diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte
index c5986e18a4..5996d98075 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte
@@ -6,27 +6,20 @@
 	import DrawerContent from './common/drawer/DrawerContent.svelte'
 	import Select from './select/Select.svelte'
 	import { ArrowLeft, Expand, LoaderCircle, Minimize, RefreshCcw } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import type { DbInput } from './dbTypes'
 	import DBManagerContent from './DBManagerContent.svelte'
 	import { resource } from 'runed'
+	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import type { DbManagerUriState } from './dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte'
 
 	interface Props {
+		uriState: DbManagerUriState
 		/** Z-index offset for the drawer, useful when opening from within modals */
 		offset?: number
 	}
 
-	let { offset = 0 }: Props = $props()
+	let { uriState, offset = 0 }: Props = $props()
 
-	let input: DbInput | undefined = $state()
-	let open = $derived(!!input)
-
-	// For datatable inputs, track the selected datatable separately
-	let selectedDatatable = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
-
-	// Check if input is a datatable type
-	const isDatatableInput = $derived(
-		input?.type === 'database' && input.resourcePath.startsWith('datatable://')
-	)
+	let open = $derived(uriState.open)
 
 	// Load available datatables when drawer opens with datatable input
 	const datatables = resource<string[]>([], async () => {
@@ -39,16 +32,6 @@
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Computed input that updates when selectedDatatable changes
-	const effectiveInput: DbInput | undefined = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (!input) return undefined
-		if (!isDatatableInput || !selectedDatatable) return input
-		return {
-			...input,
-			resourcePath: `datatable://${selectedDatatable}`
-		}
-	})
-
 	const datatableItems = $derived(
 		datatables.current.map((dt) => ({
 			value: dt,
@@ -56,32 +39,26 @@
 		}))
 	)
 
-	export function openDrawer(nInput: DbInput) {
-		input = nInput
-		if (isDatatableInput) {
-			datatables.refetch()
+	// Refetch datatables when switching to a datatable input
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (uriState.isDatatableInput) {
+			untrack(() => datatables.refetch())
 		}
-		// If it's a datatable input, extract the datatable name for the selector
-		if (nInput.type === 'database' && nInput.resourcePath.startsWith('datatable://')) {
-			selectedDatatable = nInput.resourcePath.replace('datatable://', '')
-			datatables.refetch()
-		} else {
-			selectedDatatable = undefined
-		}
-	}
-	export function closeDrawer() {
-		input = undefined
-		selectedDatatable = undefined
+	})
+
+	function handleClose() {
+		uriState.closeDrawer()
 		dbManagerContent?.clearReplResult()
-		if (window.location.hash.startsWith('#dbmanager:'))
-			history.replaceState('', document.title, window.location.href.replace(/#dbmanager:.*$/, ''))
 	}
 
 	let windowWidth = $state(window.innerWidth)
 	let expand = $state(false)
 
 	$effect(() => {
-		if (!open) expand = false
+		if (!open) {
+			expand = false
+			uriState.closeDrawer()
+		}
 	})
 
 	let dbManagerContent: DBManagerContent | undefined = $state()
@@ -96,7 +73,7 @@
 	size={expand ? `${windowWidth}px` : '1200px'}
 	preventEscape
 	{offset}
-	on:close={closeDrawer}
+	on:close={handleClose}
 >
 	<DrawerContent
 		title={hasReplResult ? 'Query Result' : 'Database Manager'}
@@ -104,18 +81,24 @@
 			if (hasReplResult) {
 				dbManagerContent?.clearReplResult()
 			} else {
-				closeDrawer()
+				handleClose()
 			}
 		}}
 		CloseIcon={hasReplResult ? ArrowLeft : undefined}
 		noPadding
 		id="db-manager-drawer"
 	>
-		{#if effectiveInput && $workspaceStore}
-			{#key selectedDatatable}
-				<DBManagerContent bind:this={dbManagerContent} input={effectiveInput} bind:hasReplResult>
+		{#if uriState.effectiveInput && $workspaceStore}
+			{#key uriState.selectedDatatable}
+				<DBManagerContent
+					bind:this={dbManagerContent}
+					input={uriState.effectiveInput}
+					bind:hasReplResult
+					bind:selectedSchemaKey={uriState.selectedSchema}
+					bind:selectedTableKey={uriState.selectedTable}
+				>
 					{#snippet dbSelector()}
-						{#if isDatatableInput}
+						{#if uriState.isDatatableInput}
 							{#if datatables.loading}
 								<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-tertiary ml-2">
 									<LoaderCircle size={14} class="animate-spin" />
@@ -125,7 +108,7 @@
 								<Select
 									transformInputSelectedText={(s) => `Datatable: ${s}`}
 									items={datatableItems}
-									bind:value={selectedDatatable}
+									bind:value={uriState.selectedDatatable}
 									placeholder="Select data table"
 									size="md"
 								/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatablePicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatablePicker.svelte
index 68cdccea63..e533e63f93 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatablePicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatablePicker.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 
 	import Select from './select/Select.svelte'
 	import ExploreAssetButton, { assetCanBeExplored } from './ExploreAssetButton.svelte'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	let datatables = usePromise(() =>
 		WorkspaceService.listDataTables({ workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '' })
 	)
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
+
 </script>
 
 <div class={className}>
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 		<ExploreAssetButton
 			class="mt-1 w-fit"
 			asset={{ kind: 'datatable', path: value }}
-			{dbManagerDrawer}
 		/>
 	{/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DucklakePicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DucklakePicker.svelte
index 9260c99bf9..e84ddb9060 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DucklakePicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DucklakePicker.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 
 	import Select from './select/Select.svelte'
 	import ExploreAssetButton, { assetCanBeExplored } from './ExploreAssetButton.svelte'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	let ducklakes = usePromise(() =>
 		WorkspaceService.listDucklakes({ workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '' })
 	)
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
+
 </script>
 
 <div class={className}>
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 		<ExploreAssetButton
 			class="mt-1 w-fit"
 			asset={{ kind: 'ducklake', path: value }}
-			{dbManagerDrawer}
 		/>
 	{/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
index ba623b4e4e..6cba9a0515 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 	import { isDbType } from '$lib/components/dbTypes'
 	import { formatAsset, type Asset } from '$lib/components/assets/lib'
 	import { Button, ButtonType } from '$lib/components/common'
-	import DbManagerDrawer from '$lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte'
 	import S3FilePicker from '$lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { isS3Uri } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { Database, File } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import DucklakeIcon from './icons/DucklakeIcon.svelte'
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
 		asset,
 		_resourceMetadata,
 		s3FilePicker,
-		dbManagerDrawer,
 		onClick,
 		class: className = '',
 		noText = false,
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 		asset: Asset
 		_resourceMetadata?: { resource_type?: string }
 		s3FilePicker?: S3FilePicker
-		dbManagerDrawer?: DbManagerDrawer
 		onClick?: () => void
 		class?: string
 		noText?: boolean
@@ -46,6 +43,8 @@
 		btnClasses?: string
 		disabled?: boolean
 	} = $props()
+
+	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	const assetUri = $derived(formatAsset(asset))
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourcePicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourcePicker.svelte
index 062e39804b..6806e60d3c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourcePicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourcePicker.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { ResourceService, WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { onMount, untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import AppConnect from './AppConnectDrawer.svelte'
 	import ResourceEditorDrawer from './ResourceEditorDrawer.svelte'
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
 
 	let appConnect: AppConnect | undefined = $state()
 	let resourceEditor: ResourceEditorDrawer | undefined = $state()
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	let hovering = $state(false)
 	let isDatatableSelected = $derived(value?.startsWith('datatable://') ?? false)
 </script>
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@
 			class="mt-1"
 			_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type: resourceType }}
 			asset={{ kind: 'resource', path: value }}
-			{dbManagerDrawer}
 		/>
 	{/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
index 59b63ab313..d03495c052 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@
 		(v) => {
 			v.maxTs ? (filters.val.max_ts = new Date(v.maxTs)) : delete filters.val.max_ts
 			v.minTs ? (filters.val.min_ts = new Date(v.minTs)) : delete filters.val.min_ts
-			v.timeframe ? (filters.val.timeframe = v.timeframe) : delete filters.val.timeframe
+			v.timeframe && v.timeframe !== 'Latest runs'
+				? (filters.val.timeframe = v.timeframe)
+				: delete filters.val.timeframe
 		}
 	)
 	let timeframe = $derived(_timeframe.val)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetButtons.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetButtons.svelte
index 241a0f050e..9364bf710b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetButtons.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetButtons.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 	type Props = {
 		s3FilePicker?: any | undefined
-		dbManagerDrawer?: any | undefined
 		resourceEditorDrawer?: ResourceEditorDrawer | undefined
 		resourceDataCache: Record<string, string | undefined>
 		asset: Asset
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
 	}
 	let {
 		s3FilePicker,
-		dbManagerDrawer,
 		resourceEditorDrawer,
 		resourceDataCache,
 		asset,
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@
 		<ExploreAssetButton
 			{asset}
 			{s3FilePicker}
-			{dbManagerDrawer}
 			onClick={() => onClick?.()}
 			noText
 			_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type: resourceDataCacheValue }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetsDropdownButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetsDropdownButton.svelte
index 1e1e1871ae..5c530cf606 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetsDropdownButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetsDropdownButton.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	} from './lib'
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { ResourceService, WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import Tooltip from '../meltComponents/Tooltip.svelte'
 	import Tooltip2 from '../Tooltip.svelte'
 	import ResourceEditorDrawer from '../ResourceEditorDrawer.svelte'
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 	let blueBgDiv: HTMLDivElement | undefined = $state()
 
 	let s3FilePicker: S3FilePicker | undefined = $state()
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	let resourceEditorDrawer: ResourceEditorDrawer | undefined = $state()
 	let isOpen = $state(false)
 	let resourceDataCache: Record<string, string | undefined> = $state({})
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@
 						onClick={() => (isOpen = false)}
 						{asset}
 						{resourceDataCache}
-						{dbManagerDrawer}
 						{resourceEditorDrawer}
 						{s3FilePicker}
 						{ducklakeNotFound}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/JobAssetsViewer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/JobAssetsViewer.svelte
index 2eccf66d51..86b9c7eca7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/JobAssetsViewer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/JobAssetsViewer.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { ResourceService, type Job } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { inferAssets } from '$lib/infer'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { usePromise } from '$lib/svelte5Utils.svelte'
 	import { pruneNullishArray, uniqueBy } from '$lib/utils'
 	import ResourceEditorDrawer from '../ResourceEditorDrawer.svelte'
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 	})
 
 	let s3FilePicker: S3FilePicker | undefined = $state()
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	let resourceEditorDrawer: ResourceEditorDrawer | undefined = $state()
 </script>
 
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@
 				<AssetButtons
 					{asset}
 					{resourceDataCache}
-					{dbManagerDrawer}
 					{resourceEditorDrawer}
 					{s3FilePicker}
 				/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03695e0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+import { useSearchParams } from '$lib/svelte5UtilsKit.svelte'
+import type { DbInput, DbType } from './dbTypes'
+import { isDbType } from './dbTypes'
+
+/**
+ * Single URL param `dbm` encodes the full DB manager state:
+ *   firstSegment~path~schema.table
+ *
+ * firstSegment:
+ *   datatable              – database with datatable:// resource (resourceType always postgresql)
+ *   ducklake               – ducklake connection
+ *   postgresql, mysql, …   – regular database (the segment IS the resource type)
+ *
+ * schema.table (third segment, optional):
+ *   schema.table  – both
+ *   .table        – table only
+ *   schema.       – schema only
+ *   (omitted)     – neither
+ *
+ * Default schemas (omitted from URL, restored on parse):
+ *   datatable → public
+ *   ducklake  → main
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *   datatable~main~.customers          (schema "public" implied)
+ *   ducklake~main~.orders              (schema "main" implied)
+ *   postgresql~$res:u/user/my_pg~public.customers
+ */
+
+const dbManagerSchema = z.object({
+	dbm: z.string().nullable()
+})
+
+interface ParsedDbm {
+	type: 'database' | 'datatable' | 'ducklake'
+	path: string
+	resType?: string
+	schema?: string
+	table?: string
+}
+
+function parseDbm(raw: unknown): ParsedDbm | null {
+	if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'string') return null
+	const parts = raw.split('~')
+	if (parts.length < 2 || !parts[1]) return null
+
+	const firstSeg = parts[0]
+	const path = parts[1]
+	const schemaTable = parts[2] ?? ''
+
+	let type: ParsedDbm['type']
+	let resType: string | undefined
+	if (firstSeg === 'datatable') {
+		type = 'datatable'
+	} else if (firstSeg === 'ducklake') {
+		type = 'ducklake'
+	} else if (isDbType(firstSeg)) {
+		type = 'database'
+		resType = firstSeg
+	} else {
+		return null
+	}
+
+	let schema: string | undefined
+	let table: string | undefined
+	if (schemaTable) {
+		const dotIdx = schemaTable.indexOf('.')
+		if (dotIdx === 0) {
+			table = schemaTable.slice(1) || undefined
+		} else if (dotIdx === schemaTable.length - 1) {
+			schema = schemaTable.slice(0, -1) || undefined
+		} else if (dotIdx > 0) {
+			schema = schemaTable.slice(0, dotIdx)
+			table = schemaTable.slice(dotIdx + 1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Restore default schema when omitted for datatable/ducklake
+	if (!schema && table && type in defaultSchemas) {
+		schema = defaultSchemas[type]
+	}
+
+	return { type, path, resType, schema, table }
+}
+
+const defaultSchemas: Record<string, string> = { datatable: 'public', ducklake: 'main' }
+
+function buildDbm(p: ParsedDbm): string {
+	const firstSeg = p.type === 'database' ? p.resType! : p.type
+	const schema = p.schema === defaultSchemas[p.type] ? undefined : p.schema
+	let schemaTable = ''
+	if (schema && p.table) {
+		schemaTable = `${schema}.${p.table}`
+	} else if (p.table) {
+		schemaTable = `.${p.table}`
+	} else if (schema) {
+		schemaTable = `${schema}.`
+	}
+	return schemaTable ? `${firstSeg}~${p.path}~${schemaTable}` : `${firstSeg}~${p.path}`
+}
+
+export interface DbManagerUriState {
+	readonly input: DbInput | undefined
+	readonly effectiveInput: DbInput | undefined
+	readonly isDatatableInput: boolean
+	selectedDatatable: string | undefined
+	selectedSchema: string | undefined
+	selectedTable: string | undefined
+	readonly open: boolean
+	openDrawer: (nInput: DbInput) => void
+	closeDrawer: () => void
+}
+
+export function useDbManagerUriState(): DbManagerUriState {
+	const params = useSearchParams(dbManagerSchema)
+
+	const parsed = $derived(parseDbm(params.dbm))
+
+	let input: DbInput | undefined = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!parsed) return undefined
+		if (parsed.type === 'ducklake') {
+			return {
+				type: 'ducklake' as const,
+				ducklake: parsed.path,
+				specificTable: parsed.table
+			}
+		}
+		// datatable or database
+		const resType = parsed.type === 'datatable' ? 'postgresql' : parsed.resType
+		if (!isDbType(resType ?? undefined)) return undefined
+		return {
+			type: 'database' as const,
+			resourceType: resType as DbType,
+			resourcePath: parsed.type === 'datatable' ? `datatable://${parsed.path}` : parsed.path,
+			specificSchema: parsed.schema,
+			specificTable: parsed.table
+		}
+	})
+
+	const isDatatableInput = $derived(parsed?.type === 'datatable')
+
+	function updateField(updates: Partial<ParsedDbm>) {
+		const p = parseDbm(params.dbm)
+		if (!p) return
+		Object.assign(p, updates)
+		params.dbm = buildDbm(p)
+	}
+
+	function openDrawer(nInput: DbInput) {
+		if (nInput.type === 'database') {
+			const isDatatable = nInput.resourcePath.startsWith('datatable://')
+			params.dbm = buildDbm({
+				type: isDatatable ? 'datatable' : 'database',
+				path: isDatatable ? nInput.resourcePath.slice('datatable://'.length) : nInput.resourcePath,
+				resType: isDatatable ? undefined : nInput.resourceType,
+				schema: nInput.specificSchema,
+				table: nInput.specificTable
+			})
+		} else {
+			params.dbm = buildDbm({
+				type: 'ducklake',
+				path: nInput.ducklake,
+				table: nInput.specificTable
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	function closeDrawer() {
+		params.dbm = null
+	}
+
+	return {
+		get input() {
+			return input
+		},
+		get effectiveInput() {
+			return input
+		},
+		get isDatatableInput() {
+			return isDatatableInput
+		},
+		get selectedDatatable() {
+			return parsed?.type === 'datatable' ? parsed.path : undefined
+		},
+		set selectedDatatable(v: string | undefined) {
+			if (v) updateField({ path: v })
+		},
+		get selectedSchema() {
+			return parsed?.schema
+		},
+		set selectedSchema(v: string | undefined) {
+			updateField({ schema: v })
+		},
+		get selectedTable() {
+			return parsed?.table
+		},
+		set selectedTable(v: string | undefined) {
+			updateField({ table: v })
+		},
+		get open() {
+			return !!input
+		},
+		openDrawer,
+		closeDrawer
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
index ad4a11bd2f..68c2bad5df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 	import type { Edge, Node } from '@xyflow/svelte'
 
 	import { getNodeColorClasses, NODE } from '../../util'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition'
 	import AssetColumnBadges from '$lib/components/assets/AssetColumnBadges.svelte'
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@
 							noText
 							buttonVariant="accent"
 							s3FilePicker={flowGraphAssetsCtx?.val.s3FilePicker}
-							dbManagerDrawer={globalDbManagerDrawer.val}
 							_resourceMetadata={cachedResourceMetadata}
 						/>
 					</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/FavoriteMenu.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/FavoriteMenu.svelte
index d0a14143ca..056bca1489 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/FavoriteMenu.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/FavoriteMenu.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			flow: `/flows/get/${path}`,
 			app: `/apps/get/${path}`,
 			raw_app: `/apps_raw/get/${path}`,
-			asset: `#dbmanager:${path}`
+			asset: '#'
 		}[kind]
 	}
 	export function getFavoriteLabel(path: string, kind: FavoriteKind): string {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbSelect.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbSelect.svelte
index b74d7c9b92..44a4dcc6bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbSelect.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbSelect.svelte
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
 	import CustomInstanceDbWizardModal from './CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte'
 	import { ArrowRight, TriangleAlert } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import type { ConfirmationModalHandle } from '../common/confirmationModal/asyncConfirmationModal.svelte'
-	import DBManagerDrawer from '../DBManagerDrawer.svelte'
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte'
 
 	type Props = {
 		value: string | undefined
 		customInstanceDbs: ResourceReturn<ListCustomInstanceDbsResponse>
 		confirmationModal: ConfirmationModalHandle
-		dbManagerDrawer: DBManagerDrawer | undefined
 		wizardBottomHint?: Snippet | undefined
 		class?: string
 		tag?: CustomInstanceDbTag
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@
 		value = $bindable(),
 		customInstanceDbs,
 		confirmationModal,
-		dbManagerDrawer,
 		wizardBottomHint,
 		class: className,
 		tag
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@
 <CustomInstanceDbWizardModal
 	{customInstanceDbs}
 	{confirmationModal}
-	{dbManagerDrawer}
 	{tag}
 	bottomHint={wizardBottomHint}
 	bind:opened={
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
index b69f3512af..12338a4bae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 	type Props = {
 		customInstanceDbs: ResourceReturn<ListCustomInstanceDbsResponse>
 		confirmationModal: ConfirmationModalHandle
-		dbManagerDrawer: any | undefined
 		bottomHint?: Snippet | undefined
 		opened: { status: CustomInstanceDb | undefined; dbname: string } | undefined
 		tag?: CustomInstanceDbTag
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
 	let {
 		customInstanceDbs,
 		confirmationModal,
-		dbManagerDrawer,
 		bottomHint,
 		opened = $bindable(),
 		tag
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@
 						class="flex-1"
 						asset={{ kind: 'resource', path: 'CUSTOM_INSTANCE_DB/' + dbname }}
 						_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type: 'postgresql' }}
-						{dbManagerDrawer}
 						disabled={!$isCustomInstanceDbEnabled || !enableManageButton}
 						onClick={() => (opened = undefined)}
 					/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableSettings.svelte
index 188d736e9f..6410e6a1af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableSettings.svelte
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	import { random_adj } from '../random_positive_adjetive'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import { SettingService, WorkspaceService, type GetSettingsResponse } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { createAsyncConfirmationModal } from '../common/confirmationModal/asyncConfirmationModal.svelte'
 	import ConfirmationModal from '../common/confirmationModal/ConfirmationModal.svelte'
 	import { resource } from 'runed'
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
 	}
 
 	let confirmationModal = createAsyncConfirmationModal()
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	let dirtyMap = $derived.by(() => {
 		const map: Record<string, boolean> = {}
 		for (let i = 0; i < tempSettings.dataTables.length; i++) {
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@
 								<CustomInstanceDbSelect
 									class="flex-1"
 									{confirmationModal}
-									{dbManagerDrawer}
 									{customInstanceDbs}
 									bind:value={dataTable.database.resource_path}
 									tag="datatable"
@@ -265,7 +263,6 @@
 								<ExploreAssetButton
 									class="h-9"
 									asset={{ kind: 'datatable', path: dataTable.name }}
-									{dbManagerDrawer}
 									disabled
 								/>
 							</svelte:fragment>
@@ -275,7 +272,6 @@
 						<ExploreAssetButton
 							class="h-9"
 							asset={{ kind: 'datatable', path: dataTable.name }}
-							{dbManagerDrawer}
 						/>
 					{/if}
 				</Cell>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DucklakeSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DucklakeSettings.svelte
index ac8c20377d..c264219922 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DucklakeSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DucklakeSettings.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	import { SettingService, WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import type { GetSettingsResponse } from '$lib/gen'
 
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import ExploreAssetButton from '../ExploreAssetButton.svelte'
 	import Tooltip from '../Tooltip.svelte'
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
 			'Where the data is actually stored, in parquet format. You need to configure a workspace storage first'
 	}
 
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val)
 	let confirmationModal = createAsyncConfirmationModal()
 </script>
 
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@
 									bind:value={ducklake.catalog.resource_path}
 									{customInstanceDbs}
 									{confirmationModal}
-									{dbManagerDrawer}
 									tag="ducklake"
 								>
 									{#snippet wizardBottomHint()}
@@ -372,7 +370,6 @@
 						{:else}
 							<ExploreAssetButton
 								asset={{ kind: 'ducklake', path: ducklake.name }}
-								{dbManagerDrawer}
 							/>
 						{/if}
 					</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts b/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
index a397cb4b7f..6a9a8e7805 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { getLocalSetting, type StateStore } from './utils'
 import { createState } from './svelte5Utils.svelte'
 import { DEFAULT_HUB_BASE_URL } from './hub'
+import type { DbManagerUriState } from './components/dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte'
 
 export interface UserExt {
 	email: string
@@ -126,9 +127,7 @@ export const codeCompletionSessionEnabled = writable<boolean>(
 
 export const usedTriggerKinds = writable<string[]>([])
 
-export let globalDbManagerDrawer: StateStore<any | undefined> = createState({
-	val: undefined
-})
+export let globalDbManagerDrawer: StateStore<DbManagerUriState | undefined> = { val: undefined }
 
 type SQLBaseSchema = {
 	[schemaKey: string]: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/svelte5UtilsKit.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/svelte5UtilsKit.svelte.ts
index cadd2dee1e..921d41614e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/svelte5UtilsKit.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/svelte5UtilsKit.svelte.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ export function useSearchParams<S extends z.ZodType>(schema: S): SearchParamsRes
 				} else {
 					sp.set(key, serializeParam(v))
 				}
+				const hash = window.location.hash
 				const newUrl = sp.toString()
-					? `${window.location.pathname}?${sp}`
-					: window.location.pathname
+					? `${window.location.pathname}?${sp}${hash}`
+					: `${window.location.pathname}${hash}`
 				history.replaceState(history.state, '', newUrl)
 			},
 			enumerable: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
index 4260bbeede..e9b1884df2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@
 		UserService,
 		WorkspaceService
 	} from '$lib/gen'
-	import {
-		capitalize,
-		classNames,
-		getModifierKey,
-		parseDbInputFromAssetSyntax,
-		sendUserToast
-	} from '$lib/utils'
+	import { capitalize, classNames, getModifierKey, sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
 	import WorkspaceMenu from '$lib/components/sidebar/WorkspaceMenu.svelte'
 	import SidebarContent from '$lib/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.svelte'
 	import CriticalAlertModal from '$lib/components/sidebar/CriticalAlertModal.svelte'
@@ -66,8 +60,8 @@
 	import AiChatLayout from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/AiChatLayout.svelte'
 	import { DEFAULT_HUB_BASE_URL } from '$lib/hub'
 	import DBManagerDrawer from '$lib/components/DBManagerDrawer.svelte'
-	import { watchOnce } from 'runed'
 	import { useIsDarkMode } from '$lib/components/DarkModeObserver.svelte'
+	import { useDbManagerUriState } from '$lib/components/dbManagerDrawerModel.svelte'
 	interface Props {
 		children?: import('svelte').Snippet
 	}
@@ -439,18 +433,8 @@
 			untrack(() => loadProtectionRules(workspace))
 		}
 	})
-	watchOnce(
-		() => globalDbManagerDrawer.val,
-		() => {
-			if (!globalDbManagerDrawer.val) return
-			const hash = window.location.hash
-			if (hash.startsWith('#dbmanager:')) {
-				const [_, path] = hash.split('#dbmanager:')
-				const dbInput = parseDbInputFromAssetSyntax(path)
-				if (dbInput) globalDbManagerDrawer.val?.openDrawer(dbInput)
-			}
-		}
-	)
+
+	globalDbManagerDrawer.val = useDbManagerUriState()
 </script>
 
 <svelte:window bind:innerWidth />
@@ -786,6 +770,6 @@
 	<CenteredModal title="Loading user..." loading={true}></CenteredModal>
 {/if}
 
-{#if $workspaceStore}
-	<DBManagerDrawer bind:this={globalDbManagerDrawer.val} />
+{#if $workspaceStore && globalDbManagerDrawer.val}
+	<DBManagerDrawer uriState={globalDbManagerDrawer.val} />
 {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/assets/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/assets/+page.svelte
index 7eac2cc535..032a60af66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/assets/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/assets/+page.svelte
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 	let assets = $derived(_assets.current?.flatMap((page) => page.assets))
 
 	let s3FilePicker: S3FilePicker | undefined = $state()
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val) as any
 	let assetsUsageDropdown: AssetsUsageDrawer | undefined = $state()
 
 	let allS3Storages = resource(
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@
 										<ExploreAssetButton
 											asset={{ kind: props.assetKind, path: item.value }}
 											{s3FilePicker}
-											{dbManagerDrawer}
 											btnClasses="dark:bg-surface"
 										/>
 									</div>
@@ -337,7 +335,6 @@
 							<ExploreAssetButton
 								{asset}
 								{s3FilePicker}
-								{dbManagerDrawer}
 								_resourceMetadata={asset.metadata}
 							/>
 						{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
index f0ac8ae9d6..abf17b88bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 		enterpriseLicense,
 		userStore,
 		workspaceStore,
-		userWorkspaces,
-		globalDbManagerDrawer
+		userWorkspaces
 	} from '$lib/stores'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import {
@@ -557,8 +556,6 @@
 		}
 	})
 
-	let dbManagerDrawer = $derived(globalDbManagerDrawer.val) as any
-
 	let showTable = $derived(
 		tab == 'workspace' || tab == 'states' || tab == 'cache' || tab == 'theme'
 	)
@@ -1064,7 +1061,6 @@
 											{#if path && assetCanBeExplored({ kind: 'resource', path }, { resource_type }) && !$userStore?.operator}
 												<ExploreAssetButton
 													asset={{ kind: 'resource', path }}
-													{dbManagerDrawer}
 													_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type }}
 													class="w-24"
 												/>