diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
index a473cd0e7..5896aeabf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/ExportProgressPopover.vue
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ const progressValue = (task: ExportTask) => {
 };
 
 const taskTitle = (task: ExportTask) => {
-  if (task.kind === "database-export") return t("exportProgress.databaseExportTitle", { name: task.tableName });
+  if (task.kind === "database-export") {
+    const key = task.databaseExportSource === "scheduled" ? "exportProgress.databaseBackupTitle" : "exportProgress.databaseExportTitle";
+    return t(key, { name: task.tableName });
+  }
   if (task.kind === "sql-file") return t("exportProgress.sqlFileTitle", { name: task.tableName });
   if (task.kind === "data-transfer") return t("exportProgress.dataTransferTitle", { name: task.tableName });
   return `${task.tableName}.${task.format}`;
@@ -113,6 +116,18 @@ const elapsedText = (task: ExportTask) => {
   return t("exportProgress.elapsed", { duration: formatDataTransferDuration(finishedAt - task.startedAt) });
 };
 
+const databaseObjectText = (task: ExportTask) => {
+  if (task.kind !== "database-export" || !isActive(task.status) || !task.currentObject) return "";
+  if (task.preparing || !task.totalObjects) {
+    return t("databaseExport.preparingObject", { object: task.currentObject });
+  }
+  return t("databaseExport.currentTable", {
+    table: task.currentObject,
+    current: (task.objectIndex ?? 0).toLocaleString(),
+    total: task.totalObjects.toLocaleString(),
+  });
+};
+
 const statusIcon = (task: ExportTask) => {
   if (isActive(task.status)) {
     if (task.kind === "database-export") return DatabaseBackup;
@@ -172,7 +187,7 @@ function failureDetailCount(task: ExportTask) {
     <PopoverTrigger as-child>
       <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="relative h-8 w-8" :title="triggerTitle" :class="{ 'bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/15': failedCount > 0, 'bg-accent text-primary': failedCount === 0 && hasActive }">
         <FileDown class="h-4 w-4" />
-        <span v-if="failedCount > 0" class="absolute -right-0.5 -top-0.5 flex h-4 min-w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-destructive px-1 text-[10px] font-bold leading-none text-destructive-foreground"> ! </span>
+        <span v-if="failedCount > 0" class="absolute right-0.5 top-0.5 h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-destructive ring-2 ring-background" />
         <span v-else-if="hasActive" class="absolute -right-0.5 -top-0.5 flex h-4 min-w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary px-1 text-[10px] font-medium leading-none text-primary-foreground">
           {{ activeCount > 9 ? "9+" : activeCount }}
         </span>
@@ -207,6 +222,10 @@ function failureDetailCount(task: ExportTask) {
               <div class="h-full bg-green-500 rounded-full" style="width: 100%" />
             </div>
 
+            <div v-if="databaseObjectText(task)" class="min-w-0 truncate text-muted-foreground" :title="task.currentObject">
+              {{ databaseObjectText(task) }}
+            </div>
+
             <div class="min-w-0 text-muted-foreground">
               <span class="break-words tabular-nums">{{ rowsText(task) }}</span>
               <span v-if="task.kind !== 'data-transfer' && task.startedAt !== undefined" class="ml-1 tabular-nums">{{ elapsedText(task) }}</span>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts
index fa713acd3..fb794e79c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/export/__tests__/ExportProgressPopover.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,96 @@ async function mountPopover() {
 }
 
 describe("ExportProgressPopover task duration", () => {
+  it("distinguishes manual exports from scheduled backups and uses a compact failure dot", async () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    tracker.addDatabaseExportTask("manual-export", "app", "/tmp/app.sql");
+    tracker.addDatabaseExportTask("scheduled-backup", "Nightly", "/tmp/backups", "scheduled");
+    tracker.updateDatabaseExportTask("manual-export", {
+      exportId: "manual-export",
+      currentObject: "",
+      objectIndex: 0,
+      totalObjects: 0,
+      rowsExported: 0,
+      totalRows: null,
+      status: "Error",
+      error: "export failed",
+    });
+
+    await mountPopover();
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Database export: app");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Database backup: Nightly");
+    const failureDot = document.body.querySelector<HTMLSpanElement>("button > span");
+    expect(failureDot?.classList.contains("h-2.5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(failureDot?.classList.contains("w-2.5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(failureDot?.classList.contains("right-0.5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(failureDot?.classList.contains("top-0.5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(failureDot?.textContent?.trim()).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("shows the current database export object without replacing the task title", async () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    const task = tracker.addDatabaseExportTask("database-export", "demo_2000_tables", "/tmp/demo.sql");
+    tracker.updateDatabaseExportTask(task.exportId, {
+      exportId: task.exportId,
+      currentObject: "t_0123_with_a_long_descriptive_name",
+      objectIndex: 123,
+      totalObjects: 2000,
+      rowsExported: 456,
+      totalRows: null,
+      status: "Running",
+      error: null,
+      preparing: false,
+    });
+
+    await mountPopover();
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Database export: demo_2000_tables");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Current: t_0123_with_a_long_descriptive_name (123/2,000)");
+    expect(document.body.querySelector('[title="t_0123_with_a_long_descriptive_name"]')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the current object while database export metadata is being prepared", async () => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    const task = tracker.addDatabaseExportTask("preparing-export", "demo", "/tmp/demo.sql");
+    tracker.updateDatabaseExportTask(task.exportId, {
+      exportId: task.exportId,
+      currentObject: "t_0001",
+      objectIndex: 0,
+      totalObjects: 0,
+      rowsExported: 0,
+      totalRows: null,
+      status: "Running",
+      error: null,
+      preparing: true,
+    });
+
+    await mountPopover();
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Preparing: t_0001");
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Done", "Error", "Cancelled"] as const)("hides stale database object text after the task reaches %s", async (status) => {
+    const tracker = useExportTracker();
+    const task = tracker.addDatabaseExportTask(`terminal-${status}`, "Nightly", "/tmp/backups", "scheduled");
+    tracker.updateDatabaseExportTask(task.exportId, {
+      exportId: task.exportId,
+      currentObject: "Nightly",
+      objectIndex: 2,
+      totalObjects: status === "Error" ? 0 : 2,
+      rowsExported: 0,
+      totalRows: null,
+      status,
+      error: status === "Error" ? "backup failed" : null,
+      preparing: status === "Error",
+    });
+
+    await mountPopover();
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Preparing: Nightly");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Current: Nightly");
+  });
+
   it("shows frozen transfer elapsed time and live duration for table tasks", async () => {
     const tracker = useExportTracker();
     now = 1_000;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
index 5f9ef53b6..85258eaea 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useExportTracker.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { isTerminalTransferProgress } from "@/lib/backend/transferProgress";
 
 export type BackgroundTaskKind = "table-export" | "database-export" | "sql-file" | "data-transfer";
 export type BackgroundTaskStatus = "Running" | "Writing" | "Done" | "Error" | "Cancelled";
+export type DatabaseExportSource = "manual" | "scheduled";
 
 export interface DataTransferFailure {
   table: string;
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ export interface ExportTask {
   totalRows: number | null;
   status: BackgroundTaskStatus;
   errorMessage: string | null;
+  databaseExportSource?: DatabaseExportSource;
+  currentObject?: string;
+  preparing?: boolean;
   objectIndex?: number;
   totalObjects?: number;
   overallPercent?: number;
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
     return task;
   }
 
-  function addDatabaseExportTask(exportId: string, label: string, filePath: string): ExportTask {
+  function addDatabaseExportTask(exportId: string, label: string, filePath: string, databaseExportSource: DatabaseExportSource = "manual"): ExportTask {
     const task = reactive<ExportTask>({
       exportId,
       kind: "database-export",
@@ -265,6 +269,9 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
       totalRows: null,
       status: "Running",
       errorMessage: null,
+      databaseExportSource,
+      currentObject: "",
+      preparing: true,
       objectIndex: 0,
       totalObjects: 0,
       startedAt: Date.now(),
@@ -392,10 +399,8 @@ export function useExportTracker() {
   function updateDatabaseExportTask(exportId: string, progress: api.ExportProgress & { overallPercent?: number }) {
     const task = taskMap.get(exportId);
     if (!task) return;
-    // Keep the database label during metadata prefetch; only follow object names while writing.
-    if (!progress.preparing && progress.currentObject) {
-      task.tableName = progress.currentObject;
-    }
+    task.currentObject = progress.currentObject;
+    task.preparing = !!progress.preparing;
     task.rowsExported = progress.rowsExported;
     task.totalRows = progress.totalRows;
     task.status = normalizeExportStatus(progress.status);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useScheduledDatabaseBackups.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useScheduledDatabaseBackups.ts
index 36ed4e51a..dc91da142 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useScheduledDatabaseBackups.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useScheduledDatabaseBackups.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export function useScheduledDatabaseBackups(options: { scheduler?: boolean } = {
     activeScheduleIds.add(schedule.id);
     activeRunIds.add(runId);
     cancellationRequested.delete(runId);
-    addDatabaseExportTask(runId, schedule.name, schedule.destinationDirectory);
+    addDatabaseExportTask(runId, schedule.name, schedule.destinationDirectory, "scheduled");
     registerTaskCancelHandler(runId, () => cancelRun(runId));
 
     let finalStatus: Exclude<DatabaseBackupRunStatus, "running"> = "success";
@@ -219,27 +219,29 @@ export function useScheduledDatabaseBackups(options: { scheduler?: boolean } = {
             finalStatus = "cancelled";
             break;
           }
+          const schemasByDatabase = connection.db_type === "postgres" ? { [database]: await api.listSchemas(schedule.connectionId, database) } : undefined;
+          const databasePlan = buildAllDatabaseExportPlan({
+            databases: [database],
+            schemaAware: connection.db_type === "postgres",
+            schemasByDatabase,
+          });
+          if (databasePlan.length === 0) throw new Error(`Database ${database} did not resolve to any schemas.`);
+          const scopedDatabasePlan: Array<(typeof databasePlan)[number] & { selectedTables?: string[]; excludedTables?: string[] }> = [];
+          for (const item of databasePlan) {
+            if (schedule.tableFilterMode === "all") {
+              scopedDatabasePlan.push(item);
+              continue;
+            }
+            const availableTables = (await api.listTables(schedule.connectionId, item.database, item.schema)).map((table) => table.name);
+            const scope = resolveScheduledDatabaseBackupTableScope(schedule.tableFilterMode, schedule.tablePatterns, availableTables, item.database, item.schema, tableNamesCaseSensitive);
+            includedTableCount += scope.includedTables.length;
+            if (scope.includedTables.length === 0) continue;
+            scopedDatabasePlan.push({ ...item, selectedTables: scope.selectedTables, excludedTables: scope.excludedTables });
+          }
+
           const snapshot = await api.beginDatabaseBackupSnapshot(schedule.connectionId, database);
           let snapshotCompleted = false;
           try {
-            const databasePlan = buildAllDatabaseExportPlan({
-              databases: [database],
-              schemaAware: connection.db_type === "postgres",
-              schemasByDatabase: { [database]: snapshot.schemas },
-            });
-            if (databasePlan.length === 0) throw new Error(`Database ${database} did not resolve to any schemas.`);
-            const scopedDatabasePlan: Array<(typeof databasePlan)[number] & { selectedTables?: string[]; excludedTables?: string[] }> = [];
-            for (const item of databasePlan) {
-              if (schedule.tableFilterMode === "all") {
-                scopedDatabasePlan.push(item);
-                continue;
-              }
-              const availableTables = (await api.listTables(schedule.connectionId, item.database, item.schema)).map((table) => table.name);
-              const scope = resolveScheduledDatabaseBackupTableScope(schedule.tableFilterMode, schedule.tablePatterns, availableTables, item.database, item.schema, tableNamesCaseSensitive);
-              includedTableCount += scope.includedTables.length;
-              if (scope.includedTables.length === 0) continue;
-              scopedDatabasePlan.push({ ...item, selectedTables: scope.selectedTables, excludedTables: scope.excludedTables });
-            }
             for (const [planIndex, item] of scopedDatabasePlan.entries()) {
               if (cancellationRequested.has(runId)) {
                 finalStatus = "cancelled";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 07e6270e2..a1d781d31 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1603,7 +1603,8 @@ export default {
     showMore: "Show {count} more",
     showLess: "Show less",
     delete: "Remove",
-    databaseExportTitle: "Database backup: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "Database export: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "Database backup: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "SQL file: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "Data transfer: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objects",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index f00f3a488..a55cd56ad 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "Mostrar {count} más",
     showLess: "Mostrar menos",
     failedTooltip: "{count} tarea en segundo plano fallida | {count} tareas en segundo plano fallidas",
-    databaseExportTitle: "Copia de seguridad: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "Exportación de base de datos: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "Copia de seguridad: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "Archivo SQL: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "Transferencia de datos: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objetos",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index b159bf054..85d5b86eb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -1543,7 +1543,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "Mostra altri {count}",
     showLess: "Mostra meno",
     delete: "Rimuovi",
-    databaseExportTitle: "Backup database: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "Esportazione database: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "Backup database: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "File SQL: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "Trasferimento dati: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} oggetti",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 9e21d2370..594c405d7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -1570,7 +1570,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showLess: "少なく表示",
     delete: "削除",
     failedTooltip: "{count}件のバックグラウンドタスクが失敗しました",
-    databaseExportTitle: "データベースバックアップ: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "データベースエクスポート: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "データベースバックアップ: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "SQLファイル: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "データ転送: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} オブジェクト",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 682dfcee2..9e5ea8377 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -1498,7 +1498,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "{count}개 더 보기",
     showLess: "줄여서 보기",
     delete: "제거",
-    databaseExportTitle: "데이터베이스 백업: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "데이터베이스 내보내기: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "데이터베이스 백업: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "SQL 파일: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "데이터 이전: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} 객체",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 5a59a5443..55a383e72 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1545,7 +1545,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "Mostrar mais {count}",
     showLess: "Mostrar menos",
     delete: "Remover",
-    databaseExportTitle: "Backup de banco de dados: {name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "Exportação de banco de dados: {name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "Backup de banco de dados: {name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "Arquivo SQL: {name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "Transferência de dados: {name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} objetos",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 1905080a1..61856c1c0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1604,7 +1604,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "展开其余 {count} 个",
     showLess: "收起",
     delete: "删除",
-    databaseExportTitle: "数据库备份：{name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "数据库导出：{name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "数据库备份：{name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "SQL 文件：{name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "数据传输：{name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} 个对象",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 6cb06a38e..6b07ad911 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     showMore: "顯示 {count} 個更多",
     showLess: "顯示較少",
     delete: "移除",
-    databaseExportTitle: "資料庫備份：{name}",
+    databaseExportTitle: "資料庫匯出：{name}",
+    databaseBackupTitle: "資料庫備份：{name}",
     sqlFileTitle: "SQL 檔案：{name}",
     dataTransferTitle: "資料傳輸：{name}",
     objectsCount: "{current} / {total} 個物件",
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
index 7e9c58697..03bdc169c 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
@@ -1481,6 +1481,12 @@ pub async fn export_database_sql_core(
     request: &DatabaseExportRequest,
     on_progress: impl Fn(ExportProgress) + Sync,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let _snapshot_keep_alive = if let Some(snapshot_session_id) = request.snapshot_session_id.as_deref() {
+        Some(crate::query::keep_manual_transaction_alive(state, snapshot_session_id).await?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // Emit immediately so the UI is never blank while we list schema metadata.
     emit_database_export_running(&on_progress, &request.export_id, "", 0, 0, 0, true);
 
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/query.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/query.rs
index 8cfeb5830..d87e5c526 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/query.rs
@@ -3676,6 +3676,63 @@ async fn begin_transaction_session(
     Ok(txn_session_id)
 }
 
+pub struct ManualTransactionKeepAlive {
+    task: tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>,
+    sessions: Arc<tokio::sync::RwLock<std::collections::HashMap<String, TransactionSession>>>,
+    txn_session_id: String,
+}
+
+impl Drop for ManualTransactionKeepAlive {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.task.abort();
+        spawn_txn_idle_watcher_for_sessions(Arc::clone(&self.sessions), self.txn_session_id.clone());
+    }
+}
+
+/// Keep an existing transaction session alive while a caller prepares work for
+/// that session. The caller must retain the returned guard for the full period;
+/// dropping it restores the normal five-minute idle rollback behavior.
+pub async fn keep_manual_transaction_alive(
+    state: &AppState,
+    txn_session_id: &str,
+) -> Result<ManualTransactionKeepAlive, String> {
+    {
+        let mut sessions = state.transaction_sessions.write().await;
+        let session = sessions.get_mut(txn_session_id).ok_or_else(|| {
+            "Transaction session not found or expired; it may have been auto-rolled back due to inactivity".to_string()
+        })?;
+        if !session.busy {
+            session.last_activity = std::time::Instant::now();
+        }
+    }
+
+    let sessions = Arc::clone(&state.transaction_sessions);
+    let keep_alive_sessions = Arc::clone(&sessions);
+    let txn_session_id = txn_session_id.to_string();
+    let keep_alive_txn_session_id = txn_session_id.clone();
+    let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        const KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+        loop {
+            tokio::time::sleep(KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL).await;
+            let should_continue = {
+                let mut guard = sessions.write().await;
+                if let Some(session) = guard.get_mut(&keep_alive_txn_session_id) {
+                    if !session.busy {
+                        session.last_activity = std::time::Instant::now();
+                    }
+                    true
+                } else {
+                    false
+                }
+            };
+            if !should_continue {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    Ok(ManualTransactionKeepAlive { task, sessions: keep_alive_sessions, txn_session_id })
+}
+
 /// Execute SQL within an existing manual transaction session.
 pub async fn execute_in_manual_transaction(
     state: &AppState,
@@ -3950,6 +4007,13 @@ async fn rollback_manual_txn_connection(conn: &mut TxnConnection) -> Result<(),
 /// will see a missing session or a non-expired one and exit harmlessly.
 fn spawn_txn_idle_watcher(state: &AppState, txn_session_id: String) {
     let sessions = Arc::clone(&state.transaction_sessions);
+    spawn_txn_idle_watcher_for_sessions(sessions, txn_session_id);
+}
+
+fn spawn_txn_idle_watcher_for_sessions(
+    sessions: Arc<tokio::sync::RwLock<std::collections::HashMap<String, TransactionSession>>>,
+    txn_session_id: String,
+) {
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         const TXN_IDLE_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(300);
         tokio::time::sleep(TXN_IDLE_TIMEOUT).await;
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/tests/live_manual_transaction.rs b/crates/dbx-core/tests/live_manual_transaction.rs
index 8a1cbd815..0e382fdaf 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/tests/live_manual_transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/tests/live_manual_transaction.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use dbx_core::connection::AppState;
+use dbx_core::database_export::{begin_database_backup_snapshot_core, export_database_sql_core, DatabaseExportRequest};
 use dbx_core::models::connection::{ConnectionConfig, DatabaseType};
 use dbx_core::query::{
     begin_manual_transaction, commit_manual_transaction, execute_in_manual_transaction, rollback_manual_transaction,
 };
 use dbx_core::storage::Storage;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 fn live_config(prefix: &str, db_type: DatabaseType, default_port: u16) -> ConnectionConfig {
     let host = std::env::var(format!("{prefix}_HOST")).expect("live DB host env var");
@@ -103,3 +105,48 @@ async fn live_manual_transaction_mysql_streams_with_row_limit() {
     rollback_manual_transaction(&state, &txn).await.expect("rollback");
     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(db_path);
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[ignore = "requires DBX_LIVE_MANUAL_TXN_MYSQL_* env vars pointing at readable MySQL with table t_0001"]
+async fn live_mysql_database_backup_refreshes_an_idle_snapshot_before_export() {
+    let config = live_config("DBX_LIVE_MANUAL_TXN_MYSQL", DatabaseType::Mysql, 3306);
+    let database = config.database.clone().expect("database");
+    let (state, db_path) = app_state_with_config(config.clone()).await;
+    let export_path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dbx-live-backup-{}.sql", uuid::Uuid::new_v4().simple()));
+
+    let snapshot = begin_database_backup_snapshot_core(&state, &config.id, &database).await.expect("begin snapshot");
+    {
+        let mut sessions = state.transaction_sessions.write().await;
+        sessions.get_mut(&snapshot.session_id).expect("snapshot session").last_activity =
+            Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(301);
+    }
+
+    let request = DatabaseExportRequest {
+        export_id: format!("live-mysql-backup-{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4().simple()),
+        connection_id: config.id.clone(),
+        database: database.clone(),
+        schema: database.clone(),
+        file_path: export_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        selected_tables: vec!["t_0001".to_string()],
+        excluded_tables: Vec::new(),
+        include_structure: true,
+        include_data: true,
+        include_objects: false,
+        include_create_database: false,
+        drop_table_if_exists: false,
+        omit_auto_increment: false,
+        fail_on_error: true,
+        snapshot_session_id: Some(snapshot.session_id.clone()),
+        batch_size: 100,
+    };
+    let export_result = export_database_sql_core(&state, &request, |_| {}).await;
+    let rollback_result = rollback_manual_transaction(&state, &snapshot.session_id).await;
+
+    export_result.expect("export through refreshed snapshot");
+    rollback_result.expect("rollback snapshot");
+    let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(&export_path).expect("read exported SQL");
+    assert!(sql.contains("t_0001"));
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(export_path);
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(db_path);
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/scheduledDatabaseBackup.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/scheduledDatabaseBackup.test.ts
index 667c5e234..0744b46f5 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/scheduledDatabaseBackup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/scheduledDatabaseBackup.test.ts
@@ -337,3 +337,16 @@ test("scheduled backup history exposes rename and overall percentage controls",
   assert.match(scheduler, /status: databaseBackupAggregateExportStatus\(progress\.status, false\)/);
   assert.match(scheduler, /overallPercent: progressPercent/);
 });
+
+test("scheduled backups prepare table scope before opening a consistent snapshot", () => {
+  const scheduler = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/composables/useScheduledDatabaseBackups.ts", "utf8");
+  const exportCore = readFileSync("crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs", "utf8");
+  const schemaIndex = scheduler.indexOf("await api.listSchemas(schedule.connectionId, database)");
+  const snapshotIndex = scheduler.indexOf("await api.beginDatabaseBackupSnapshot(schedule.connectionId, database)");
+  const exportIndex = scheduler.indexOf("await runDatabaseExportUntilTerminal(");
+
+  assert.ok(schemaIndex >= 0);
+  assert.ok(snapshotIndex > schemaIndex);
+  assert.ok(exportIndex > snapshotIndex);
+  assert.match(exportCore, /keep_manual_transaction_alive\(state, snapshot_session_id\)\.await/);
+});
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/useExportTracker.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/useExportTracker.test.ts
index 4391c0746..429f954f1 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/useExportTracker.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/useExportTracker.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ test("tracks database export progress and cancels through database export API",
   });
 
   assert.equal(task.kind, "database-export");
-  assert.equal(task.tableName, "users");
+  assert.equal(task.tableName, "app");
+  assert.equal(task.currentObject, "users");
   assert.equal(task.objectIndex, 2);
   assert.equal(task.totalObjects, 5);
   assert.equal(tracker.activeCount.value, 1);