diff --git a/out/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po b/out/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
index 0b54a461..6b8f928f 100644
--- a/out/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
+++ b/out/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: HeidiSQL\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2012-11-05 21:40\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-04-28 16:35+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-05-22 19:50+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ansgar Becker <anse@heidisql.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: English (http://www.transifex.com/projects/p/heidisql/language/en/)\n"
 "Language: en\n"
@@ -6756,3 +6756,9 @@ msgstr "Export cancelled, file not overwritten: %s"
 
 msgid "Discard changes?"
 msgstr "Discard changes?"
+
+msgid "Select top 1000 rows"
+msgstr "Select top 1000 rows"
+
+msgid "Selects the first 1000 rows in a new query tab"
+msgstr "Selects the first 1000 rows in a new query tab"
diff --git a/source/main.dfm b/source/main.dfm
index 76443dcb..dc8556be 100644
--- a/source/main.dfm
+++ b/source/main.dfm
@@ -3379,6 +3379,13 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
       ImageIndex = 3
       OnExecute = actCopyGridNodesExecute
     end
+    object actQueryTable: TAction
+      Category = 'Database'
+      Caption = 'Select top 1000 rows'
+      Hint = 'Selects the first 1000 rows in a new query tab'
+      ImageIndex = 57
+      OnExecute = actQueryTableExecute
+    end
   end
   object menuConnections: TPopupMenu
     AutoHotkeys = maManual
@@ -3416,6 +3423,9 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
     object menuEmptyTables: TMenuItem
       Action = actEmptyTables
     end
+    object Selecttop1000rows1: TMenuItem
+      Action = actQueryTable
+    end
     object Runroutines1: TMenuItem
       Action = actRunRoutines
     end
diff --git a/source/main.pas b/source/main.pas
index b7225f52..81e60044 100644
--- a/source/main.pas
+++ b/source/main.pas
@@ -797,6 +797,8 @@ type
     Generatedata2: TMenuItem;
     actCopyGridNodes: TAction;
     actCopyGridNodes1: TMenuItem;
+    actQueryTable: TAction;
+    Selecttop1000rows1: TMenuItem;
     procedure actCreateDBObjectExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure menuConnectionsPopup(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actExitApplicationExecute(Sender: TObject);
@@ -1199,6 +1201,7 @@ type
       const Token: string; TokenType: Integer; Attri: TSynHighlighterAttributes;
       var HintText: string);
     procedure actCopyGridNodesExecute(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure actQueryTableExecute(Sender: TObject);
   private
     // Executable file details
     FAppVerMajor: Integer;
@@ -5065,6 +5068,21 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+procedure TMainForm.actQueryTableExecute(Sender: TObject);
+var
+  Tab: TQueryTab;
+  Conn: TDBConnection;
+begin
+  // Query table data
+  Conn := ActiveConnection;
+  if not Assigned(Conn) then
+    Exit;
+
+  Tab := GetOrCreateEmptyQueryTab(True);
+  Tab.Memo.Text := Conn.ApplyLimitClause('SELECT', '* FROM '+ActiveDbObj.QuotedName, 1000, 0);
+  actExecuteQueryExecute(Sender);
+end;
+
 procedure TMainForm.actQueryWordWrapExecute(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   // SetupSynEditors applies all customizations to any SynEditor