diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisValueViewer.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisValueViewer.vue
index 8eb04ff91..37adfae9d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisValueViewer.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisValueViewer.vue
@@ -213,11 +213,12 @@ function escapeHtml(value: string): string {
 const deleteDetails = computed(() => {
   const pending = pendingDelete.value;
   if (!pending) return "";
-  if (pending.kind === "key") return t("dangerDialog.redisKeyDetails", { key: props.keyDisplay });
-  if (pending.kind === "hash") return t("dangerDialog.redisHashFieldDetails", { key: props.keyDisplay, field: pending.field });
-  if (pending.kind === "list") return t("dangerDialog.redisListItemDetails", { key: props.keyDisplay, index: pending.index });
-  if (pending.kind === "zset") return t("dangerDialog.redisSetMemberDetails", { key: props.keyDisplay, member: pending.member });
-  return t("dangerDialog.redisSetMemberDetails", { key: props.keyDisplay, member: pending.member });
+  const key = formatValue(props.keyDisplay);
+  if (pending.kind === "key") return t("dangerDialog.redisKeyDetails", { key });
+  if (pending.kind === "hash") return t("dangerDialog.redisHashFieldDetails", { key, field: formatValue(pending.field) });
+  if (pending.kind === "list") return t("dangerDialog.redisListItemDetails", { key, index: pending.index });
+  if (pending.kind === "zset") return t("dangerDialog.redisSetMemberDetails", { key, member: formatValue(pending.member) });
+  return t("dangerDialog.redisSetMemberDetails", { key, member: formatValue(pending.member) });
 });
 
 const isBinaryStringValue = computed(() => data.value?.key_type === "string" && data.value?.value_is_binary);
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ async function copyInsertStatement() {
 }
 
 function copyMember(value: unknown) {
-  void copyText(formatRedisMemberDetail(value).text);
+  void copyText(formatRedisMemberDetail(value).rawText);
 }
 
 function selectMember(title: string, value: unknown, context: RedisMemberContext) {
@@ -581,12 +582,12 @@ function startResizeZsetColumns(event: PointerEvent) {
 }
 
 function startEditMember() {
-  memberEditValue.value = selectedMemberDetail.value.text;
+  memberEditValue.value = selectedMemberDetail.value.rawText;
   isEditingMember.value = true;
 }
 
 function cancelEditMember() {
-  memberEditValue.value = selectedMemberDetail.value.text;
+  memberEditValue.value = selectedMemberDetail.value.rawText;
   isEditingMember.value = false;
 }
 
@@ -815,7 +816,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
       <!-- Header -->
       <div class="shrink-0 border-b bg-background">
         <div class="flex h-9 items-center gap-2 px-4">
-          <span class="dbx-editor-font-family min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-sm font-semibold">{{ data.key_display }}</span>
+          <span class="dbx-editor-font-family min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-sm font-semibold">{{ formatValue(data.key_display) }}</span>
           <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0" @click="load"><RefreshCw class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /></Button>
           <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0" @click="copyValue"><Copy class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /></Button>
           <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0" :title="t('redis.copyInsertStatement')" @click="copyInsertStatement"><Terminal class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /></Button>
@@ -906,7 +907,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               @click="viewMember(`#${row.index}`, row.value, { kind: 'list', index: row.index })"
             >
               <div class="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground border-r">{{ row.index }}</div>
-              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate">{{ row.value }}</div>
+              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate">{{ formatValue(row.value) }}</div>
               <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
                 <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" :title="t('redis.viewMember')" @click.stop="viewMember(`#${row.index}`, row.value, { kind: 'list', index: row.index })"><Eye class="w-3 h-3" /></Button>
                 <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" :title="t('redis.copyMember')" @click.stop="copyMember(row.value)"><Copy class="w-3 h-3" /></Button>
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               :style="{ height: `${REDIS_COLLECTION_ROW_HEIGHT}px` }"
               @click="viewMember(t('redis.member'), row.value, { kind: 'set', member: String(row.value) })"
             >
-              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate">{{ row.value }}</div>
+              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate">{{ formatValue(row.value) }}</div>
               <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
                 <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" :title="t('redis.viewMember')" @click.stop="viewMember(t('redis.member'), row.value, { kind: 'set', member: String(row.value) })"><Eye class="w-3 h-3" /></Button>
                 <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="h-5 w-5 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" :title="t('redis.copyMember')" @click.stop="copyMember(row.value)"><Copy class="w-3 h-3" /></Button>
@@ -1004,8 +1005,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               :class="{ 'bg-accent/60': isSelectedMember(String(row.value.field), row.value.value) }"
               @click="viewMember(String(row.value.field), row.value.value, { kind: 'hash', field: String(row.value.field) })"
             >
-              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 text-blue-500 truncate border-r">{{ row.value.field }}</div>
-              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate text-muted-foreground">{{ row.value.value }}</div>
+              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 text-blue-500 truncate border-r">{{ formatValue(row.value.field) }}</div>
+              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 truncate text-muted-foreground">{{ formatValue(row.value.value) }}</div>
               <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
                 <Button
                   variant="ghost"
@@ -1071,8 +1072,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               <div class="px-3 py-1.5 text-muted-foreground text-xs border-r min-w-0 truncate" :title="String(row.value.score)">
                 {{ row.value.score }}
               </div>
-              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 min-w-0 truncate" :title="String(row.value.member)">
-                {{ row.value.member }}
+              <div class="px-3 py-1.5 min-w-0 truncate" :title="formatValue(row.value.member)">
+                {{ formatValue(row.value.member) }}
               </div>
               <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
                 <Button
@@ -1156,7 +1157,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
         <div class="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 z-10 w-2 -translate-x-1 cursor-col-resize border-l border-transparent hover:border-primary/60" @pointerdown.prevent="startResizeMemberSheet" />
         <SheetHeader class="border-b px-5 py-4 pr-12">
           <SheetTitle class="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <span class="truncate">{{ selectedMemberTitle || t("redis.memberDetail") }}</span>
+            <span class="truncate">{{ selectedMemberTitle ? formatValue(selectedMemberTitle) : t("redis.memberDetail") }}</span>
             <Badge variant="outline" class="shrink-0 text-xs">{{ selectedMemberDetail.format.toUpperCase() }}</Badge>
           </SheetTitle>
         </SheetHeader>
@@ -1218,7 +1219,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
             <Pencil class="h-4 w-4" />
             {{ t("redis.editMember") }}
           </Button>
-          <Button variant="outline" @click="copyText(selectedMemberDetail.text)">
+          <Button variant="outline" @click="copyText(selectedMemberDetail.rawText)">
             <Copy class="h-4 w-4" />
             {{ t("redis.copyMember") }}
           </Button>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/redis/redisValuePresentation.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/redis/redisValuePresentation.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f02fdf089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/redis/redisValuePresentation.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { formatRedisMemberDetail, formatRedisStringValue, getRedisMemberSelectionKey, sanitizeRedisDisplayText } from "@/lib/redis/redisValuePresentation";
+
+describe("redisValuePresentation", () => {
+  it("strips control bytes from display without mutating raw member text", () => {
+    const raw = "send_message_to_esb\x06\x16\x06\x16send_message_to_esb";
+
+    const detail = formatRedisMemberDetail(raw);
+
+    expect(detail.text).toBe("send_message_to_esbsend_message_to_esb");
+    expect(detail.rawText).toBe(raw);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves common whitespace in display text", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeRedisDisplayText("line1\nline2\tvalue\r\n")).toBe("line1\nline2\tvalue\r\n");
+  });
+
+  it("strips utf8 c1 control bytes for display", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeRedisDisplayText("before\u0085after")).toBe("beforeafter");
+  });
+
+  it("uses raw member text for selection keys", () => {
+    const raw = "send_message_to_esb\x06\x16";
+
+    expect(getRedisMemberSelectionKey("member", raw)).toBe(`member\n${raw}`);
+  });
+
+  it("formats string values for display without changing plain text", () => {
+    expect(formatRedisStringValue("plain-text")).toBe("plain-text");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/redis/redisValuePresentation.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/redis/redisValuePresentation.ts
index 326fa5328..d18a7b00d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/redis/redisValuePresentation.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/redis/redisValuePresentation.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function clampRedisMemberDetailSheetWidth(width: number, viewportWidth: n
 export function formatRedisMemberDetail(value: unknown): RedisMemberDetail {
   if (typeof value === "string") {
     const json = parseRedisJsonDetail(value);
-    return json ? { text: json.formattedText, rawText: value, format: "json", json } : { text: value, rawText: value, format: "text" };
+    return json ? { text: json.formattedText, rawText: value, format: "json", json } : { text: sanitizeRedisDisplayText(value), rawText: value, format: "text" };
   }
 
   try {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function formatRedisMemberDetail(value: unknown): RedisMemberDetail {
 
 export function formatRedisStringValue(value: unknown): string {
   if (typeof value !== "string") return String(value ?? "");
-  return formatRedisJsonString(value) ?? value;
+  return formatRedisJsonString(value) ?? sanitizeRedisDisplayText(value);
 }
 
 export function formatRedisCommandResult(value: unknown): string {
@@ -117,7 +117,26 @@ function isJsonContainer(value: unknown): boolean {
 }
 
 export function getRedisMemberSelectionKey(title: string, value: unknown): string {
-  return `${title}\n${formatRedisMemberDetail(value).text}`;
+  const detail = formatRedisMemberDetail(value);
+  return `${title}\n${detail.format === "json" ? detail.text : detail.rawText}`;
+}
+
+export function sanitizeRedisDisplayText(value: string): string {
+  let output = "";
+  for (const ch of value) {
+    if (ch === "\n" || ch === "\r" || ch === "\t") {
+      output += ch;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (ch >= " " && ch !== "\u007f" && !isUtf8ControlCharacter(ch)) {
+      output += ch;
+    }
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
+function isUtf8ControlCharacter(ch: string): boolean {
+  return /\p{Cc}/u.test(ch);
 }
 
 export function highlightRedisJsonDetail(json: string): string {