diff --git a/jetbrains-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntry.kt b/jetbrains-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntry.kt
index 1d2184e..211955a 100644
--- a/jetbrains-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntry.kt
+++ b/jetbrains-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntry.kt
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ data class QueryEntry(
      * Query with `?` placeholders replaced by bound values.
      *
      * Only replaces `?` characters that appear **outside** single-quoted SQL
-     * string literals.  Doubled single-quotes (`''`) inside a literal are
-     * treated as an escaped quote and do not toggle the "inside string" state.
+     * string literals.  Handles both doubled single-quotes (`''`) and backslash
+     * escapes (`\'`, `\\`, etc.) inside literals, matching MySQL/MariaDB default
+     * behavior (when `NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES` is not set).
      *
      * Param values are wrapped in single quotes with internal single-quotes
      * doubled (`O'Brien` → `'O''Brien'`); NULL params are emitted bare.
@@ -42,7 +43,17 @@ data class QueryEntry(
                 val ch = query[i]
 
                 if (inString) {
-                    if (ch == '\'') {
+                    if (ch == '\\') {
+                        /* backslash escape: \' \\ etc. – copy both chars, stay in string */
+                        if (i + 1 < query.length) {
+                            sb.append(ch)
+                            sb.append(query[i + 1])
+                            i += 2
+                            continue
+                        }
+                        /* trailing backslash – just append it */
+                        sb.append(ch)
+                    } else if (ch == '\'') {
                         /* '' inside a literal is an escaped quote – stay in string */
                         if (i + 1 < query.length && query[i + 1] == '\'') {
                             sb.append("''")
diff --git a/jetbrains-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntryTest.kt b/jetbrains-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntryTest.kt
index a7f7a1a..dba0d33 100644
--- a/jetbrains-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntryTest.kt
+++ b/jetbrains-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/mariadbprofiler/plugin/model/QueryEntryTest.kt
@@ -88,4 +88,110 @@ class QueryEntryTest {
         assertEquals(42, entry.backtrace[0].line)
         assertEquals("UserController.php:42", entry.sourceFile)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery replaces placeholders with params`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = ? AND age = ?",
+            params = listOf("John", "25")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'John' AND age = '25'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles NULL params`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = ? AND email = ?",
+            params = listOf("John", null)
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'John' AND email = NULL", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery escapes single quotes in params`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = ?",
+            params = listOf("O'Brien")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'O''Brien'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery does not replace placeholders inside single-quoted strings`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'test?' AND age = ?",
+            params = listOf("25")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'test?' AND age = '25'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles doubled single-quotes inside strings`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'O''Brien' AND age = ?",
+            params = listOf("25")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'O''Brien' AND age = '25'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles backslash-escaped single quotes`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'O\\'Brien' AND age = ?",
+            params = listOf("25")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'O\\'Brien' AND age = '25'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles backslash-escaped backslashes`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM paths WHERE path = 'C:\\\\Users\\\\test' AND id = ?",
+            params = listOf("1")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM paths WHERE path = 'C:\\\\Users\\\\test' AND id = '1'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles mixed escape sequences`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM data WHERE value = 'test\\nline' AND name = ?",
+            params = listOf("John")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM data WHERE value = 'test\\nline' AND name = 'John'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles placeholder at end of backslash-escaped string`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'can\\'t' AND status = ?",
+            params = listOf("active")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'can\\'t' AND status = 'active'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery returns null when no params`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(query = "SELECT * FROM users")
+        assertEquals(null, entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles more placeholders than params`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = ? AND age = ? AND email = ?",
+            params = listOf("John", "25")
+        )
+        // Should replace first two, leave third as-is
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'John' AND age = '25' AND email = ?", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boundQuery handles complex nested strings`() {
+        val entry = QueryEntry(
+            query = "SELECT * FROM logs WHERE msg = 'User said \\'hello\\'' AND id = ?",
+            params = listOf("123")
+        )
+        assertEquals("SELECT * FROM logs WHERE msg = 'User said \\'hello\\'' AND id = '123'", entry.boundQuery)
+    }
 }