diff --git a/tests/ui-testing/pages/pipelinesPages/pipelinesPage.js b/tests/ui-testing/pages/pipelinesPages/pipelinesPage.js
index 68395b4f5f..015e75655e 100644
--- a/tests/ui-testing/pages/pipelinesPages/pipelinesPage.js
+++ b/tests/ui-testing/pages/pipelinesPages/pipelinesPage.js
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ export class PipelinesPage {
         this.submitButton = page.locator('[data-test="add-destination-submit-btn"]');
         this.streamsMenuItem = page.locator('[data-test="menu-link-\\/streams-item"]');
         this.refreshStatsButton = page.locator('[data-test="log-stream-refresh-stats-btn"]');
+
+        // Scheduled Pipeline Dialog selectors
+        this.scheduledPipelineTabs = page.locator('[data-test="scheduled-pipeline-tabs"]');
+        this.scheduledPipelineSqlEditor = page.locator('[data-test="scheduled-pipeline-sql-editor"]');
+        this.buildQuerySection = page.getByText('Build Query').first();
+        this.streamTypeLabel = page.getByLabel(/Stream Type/i);
+        this.streamNameLabel = page.getByLabel(/Stream Name/i);
+        this.monacoEditorViewLines = page.locator('.monaco-editor .view-lines');
         this.searchStreamInput = page.getByPlaceholder('Search Stream');
         this.exploreButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Explore' });
         this.timestampColumnMenu = page.locator('[data-test="log-table-column-1-_timestamp"] [data-test="table-row-expand-menu"]');
@@ -1578,4 +1586,129 @@ export class PipelinesPage {
         }
         await this.saveQuery();
     }
+
+    // ========================================
+    // Scheduled Pipeline Dialog Methods (POM Fix)
+    // ========================================
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for scheduled pipeline dialog to be visible
+     * Replaces: await page.locator('[data-test="scheduled-pipeline-tabs"]').waitFor()
+     */
+    async waitForScheduledPipelineDialog() {
+        await this.scheduledPipelineTabs.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10000 });
+        testLogger.info('Scheduled pipeline dialog is visible');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for SQL editor to be visible
+     * Replaces: await expect(page.locator('[data-test="scheduled-pipeline-sql-editor"]')).toBeVisible()
+     */
+    async expectSqlEditorVisible() {
+        await expect(this.scheduledPipelineSqlEditor).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
+        testLogger.info('SQL editor is visible');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Expand Build Query section
+     * Replaces: await page.getByText('Build Query').first().click()
+     */
+    async expandBuildQuerySection() {
+        await this.buildQuerySection.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 5000 });
+        await this.buildQuerySection.click();
+        testLogger.info('Build Query section expanded');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Select stream type from dropdown
+     * @param {string} type - Stream type (e.g., 'logs')
+     * Replaces: await page.getByLabel(/Stream Type/i).click() and option selection
+     */
+    async selectStreamType(type) {
+        testLogger.info(`Selecting stream type: ${type}`);
+        await this.streamTypeLabel.click();
+        // Wait for dropdown to open
+        await this.page.waitForFunction(() => {
+            const options = document.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]');
+            return options.length > 0;
+        }, { timeout: 3000 });
+        await this.page.getByRole("option", { name: type, exact: true }).click();
+        testLogger.info(`Stream type '${type}' selected`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Select stream name from dropdown
+     * @param {string} streamName - Stream name to select
+     * Replaces: await page.getByLabel(/Stream Name/i).click(), fill, and option selection
+     */
+    async selectStreamName(streamName) {
+        testLogger.info(`Selecting stream: ${streamName}`);
+        await this.streamNameLabel.click();
+        // Wait briefly for dropdown to open
+        await this.page.waitForTimeout(500);
+        await this.streamNameLabel.fill(streamName);
+        // Wait for options to filter
+        await this.page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+        await this.page.getByRole("option", { name: streamName, exact: true }).click();
+        testLogger.info(`Stream '${streamName}' selected`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get current query text from Monaco editor
+     * Replaces: await page.locator('.monaco-editor .view-lines').textContent()
+     * @returns {Promise<string>} The query text
+     */
+    async getQueryText() {
+        const text = await this.monacoEditorViewLines.textContent();
+        testLogger.info(`Query text retrieved: ${text?.substring(0, 50)}...`);
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for watcher to process stream change
+     * Deterministic wait that checks for query state to stabilize
+     * Replaces: await page.waitForTimeout(2000) after stream change
+     */
+    async waitForStreamChangeWatcher() {
+        testLogger.info('Waiting for stream change watcher to process...');
+        // Wait for Vue watcher to execute and update query
+        await this.page.waitForFunction(() => {
+            const editor = document.querySelector('.monaco-editor');
+            return editor !== null;
+        }, { timeout: 3000 });
+        // Additional small wait for query update to complete
+        await this.page.waitForTimeout(500);
+        testLogger.info('Watcher processing complete');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Expect query editor to contain specific text
+     * @param {string} expectedText - Text that should be in the query
+     */
+    async expectQueryToContain(expectedText) {
+        const queryText = await this.getQueryText();
+        expect(queryText).toContain(expectedText);
+        testLogger.info(`Query contains expected text: ${expectedText}`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Expect query editor to NOT contain specific text
+     * @param {string} unexpectedText - Text that should NOT be in the query
+     */
+    async expectQueryNotToContain(unexpectedText) {
+        const queryText = await this.getQueryText();
+        expect(queryText).not.toContain(unexpectedText);
+        testLogger.info(`Query does not contain: ${unexpectedText}`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Expect query to be empty or very short (cleared state)
+     * Replaces: expect(queryText.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10)
+     */
+    async expectQueryCleared() {
+        const queryText = await this.getQueryText();
+        const trimmed = queryText?.trim() || '';
+        expect(trimmed.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+        testLogger.info(`Query is cleared (length: ${trimmed.length})`);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/ui-testing/playwright-tests/Pipelines/scheduled-pipeline-stream-auto-update.spec.js b/tests/ui-testing/playwright-tests/Pipelines/scheduled-pipeline-stream-auto-update.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26d25a410d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui-testing/playwright-tests/Pipelines/scheduled-pipeline-stream-auto-update.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import { test, expect } from "../baseFixtures.js";
+import logData from "../../fixtures/log.json";
+import logsdata from "../../../test-data/logs_data.json";
+import PageManager from "../../pages/page-manager.js";
+import { LoginPage } from "../../pages/generalPages/loginPage.js";
+const testLogger = require('../utils/test-logger.js');
+
+test.describe.configure({ mode: "serial" });
+
+test.use({
+  contextOptions: {
+    slowMo: 1000
+  }
+});
+
+test.describe("Scheduled Pipeline Stream Auto-Update", { tag: ['@all', '@scheduledPipeline'] }, () => {
+  let pageManager;
+  let loginPage;
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+    testLogger.testStart(testInfo.title, testInfo.file);
+
+    // Login
+    loginPage = new LoginPage(page);
+    await loginPage.gotoLoginPage();
+    await loginPage.loginAsInternalUser();
+    await loginPage.login();
+
+    pageManager = new PageManager(page);
+
+    // Ingest test data to ensure streams exist
+    const streamNames = ["e2e_automate", "k8s_json"];
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.bulkIngestToStreams(streamNames, logsdata);
+
+    await page.goto(
+      `${logData.logsUrl}?org_identifier=${process.env["ORGNAME"]}`
+    );
+
+    testLogger.info('Test setup completed');
+  });
+
+  test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+    testLogger.testEnd(testInfo.title, testInfo.status);
+  });
+
+  // P0 - Smoke Tests
+
+  test("should auto-generate SELECT * query when stream changes", {
+    tag: ['@smoke', '@P0']
+  }, async ({ page }) => {
+    testLogger.info('Testing query is auto-generated when stream changes');
+
+    // Navigate to pipelines
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.openPipelineMenu();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Add new pipeline
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.addPipeline();
+
+    // Drag Query button to canvas - opens Query form dialog
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.dragStreamToTarget(pageManager.pipelinesPage.queryButton);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Wait for scheduled pipeline form dialog to load
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.waitForScheduledPipelineDialog();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Expand "Build Query" section
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expandBuildQuerySection();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Select stream type (logs)
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamType('logs');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Select first stream (e2e_automate)
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamName('e2e_automate');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify default query generated
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectSqlEditorVisible();
+
+    // Get query text from Monaco editor
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('e2e_automate');
+
+    // Change stream to k8s_json
+    testLogger.info('Changing stream to k8s_json');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamName('k8s_json');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.waitForStreamChangeWatcher();
+
+    // Verify query is auto-generated with new stream name
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('SELECT');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('FROM');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('k8s_json');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryNotToContain('e2e_automate');
+
+    testLogger.info('✅ Test passed: Query auto-generated correctly on stream change');
+  });
+
+  // Note: WHERE clause preservation tests removed
+  // New behavior auto-generates fresh SELECT * query on stream change
+  // This prevents field reference issues when switching between streams with different schemas
+
+  test("should handle initial stream selection (existing behavior)", {
+    tag: ['@regression', '@P1']
+  }, async ({ page }) => {
+    testLogger.info('Testing initial stream selection generates default query');
+
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.openPipelineMenu();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.addPipeline();
+
+    // Drag Query button to canvas - opens Query form dialog
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.dragStreamToTarget(pageManager.pipelinesPage.queryButton);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Wait for scheduled pipeline form dialog to load
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.waitForScheduledPipelineDialog();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify query is empty initially (or not visible)
+    testLogger.info('Verifying empty state');
+
+    // Expand "Build Query" section
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expandBuildQuerySection();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Select stream type (logs)
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamType('logs');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Select first stream
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamName('e2e_automate');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify default query generated
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectSqlEditorVisible();
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('SELECT');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('FROM');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('e2e_automate');
+
+    testLogger.info('✅ Test passed: Default query generated correctly');
+  });
+
+  test.skip("should not update PromQL tab when stream changes", {
+    tag: ['@functional', '@P1']
+  }, async ({ page }) => {
+    testLogger.info('Testing PromQL tab is unaffected by SQL watcher');
+
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.openPipelineMenu();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.addPipeline();
+
+    // Drag Query button to canvas - opens Query form dialog
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.dragStreamToTarget(pageManager.pipelinesPage.queryButton);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Wait for scheduled pipeline form dialog to load
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.waitForScheduledPipelineDialog();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Expand "Build Query" section
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expandBuildQuerySection();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Select stream type (metrics) - PromQL only enabled for metrics
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.selectStreamType('metrics');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Select a metrics stream in SQL tab
+    testLogger.info('Selecting metrics stream');
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.streamNameLabel.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+    // Note: We'll use any available metrics stream
+    const streamOptions = page.getByRole("option").filter({ hasText: /^[a-z0-9_]+$/ }).first();
+    await streamOptions.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Get SQL query text
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('FROM');
+
+    // Switch to PromQL tab (now enabled because we selected metrics)
+    testLogger.info('Switching to PromQL tab');
+    const promqlTab = pageManager.pipelinesPage.scheduledPipelineTabs.getByRole('button', { name: /PromQL/i });
+    await promqlTab.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 5000 });
+    await promqlTab.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify we're on PromQL tab
+    testLogger.info('Verifying PromQL tab active');
+
+    // Switch back to SQL tab
+    testLogger.info('Switching back to SQL tab');
+    const sqlTab = pageManager.pipelinesPage.scheduledPipelineTabs.getByRole('button', { name: /SQL/i });
+    await sqlTab.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify SQL query still exists (tab switching doesn't affect SQL query)
+    await pageManager.pipelinesPage.expectQueryToContain('FROM');
+
+    testLogger.info('✅ Test passed: PromQL tab independent of SQL watcher');
+  });
+
+  // Note: Manual edit protection test removed
+  // New behavior always auto-generates SELECT * query on stream change for data safety
+});
diff --git a/web/src/components/pipeline/NodeForm/ScheduledPipeline.vue b/web/src/components/pipeline/NodeForm/ScheduledPipeline.vue
index 98c7c6b642..8dc9d60ed8 100644
--- a/web/src/components/pipeline/NodeForm/ScheduledPipeline.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/pipeline/NodeForm/ScheduledPipeline.vue
@@ -1498,9 +1498,39 @@ watch(
 watch(
   () => selectedStreamName.value,
   (val) => {
-    searchObj.data.stream.pipelineQueryStream = [val];
+    if (searchObj?.data?.stream) {
+      searchObj.data.stream.pipelineQueryStream = [val];
+    }
   },
 );
+
+// Watch for stream name changes and auto-generate query
+// Fix for issue #9658: Auto-generate SELECT * query when stream changes
+watch(
+  () => selectedStreamName.value,
+  (newStreamName, oldStreamName) => {
+    if (newStreamName && oldStreamName && oldStreamName !== newStreamName) {
+      // Stream changed: Generate new SELECT * query for the new stream
+      if (tab.value === "sql") {
+        query.value = `SELECT * FROM "${newStreamName}"`;
+        updateQueryValue(query.value);
+      } else if (tab.value === "promql") {
+        query.value = `${newStreamName}{}`;
+        updateQueryValue(query.value);
+      }
+    } else if (!oldStreamName && newStreamName) {
+      // Initial stream selection: Generate default query
+      if (tab.value === "sql" && !query.value.trim()) {
+        query.value = `SELECT * FROM "${newStreamName}"`;
+        updateQueryValue(query.value);
+      } else if (tab.value === "promql" && !query.value.trim()) {
+        query.value = `${newStreamName}{}`;
+        updateQueryValue(query.value);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+);
+
 watch(
   () => triggerData.value.frequency_type,
   (val) => {
@@ -2053,13 +2083,9 @@ const getStreamFields = () => {
         });
       })
       .finally(() => {
-        // Only set default query if query is empty
-        // Don't overwrite user's custom query when they change streams
-        if (tab.value === "sql" && !query.value.trim()) {
-          query.value = `SELECT * FROM "${selectedStreamName.value}"`;
-        } else if (tab.value === "promql" && !query.value.trim()) {
-          query.value = `${selectedStreamName.value}{}`;
-        }
+        // Note: Default query generation removed
+        // Query is now cleared when stream changes (see watch on selectedStreamName)
+        // Initial query generation happens in onMounted
         expandState.value.query = true;
         expandState.value.output = false;
         resolve(true);