diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
index 1911d8809..6efedd910 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorTableDrop";
 import { EDITOR_FONT_FAMILY_CSS_VAR, EDITOR_FONT_SIZE_CSS_VAR, loadEditorTheme, editorFontTheme, sqlCompletionTheme, sqlSemanticHighlightTheme } from "@/lib/editor/editorThemes";
 import { createStatementGutterMarkerDom, shouldShowStatementGutter } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorStatementGutter";
+import { createQueryEditorSearchKeymap } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap";
 import { clampEditorFontSize, createEditorZoomCommitScheduler, fontSizeFromGestureScale, fontSizeFromWheelDelta } from "@/lib/editor/editorZoom";
 import { normalizeShortcutSettings, shortcutToCodeMirrorKey } from "@/lib/editor/shortcutRegistry";
 import { trimmedSelectionLayer } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorTrimmedSelectionLayer";
@@ -3680,6 +3681,11 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       buildResultSourceRangeExtension(),
       Prec.highest(
         keymap.of([
+          ...createQueryEditorSearchKeymap({
+            openSearch,
+            openReplace,
+            isReadOnly: () => !!props.readOnly,
+          }),
           { key: "'", run: handleSqlSingleQuote },
           { key: "Tab", run: handleTab },
           {
@@ -4305,6 +4311,7 @@ function openSearch(): boolean {
 }
 
 function openReplace(): boolean {
+  if (props.readOnly) return false;
   return searchPanelRef.value?.openReplace() ?? false;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/EditorSearchPanel.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/EditorSearchPanel.spec.ts
index 881437181..ae5630035 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/EditorSearchPanel.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/EditorSearchPanel.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,51 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createQueryEditorSearchKeymap } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap";
 
 const editorSearchPanelSource = readFileSync(new URL("../EditorSearchPanel.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const queryEditorSource = readFileSync(new URL("../QueryEditor.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const contentAreaSource = readFileSync(new URL("../../layout/ContentArea.vue", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 
 describe("EditorSearchPanel corner style", () => {
   it("uses the configurable five-pixel radius token for editor inputs", () => {
     expect(editorSearchPanelSource).toContain("border-radius: var(--dbx-radius-fixed-5);");
   });
 });
+
+describe("QueryEditor search shortcuts", () => {
+  it("opens search and replace in editable editors", () => {
+    const openSearch = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const openReplace = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const bindings = createQueryEditorSearchKeymap({ openSearch, openReplace, isReadOnly: () => false });
+
+    expect(bindings.map(({ key, preventDefault }) => ({ key, preventDefault }))).toEqual([
+      { key: "Mod-f", preventDefault: true },
+      { key: "Mod-h", preventDefault: true },
+    ]);
+    expect(bindings[0]?.run?.({} as never)).toBe(true);
+    expect(bindings[1]?.run?.({} as never)).toBe(true);
+    expect(openSearch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(openReplace).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("allows search but consumes replace without opening it in read-only editors", () => {
+    const openSearch = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const openReplace = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const bindings = createQueryEditorSearchKeymap({ openSearch, openReplace, isReadOnly: () => true });
+
+    expect(bindings[0]?.run?.({} as never)).toBe(true);
+    expect(bindings[1]?.run?.({} as never)).toBe(true);
+    expect(openSearch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(openReplace).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the existing search navigation and read-only replace guards", () => {
+    expect(queryEditorSource).toMatch(/Prec\.highest\(\s*keymap\.of\(\[\s*\.\.\.createQueryEditorSearchKeymap/);
+    expect(queryEditorSource).toMatch(/function openReplace\(\): boolean \{\s*if \(props\.readOnly\) return false;/);
+    expect(contentAreaSource).toContain('if (props.activeTab.mode === "query") return queryEditorRef.value?.openSearch() ?? false;');
+    expect(contentAreaSource).toContain("return queryEditorRef.value?.openReplace() ?? false;");
+    expect(queryEditorSource).toMatch(/key:\s*"Escape"/);
+    expect(editorSearchPanelSource).toContain('e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey');
+    expect(editorSearchPanelSource).toContain('e.key === "Enter" && e.shiftKey');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/QueryEditorSearchKeymap.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/QueryEditorSearchKeymap.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69c0d8da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/__tests__/QueryEditorSearchKeymap.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { EditorState, Prec } from "@codemirror/state";
+import { EditorView, keymap, runScopeHandlers } from "@codemirror/view";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createQueryEditorSearchKeymap } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap";
+
+describe("QueryEditor search keymap precedence", () => {
+  it("runs the custom search binding before lower-priority CodeMirror bindings", () => {
+    const openSearch = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const lowerPrioritySearch = vi.fn(() => true);
+    const view = new EditorView({
+      parent: document.createElement("div"),
+      state: EditorState.create({
+        extensions: [keymap.of([{ key: "Mod-f", run: lowerPrioritySearch }]), Prec.highest(keymap.of(createQueryEditorSearchKeymap({ openSearch, openReplace: () => true, isReadOnly: () => false })))],
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(runScopeHandlers(view, new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "f", ctrlKey: true }), "editor")).toBe(true);
+    expect(openSearch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(lowerPrioritySearch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    view.destroy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baad5e88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/queryEditorSearchKeymap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { KeyBinding } from "@codemirror/view";
+
+interface QueryEditorSearchKeymapOptions {
+  openSearch: () => boolean;
+  openReplace: () => boolean;
+  isReadOnly: () => boolean;
+}
+
+export function createQueryEditorSearchKeymap(options: QueryEditorSearchKeymapOptions): KeyBinding[] {
+  return [
+    {
+      key: "Mod-f",
+      preventDefault: true,
+      run: options.openSearch,
+    },
+    {
+      key: "Mod-h",
+      preventDefault: true,
+      // Consume the shortcut in previews without exposing mutation controls.
+      run: () => options.isReadOnly() || options.openReplace(),
+    },
+  ];
+}