diff --git a/stylesheets/components/Preferences.scss b/stylesheets/components/Preferences.scss
index 62a86147e42..2974064a1b7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/Preferences.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/Preferences.scss
@@ -1462,3 +1462,9 @@ $secondary-text-color: light-dark(
     max-width: 360px;
   }
 }
+
+.Preferences__ReadonlySqlPlayground__Textarea {
+  &__input {
+    font-family: variables.$monospace;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/components/Input.tsx b/ts/components/Input.tsx
index eacef3013af..94fa0023fd1 100644
--- a/ts/components/Input.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Input.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   onFocus?: () => unknown;
   onEnter?: () => unknown;
   placeholder: string;
+  readOnly?: boolean;
   value?: string;
   whenToShowRemainingCount?: number;
   whenToWarnRemainingCount?: number;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export const Input = forwardRef<
     onFocus,
     onEnter,
     placeholder,
+    readOnly,
     value = '',
     whenToShowRemainingCount = Infinity,
     whenToWarnRemainingCount = Infinity,
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ export const Input = forwardRef<
     onKeyDown: handleKeyDown,
     onPaste: handlePaste,
     placeholder,
+    readOnly,
     ref: refMerger<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(
       ref,
       innerRef
diff --git a/ts/components/Preferences.stories.tsx b/ts/components/Preferences.stories.tsx
index e96af730651..6f420e5afff 100644
--- a/ts/components/Preferences.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Preferences.stories.tsx
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ export default {
       action('generateDonationReceiptBlob')();
       return new Blob();
     },
+    __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery: async () => {
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    },
   } satisfies PropsType,
 } satisfies Meta<PropsType>;
 
diff --git a/ts/components/Preferences.tsx b/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
index e087703e3f1..2a8af527224 100644
--- a/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { isNumber, noop, partition } from 'lodash';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as LocaleMatcher from '@formatjs/intl-localematcher';
 import type { MutableRefObject, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import type { RowType } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
 import { Button, ButtonVariant } from './Button';
 import { ChatColorPicker } from './ChatColorPicker';
 import { Checkbox } from './Checkbox';
@@ -312,6 +313,9 @@ type PropsFunctionType = {
   onWhoCanSeeMeChange: SelectChangeHandlerType<PhoneNumberSharingMode>;
   onWhoCanFindMeChange: SelectChangeHandlerType<PhoneNumberDiscoverability>;
   onZoomFactorChange: SelectChangeHandlerType<ZoomFactorType>;
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery: (
+    readonlySqlQuery: string
+  ) => Promise<ReadonlyArray<RowType<object>>>;
 
   // Localization
   i18n: LocalizerType;
@@ -511,6 +515,7 @@ export function Preferences({
   internalAddDonationReceipt,
   saveAttachmentToDisk,
   generateDonationReceiptBlob,
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery,
 }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
   const storiesId = useId();
   const themeSelectId = useId();
@@ -2198,6 +2203,9 @@ export function Preferences({
             internalAddDonationReceipt={internalAddDonationReceipt}
             saveAttachmentToDisk={saveAttachmentToDisk}
             generateDonationReceiptBlob={generateDonationReceiptBlob}
+            __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery={
+              __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery
+            }
           />
         }
         contentsRef={settingsPaneRef}
diff --git a/ts/components/PreferencesInternal.tsx b/ts/components/PreferencesInternal.tsx
index 703259a43cb..8d73909be7f 100644
--- a/ts/components/PreferencesInternal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/PreferencesInternal.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2025 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
+import type { RowType } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/I18N';
 import { toLogFormat } from '../types/errors';
 import { formatFileSize } from '../util/formatFileSize';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import type { DonationReceipt } from '../types/Donations';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log';
 import { isStagingServer } from '../util/isStagingServer';
 import { getHumanDonationAmount } from '../util/currency';
+import { AutoSizeTextArea } from './AutoSizeTextArea';
 
 const log = createLogger('PreferencesInternal');
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export function PreferencesInternal({
   internalAddDonationReceipt,
   saveAttachmentToDisk,
   generateDonationReceiptBlob,
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery,
 }: {
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   exportLocalBackup: () => Promise<BackupValidationResultType>;
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ export function PreferencesInternal({
     receipt: DonationReceipt,
     i18n: LocalizerType
   ) => Promise<Blob>;
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery: (
+    readonlySqlQuery: string
+  ) => Promise<ReadonlyArray<RowType<object>>>;
 }): JSX.Element {
   const [isExportPending, setIsExportPending] = useState(false);
   const [exportResult, setExportResult] = useState<
@@ -68,6 +74,11 @@ export function PreferencesInternal({
     BackupValidationResultType | undefined
   >();
 
+  const [readOnlySqlInput, setReadOnlySqlInput] = useState('');
+  const [readOnlySqlResults, setReadOnlySqlResults] = useState<ReadonlyArray<
+    RowType<object>
+  > | null>(null);
+
   const validateBackup = useCallback(async () => {
     setIsValidationPending(true);
     setValidationResult(undefined);
@@ -184,6 +195,34 @@ export function PreferencesInternal({
     [i18n, saveAttachmentToDisk, generateDonationReceiptBlob]
   );
 
+  const handleReadonlySqlInputChange = useCallback(
+    (newReadonlySqlInput: string) => {
+      setReadOnlySqlInput(newReadonlySqlInput);
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
+  const prevAbortControlerRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
+  const handleReadOnlySqlInputSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const { signal } = controller;
+
+    prevAbortControlerRef.current?.abort();
+    prevAbortControlerRef.current = controller;
+
+    setReadOnlySqlResults(null);
+
+    const result =
+      await __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery(readOnlySqlInput);
+
+    if (signal.aborted) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setReadOnlySqlResults(result);
+  }, [readOnlySqlInput, __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery]);
+
   return (
     <div className="Preferences--internal">
       <SettingsRow
@@ -437,6 +476,34 @@ export function PreferencesInternal({
           )}
         </SettingsRow>
       )}
+
+      <SettingsRow title="Readonly SQL Playground">
+        <FlowingSettingsControl>
+          <AutoSizeTextArea
+            i18n={i18n}
+            value={readOnlySqlInput}
+            onChange={handleReadonlySqlInputChange}
+            placeholder="SELECT * FROM items"
+            moduleClassName="Preferences__ReadonlySqlPlayground__Textarea"
+          />
+          <Button
+            variant={ButtonVariant.Destructive}
+            onClick={handleReadOnlySqlInputSubmit}
+          >
+            Run Query
+          </Button>
+          {readOnlySqlResults != null && (
+            <AutoSizeTextArea
+              i18n={i18n}
+              value={JSON.stringify(readOnlySqlResults, null, 2)}
+              onChange={() => null}
+              readOnly
+              placeholder=""
+              moduleClassName="Preferences__ReadonlySqlPlayground__Textarea"
+            />
+          )}
+        </FlowingSettingsControl>
+      </SettingsRow>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/sql/Interface.ts b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
index 9ffc81c1ef1..ec6f4b089ae 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Interface.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import type { Database } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
+import type { Database, RowType } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
 import type { ReadonlyDeep } from 'type-fest';
 
 import { strictAssert } from '../util/assert';
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ type ReadableInterface = {
   getMessageSampleForSchemaVersion: (
     version: number
   ) => Array<MessageAttributesType>;
+
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery: (
+    readOnlySqlQuery: string
+  ) => ReadonlyArray<RowType<object>>;
 };
 
 type WritableInterface = {
diff --git a/ts/sql/Server.ts b/ts/sql/Server.ts
index b763c262cd5..d0cf38ce259 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Server.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Server.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable camelcase */
 
 // TODO(indutny): format queries
+import type { RowType } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
 import SQL, { setLogger as setSqliteLogger } from '@signalapp/sqlcipher';
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
@@ -477,6 +478,8 @@ export const DataReader: ServerReadableInterface = {
   finishPageMessages,
   getKnownDownloads,
   getKnownConversationAttachments,
+
+  __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery,
 };
 
 export const DataWriter: ServerWritableInterface = {
@@ -8717,3 +8720,17 @@ function ensureMessageInsertTriggersAreEnabled(db: WritableDB): void {
     }
   })();
 }
+
+function __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery(
+  db: ReadableDB,
+  readOnlySqlQuery: string
+): ReadonlyArray<RowType<object>> {
+  let results: ReadonlyArray<RowType<object>>;
+  try {
+    db.pragma('query_only = on');
+    results = db.prepare(readOnlySqlQuery).all();
+  } finally {
+    db.pragma('query_only = off');
+  }
+  return results;
+}
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx b/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
index 9ae834b5026..c580b23a2e2 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2024 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import React, { StrictMode, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { StrictMode, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import type { AudioDevice } from '@signalapp/ringrtc';
@@ -686,6 +686,15 @@ export function SmartPreferences(): JSX.Element | null {
     }
   );
 
+  const __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery = useCallback(
+    (readOnlySqlQuery: string) => {
+      return DataReader.__dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery(
+        readOnlySqlQuery
+      );
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
   if (currentLocation.tab !== NavTab.Settings) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -883,6 +892,9 @@ export function SmartPreferences(): JSX.Element | null {
         internalAddDonationReceipt={internalAddDonationReceipt}
         saveAttachmentToDisk={window.Signal.Migrations.saveAttachmentToDisk}
         generateDonationReceiptBlob={generateDonationReceiptBlob}
+        __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery={
+          __dangerouslyRunAbitraryReadOnlySqlQuery
+        }
       />
     </StrictMode>
   );
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index c2326746e18..1bc948a4672 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -1501,6 +1501,13 @@
     "updated": "2025-05-30T22:48:14.420Z",
     "reasonDetail": "For focusing the settings backup key viewer textarea"
   },
+  {
+    "rule": "React-useRef",
+    "path": "ts/components/PreferencesInternal.tsx",
+    "line": "  const prevAbortControlerRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);",
+    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
+    "updated": "2025-08-20T18:18:34.081Z"
+  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/ProfileEditor.tsx",