diff --git a/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/QuerySearch/QuerySearch.tsx b/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/QuerySearch/QuerySearch.tsx
index 24a66c3e630d..aab2cd2d9133 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/QuerySearch/QuerySearch.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/QuerySearch/QuerySearch.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function QuerySearch({
 	onRun?: (query: string) => void;
 }): JSX.Element {
 	const isDarkMode = useIsDarkMode();
-	const [query, setQuery] = useState<string>(queryData.filter?.expression || '');
+	const [query, setQuery] = useState<string>('');
 	const [valueSuggestions, setValueSuggestions] = useState<any[]>([]);
 	const [activeKey, setActiveKey] = useState<string>('');
 	const [isLoadingSuggestions, setIsLoadingSuggestions] = useState(false);
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ function QuerySearch({
 		errors: [],
 	});
 
+	const [cursorPos, setCursorPos] = useState({ line: 0, ch: 0 });
+	const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
+	const [hasInteractedWithQB, setHasInteractedWithQB] = useState(false);
+
 	const handleQueryValidation = (newQuery: string): void => {
 		try {
 			const validationResponse = validateQuery(newQuery);
@@ -123,13 +127,28 @@ function QuerySearch({
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const newQuery = queryData.filter?.expression || '';
-		// Only mark as external change if the query actually changed from external source
+		// Only update query from external source when editor is not focused
+		// When focused, just update the lastExternalQuery to track changes
 		if (newQuery !== lastExternalQuery) {
 			setQuery(newQuery);
 			setIsExternalQueryChange(true);
 			setLastExternalQuery(newQuery);
 		}
-	}, [queryData.filter?.expression, lastExternalQuery]);
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+	}, [queryData.filter?.expression]);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		// Update the query when the editor is blurred and the query has changed
+		// Only call onChange if the editor has been focused before (not on initial mount)
+		if (
+			!isFocused &&
+			hasInteractedWithQB &&
+			query !== queryData.filter?.expression
+		) {
+			onChange(query);
+		}
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+	}, [isFocused]);
 
 	// Validate query when it changes externally (from queryData)
 	useEffect(() => {
@@ -145,9 +164,6 @@ function QuerySearch({
 
 	const [showExamples] = useState(false);
 
-	const [cursorPos, setCursorPos] = useState({ line: 0, ch: 0 });
-	const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
-
 	const [
 		isFetchingCompleteValuesList,
 		setIsFetchingCompleteValuesList,
@@ -161,6 +177,9 @@ function QuerySearch({
 	const lastFetchedKeyRef = useRef<string>('');
 	const lastValueRef = useRef<string>('');
 	const isMountedRef = useRef<boolean>(true);
+	const [shouldRunQueryPostUpdate, setShouldRunQueryPostUpdate] = useState(
+		false,
+	);
 
 	const { handleRunQuery } = useQueryBuilder();
 
@@ -206,6 +225,7 @@ function QuerySearch({
 
 			return (): void => clearTimeout(timeoutId);
 		},
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 		[isFocused],
 	);
 
@@ -545,7 +565,6 @@ function QuerySearch({
 
 	const handleChange = (value: string): void => {
 		setQuery(value);
-		onChange(value);
 		// Mark as internal change to avoid triggering external validation
 		setIsExternalQueryChange(false);
 		// Update lastExternalQuery to prevent external validation trigger
@@ -1209,6 +1228,25 @@ function QuerySearch({
 		</div>
 	);
 
+	// Effect to handle query run after update
+	useEffect(
+		() => {
+			// Only run the query post updating the filter expression.
+			// This runs the query in the next update cycle of react, when it's guaranteed that the query is updated.
+			// Because both the things are sequential and react batches the updates so it was still taking the old query.
+			if (shouldRunQueryPostUpdate) {
+				if (onRun && typeof onRun === 'function') {
+					onRun(query);
+				} else {
+					handleRunQuery();
+				}
+				setShouldRunQueryPostUpdate(false);
+			}
+		},
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+		[shouldRunQueryPostUpdate, handleRunQuery, onRun],
+	);
+
 	return (
 		<div className="code-mirror-where-clause">
 			{editingMode && (
@@ -1283,6 +1321,7 @@ function QuerySearch({
 					theme={isDarkMode ? copilot : githubLight}
 					onChange={handleChange}
 					onUpdate={handleUpdate}
+					data-testid="query-where-clause-editor"
 					className={cx('query-where-clause-editor', {
 						isValid: validation.isValid === true,
 						hasErrors: validation.errors.length > 0,
@@ -1319,11 +1358,14 @@ function QuerySearch({
 									// and instead run a custom action
 									// Mod-Enter is usually Ctrl-Enter or Cmd-Enter based on OS
 									run: (): boolean => {
-										if (onRun && typeof onRun === 'function') {
-											onRun(query);
-										} else {
-											handleRunQuery();
+										if (
+											onChange &&
+											typeof onChange === 'function' &&
+											query !== queryData.filter?.expression
+										) {
+											onChange(query);
 										}
+										setShouldRunQueryPostUpdate(true);
 										return true;
 									},
 								},
@@ -1342,8 +1384,13 @@ function QuerySearch({
 					}}
 					onFocus={(): void => {
 						setIsFocused(true);
+						setHasInteractedWithQB(true);
 					}}
 					onBlur={handleBlur}
+					onCreateEditor={(view: EditorView): EditorView => {
+						editorRef.current = view;
+						return view;
+					}}
 				/>
 
 				{query && validation.isValid === false && !isFocused && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/__tests__/QuerySearch.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/__tests__/QuerySearch.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3862283f6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/QueryBuilderV2/QueryV2/__tests__/QuerySearch.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+/* eslint-disable sonarjs/cognitive-complexity */
+/* eslint-disable import/named */
+import { getKeySuggestions } from 'api/querySuggestions/getKeySuggestions';
+import { getValueSuggestions } from 'api/querySuggestions/getValueSuggestion';
+import { initialQueriesMap } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
+import * as UseQBModule from 'hooks/queryBuilder/useQueryBuilder';
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen, userEvent, waitFor } from 'tests/test-utils';
+import type { QueryKeyDataSuggestionsProps } from 'types/api/querySuggestions/types';
+import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
+
+import QuerySearch from '../QuerySearch/QuerySearch';
+
+jest.mock('hooks/useDarkMode', () => ({
+	useIsDarkMode: (): boolean => false,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('providers/Dashboard/Dashboard', () => ({
+	useDashboard: (): { selectedDashboard: undefined } => ({
+		selectedDashboard: undefined,
+	}),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('hooks/queryBuilder/useQueryBuilder', () => {
+	const handleRunQuery = jest.fn();
+	return {
+		__esModule: true,
+		useQueryBuilder: (): { handleRunQuery: () => void } => ({ handleRunQuery }),
+		handleRunQuery,
+	};
+});
+
+jest.mock('@codemirror/autocomplete', () => ({
+	autocompletion: (): Record<string, unknown> => ({}),
+	closeCompletion: (): boolean => true,
+	completionKeymap: [] as unknown[],
+	startCompletion: (): boolean => true,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@codemirror/lang-javascript', () => ({
+	javascript: (): Record<string, unknown> => ({}),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@uiw/codemirror-theme-copilot', () => ({
+	copilot: {},
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@uiw/codemirror-theme-github', () => ({
+	githubLight: {},
+}));
+jest.mock('api/querySuggestions/getKeySuggestions', () => ({
+	getKeySuggestions: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+		data: {
+			data: { keys: {} as Record<string, QueryKeyDataSuggestionsProps[]> },
+		},
+	}),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('api/querySuggestions/getValueSuggestion', () => ({
+	getValueSuggestions: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+		data: { data: { values: { stringValues: [], numberValues: [] } } },
+	}),
+}));
+
+// Mock CodeMirror to a simple textarea to make it testable and call onUpdate
+jest.mock(
+	'@uiw/react-codemirror',
+	(): Record<string, unknown> => {
+		// Minimal EditorView shape used by the component
+		class EditorViewMock {}
+		(EditorViewMock as any).domEventHandlers = (): unknown => ({} as unknown);
+		(EditorViewMock as any).lineWrapping = {} as unknown;
+		(EditorViewMock as any).editable = { of: () => ({}) } as unknown;
+
+		const keymap = { of: (arr: unknown) => arr } as unknown;
+		const Prec = { highest: (ext: unknown) => ext } as unknown;
+
+		type CodeMirrorProps = {
+			value?: string;
+			onChange?: (v: string) => void;
+			onFocus?: () => void;
+			onBlur?: () => void;
+			placeholder?: string;
+			onCreateEditor?: (view: unknown) => unknown;
+			onUpdate?: (arg: {
+				view: {
+					state: {
+						selection: { main: { head: number } };
+						doc: {
+							toString: () => string;
+							lineAt: (
+								_pos: number,
+							) => { number: number; from: number; to: number; text: string };
+						};
+					};
+				};
+			}) => void;
+			'data-testid'?: string;
+			extensions?: unknown[];
+		};
+
+		function CodeMirrorMock({
+			value,
+			onChange,
+			onFocus,
+			onBlur,
+			placeholder,
+			onCreateEditor,
+			onUpdate,
+			'data-testid': dataTestId,
+			extensions,
+		}: CodeMirrorProps): JSX.Element {
+			const [localValue, setLocalValue] = React.useState<string>(value ?? '');
+
+			// Provide a fake editor instance
+			React.useEffect(() => {
+				if (onCreateEditor) {
+					onCreateEditor(new EditorViewMock() as any);
+				}
+				// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+			}, []);
+
+			// Call onUpdate whenever localValue changes to simulate cursor and doc
+			React.useEffect(() => {
+				if (onUpdate) {
+					const text = String(localValue ?? '');
+					const head = text.length;
+					onUpdate({
+						view: {
+							state: {
+								selection: { main: { head } },
+								doc: {
+									toString: (): string => text,
+									lineAt: () => ({
+										number: 1,
+										from: 0,
+										to: text.length,
+										text,
+									}),
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					});
+				}
+				// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+			}, [localValue]);
+
+			const handleKeyDown = (
+				e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>,
+			): void => {
+				const isModEnter = e.key === 'Enter' && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey);
+				if (!isModEnter) return;
+				const exts: unknown[] = Array.isArray(extensions) ? extensions : [];
+				const flat: unknown[] = exts.flatMap((x: unknown) =>
+					Array.isArray(x) ? x : [x],
+				);
+				const keyBindings = flat.filter(
+					(x) =>
+						Boolean(x) &&
+						typeof x === 'object' &&
+						'key' in (x as Record<string, unknown>),
+				) as Array<{ key?: string; run?: () => boolean | void }>;
+				keyBindings
+					.filter((b) => b.key === 'Mod-Enter' && typeof b.run === 'function')
+					.forEach((b) => {
+						// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+						b.run!();
+					});
+			};
+
+			return (
+				<textarea
+					data-testid={dataTestId || 'query-where-clause-editor'}
+					placeholder={placeholder}
+					value={localValue}
+					onChange={(e): void => {
+						setLocalValue(e.target.value);
+						if (onChange) {
+							onChange(e.target.value);
+						}
+					}}
+					onFocus={onFocus}
+					onBlur={onBlur}
+					onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+					style={{ width: '100%', minHeight: 80 }}
+				/>
+			);
+		}
+
+		return {
+			__esModule: true,
+			default: CodeMirrorMock,
+			EditorView: EditorViewMock,
+			keymap,
+			Prec,
+		};
+	},
+);
+const handleRunQueryMock = ((UseQBModule as unknown) as {
+	handleRunQuery: jest.MockedFunction<() => void>;
+}).handleRunQuery;
+
+const PLACEHOLDER_TEXT =
+	"Enter your filter query (e.g., http.status_code >= 500 AND service.name = 'frontend')";
+const TESTID_EDITOR = 'query-where-clause-editor';
+const SAMPLE_KEY_TYPING = 'http.';
+const SAMPLE_VALUE_TYPING_INCOMPLETE = " service.name = '";
+const SAMPLE_VALUE_TYPING_COMPLETE = " service.name = 'frontend'";
+const SAMPLE_STATUS_QUERY = " status_code = '200'";
+
+describe('QuerySearch', () => {
+	it('renders with placeholder', () => {
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText(PLACEHOLDER_TEXT)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('calls onChange on blur after user edits', async () => {
+		const handleChange = jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>;
+		const user = userEvent.setup({ pointerEventsCheck: 0 });
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={handleChange}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.metrics.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.METRICS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		const editor = screen.getByTestId(TESTID_EDITOR);
+		await user.click(editor);
+		await user.type(editor, SAMPLE_VALUE_TYPING_COMPLETE);
+		// Blur triggers validation + onChange (only if focused at least once and value changed)
+		editor.blur();
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(handleChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+		expect(handleChange.mock.calls[0][0]).toContain("service.name = 'frontend'");
+	});
+
+	it('fetches key suggestions when typing a key (debounced)', async () => {
+		jest.useFakeTimers();
+		const advance = (ms: number): void => {
+			jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
+		};
+		const user = userEvent.setup({
+			advanceTimers: advance,
+			pointerEventsCheck: 0,
+		});
+		const mockedGetKeys = getKeySuggestions as jest.MockedFunction<
+			typeof getKeySuggestions
+		>;
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		const editor = screen.getByTestId(TESTID_EDITOR);
+		await user.type(editor, SAMPLE_KEY_TYPING);
+		advance(1000);
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockedGetKeys).toHaveBeenCalled(), {
+			timeout: 3000,
+		});
+		jest.useRealTimers();
+	});
+
+	it('fetches value suggestions when editing value context', async () => {
+		jest.useFakeTimers();
+		const advance = (ms: number): void => {
+			jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
+		};
+		const user = userEvent.setup({
+			advanceTimers: advance,
+			pointerEventsCheck: 0,
+		});
+		const mockedGetValues = getValueSuggestions as jest.MockedFunction<
+			typeof getValueSuggestions
+		>;
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		const editor = screen.getByTestId(TESTID_EDITOR);
+		await user.type(editor, SAMPLE_VALUE_TYPING_INCOMPLETE);
+		advance(1000);
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockedGetValues).toHaveBeenCalled(), {
+			timeout: 3000,
+		});
+		jest.useRealTimers();
+	});
+
+	it('fetches key suggestions on mount for LOGS', async () => {
+		jest.useFakeTimers();
+		const mockedGetKeysOnMount = getKeySuggestions as jest.MockedFunction<
+			typeof getKeySuggestions
+		>;
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockedGetKeysOnMount).toHaveBeenCalled(), {
+			timeout: 3000,
+		});
+
+		const lastArgs = mockedGetKeysOnMount.mock.calls[
+			mockedGetKeysOnMount.mock.calls.length - 1
+		]?.[0] as { signal: unknown; searchText: string };
+		expect(lastArgs).toMatchObject({ signal: DataSource.LOGS, searchText: '' });
+		jest.useRealTimers();
+	});
+
+	it('calls provided onRun on Mod-Enter', async () => {
+		const onRun = jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(q: string) => void>;
+		const user = userEvent.setup({ pointerEventsCheck: 0 });
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+				onRun={onRun}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		const editor = screen.getByTestId(TESTID_EDITOR);
+		await user.click(editor);
+		await user.type(editor, SAMPLE_STATUS_QUERY);
+		await user.keyboard('{Meta>}{Enter}{/Meta}');
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(onRun).toHaveBeenCalled());
+	});
+
+	it('calls handleRunQuery when Mod-Enter without onRun', async () => {
+		const mockedHandleRunQuery = handleRunQueryMock as jest.MockedFunction<
+			() => void
+		>;
+		mockedHandleRunQuery.mockClear();
+
+		const user = userEvent.setup({ pointerEventsCheck: 0 });
+
+		render(
+			<QuerySearch
+				onChange={jest.fn() as jest.MockedFunction<(v: string) => void>}
+				queryData={initialQueriesMap.logs.builder.queryData[0]}
+				dataSource={DataSource.LOGS}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		const editor = screen.getByTestId(TESTID_EDITOR);
+		await user.click(editor);
+		await user.type(editor, SAMPLE_VALUE_TYPING_COMPLETE);
+		await user.keyboard('{Meta>}{Enter}{/Meta}');
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockedHandleRunQuery).toHaveBeenCalled());
+	});
+});