diff --git a/lib/features/mysql/mysql_sql_workspace.dart b/lib/features/mysql/mysql_sql_workspace.dart
index 4ca7f8f2..c8d13e9d 100644
--- a/lib/features/mysql/mysql_sql_workspace.dart
+++ b/lib/features/mysql/mysql_sql_workspace.dart
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ class MysqlSqlExecutionDelegate extends BaseSqlExecutionDelegate {
       },
     );
     final colList = rs.cols.toList();
-    final outRows = [
-      for (final row in taken.items)
+    final pool = StringInternPool();
+    final outRows = <List<String>>[];
+    for (var r = 0; r < taken.items.length; r++) {
+      final row = taken.items[r];
+      outRows.add(
         List.generate(
           row.numOfColumns,
           (i) {
@@ -116,10 +119,16 @@ class MysqlSqlExecutionDelegate extends BaseSqlExecutionDelegate {
             return mysqlResultCellToDisplayString(
               row.colAt(i),
               column: col,
+              pool: pool,
             );
           },
         ),
-    ];
+      );
+      if (kResultStringConvertYieldEvery > 0 &&
+          (r + 1) % kResultStringConvertYieldEvery == 0) {
+        await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
+      }
+    }
     final truncated =
         taken.truncated || (effectiveSql != sql && outRows.length >= cap);
     final n = outRows.length;
diff --git a/test/core/database/mysql_grid_types_test.dart b/test/core/database/mysql_grid_types_test.dart
index 6f21c737..c3911da8 100644
--- a/test/core/database/mysql_grid_types_test.dart
+++ b/test/core/database/mysql_grid_types_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mysql_client/mysql_client.dart';
 import 'package:mysql_client/mysql_protocol.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/mysql_result_cells.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/result_row_string_convert.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/database/table_mutation_engine.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -134,5 +135,16 @@ void main() {
       expect(mysqlResultCellToDisplayString('1', column: col), 'true');
       expect(mysqlResultCellToDisplayString('0', column: col), 'false');
     });
+
+    test('deduplicates identical strings via StringInternPool', () {
+      final pool = StringInternPool();
+      final str1 = String.fromCharCodes('intern_test'.codeUnits);
+      final str2 = String.fromCharCodes('intern_test'.codeUnits);
+      expect(identical(str1, str2), isFalse);
+
+      final res1 = mysqlResultCellToDisplayString(str1, pool: pool);
+      final res2 = mysqlResultCellToDisplayString(str2, pool: pool);
+      expect(identical(res1, res2), isTrue);
+    });
   });
 }