diff --git a/core/wren/src/wren/connector/mysql.py b/core/wren/src/wren/connector/mysql.py
index ab6b70db6e..439b08387c 100644
--- a/core/wren/src/wren/connector/mysql.py
+++ b/core/wren/src/wren/connector/mysql.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ def query(self, sql: str, limit: int | None = None) -> pa.Table:
         limit = _coerce_limit(limit)
         if limit is not None:
             sql = _apply_limit(sql, limit)
+        else:
+            # Unlimited path: strip trailing terminators so client-pasted SQL
+            # matches EXPLAIN / limit composition.
+            sql = strip_trailing_semicolon(sql)
         with closing(self.connection.cursor()) as cursor:
             cursor.execute(sql)
             return _build_mysql_arrow_table(cursor)
diff --git a/core/wren/tests/unit/test_mysql_semicolon_unlimited.py b/core/wren/tests/unit/test_mysql_semicolon_unlimited.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06850af1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/wren/tests/unit/test_mysql_semicolon_unlimited.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""MySQL unlimited query path strips trailing semicolon (mocked)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from wren.connector.mysql import MySqlConnector
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.unit
+
+
+def _make_connector() -> tuple[MySqlConnector, MagicMock]:
+    connector = MySqlConnector.__new__(MySqlConnector)
+    cursor = MagicMock()
+    cursor.description = (("x", None, None, None, None, None, None),)
+    cursor.fetchall.return_value = ((1,),)
+    conn = MagicMock()
+    conn.cursor.return_value = cursor
+    connector.connection = conn
+    return connector, cursor
+
+
+def test_query_strips_semicolon_when_unlimited(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "wren.connector.mysql._build_mysql_arrow_table",
+        lambda cursor: object(),
+    )
+    connector, cursor = _make_connector()
+    connector.query("SELECT 1;")
+    cursor.execute.assert_called_once_with("SELECT 1")
+
+
+def test_query_limit_path_still_strips_via_apply_limit(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "wren.connector.mysql._build_mysql_arrow_table",
+        lambda cursor: object(),
+    )
+    connector, cursor = _make_connector()
+    connector.query("SELECT 1;", limit=2)
+    sent = cursor.execute.call_args[0][0]
+    assert "LIMIT 2" in sent
+    assert not sent.rstrip().endswith(";")