diff --git a/.changeset/fix-sql-where-kv-textindex.md b/.changeset/fix-sql-where-kv-textindex.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..759702e2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-sql-where-kv-textindex.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hyperdx/common-utils': patch
+---
+
+fix: apply KV text-index rewrite to the SQL `where` search box, not just `sql`-type filters (#2927)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/common-utils/src/__tests__/renderChartConfig.test.ts b/packages/common-utils/src/__tests__/renderChartConfig.test.ts
index 0e7e074497..c407c65923 100644
--- a/packages/common-utils/src/__tests__/renderChartConfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common-utils/src/__tests__/renderChartConfig.test.ts
@@ -1489,6 +1489,28 @@ describe('renderChartConfig', () => {
       );
       expect(sql).toContain("SeverityText = 'error'");
     });
+    it('rewrites `Map[key] = value` in chartConfig.where when whereLanguage is sql', async () => {
+      stubKvItemsMetadata();
+      const config: ChartConfigWithOptDateRange = {
+        connection: 'test-connection',
+        from: { databaseName: 'default', tableName: 'otel_logs' },
+        select: [{ aggFn: 'count', valueExpression: '' }],
+        where: "LogAttributes['service.name'] = 'api'",
+        whereLanguage: 'sql',
+        timestampValueExpression: 'Timestamp',
+        dateRange: [new Date('2025-01-01'), new Date('2025-01-02')],
+        granularity: '1 minute',
+      };
+
+      const sql = parameterizedQueryToSql(
+        await renderChartConfig(config, mockMetadata, querySettings),
+      );
+
+      expect(sql).toContain(
+        "has(`LogAttributeItems`, concat('service.name', '=', 'api'))",
+      );
+      expect(sql).not.toContain("LogAttributes['service.name'] = 'api'");
+    });
   });
 
   describe('k8s semantic convention migrations', () => {
diff --git a/packages/common-utils/src/core/renderChartConfig.ts b/packages/common-utils/src/core/renderChartConfig.ts
index 1c35ca8c23..3c166c2f9c 100644
--- a/packages/common-utils/src/core/renderChartConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/common-utils/src/core/renderChartConfig.ts
@@ -1151,11 +1151,34 @@ async function renderWhere(
   chartConfig: BuilderChartConfigWithOptDateRangeEx,
   metadata: Metadata,
 ): Promise<ChSql> {
+  // Build the lookup first — it's needed by both the `where` block and the
+  // `filters` block below.
+    const hasSqlFilter =
+    (isNonEmptyWhereExpr(chartConfig.where) &&
+      (chartConfig.whereLanguage ?? 'sql') === 'sql') ||
+    (chartConfig.filters?.some(f => f.type === 'sql') ?? false);
+  const textIndexInfoLookup: TextIndexInfoLookup =
+    hasSqlFilter &&
+    chartConfig.from.databaseName &&
+    chartConfig.from.tableName &&
+    !hasSubqueryCte(chartConfig.with)
+      ? await buildTextIndexInfoLookup({
+          metadata,
+          databaseName: chartConfig.from.databaseName,
+          tableName: chartConfig.from.tableName,
+          connectionId: chartConfig.connection,
+        })
+      : new Map();
+
   let whereSearchCondition: ChSql | [] = [];
   if (isNonEmptyWhereExpr(chartConfig.where)) {
+        const rewrittenWhere =
+      (chartConfig.whereLanguage ?? 'sql') === 'sql'
+        ? rewriteSqlFilterWithKvItems(chartConfig.where, textIndexInfoLookup)
+        : chartConfig.where;
     whereSearchCondition = wrapChSqlIfNotEmpty(
       await renderWhereExpression({
-        condition: chartConfig.where,
+        condition: rewrittenWhere,
         from: chartConfig.from,
         language: chartConfig.whereLanguage ?? 'sql',
         implicitColumnExpression: chartConfig.implicitColumnExpression,
@@ -1201,21 +1224,6 @@ async function renderWhere(
     ).filter(v => v !== null) as ChSql[];
   }
 
-  const hasSqlFilter =
-    chartConfig.filters?.some(f => f.type === 'sql') ?? false;
-  const textIndexInfoLookup: TextIndexInfoLookup =
-    hasSqlFilter &&
-    chartConfig.from.databaseName &&
-    chartConfig.from.tableName &&
-    !hasSubqueryCte(chartConfig.with)
-      ? await buildTextIndexInfoLookup({
-          metadata,
-          databaseName: chartConfig.from.databaseName,
-          tableName: chartConfig.from.tableName,
-          connectionId: chartConfig.connection,
-        })
-      : new Map();
-
   const filterConditions = await Promise.all(
     (chartConfig.filters ?? []).map(async filter => {
       if (filter.type === 'sql_ast') {
@@ -1246,7 +1254,6 @@ async function renderWhere(
           ')',
         );
       }
-
       throw new Error(`Unknown filter type: ${filter.type}`);
     }),
   );