diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
index 7dc3ded17e6..0bb7691abcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ jobs:
           }
           "$CLI_BIN" --version
 
+      - name: Verify native bindings packaged
+        working-directory: apps/desktop
+        run: |
+          APP_DIR=$(find release -maxdepth 2 -name "*.app" -type d | head -1)
+          UNPACKED="$APP_DIR/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules"
+          BINDING="$UNPACKED/@duckdb/node-bindings-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}/duckdb.node"
+          test -f "$BINDING" || {
+            echo "::error::DuckDB native binding missing from packaged app — Intel/arm launch will crash. Expected: $BINDING"
+            ls -la "$UNPACKED/@duckdb" 2>/dev/null || echo "  (no @duckdb directory in app.asar.unpacked)"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          echo "OK: bundled $BINDING ($(du -h "$BINDING" | cut -f1))"
+
       - name: Upload DMG artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
diff --git a/apps/desktop/runtime-dependencies.ts b/apps/desktop/runtime-dependencies.ts
index fa36b93e61b..2e2710c7d5d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/runtime-dependencies.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/runtime-dependencies.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ const externalizedRuntimeModules: ExternalizedRuntimeModule[] = [
 		],
 		asarUnpackGlobs: ["**/node_modules/@libsql/**/*"],
 	},
+	{
+		specifier: "@mastra/duckdb",
+		materialize: [
+			"@mastra/duckdb",
+			"@duckdb/node-api",
+			"@duckdb/node-bindings",
+		],
+		packagedCopies: [
+			copyWholeModule("@mastra/duckdb"),
+			copyWholeModule("@duckdb"),
+		],
+		asarUnpackGlobs: ["**/node_modules/@duckdb/**/*"],
+	},
 ];
 
 const packagedSupportModules = [
diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/copy-native-modules.ts b/apps/desktop/scripts/copy-native-modules.ts
index 3b34f3ecc75..3f859771711 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/scripts/copy-native-modules.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/copy-native-modules.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,50 @@ function copyParcelWatcherPlatformPackages(nodeModulesDir: string): void {
 	}
 }
 
+function copyDuckdbPlatformPackages(nodeModulesDir: string): void {
+	const nodeBindingsPath = join(nodeModulesDir, "@duckdb", "node-bindings");
+	const nodeBindingsPkgJsonPath = join(nodeBindingsPath, "package.json");
+	if (!existsSync(nodeBindingsPkgJsonPath)) return;
+
+	type DuckdbBindingsPackageJson = {
+		optionalDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+	};
+	const nodeBindingsPkg = JSON.parse(
+		readFileSync(nodeBindingsPkgJsonPath, "utf8"),
+	) as DuckdbBindingsPackageJson;
+	const optionalDeps = nodeBindingsPkg.optionalDependencies ?? {};
+
+	console.log("\nPreparing duckdb platform package...");
+
+	// The native binding is a `cpu`/`os`-gated optional dependency, so Bun only
+	// installs the host's. For the target arch, fetch it from npm when missing.
+	const targetSuffix = `${TARGET_PLATFORM}-${TARGET_ARCH}`;
+	const targetEntry = Object.entries(optionalDeps).find(([name]) =>
+		name.endsWith(targetSuffix),
+	);
+	if (!targetEntry) {
+		console.error(
+			`  [ERROR] No @duckdb/node-bindings optional dependency matched ${targetSuffix}`,
+		);
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	const [targetName, targetVersion] = targetEntry;
+	const destPath = join(nodeModulesDir, targetName);
+	if (existsSync(destPath)) {
+		copyModuleIfSymlink(nodeModulesDir, targetName, true);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	copyExactModuleVersion(
+		nodeModulesDir,
+		targetName,
+		targetVersion,
+		destPath,
+		true,
+	);
+}
+
 function prepareNativeModules() {
 	console.log("Preparing external runtime modules for electron-builder...");
 	console.log(
@@ -488,6 +532,7 @@ function prepareNativeModules() {
 	copyAstGrepPlatformPackages(nodeModulesDir);
 	copyParcelWatcherPlatformPackages(nodeModulesDir);
 	copyLibsqlDependencies(nodeModulesDir);
+	copyDuckdbPlatformPackages(nodeModulesDir);
 
 	console.log("\nDone!");
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/validate-native-runtime.ts b/apps/desktop/scripts/validate-native-runtime.ts
index 5115b848f7f..044e086b074 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/scripts/validate-native-runtime.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/validate-native-runtime.ts
@@ -504,6 +504,27 @@ function validateParcelWatcherPrepared(): void {
 	);
 }
 
+function validateDuckdbPrepared(): void {
+	const nodeModulesDir = join(projectRoot, "node_modules");
+	const targetArch = process.env.TARGET_ARCH || process.arch;
+	const targetPlatform = process.env.TARGET_PLATFORM || process.platform;
+	const bindingPackage = `@duckdb/node-bindings-${targetPlatform}-${targetArch}`;
+
+	if (!existsSync(join(nodeModulesDir, bindingPackage, "duckdb.node"))) {
+		fail(
+			[
+				"Missing platform-specific @duckdb/node-bindings package.",
+				`Expected: ${bindingPackage}/duckdb.node`,
+				"Run `bun run copy:native-modules` and ensure optional dependencies are materialized.",
+			].join("\n"),
+		);
+	}
+
+	console.log(
+		`[validate:native-runtime] OK: platform duckdb binding present (${bindingPackage})`,
+	);
+}
+
 function main(): void {
 	validateWorkspacePackagesBundled();
 	validateOnlyExpectedExternalRequires();
@@ -511,6 +532,7 @@ function main(): void {
 	validateParcelWatcherNotBundled();
 	validateNativeModulesPrepared();
 	validateParcelWatcherPrepared();
+	validateDuckdbPrepared();
 	console.log("[validate:native-runtime] All checks passed");
 }