diff --git a/.changeset/fix-saved-search-navigation-race.md b/.changeset/fix-saved-search-navigation-race.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..165d4275a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-saved-search-navigation-race.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@hyperdx/app': patch
+---
+
+Fix saved-search navigation so newly created searches reliably load their stored
+configuration.
diff --git a/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
index 42c2715d32..a5e4d66c70 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
@@ -543,8 +543,18 @@ function SaveSearchModalComponent({
             tags: tags,
           });
 
-          router.push(`/search/${savedSearch.id}${window.location.search}`);
-          onClose();
+          // useQueryStates can restore the previous search URL during a
+          // client-side transition. Reload the saved-search route instead so
+          // the newly created search hydrates from its stored configuration,
+          // rather than stale query state from the previous search. Preserve
+          // only the independent time range, which is not saved-search config.
+          window.location.assign(
+            buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl(
+              router.basePath,
+              savedSearch.id,
+              window.location.search,
+            ),
+          );
         } catch (error) {
           console.error('Error creating saved search:', error);
           notifications.show({
@@ -881,6 +891,33 @@ const queryStateMap = {
   orderBy: parseAsStringEncoded,
 };
 
+export function buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl(
+  basePath: string,
+  savedSearchId: string,
+  currentSearch: string,
+) {
+  const currentParams = new URLSearchParams(currentSearch);
+  const timeRangeParams = new URLSearchParams();
+  const from = currentParams.get('from');
+  const to = currentParams.get('to');
+
+  if (from != null && to != null) {
+    timeRangeParams.set('from', from);
+    timeRangeParams.set('to', to);
+
+    // An explicit absolute range must remain in range mode after the saved
+    // search reload; otherwise the default live-tail mode can take over.
+    if (currentParams.get('isLive') === 'false') {
+      timeRangeParams.set('isLive', 'false');
+    }
+  }
+
+  const timeRangeSearch = timeRangeParams.toString();
+  return `${basePath}/search/${savedSearchId}${
+    timeRangeSearch ? `?${timeRangeSearch}` : ''
+  }`;
+}
+
 export function useSearchTelemetry({
   isAnyQueryFetching,
   isLive,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/__tests__/DBSearchPage.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/__tests__/DBSearchPage.test.tsx
index df8eea839b..584dde8bc9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/__tests__/DBSearchPage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/__tests__/DBSearchPage.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { SourceKind } from '@hyperdx/common-utils/dist/types';
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
 
-import { getDefaultSourceId, useDefaultOrderBy } from '@/DBSearchPage';
+import {
+  buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl,
+  getDefaultSourceId,
+  useDefaultOrderBy,
+} from '@/DBSearchPage';
 import * as metadataModule from '@/hooks/useMetadata';
 import * as sourceModule from '@/source';
 
@@ -10,6 +14,28 @@ jest.mock('@/layout', () => ({
   withAppNav: (component: any) => component,
 }));
 
+describe('buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl', () => {
+  it('drops saved-search query state when the source uses the default relative range', () => {
+    expect(
+      buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl(
+        '/clickstack',
+        'saved-search-id',
+        '?where=service%3Aapi&orderBy=timestamp',
+      ),
+    ).toBe('/clickstack/search/saved-search-id');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps an absolute range out of live-tail mode', () => {
+    expect(
+      buildSavedSearchNavigationUrl(
+        '/clickstack',
+        'saved-search-id',
+        '?from=100&to=200&isLive=false&where=service%3Aapi&orderBy=timestamp',
+      ),
+    ).toBe('/clickstack/search/saved-search-id?from=100&to=200&isLive=false');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('useDefaultOrderBy', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
diff --git a/packages/app/tests/e2e/components/SavedSearchModalComponent.ts b/packages/app/tests/e2e/components/SavedSearchModalComponent.ts
index c6fe196421..8cc48fa087 100644
--- a/packages/app/tests/e2e/components/SavedSearchModalComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/app/tests/e2e/components/SavedSearchModalComponent.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ export class SavedSearchModalComponent {
     // Start waiting for URL change BEFORE clicking submit to avoid race condition
     const urlPromise = this.page.waitForURL(/\/search\/[a-f0-9]+/, {
       timeout: 15000,
+      // Saving now uses a document navigation to avoid useQueryStates restoring
+      // stale search URL. Do not wait for unrelated resources to finish loading.
+      waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded',
     });
 
     await this.submit();
@@ -100,9 +103,6 @@ export class SavedSearchModalComponent {
     // Wait for navigation to complete
     await urlPromise;
 
-    // Wait for modal to fully close
-    await expect(this.container).toBeHidden();
-
     await expect(this.savedSearchNameTitle).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
     await expect(this.savedSearchNameTitle).toHaveText(name, { timeout: 5000 });
   }
diff --git a/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/saved-search.spec.ts b/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/saved-search.spec.ts
index b6f36e1bb5..5a0e825796 100644
--- a/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/saved-search.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/saved-search.spec.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ test.describe('Saved Search Functionality', () => {
           'Info Logs Navigation Test',
         );
 
+        const savedSearchParams = new URL(page.url()).searchParams;
+        // This scenario starts at /search with the app's default relative
+        // range, not explicit URL bounds. Saving must not manufacture fixed
+        // bounds while stripping saved-search configuration from the URL.
+        expect(savedSearchParams.has('from')).toBe(false);
+        expect(savedSearchParams.has('to')).toBe(false);
+        expect(savedSearchParams.has('where')).toBe(false);
+        expect(savedSearchParams.has('orderBy')).toBe(false);
+
+        await expect(searchPage.input).toHaveValue('SeverityText:info');
+        await expect(searchPage.getOrderByEditor()).toContainText(
+          customOrderBy,
+        );
+
         // Capture the saved search URL (without query params)
         savedSearchUrl = page.url().split('?')[0];
       });