diff --git a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index c3d4244e..008379c0 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ pub use connection::{
 pub use profiles::{ConnectionProfile, ProfileStore, ProfileStoreError};
 pub use secrets::{KeyringSecretStore, MemorySecretStore, SecretError, SecretStore, SharedSecretStore};
 pub use staging::{
-    generate_plan, MutationType, SqlDialect, StagedCellStatus, StagedRowStatus, StagingBuffer,
-    StagingColumnMeta, TableMutationPlan, TableMutationStatement, NULL_SENTINEL,
+    apply_plan_sqlite, apply_staging_sqlite, generate_plan, ApplyError, ApplyResult, MutationType,
+    SqlDialect, StagedCellStatus, StagedRowStatus, StagingBuffer, StagingColumnMeta,
+    TableMutationPlan, TableMutationStatement, NULL_SENTINEL,
 };
 
 use commands::{
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/apply.rs b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/apply.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7aaa2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/apply.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+//! Apply a [`TableMutationPlan`] inside a single DB transaction (#1889).
+//!
+//! On success the caller should clear the staging buffer; on failure the
+//! buffer is left intact and the database is rolled back.
+
+use super::dml::{SqlDialect, TableMutationPlan};
+use super::StagingBuffer;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// Outcome of a successful apply.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ApplyResult {
+    pub statements_applied: usize,
+}
+
+/// Typed apply failure (transaction already rolled back).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum ApplyError {
+    EmptyPlan,
+    DialectMismatch {
+        expected: String,
+        got: String,
+    },
+    Execute {
+        statement_index: usize,
+        sql: String,
+        message: String,
+    },
+    Transaction {
+        message: String,
+    },
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ApplyError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::EmptyPlan => write!(f, "staging plan is empty"),
+            Self::DialectMismatch { expected, got } => {
+                write!(f, "plan dialect {got} does not match connection {expected}")
+            }
+            Self::Execute {
+                statement_index,
+                message,
+                ..
+            } => write!(f, "statement {statement_index} failed: {message}"),
+            Self::Transaction { message } => write!(f, "transaction error: {message}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ApplyError {}
+
+fn dialect_name(d: SqlDialect) -> &'static str {
+    match d {
+        SqlDialect::Postgres => "postgres",
+        SqlDialect::Mysql => "mysql",
+        SqlDialect::Sqlite => "sqlite",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Execute every statement in `plan` atomically on a SQLite connection.
+pub fn apply_plan_sqlite(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    plan: &TableMutationPlan,
+) -> Result<ApplyResult, ApplyError> {
+    if !matches!(plan.dialect, SqlDialect::Sqlite) {
+        return Err(ApplyError::DialectMismatch {
+            expected: "sqlite".into(),
+            got: dialect_name(plan.dialect).into(),
+        });
+    }
+    if plan.is_empty() {
+        return Err(ApplyError::EmptyPlan);
+    }
+
+    let tx = conn
+        .unchecked_transaction()
+        .map_err(|e| ApplyError::Transaction {
+            message: e.to_string(),
+        })?;
+
+    for (i, stmt) in plan.statements.iter().enumerate() {
+        tx.execute(&stmt.sql, [])
+            .map_err(|e| ApplyError::Execute {
+                statement_index: i,
+                sql: stmt.sql.clone(),
+                message: e.to_string(),
+            })?;
+    }
+
+    tx.commit().map_err(|e| ApplyError::Transaction {
+        message: e.to_string(),
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(ApplyResult {
+        statements_applied: plan.statements.len(),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Generate DML from `buffer`, apply it, and **only on success** clear staging.
+pub fn apply_staging_sqlite(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    buffer: &mut StagingBuffer,
+    table_name: &str,
+    schema: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<ApplyResult, ApplyError> {
+    let plan = buffer.generate_mutation_plan(
+        SqlDialect::Sqlite,
+        table_name,
+        schema,
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
+    if plan.is_empty() {
+        return Err(ApplyError::EmptyPlan);
+    }
+    let result = apply_plan_sqlite(conn, &plan)?;
+    buffer.revert_all();
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::staging::{StagedRowStatus, StagingBuffer};
+    use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+    fn open_users_db() -> Connection {
+        let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(
+            r#"
+            CREATE TABLE users (
+              id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+              name TEXT NOT NULL,
+              email TEXT
+            );
+            INSERT INTO users (id, name, email) VALUES
+              (1, 'Alice', 'alice@test.com'),
+              (2, 'Bob', 'bob@test.com'),
+              (3, 'Charlie', 'charlie@test.com');
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        conn
+    }
+
+    fn load_buffer(conn: &Connection) -> StagingBuffer {
+        let mut stmt = conn
+            .prepare("SELECT id, name, email FROM users ORDER BY id")
+            .unwrap();
+        let rows: Vec<Vec<String>> = stmt
+            .query_map([], |r| {
+                Ok(vec![
+                    r.get::<_, i64>(0)?.to_string(),
+                    r.get::<_, String>(1)?,
+                    r.get::<_, Option<String>>(2)?
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| "NULL".into()),
+                ])
+            })
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|r| r.unwrap())
+            .collect();
+        StagingBuffer::new(["id", "name", "email"], rows, ["id"])
+    }
+
+    fn read_users(conn: &Connection) -> Vec<(i64, String, Option<String>)> {
+        let mut stmt = conn
+            .prepare("SELECT id, name, email FROM users ORDER BY id")
+            .unwrap();
+        stmt.query_map([], |r| Ok((r.get(0)?, r.get(1)?, r.get(2)?)))
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|r| r.unwrap())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// E2E: stage update + insert + delete → generate → apply → DB matches.
+    #[test]
+    fn e2e_stage_generate_apply_clears_buffer_on_success() {
+        let conn = open_users_db();
+        let mut buf = load_buffer(&conn);
+
+        buf.set_cell(0, 1, "Alice Cooper");
+        buf.toggle_delete_row(1); // Bob
+        buf.add_row(Some(vec![
+            "4".into(),
+            "Diana".into(),
+            "diana@test.com".into(),
+        ]));
+        assert!(buf.is_dirty());
+        assert_eq!(buf.change_count(), 3);
+
+        let result = apply_staging_sqlite(&conn, &mut buf, "users", None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.statements_applied, 3);
+        assert!(!buf.is_dirty());
+        assert_eq!(buf.total_row_count(), 3); // reverted to original snapshot length
+        assert_eq!(buf.row_status(0), StagedRowStatus::Unchanged);
+
+        let users = read_users(&conn);
+        assert_eq!(
+            users,
+            vec![
+                (1, "Alice Cooper".into(), Some("alice@test.com".into())),
+                (3, "Charlie".into(), Some("charlie@test.com".into())),
+                (4, "Diana".into(), Some("diana@test.com".into())),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// E2E: failed statement rolls back DB and leaves staging dirty.
+    #[test]
+    fn e2e_apply_failure_rolls_back_and_keeps_staging() {
+        let conn = open_users_db();
+        let mut buf = load_buffer(&conn);
+        buf.set_cell(0, 1, "Alice Updated");
+
+        // Force a plan that will fail: insert with duplicate primary key.
+        buf.add_row(Some(vec![
+            "1".into(), // duplicate id
+            "Dup".into(),
+            "dup@test.com".into(),
+        ]));
+        assert!(buf.is_dirty());
+
+        let err = apply_staging_sqlite(&conn, &mut buf, "users", None).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(err, ApplyError::Execute { .. }),
+            "expected Execute, got {err:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(buf.is_dirty(), "staging must stay intact after failure");
+        assert_eq!(buf.get_cell_value(0, 1), "Alice Updated");
+        assert_eq!(buf.inserted_row_count(), 1);
+
+        // DB unchanged (Bob still there, Alice not renamed).
+        let users = read_users(&conn);
+        assert_eq!(
+            users,
+            vec![
+                (1, "Alice".into(), Some("alice@test.com".into())),
+                (2, "Bob".into(), Some("bob@test.com".into())),
+                (3, "Charlie".into(), Some("charlie@test.com".into())),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn e2e_empty_plan_errors_without_touching_db() {
+        let conn = open_users_db();
+        let mut buf = load_buffer(&conn);
+        let err = apply_staging_sqlite(&conn, &mut buf, "users", None).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err, ApplyError::EmptyPlan);
+        assert_eq!(read_users(&conn).len(), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn e2e_set_null_and_conditional_update_only() {
+        let conn = open_users_db();
+        let mut buf = load_buffer(&conn);
+        buf.set_cell_null(2, 2); // Charlie email → NULL
+
+        let result = apply_staging_sqlite(&conn, &mut buf, "users", None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.statements_applied, 1);
+        assert!(!buf.is_dirty());
+
+        let users = read_users(&conn);
+        assert_eq!(users[2], (3, "Charlie".into(), None));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/mod.rs b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/mod.rs
index 7451378d..6187c207 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/staging/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //! In-memory grid staging buffer (Flutter `DataGridStagingBuffer` parity).
 //!
 //! Tracks cell edits, inserted rows, and deletions against an immutable
-//! baseline. DML generation lives in [`dml`]; apply-in-transaction is #1889.
+//! baseline. DML generation lives in [`dml`]; transactional apply in [`apply`].
 
+mod apply;
 mod buffer;
 mod dml;
 
+pub use apply::{apply_plan_sqlite, apply_staging_sqlite, ApplyError, ApplyResult};
 pub use buffer::{
     StagedCellStatus, StagedRowStatus, StagingBuffer, NULL_SENTINEL,
 };