diff --git a/.changeset/popular-rabbits-argue.md b/.changeset/popular-rabbits-argue.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b622363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-rabbits-argue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@hyperdx/app": patch
+"@hyperdx/common-utils": patch
+---
+
+fix: Preserve original select from time chart event selection
diff --git a/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
index b9cfc6c3..a13dc9a2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/DBSearchPage.tsx
@@ -1145,9 +1145,17 @@ function DBSearchPage() {
       dateRange: searchedTimeRange,
       displayType: DisplayType.StackedBar,
       with: aliasWith,
+      // Preserve the original table select string for "View Events" links
+      eventTableSelect: searchedConfig.select,
       ...variableConfig,
     };
-  }, [chartConfig, searchedSource, aliasWith, searchedTimeRange]);
+  }, [
+    chartConfig,
+    searchedSource,
+    aliasWith,
+    searchedTimeRange,
+    searchedConfig.select,
+  ]);
 
   const onFormSubmit = useCallback<FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement>>(
     e => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/DBTimeChart.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/DBTimeChart.tsx
index b8fa4e4b..e71ef52f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/DBTimeChart.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/DBTimeChart.tsx
@@ -168,14 +168,21 @@ function DBTimeChartComponent({
       where = config.select[0].aggCondition ?? '';
       whereLanguage = config.select[0].aggConditionLanguage ?? 'lucene';
     }
-    return new URLSearchParams({
+    const params: Record<string, string> = {
       source: (isMetricChart ? source?.logSourceId : source?.id) ?? '',
       where: where,
       whereLanguage: whereLanguage,
       filters: JSON.stringify(config.filters),
       from: from.toString(),
       to: to.toString(),
-    });
+    };
+    // Include the select parameter if provided to preserve custom columns
+    // eventTableSelect is used for charts that override select (like histograms with count)
+    // to preserve the original table's select expression
+    if (config.eventTableSelect) {
+      params.select = config.eventTableSelect;
+    }
+    return new URLSearchParams(params);
   }, [clickedActiveLabelDate, config, granularity, source]);
 
   return isLoading && !data ? (
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ function DBTimeChartComponent({
             }}
           >
             <Link
+              data-testid="chart-view-events-link"
               href={`/search?${qparams?.toString()}`}
               className="text-white-hover text-decoration-none"
               onClick={() => setActiveClickPayload(undefined)}
diff --git a/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/search.spec.ts b/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/search.spec.ts
index 8dd6f201..c62d2953 100644
--- a/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/search.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/tests/e2e/features/search/search.spec.ts
@@ -259,5 +259,91 @@ test.describe('Search', { tag: '@search' }, () => {
         expect(rowCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
       });
     });
+
+    test('Histogram drag-to-zoom preserves custom SELECT columns', async ({
+      page,
+    }) => {
+      const CUSTOM_SELECT =
+        'Timestamp, ServiceName, Body as message, SeverityText';
+
+      await test.step('Perform initial search', async () => {
+        await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="search-form"]')).toBeVisible();
+        await page.locator('[data-testid="search-submit-button"]').click();
+        await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Setup custom SELECT columns', async () => {
+        // The SELECT field is the first CodeMirror editor (index 0)
+        const selectEditor = page.locator('.cm-content').first();
+        await expect(selectEditor).toBeVisible();
+
+        // Select all and replace with custom columns
+        await selectEditor.click({ clickCount: 3 });
+        await page.keyboard.type(CUSTOM_SELECT);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Search with custom columns and wait for histogram', async () => {
+        await page.locator('[data-testid="search-submit-button"]').click();
+        await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+
+        // Wait for histogram to render with data
+        await expect(
+          page.locator('.recharts-responsive-container').first(),
+        ).toBeVisible();
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Drag on histogram to select time range', async () => {
+        const chartSurface = page.locator('.recharts-surface').first();
+        await expect(chartSurface).toBeVisible();
+
+        const box = await chartSurface.boundingBox();
+        expect(box).toBeTruthy();
+
+        // Drag from 25% to 75% of chart width to zoom into a time range
+        const startX = box!.x + box!.width * 0.25;
+        const endX = box!.x + box!.width * 0.75;
+        const y = box!.y + box!.height / 2;
+
+        await page.mouse.move(startX, y);
+        await page.mouse.down();
+        await page.mouse.move(endX, y, { steps: 10 });
+        await page.mouse.up();
+
+        // Wait for the zoom operation to complete
+        await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Verify custom SELECT columns are preserved', async () => {
+        // Check URL parameters
+        const url = page.url();
+        expect(url, 'URL should contain select parameter').toContain('select=');
+        expect(url, 'URL should contain alias "message"').toContain('message');
+
+        // Verify SELECT editor content
+        const selectEditor = page.locator('.cm-content').first();
+        await expect(selectEditor).toBeVisible();
+        const selectValue = await selectEditor.textContent();
+
+        expect(selectValue, 'SELECT should contain alias').toContain(
+          'Body as message',
+        );
+        expect(selectValue, 'SELECT should contain SeverityText').toContain(
+          'SeverityText',
+        );
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Verify search results are still displayed', async () => {
+        const searchResultsTable = page.locator(
+          '[data-testid="search-results-table"]',
+        );
+        await expect(
+          searchResultsTable,
+          'Search results table should be visible',
+        ).toBeVisible();
+
+        const rowCount = await searchResultsTable.locator('tr').count();
+        expect(rowCount, 'Should have search results').toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/common-utils/src/types.ts b/packages/common-utils/src/types.ts
index 29c16c5d..ac817fe9 100644
--- a/packages/common-utils/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/common-utils/src/types.ts
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ export const _ChartConfigSchema = z.object({
   selectGroupBy: z.boolean().optional(),
   metricTables: MetricTableSchema.optional(),
   seriesReturnType: z.enum(['ratio', 'column']).optional(),
+  // Used to preserve original table select string when chart overrides it (e.g., histograms)
+  eventTableSelect: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 // This is a ChartConfig type without the `with` CTE clause included.