diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
index e37c74ff6c..2c8ab72930 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
@@ -494,6 +494,15 @@ const isAiPanelMaximized = ref(false);
 const isHistoryPanelMaximized = ref(false);
 const isZenMode = ref(false);
 const showSqlLibraryPanel = ref(safeLocalStorageGet("dbx-sql-library-open") === "true");
+const sqlLibraryLocateRequest = ref<{ id: number; fileId: string } | null>(null);
+let sqlLibraryLocateRequestId = 0;
+watch(
+  showSqlLibraryPanel,
+  (open) => {
+    if (!open) sqlLibraryLocateRequest.value = null;
+  },
+  { flush: "sync" },
+);
 const sqlFileLocateRequest = ref<{ id: number; path: string } | null>(null);
 let sqlFileLocateRequestId = 0;
 const showSqlFilePanel = ref(safeLocalStorageGet("dbx-sql-file-panel-open") === "true");
@@ -3740,6 +3749,17 @@ function finishSqlFileLocate(requestId: number) {
   if (sqlFileLocateRequest.value?.id === requestId) sqlFileLocateRequest.value = null;
 }
 
+function locateSqlLibraryFile(tab: QueryTab) {
+  if (!tab.savedSqlId || isDetachedWindowContext) return;
+  isZenMode.value = false;
+  openRightSidebarPanel("sqlLibrary");
+  sqlLibraryLocateRequest.value = { id: ++sqlLibraryLocateRequestId, fileId: tab.savedSqlId };
+}
+
+function finishSqlLibraryLocate(requestId: number) {
+  if (sqlLibraryLocateRequest.value?.id === requestId) sqlLibraryLocateRequest.value = null;
+}
+
 async function locateTabInSidebar(tab: QueryTab) {
   setSidebarOpen(true);
   await nextTick();
@@ -5586,6 +5606,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                     :content-suppressed="activeTab?.mode === 'plugin-workbench'"
                     @locate-tab="locateTabInSidebar"
                     @locate-sql-file="locateSqlFile"
+                    @locate-sql-library-file="locateSqlLibraryFile"
                     @close-tab="
                       (tabId: string) => {
                         if (tabId === queryStore.activeTabId) void closeActiveSurface();
@@ -5819,7 +5840,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
             <div class="panel-resize-handle panel-resize-handle--left" @pointerdown="startSqlLibraryResize" />
             <div class="h-full min-h-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[inherit]" @mousedown="rememberAuxiliarySearchSurface('sqlLibrary')">
               <div data-sql-library-panel class="h-full min-h-0">
-                <SqlLibraryPanel @close="closeRightSidebarPanel('sqlLibrary')" />
+                <SqlLibraryPanel :locate-request="sqlLibraryLocateRequest" @locate-handled="finishSqlLibraryLocate" @close="closeRightSidebarPanel('sqlLibrary')" />
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroup.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroup.vue
index 83f2ef7ebf..e7e0030983 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroup.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroup.vue
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ const groupExecutableSql = computed(() => {
         @activate-tab="$emit('activate-tab', $event)"
         @locate-tab="$emit('locate-tab', $event)"
         @locate-sql-file="$emit('locate-sql-file', $event)"
+        @locate-sql-library-file="$emit('locate-sql-library-file', $event)"
         @toggle-zen-mode="$emit('toggle-zen-mode')"
         @start-resize="$emit('start-resize', $event)"
         @toggle-collapse="$emit('toggle-collapse')"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroupTabBar.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroupTabBar.vue
index 3466839d1c..0338fb24c9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroupTabBar.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/EditorGroupTabBar.vue
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   "activate-tab": [tabId: string];
   "locate-tab": [tab: QueryTab];
   "locate-sql-file": [tab: QueryTab];
+  "locate-sql-library-file": [tab: QueryTab];
   "toggle-zen-mode": [];
   "start-resize": [event: PointerEvent];
   "toggle-collapse": [];
@@ -1705,6 +1706,12 @@ function getTabMenuItems(tab: QueryTab): ContextMenuItem[] {
       visible: !!queryTabExternalFilePath(tab),
       action: () => emit("locate-sql-file", tab),
     },
+    {
+      label: t("sqlFileTree.locateActiveFile"),
+      icon: Crosshair,
+      visible: !!tab.savedSqlId,
+      action: () => emit("locate-sql-library-file", tab),
+    },
     { label: "", separator: true },
     createPinTabMenuItem({
       label: tab.pinned ? t("contextMenu.unpinTab") : t("contextMenu.pinTab"),
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
index ca2008d087..172a148bd6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/SqlLibraryPanel.vue
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ const queryStore = useQueryStore();
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 const { databaseOptions, loadingDatabaseOptions, loadDatabaseOptions, catalogOptions, loadingCatalogOptions, loadCatalogOptions, catalogDatabaseOptions, loadingCatalogDatabaseOptions, loadCatalogDatabaseOptions } = useDatabaseOptions();
 
+const props = defineProps<{
+  locateRequest?: { id: number; fileId: string } | null;
+}>();
+
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   close: [];
+  "locate-handled": [id: number];
 }>();
 
 const UNFILED_DROP_TARGET_ID = "__sql-library-unfiled__";
@@ -541,8 +546,8 @@ const activeSavedSqlId = computed(() => queryStore.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id ===
 const libraryTree = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 const currentSavedSqlFile = computed(() => (activeSavedSqlId.value ? savedSqlStore.getFile(activeSavedSqlId.value) : undefined));
 
-async function locateCurrentFile() {
-  const file = currentSavedSqlFile.value;
+async function locateFile(fileId: string) {
+  const file = savedSqlStore.getFile(fileId);
   if (!file) return;
   if (searchInputPending.value || !treeRows.value.some((row) => row.type === "file" && row.file.id === file.id)) {
     searchInput.value?.clear();
@@ -565,6 +570,25 @@ async function locateCurrentFile() {
   row?.scrollIntoView({ block: "center", inline: "nearest" });
 }
 
+async function locateCurrentFile() {
+  const file = currentSavedSqlFile.value;
+  if (!file) return;
+  await locateFile(file.id);
+}
+
+watch(
+  [() => savedSqlStore.loadState, () => props.locateRequest],
+  async ([loadState, request]) => {
+    if (!request || loadState === "loading") return;
+    try {
+      await locateFile(request.fileId);
+    } finally {
+      emit("locate-handled", request.id);
+    }
+  },
+  { immediate: true, flush: "post" },
+);
+
 const hasCurrentSavedSqlExecutionTarget = computed(() => {
   const activeTab = queryStore.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === queryStore.activeTabId);
   const target = savedSqlExecutionTargetFromTab(activeTab);
@@ -1611,6 +1635,12 @@ function showDropAfter(targetId: string) {
 function showDropInside(targetId: string) {
   return dragState.active && dragState.targetId === targetId && dragState.dropPosition === "inside";
 }
+
+defineExpose({
+  locateFile,
+  locateCurrentFile,
+  searchInput,
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/EditorGroupTabBar.behavior.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/EditorGroupTabBar.behavior.spec.ts
index c9924e6b55..4ec9865c8c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/EditorGroupTabBar.behavior.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/EditorGroupTabBar.behavior.spec.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ function mountBar(
             fullTabTitle: "Full title",
             compactTabTitle: "Compact title",
           },
-          sidebar: { locateActiveTab: "Locate" },
+          sidebar: { locateActiveTab: "Locate", locateSqlFile: "Locate in SQL file list" },
+          sqlFileTree: { locateActiveFile: "Locate current file" },
         },
       },
     }),
@@ -831,6 +832,37 @@ describe("EditorGroupTabBar behavior", () => {
     app.unmount();
     host.remove();
   });
+
+  it("shows locate current file menu item for saved sql tab and emits locate-sql-library-file", async () => {
+    const store = useQueryStore();
+    const queryTabId = store.createTab("pg-1", "app", "Query 1", "query");
+    const savedSqlTabId = store.createTab("pg-1", "app", "Saved Query", "query");
+    store.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === savedSqlTabId)!.savedSqlId = "saved-sql-1";
+    const mainGroup = store.groups[0];
+
+    const onLocateSqlLibraryFile = vi.fn();
+    const { app, host } = mountBar(mainGroup.id, [queryTabId, savedSqlTabId], queryTabId, pinia, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, { "onLocate-sql-library-file": onLocateSqlLibraryFile });
+    await settle();
+
+    const rawMenuFor = (tabId: string) => {
+      const pill = tabPill(host, tabId);
+      const stub = pill.closest<HTMLElement>(".ctx-menu-stub") as any;
+      return (stub?.__ctxMenuItems ?? []) as Array<{ label: string; action?: () => void; visible?: boolean }>;
+    };
+
+    const regularLocateItem = rawMenuFor(queryTabId).find((item) => item.label === "Locate current file");
+    expect(regularLocateItem?.visible).toBe(false);
+
+    const savedSqlLocateItem = rawMenuFor(savedSqlTabId).find((item) => item.label === "Locate current file");
+    expect(savedSqlLocateItem?.visible).toBe(true);
+
+    savedSqlLocateItem?.action?.();
+    expect(onLocateSqlLibraryFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onLocateSqlLibraryFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ id: savedSqlTabId, savedSqlId: "saved-sql-1" }));
+
+    app.unmount();
+    host.remove();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("active tab reveal scrolling (issue #12010)", () => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/SqlLibraryPanel.search.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/SqlLibraryPanel.search.spec.ts
index 21e318a454..33b83bbd60 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/SqlLibraryPanel.search.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/__tests__/SqlLibraryPanel.search.spec.ts
@@ -174,4 +174,34 @@ describe("SQL library locate and search preferences", () => {
     await nextTick();
     expect(button.disabled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("handles locateRequest prop, uncollapses ancestors, scrolls into view and emits locate-handled", async () => {
+    const onLocateHandled = vi.fn();
+    const pinia = createPinia();
+    setActivePinia(pinia);
+    const store = useSavedSqlStore();
+    store.loadState = "loaded";
+    store.folders = [
+      { id: "root", name: "Root", connectionId: "", createdAt: timestamp, updatedAt: timestamp },
+      { id: "child", parentFolderId: "root", name: "Child", connectionId: "", createdAt: timestamp, updatedAt: timestamp },
+    ];
+    store.files = [file("unrelated", "unrelated.sql", "SELECT 1"), { ...file("nested-file", "nested.sql", "SELECT 42"), folderId: "child" }];
+    vi.spyOn(store, "ensureAllFilesLoaded").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const scroll = vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, "scrollIntoView").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const host = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const app = createApp(SqlLibraryPanel, {
+      locateRequest: { id: 42, fileId: "nested-file" },
+      "onLocate-handled": onLocateHandled,
+    });
+    app.use(pinia);
+    app.use(i18n);
+    app.mount(host);
+    mounted.push({ app, host });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(onLocateHandled).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42));
+    expect(visibleFiles(host)).toContain("nested-file");
+    expect(scroll.mock.instances.at(-1)).toBe(host.querySelector('[data-sql-library-file="nested-file"]'));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
index 39fd9d49bd..06ef0acb24 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/querySurfaces.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export interface ContentAreaSurfaceEmits {
   closeTab: [tabId: string];
   "locate-tab": [tab: QueryTab];
   "locate-sql-file": [tab: QueryTab];
+  "locate-sql-library-file": [tab: QueryTab];
   "update:activeOutputView": [tabId: string, value: TabOutputView];
   fixWithAi: [tabId: string, errorMessage: string];
   sendSelectionToAi: [tabId: string, sql: string];
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/contentSurfaceEvents.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/contentSurfaceEvents.ts
index a062765edd..8ff6576e3b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/contentSurfaceEvents.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/tabs/contentSurfaceEvents.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const contentSurfaceEventNames = [
   "closeTab",
   "locate-tab",
   "locate-sql-file",
+  "locate-sql-library-file",
   "update:activeOutputView",
   "fixWithAi",
   "sendSelectionToAi",