok(result.data.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row[0].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string() }).collect())
+    Ok(result
+        .data
+        .iter()
+        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row[0].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(), ..Default::default() })
+        .collect())
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &ChClient, database: &str) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/cloudflare_d1/mod.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/cloudflare_d1/mod.rs
index 1d7496f84d..7fc925d331 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/cloudflare_d1/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/cloudflare_d1/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub async fn connect(config: &ConnectionConfig, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Clo
 }
 
 pub async fn list_databases(_client: &CloudflareD1Client) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
-    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string() }])
+    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string(), ..Default::default() }])
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &CloudflareD1Client, _schema: &str) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/dolt.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/dolt.rs
index 76a3c96bb1..0f8015f20e 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/dolt.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/dolt.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn database_infos(names: Vec<String>) -> Vec<DatabaseInfo> {
         .into_iter()
         .map(|name| name.trim().to_string())
         .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
-        .map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name })
+        .map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name, ..Default::default() })
         .collect()
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/hbase_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/hbase_driver.rs
index b7361a8e4a..d1ac34b424 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/hbase_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/hbase_driver.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub async fn list_namespaces(client: &HBaseClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>,
     let body: RestNamespaces = parse_success_json(response, "list namespaces").await?;
     let mut namespaces = body.namespaces;
     namespaces.sort_by_key(|name| name.to_ascii_lowercase());
-    Ok(namespaces.into_iter().map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name }).collect())
+    Ok(namespaces.into_iter().map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name, ..Default::default() }).collect())
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &HBaseClient, namespace: &str) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/influxdb_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/influxdb_driver.rs
index 18acf7a6d9..faf62fcdea 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/influxdb_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/influxdb_driver.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ pub async fn list_databases(client: &InfluxdbClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>
         return Ok(influx_v2_buckets(client, Duration::from_secs(30))
             .await?
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|bucket| DatabaseInfo { name: bucket.name })
+            .map(|bucket| DatabaseInfo { name: bucket.name, ..Default::default() })
             .collect());
     }
     let result = influx_query(client, "SHOW DATABASES", None).await?;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ pub async fn list_databases(client: &InfluxdbClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|r| &r.series)
         .flat_map(|s| &s.values)
-        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row[0].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string() })
+        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row[0].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(), ..Default::default() })
         .collect())
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mysql.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mysql.rs
index 12e61fa64b..948b8c0611 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mysql.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mysql.rs
@@ -1989,6 +1989,14 @@ pub async fn connect_bare_with_pool_limit_and_setup_database(
 const SHOW_DATABASES_SQL: &str = "SHOW DATABASES";
 const INFORMATION_SCHEMA_DATABASES_SQL: &str =
     "SELECT SCHEMA_NAME FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA ORDER BY SCHEMA_NAME";
+const DATABASE_METADATA_SQL: &str = "SELECT s.SCHEMA_NAME, \
+            s.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME, \
+            s.DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME, \
+            SUM(COALESCE(t.DATA_LENGTH, 0) + COALESCE(t.INDEX_LENGTH, 0)) AS SIZE_BYTES \
+     FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA s \
+     LEFT JOIN information_schema.TABLES t ON t.TABLE_SCHEMA = s.SCHEMA_NAME \
+     GROUP BY s.SCHEMA_NAME, s.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME, s.DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME \
+     ORDER BY s.SCHEMA_NAME";
 const DATABASE_LIST_QUERY_PLAN: [(&str, bool); 2] =
     [(SHOW_DATABASES_SQL, true), (INFORMATION_SCHEMA_DATABASES_SQL, false)];
 
@@ -2003,6 +2011,40 @@ pub async fn list_databases(pool: &MySqlPool) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, Strin
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn list_database_metadata(pool: &MySqlPool) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    let mut conn = get_conn_with_timeout(pool, super::connection_timeout()).await?;
+    let result = match conn.query_iter(DATABASE_METADATA_SQL).await {
+        Ok(result) => result,
+        Err(error) => {
+            log::debug!("Falling back to database names after metadata query failed: {error}");
+            drop(conn);
+            return list_databases(pool).await;
+        }
+    };
+    let rows: Vec<mysql_async::Row> = match result.collect_and_drop().await {
+        Ok(rows) => rows,
+        Err(error) => {
+            log::debug!("Falling back to database names after metadata query failed: {error}");
+            drop(conn);
+            return list_databases(pool).await;
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(rows
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|row| {
+            let name = get_str(row, 0).trim().to_string();
+            (!name.is_empty()).then_some(DatabaseInfo {
+                name,
+                size_bytes: get_opt_i64(row, "SIZE_BYTES"),
+                default_charset: get_opt_str(row, "DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME")
+                    .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty()),
+                default_collation: get_opt_str(row, "DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME").filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
 async fn list_databases_with_query(
     pool: &MySqlPool,
     sql: &str,
@@ -2028,12 +2070,12 @@ pub(super) fn database_infos_from_names(
         .filter_map(|name| {
             saw_row = true;
             let name = name.trim().to_string();
-            (!name.is_empty()).then_some(DatabaseInfo { name })
+            (!name.is_empty()).then_some(DatabaseInfo { name, ..Default::default() })
         })
         .collect();
     databases.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
     if databases.is_empty() && saw_row && include_catalogless_when_blank {
-        return vec![DatabaseInfo { name: String::new() }];
+        return vec![DatabaseInfo { name: String::new(), ..Default::default() }];
     }
     databases
 }
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ob_oracle.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ob_oracle.rs
index 8425d181e8..79da9aad6b 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ob_oracle.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ob_oracle.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub async fn list_databases(pool: &mysql_async::Pool) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo
     let result = conn.query_iter(list_user_schemas_sql()).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let rows: Vec<mysql_async::Row> = result.collect_and_drop().await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
-    Ok(rows.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: get_str(row, 0) }).collect())
+    Ok(rows.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: get_str(row, 0), ..Default::default() }).collect())
 }
 
 pub async fn list_schemas(pool: &mysql_async::Pool) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/postgres.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/postgres.rs
index 1eb870b3c8..42b2f15574 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/postgres.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/postgres.rs
@@ -2316,11 +2316,31 @@ fn validate_postgres_ssl_paths(url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
 }
 
 fn list_databases_sql() -> &'static str {
-    "SELECT datname FROM pg_database \
+    "SELECT datname \
+     FROM pg_database \
      WHERE datallowconn = true \
      ORDER BY datname"
 }
 
+fn database_metadata_sql() -> &'static str {
+    "SELECT d.datname, \
+            CASE \
+              WHEN has_database_privilege(d.datname, 'CONNECT') \
+                OR COALESCE(( \
+                  SELECT pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'MEMBER') \
+                  FROM pg_roles r \
+                  WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_read_all_stats' \
+                ), false) \
+              THEN pg_database_size(d.oid) \
+              ELSE NULL \
+            END AS size_bytes, \
+            obj_description(d.oid, 'pg_database') AS comment, \
+            pg_encoding_to_char(d.encoding) AS default_charset \
+     FROM pg_database d \
+     WHERE datallowconn = true \
+     ORDER BY d.datname"
+}
+
 fn database_storage_sql() -> &'static str {
     "SELECT d.datname, \
             CASE \
@@ -2343,7 +2363,26 @@ pub async fn list_databases(pool: &Pool) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
     let client = checkout_postgres_client(pool, None, super::connection_timeout()).await?;
     let rows = postgres_query_cached(&client, list_databases_sql(), &[]).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
-    Ok(rows.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: pg_row_try_string(row, 0) }).collect())
+    Ok(rows.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: pg_row_try_string(row, 0), ..Default::default() }).collect())
+}
+
+pub async fn list_database_metadata(pool: &Pool) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    let client = checkout_postgres_client(pool, None, super::connection_timeout()).await?;
+    let rows = postgres_query_cached(&client, database_metadata_sql(), &[]).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(rows
+        .iter()
+        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo {
+            name: pg_row_try_string(row, 0),
+            size_bytes: row.try_get::<_, Option<i64>>(1).ok().flatten(),
+            comment: row.try_get::<_, Option<String>>(2).ok().flatten().filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty()),
+            default_charset: row
+                .try_get::<_, Option<String>>(3)
+                .ok()
+                .flatten()
+                .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .collect())
 }
 
 pub async fn list_database_storage(pool: &Pool, database_names: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseStorageInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/rqlite_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/rqlite_driver.rs
index 84e6172bef..d5735953a8 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/rqlite_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/rqlite_driver.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn test_connection(client: &RqliteClient, timeout: Duration) -> Result
 }
 
 pub async fn list_databases(_client: &RqliteClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
-    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string() }])
+    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string(), ..Default::default() }])
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &RqliteClient, _schema: &str) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlite.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlite.rs
index 1d98a48c8d..cdb3b5c2f6 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlite.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlite.rs
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ pub async fn list_databases(pool: &SqliteHandle) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, St
             let mut stmt = conn.prepare("PRAGMA database_list").map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
             let rows = stmt.query_map([], |row| row.get::<_, String>("name")).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
             rows.filter_map(|row| match row {
-                Ok(name) if !name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("temp") => Some(Ok(DatabaseInfo { name })),
+                Ok(name) if !name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("temp") => Some(Ok(DatabaseInfo { name, ..Default::default() })),
                 Ok(_) => None,
                 Err(error) => Some(Err(error)),
             })
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlserver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlserver.rs
index e98035bcd4..66aac91dfe 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlserver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/sqlserver.rs
@@ -1722,7 +1722,47 @@ pub async fn list_databases(client: &mut SqlServerClient) -> Result<Vec<Database
         .await
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let rows = stream.into_first_result().await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    Ok(rows.iter().map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row.get::<&str, _>(0).unwrap_or("").to_string() }).collect())
+    Ok(rows
+        .iter()
+        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo { name: row.get::<&str, _>(0).unwrap_or("").to_string(), ..Default::default() })
+        .collect())
+}
+
+pub async fn list_database_metadata(client: &mut SqlServerClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    let rows = match list_database_metadata_rows(client).await {
+        Ok(rows) => rows,
+        Err(error) => {
+            log::debug!("Falling back to database names after metadata query failed: {error}");
+            return list_databases(client).await;
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(rows
+        .iter()
+        .map(|row| DatabaseInfo {
+            name: row.get::<&str, _>(0).unwrap_or("").to_string(),
+            created_at: row.get::<chrono::NaiveDateTime, _>(1).map(|value| value.to_string()),
+            default_collation: row.get::<&str, _>(2).map(str::to_string).filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty()),
+            size_bytes: row.get::<i64, _>(3),
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
+async fn list_database_metadata_rows(client: &mut SqlServerClient) -> Result<Vec<Row>, String> {
+    let stream = client
+        .query(
+            "SELECT d.name, d.create_date, d.collation_name, \
+                    SUM(COALESCE(CONVERT(bigint, f.size), 0)) * 8192 AS size_bytes \
+             FROM sys.databases d \
+             LEFT JOIN sys.master_files f ON f.database_id = d.database_id \
+             WHERE d.state = 0 \
+             GROUP BY d.name, d.create_date, d.collation_name \
+             ORDER BY d.name",
+            &[],
+        )
+        .await;
+    let stream = stream.map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+    stream.into_first_result().await.map_err(|error| error.to_string())
 }
 
 pub async fn get_completion_context(client: &mut SqlServerClient) -> Result<SqlServerCompletionContext, String> {
@@ -1776,7 +1816,7 @@ pub async fn list_linked_server_catalogs(
     Ok(rows
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|row| row.get::<&str, _>(0).map(str::trim).filter(|name| !name.is_empty()))
-        .map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name: name.to_string() })
+        .map(|name| DatabaseInfo { name: name.to_string(), ..Default::default() })
         .collect())
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/turso_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/turso_driver.rs
index 15e31a5e82..ae383c4de5 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/turso_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/turso_driver.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub async fn test_connection(client: &TursoClient, timeout: Duration) -> Result<
 }
 
 pub async fn list_databases(_client: &TursoClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
-    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string() }])
+    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: "main".to_string(), ..Default::default() }])
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &TursoClient, _schema: &str) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/victoriametrics_driver.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/victoriametrics_driver.rs
index 8eaa92ecbb..17c8446ff5 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/victoriametrics_driver.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/victoriametrics_driver.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub async fn test_connection(client: &VictoriaMetricsClient, timeout: Duration)
 }
 
 pub async fn list_databases(client: &VictoriaMetricsClient) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseInfo>, String> {
-    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: client.database_label.clone() }])
+    Ok(vec![DatabaseInfo { name: client.database_label.clone(), ..Default::default() }])
 }
 
 pub async fn list_tables(client: &VictoriaMetricsClient) -> Result<Vec<TableInfo>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/schema.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/schema.rs
index cf02fef3a8..4e00a26c45 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/schema.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ pub async fn list_databases_core(state: &AppState, connection_id: &str) -> Resul
     retry_metadata_connection(state, connection_id, None, || list_databases_once(state, connection_id)).await
 }
 
+/// Loads the more expensive database-level properties needed only by the
+/// connection resource browser. General metadata paths keep using
+/// `list_databases_core`, which only enumerates names.
+pub async fn list_database_metadata_core(
+    state: &AppState,
+    connection_id: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<db::DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    retry_metadata_connection(state, connection_id, None, || list_database_metadata_once(state, connection_id)).await
+}
+
 pub async fn list_database_storage_core(
     state: &AppState,
     connection_id: &str,
@@ -592,7 +602,7 @@ async fn list_databases_once(state: &AppState, connection_id: &str) -> Result<Ve
             if is_mongo {
                 drop(connections);
                 let dbs = crate::mongo_ops::mongo_list_databases_core(state, connection_id).await?;
-                return Ok(dbs.into_iter().map(|name| db::DatabaseInfo { name }).collect());
+                return Ok(dbs.into_iter().map(|name| db::DatabaseInfo { name, ..Default::default() }).collect());
             }
             drop(connections);
             let mut client = client.lock().await;
@@ -632,6 +642,35 @@ async fn list_databases_once(state: &AppState, connection_id: &str) -> Result<Ve
     }
 }
 
+async fn list_database_metadata_once(state: &AppState, connection_id: &str) -> Result<Vec<db::DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    let config = connection_config(state, connection_id).await;
+    if config.as_ref().is_some_and(|config| db::dolt::is_config(config) || is_doris_family_config(config)) {
+        return list_databases_once(state, connection_id).await;
+    }
+    let connections = state.connections.read().await;
+    if let Some(client) = extract_pool!(&connections, connection_id, SqlServer) {
+        drop(connections);
+        let mut client = client.lock().await;
+        return db::sqlserver::list_database_metadata(&mut client).await;
+    }
+    if let Some(PoolKind::Mysql(pool, mode)) = connections.get(connection_id) {
+        let pool = pool.clone();
+        let mode = *mode;
+        drop(connections);
+        return if mode == MysqlMode::OceanBaseOracle {
+            db::ob_oracle::list_databases(&pool).await
+        } else {
+            db::mysql::list_database_metadata(&pool).await
+        };
+    }
+    if let Some(pool) = extract_pool!(&connections, connection_id, Postgres) {
+        drop(connections);
+        return db::postgres::list_database_metadata(&pool).await;
+    }
+    drop(connections);
+    list_databases_once(state, connection_id).await
+}
+
 pub async fn list_schemas_core(state: &AppState, connection_id: &str, database: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
     list_schemas_core_with_visible_filter(state, connection_id, database, false).await
 }
@@ -3347,7 +3386,7 @@ for line in sys.stdin:
     }
 
     fn test_database_info(name: &str) -> super::db::DatabaseInfo {
-        super::db::DatabaseInfo { name: name.to_string() }
+        super::db::DatabaseInfo { name: name.to_string(), ..Default::default() }
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/types.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/types.rs
index f3b5385752..3dd440826c 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/types.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DatabaseInfo {
     pub name: String,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub size_bytes: Option<i64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub created_at: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub updated_at: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub comment: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub default_charset: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub default_collation: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/crates/dbx-web/src/main.rs b/crates/dbx-web/src/main.rs
index e98aeacd81..18383314ce 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-web/src/main.rs
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .route("/agents/progress/{operationId}", get(routes::agents::agent_progress))
         // Schema
         .route("/schema/databases", get(routes::schema::list_databases))
+        .route("/schema/database-metadata", get(routes::schema::list_database_metadata))
         .route("/schema/database-storage", post(routes::schema::list_database_storage))
         .route("/schema/sqlserver/completion-context", get(routes::schema::get_sqlserver_completion_context))
         .route("/schema/doris/catalogs", get(routes::schema::list_doris_catalogs))
diff --git a/crates/dbx-web/src/routes/schema.rs b/crates/dbx-web/src/routes/schema.rs
index d24ef4ba52..44db8f254f 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-web/src/routes/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-web/src/routes/schema.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ pub async fn list_databases(
     Ok(Json(serde_json::to_value(result).map_err(|e| AppError::from(e.to_string()))?))
 }
 
+pub async fn list_database_metadata(
+    State(state): State<Arc<WebState>>,
+    Query(q): Query<SchemaQuery>,
+) -> Result<Json<serde_json::Value>, AppError> {
+    let result =
+        dbx_core::schema::list_database_metadata_core(&state.app, &q.connection_id).await.map_err(AppError::from)?;
+    Ok(Json(serde_json::to_value(result).map_err(|e| AppError::from(e.to_string()))?))
+}
+
 pub async fn list_database_storage(
     State(state): State<Arc<WebState>>,
     Json(request): Json<DatabaseStorageRequest>,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/schema.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/schema.rs
index 3ff901a593..f62caaf762 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/schema.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/schema.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ pub async fn list_databases(
     dbx_core::schema::list_databases_core(&state, &connection_id).await
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn list_database_metadata(
+    state: State<'_, Arc<AppState>>,
+    connection_id: String,
+) -> Result<Vec<db::DatabaseInfo>, String> {
+    dbx_core::schema::list_database_metadata_core(&state, &connection_id).await
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn list_database_storage(
     state: State<'_, Arc<AppState>>,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 323b8fcb54..81dc1c201c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1629,6 +1629,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::plugins::install_jdbc_plugin_local,
             commands::plugins::uninstall_jdbc_plugin,
             commands::schema::list_databases,
+            commands::schema::list_database_metadata,
             commands::schema::list_database_storage,
             commands::schema::get_sqlserver_completion_context,
             commands::schema::list_doris_catalogs,