diff --git a/packages/server-utils/src/utils/sql.ts b/packages/server-utils/src/utils/sql.ts
index 25caaa4df01f..f8ecdb4a9078 100644
--- a/packages/server-utils/src/utils/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/server-utils/src/utils/sql.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const UPDATE_RE = new RegExp(
 );
 const DELETE_RE = new RegExp(`^\\s*(?<operation>DELETE)\\s+FROM\\s+(?<table>${TABLE_NAME})`, 'i');
 
-const SELECT_RE = /^\s*\(?\s*(?<operation>SELECT)\b/i;
+const SELECT_RE = /^\s*(?:\(\s*)?(?<operation>SELECT)\b/i;
 
 const PRAGMA_RE = /^\s*(?<operation>PRAGMA)\s+(?<command>\S+)/i;
 
diff --git a/packages/server-utils/test/utils/sql.test.ts b/packages/server-utils/test/utils/sql.test.ts
index 500644753568..50ed62d4a50e 100644
--- a/packages/server-utils/test/utils/sql.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server-utils/test/utils/sql.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ describe('getSqlQuerySummary', () => {
       ['select count(*) from orders', 'select orders'],
       ['SELECT DISTINCT email FROM subscribers WHERE active = ?', 'SELECT subscribers'],
       ['  SELECT * FROM users', 'SELECT users'],
+      ['(SELECT * FROM users)', 'SELECT users'],
+      [' \t( \nselect * from users)', 'select users'],
     ])('%j => %j', (input, expected) => {
       expect(getSqlQuerySummary(input)).toBe(expected);
     });
@@ -165,6 +167,17 @@ describe('getSqlQuerySummary', () => {
     it('handles leading whitespace in fallback', () => {
       expect(getSqlQuerySummary('  VACUUM')).toBe('VACUUM');
     });
+
+    it('handles long leading whitespace without excessive backtracking', () => {
+      const query = `${' '.repeat(100_000)}VACUUM`;
+      const start = performance.now();
+
+      const summary = getSqlQuerySummary(query);
+      const duration = performance.now() - start;
+
+      expect(summary).toBe('VACUUM');
+      expect(duration).toBeLessThan(1_000);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('set operations', () => {