diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index 65ad36d85..38e3d52ea 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -4923,6 +4923,7 @@ const dialogCellDetail = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const cellDetailJsonFormatted = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.cellDetailJsonFormatted);
+const cellDetailMetadataCollapsed = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed);
 const sideDetailJsonView = computed(() => cellDetailJsonFormatted.value && !!activeCellDetail.value?.formattedJson);
 const cellDetailJsonView = computed(() => cellDetailJsonFormatted.value && !!dialogCellDetail.value?.formattedJson);
 
@@ -5149,7 +5150,6 @@ const detailTemporalEditorConfig = computed(() => {
   const detail = activeCellDetail.value;
   return detail ? temporalEditorConfigForColumn(detail.colIndex) : undefined;
 });
-const sideDetailPrioritizesValue = computed(() => !cellDetailPanelIsBottom.value && !isEditingDetail.value && !!activeCellDetail.value?.formattedJson);
 const sideDetailValueFillsHeight = computed(() => cellDetailPanelIsBottom.value || isEditingDetail.value || (!cellDetailPanelIsBottom.value && !activeCellDetail.value?.imagePreviewUrl));
 const sideJsonPreviewText = computed(() => {
   const detail = activeCellDetail.value;
@@ -5354,6 +5354,10 @@ function toggleCellDetailJsonFormatted() {
   settingsStore.updateEditorSettings({ cellDetailJsonFormatted: !cellDetailJsonFormatted.value });
 }
 
+function toggleCellDetailMetadataCollapsed() {
+  settingsStore.updateEditorSettings({ cellDetailMetadataCollapsed: !cellDetailMetadataCollapsed.value });
+}
+
 function startDetailEdit() {
   const detail = activeCellDetail.value;
   if (!detail || !detail.isEditable) return;
@@ -10586,31 +10590,22 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
             @contextmenu="onDrawerContextMenu"
           >
             <div v-if="!cellDetailPanelIsBottom" class="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 z-20 w-1.5 -translate-x-1/2 cursor-col-resize hover:bg-primary/30" @mousedown.prevent="onDetailResizeStart" />
-            <div v-else class="absolute left-0 right-0 top-0 z-20 h-1.5 -translate-y-1/2 cursor-row-resize hover:bg-primary/30" @mousedown.prevent="onDetailResizeStart" />
-            <div class="h-9 flex items-center gap-2 px-3 border-b shrink-0 bg-muted/20">
-              <Info class="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
-              <span class="text-xs font-medium flex-1 min-w-0 truncate">{{ t("grid.cellDetails") }}</span>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="cellDetailPanelIsBottom ? t('grid.cellDetailLayoutRight') : t('grid.cellDetailLayoutBottom')" @click="toggleCellDetailPanelLayout">
-                <PanelRight v-if="cellDetailPanelIsBottom" class="w-3 h-3" />
-                <PanelBottom v-else class="w-3 h-3" />
-              </Button>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openCellDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveCellDetailDialog">
-                <Maximize2 class="w-3 h-3" />
-              </Button>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openRowDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveRowDetailDialog">
-                <ListTree class="w-3 h-3" />
-              </Button>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openColumnDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveColumnDetailDialog">
-                <TableProperties class="w-3 h-3" />
-              </Button>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" @click="closeCellDetails">
-                <X class="w-3 h-3" />
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-
+            <div v-else class="data-grid-detail-resize-handle data-grid-detail-resize-handle--bottom absolute left-0 right-0 top-0 z-20 h-2 -translate-y-1/2 cursor-row-resize" @mousedown.prevent="onDetailResizeStart" />
             <Tabs v-model="activeCellDetailTab" class="flex-1 min-h-0 gap-0">
-              <div class="shrink-0 border-b px-3 py-2">
-                <TabsList class="grid h-7 w-full p-0.5" :class="activeCellDetailTabsGridClass">
+              <div class="h-9 flex items-center gap-2 px-3 border-b shrink-0 bg-muted/20">
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="icon"
+                  class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+                  :title="cellDetailMetadataCollapsed ? t('grid.expandCellDetailMetadata') : t('grid.collapseCellDetailMetadata')"
+                  :aria-label="cellDetailMetadataCollapsed ? t('grid.expandCellDetailMetadata') : t('grid.collapseCellDetailMetadata')"
+                  :aria-expanded="!cellDetailMetadataCollapsed"
+                  @click="toggleCellDetailMetadataCollapsed"
+                >
+                  <ChevronRight v-if="cellDetailMetadataCollapsed" class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  <ChevronDown v-else class="w-3 h-3" />
+                </Button>
+                <TabsList class="grid h-7 min-w-0 flex-1 p-0.5" :class="activeCellDetailTabsGridClass">
                   <TabsTrigger value="details" class="h-6 text-xs">{{ t("grid.cellDetails") }}</TabsTrigger>
                   <TabsTrigger v-if="activeCellDetailTabs.includes('hexViewer')" value="hexViewer" class="h-6 text-xs">
                     {{ t("grid.hexViewer") }}
@@ -10619,11 +10614,29 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                     {{ t("grid.valueEditor") }}
                   </TabsTrigger>
                 </TabsList>
+                <div class="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="cellDetailPanelIsBottom ? t('grid.cellDetailLayoutRight') : t('grid.cellDetailLayoutBottom')" @click="toggleCellDetailPanelLayout">
+                    <PanelRight v-if="cellDetailPanelIsBottom" class="w-3 h-3" />
+                    <PanelBottom v-else class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openCellDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveCellDetailDialog">
+                    <Maximize2 class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openRowDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveRowDetailDialog">
+                    <ListTree class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" :title="t('grid.openColumnDetailsDialog')" @click="openActiveColumnDetailDialog">
+                    <TableProperties class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5" @click="closeCellDetails">
+                    <X class="w-3 h-3" />
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
               </div>
 
               <TabsContent value="details" class="m-0 min-h-0 flex-1 flex flex-col">
                 <div data-native-clipboard class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto px-3 pt-3 text-xs" :class="[sideDetailValueFillsHeight ? 'flex flex-col gap-3' : 'space-y-3', isEditingDetail && !cellDetailPanelIsBottom ? 'pb-1' : 'pb-3']">
-                  <div v-if="cellDetailPanelIsBottom" class="grid grid-cols-[minmax(180px,1.6fr)_repeat(4,minmax(74px,0.55fr))_minmax(160px,1fr)] gap-3 rounded border bg-muted/20 p-2">
+                  <div v-if="cellDetailPanelIsBottom && !cellDetailMetadataCollapsed" class="grid grid-cols-[minmax(180px,1.6fr)_repeat(4,minmax(74px,0.55fr))_minmax(160px,1fr)] gap-3 rounded border bg-muted/20 p-2">
                     <div class="min-w-0 space-y-1">
                       <div class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.columnName") }}</div>
                       <div class="truncate font-medium" :title="activeCellDetail.column">
@@ -10655,7 +10668,7 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
                       </div>
                     </div>
                   </div>
-                  <template v-else-if="!isEditingDetail && !sideDetailPrioritizesValue">
+                  <template v-else-if="!cellDetailMetadataCollapsed && !isEditingDetail">
                     <div class="space-y-1">
                       <div class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("grid.columnName") }}</div>
                       <div class="font-medium break-all">{{ activeCellDetail.column }}</div>
@@ -11912,6 +11925,29 @@ const gridContextMenuItems = computed<ContextMenuItem[]>(() => {
   background: var(--data-grid-scrollbar-thumb-hover);
 }
 
+.data-grid-detail-resize-handle--bottom {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.data-grid-detail-resize-handle--bottom::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 50%;
+  width: 42px;
+  height: 2px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--data-grid-scrollbar-thumb-hover);
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  transition: opacity 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.detail-drawer-resizing > .data-grid-detail-resize-handle--bottom::after {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 .data-grid-vertical-scrollbar {
   position: absolute;
   top: 10px;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index bf419d70b..e55064a16 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@ export default {
     cellDetails: "Cell Details",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "Move to Bottom",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "Move to Right",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "Collapse cell metadata",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "Expand cell metadata",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "Open Cell Details",
     rowDetails: "Row Details",
     rowDetailsFor: "Row {row} Details",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 8d58b1867..913741a17 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "Detalles de celda",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "Mover abajo",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "Mover a la derecha",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "Contraer metadatos de celda",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "Expandir metadatos de celda",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "Abrir detalles de celda",
     rowDetails: "Detalles de fila",
     rowDetailsFor: "Detalles de fila {row}",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 3602a1e73..61aeb01bd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "Dettagli Cella",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "Sposta in Basso",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "Sposta a Destra",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "Comprimi metadati cella",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "Espandi metadati cella",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "Apri Dettagli Cella",
     rowDetails: "Dettagli Riga",
     rowDetailsFor: "Dettagli Riga {row}",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 13445358d..fe66d8833 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -841,6 +841,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "セル詳細",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "下部に表示",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "右側に表示",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "セルのメタ情報を折りたたむ",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "セルのメタ情報を展開",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "セル詳細を開く",
     rowDetails: "行詳細",
     rowDetailsFor: "行 {row} の詳細",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index da753e07e..258e51eb3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "Detalhes da Célula",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "Mover para Baixo",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "Mover para a Direita",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "Recolher metadados da célula",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "Expandir metadados da célula",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "Abrir Detalhes da Célula",
     rowDetails: "Detalhes da Linha",
     rowDetailsFor: "Detalhes da Linha {row}",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 822975793..e11a8251f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "单元格详情",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "移动到底部",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "移动到右侧",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "收起单元格元信息",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "展开单元格元信息",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "单元格详情",
     rowDetails: "行详情",
     rowDetailsFor: "第 {row} 行详情",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index b9cab2795..b1cf13c25 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -845,6 +845,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     cellDetails: "儲存格詳情",
     cellDetailLayoutBottom: "移到底部",
     cellDetailLayoutRight: "移到右側",
+    collapseCellDetailMetadata: "收合儲存格中繼資訊",
+    expandCellDetailMetadata: "展開儲存格中繼資訊",
     openCellDetailsDialog: "儲存格詳情",
     rowDetails: "資料詳情",
     rowDetailsFor: "第 {row} 筆資料詳情",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
index 30e761acd..cbb884b6a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ describe("normalizeEditorSettings", () => {
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ dataGridSearchMode: "invalid" as any }).dataGridSearchMode).toBe("filter");
   });
 
+  it("shows cell detail metadata by default and preserves collapsed state", () => {
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({}).cellDetailMetadataCollapsed).toBe(false);
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ cellDetailMetadataCollapsed: true }).cellDetailMetadataCollapsed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("normalizes toolbar item settings from older saved settings", () => {
     const settings = normalizeEditorSettings({
       toolbarItems: {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 1a1cb91b1..b0991f10b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ export interface EditorSettings {
   cellDetailDrawerWidth: number;
   cellDetailPanelLayout: CellDetailPanelLayout;
   cellDetailJsonFormatted: boolean;
+  cellDetailMetadataCollapsed: boolean;
   shortcuts: ShortcutSettings;
   sqlFormatter: SqlFormatterSettings;
   sidebarActivation: SidebarActivation;
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS: EditorSettings = {
   cellDetailDrawerWidth: 380,
   cellDetailPanelLayout: "bottom",
   cellDetailJsonFormatted: false,
+  cellDetailMetadataCollapsed: false,
   shortcuts: normalizeShortcutSettings(),
   sqlFormatter: normalizeSqlFormatterSettings(DEFAULT_SQL_FORMATTER_SETTINGS),
   sidebarActivation: "single",
@@ -776,6 +778,7 @@ export function normalizeEditorSettings(settings: Partial<EditorSettings>, exist
     cellDetailDrawerWidth: normalizeDrawerWidth(settings.cellDetailDrawerWidth, 260, DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.cellDetailDrawerWidth),
     cellDetailPanelLayout: normalizeCellDetailPanelLayout(settings.cellDetailPanelLayout),
     cellDetailJsonFormatted: typeof settings.cellDetailJsonFormatted === "boolean" ? settings.cellDetailJsonFormatted : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.cellDetailJsonFormatted,
+    cellDetailMetadataCollapsed: typeof settings.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed === "boolean" ? settings.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed,
     shortcuts: normalizeShortcutSettings(settings.shortcuts),
     sqlFormatter: normalizeSqlFormatterSettings(settings.sqlFormatter),
     sidebarActivation: settings.sidebarActivation === "single" || settings.sidebarActivation === "double" ? settings.sidebarActivation : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarActivation,
@@ -1024,6 +1027,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     if (partial.cellDetailDrawerWidth !== undefined) editorSettings.value.cellDetailDrawerWidth = normalizeDrawerWidth(partial.cellDetailDrawerWidth, 260, DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.cellDetailDrawerWidth);
     if (partial.cellDetailPanelLayout !== undefined) editorSettings.value.cellDetailPanelLayout = normalizeCellDetailPanelLayout(partial.cellDetailPanelLayout);
     if (partial.cellDetailJsonFormatted !== undefined) editorSettings.value.cellDetailJsonFormatted = partial.cellDetailJsonFormatted === true;
+    if (partial.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed !== undefined) editorSettings.value.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed = partial.cellDetailMetadataCollapsed === true;
     if (partial.shortcuts !== undefined) editorSettings.value.shortcuts = normalizeShortcutSettings(partial.shortcuts);
     if (partial.sqlFormatter !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sqlFormatter = normalizeSqlFormatterSettings(partial.sqlFormatter);
     if (partial.sidebarActivation !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sidebarActivation = partial.sidebarActivation;