diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.js
index 421f2ed0acf..07829a78e5c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const { app, ipcMain } = require('electron');
 const { createDatabase, registerSQLiteIpc, SQLITE_MUTATION_CHANNEL } = require('@usebruno/sqlite');
+const { encryptString, decryptStringSafe } = require('../utils/encryption');
+
+const codec = {
+  encrypt: encryptString,
+  decrypt: (value) => decryptStringSafe(value).value
+};
 
 let ipc = null;
 
@@ -11,6 +17,7 @@ class SqliteEventModel {
   constructor(window) {
     this._window = window;
     const { db, statements } = createDatabase(path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'bruno.db'), {
+      codec,
       onMutation: (event) => {
         this._window?.webContents?.send(SQLITE_MUTATION_CHANNEL, event);
       }
@@ -48,4 +55,4 @@ const shutdown = () => {
 
 const getStatements = () => (ipc ? ipc.statements : null);
 
-module.exports = { registerSqliteIpc, shutdown, getStatements };
+module.exports = { registerSqliteIpc, shutdown, getStatements, codec };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.spec.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3d0bb3d203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/sqlite.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+jest.mock('electron', () => ({
+  ipcMain: { handle: jest.fn(), on: jest.fn() },
+  app: { getPath: jest.fn(() => require('node:os').tmpdir()) },
+  safeStorage: { isEncryptionAvailable: jest.fn(() => false) }
+}));
+
+const { codec } = require('./sqlite');
+
+const REQUEST = JSON.stringify({ url: 'https://example.com', headers: { authorization: 'Bearer secret' } });
+
+describe('sqlite codec', () => {
+  let error;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    error = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    error.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips a value through encrypt and decrypt', () => {
+    expect(codec.decrypt(codec.encrypt(REQUEST))).toBe(REQUEST);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the plaintext out of the ciphertext', () => {
+    const encrypted = codec.encrypt(REQUEST);
+
+    expect(encrypted).not.toContain('example.com');
+    expect(encrypted).not.toContain('secret');
+  });
+
+  it('yields an empty value for a row written before encryption was introduced', () => {
+    expect(codec.decrypt(REQUEST)).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('yields an empty value for a payload it cannot decrypt', () => {
+    expect(codec.decrypt('$01:not-decryptable')).toBe('');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/scripts/verify-migrations.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/scripts/verify-migrations.ts
index eeec1c1ee48..1dc2052b74a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-sqlite/scripts/verify-migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/scripts/verify-migrations.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { DB } from '../src/node/db';
+import { passthroughCodec } from '../src/node/codec';
 import type { Migration, StatementDef } from '../src/shared/types';
 import { loadMigrations, loadStatements } from './lib/sources';
 import { vacuumIntoStatement } from './lib/sql';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ const main = () => {
     const backupPath = path.join(tempDir, 'bruno_backup.db');
     dbHandle = new DatabaseSync(dbPath);
     dbHandle.exec(vacuumIntoStatement(backupPath));
-    backupHandle = new DB(backupPath, migrations);
+    backupHandle = new DB(backupPath, migrations, { codec: passthroughCodec });
 
     const migratedDb = backupHandle._db;
     if (migratedDb === undefined) throw new Error('the migrated database is not open.');
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/codec.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/codec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..070027ca1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/codec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { DatabaseSync } from 'node:sqlite';
+
+export const ENCRYPT_FUNCTION = 'bruno_encrypt';
+export const DECRYPT_FUNCTION = 'bruno_decrypt';
+
+export type Codec = {
+  encrypt: (value: string) => string;
+  decrypt: (value: string) => string;
+};
+
+export const passthroughCodec: Codec = {
+  encrypt: (value) => value,
+  decrypt: (value) => value
+};
+
+const nullable = (transform: (value: string) => string) => (value: unknown): string | null =>
+  value === null || value === undefined ? null : transform(String(value));
+
+export const registerCodec = (db: DatabaseSync, codec: Codec): void => {
+  db.function(ENCRYPT_FUNCTION, nullable(codec.encrypt));
+  db.function(DECRYPT_FUNCTION, nullable(codec.decrypt));
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/db.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/db.ts
index 6718b456b59..229edde5ebb 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/db.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/db.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { DatabaseSync, DatabaseSyncOptions } from 'node:sqlite';
 import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
 import type { Migration } from '../shared/types';
+import { Codec, ENCRYPT_FUNCTION, passthroughCodec, registerCodec } from './codec';
 
-export type DatabaseOptions = DatabaseSyncOptions;
+export type DatabaseOptions = DatabaseSyncOptions & {
+  codec?: Codec;
+};
 
 const MIGRATION_ERROR = Symbol.for('@usebruno/sqlite:migration-error');
 
@@ -35,9 +38,19 @@ export class DB {
   )`;
 
   constructor(path: string, migrations: Migration[], options: DatabaseOptions = {}) {
+    const { codec, ...sqliteOptions } = options;
+
+    try {
+      this._db = new DatabaseSync(path, sqliteOptions);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this._db = undefined;
+      throw err;
+    }
+
     try {
-      this._db = new DatabaseSync(path, options);
+      this._registerCodec(path, codec);
     } catch (err) {
+      this._db.close();
       this._db = undefined;
       throw err;
     }
@@ -51,6 +64,16 @@ export class DB {
     }
   }
 
+  _registerCodec(path: string, codec: Codec | undefined): void {
+    if (this._db === undefined) return;
+    if (codec === undefined) {
+      console.warn(
+        `no codec was provided for the database at "${path}"; values written through ${ENCRYPT_FUNCTION} will be stored as plaintext.`
+      );
+    }
+    registerCodec(this._db, codec ?? passthroughCodec);
+  }
+
   _runMigrations(migrations: Migration[]) {
     if (this._db === undefined) return;
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/index.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/index.ts
index 603ac513ebc..9cd3ae11509 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/src/node/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, renameSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { basename, dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { rmSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { DB, DatabaseOptions, isDatabaseMigrationError } from './db';
 import { Statements, OnMutation } from './statements';
 import { migrations } from '../generated/node/migrations';
 
 export { DB, DatabaseMigrationError, isDatabaseMigrationError } from './db';
 export type { DatabaseOptions } from './db';
+export { passthroughCodec } from './codec';
+export type { Codec } from './codec';
 export { Statements } from './statements';
 export type { OnMutation } from './statements';
 export { registerSQLiteIpc } from './ipc';
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/codec.spec.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/codec.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17644492a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/codec.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import type { Codec } from '../../src/node/codec';
+import type { Migration, StatementDef } from '../../src/shared/types';
+
+const migrations: Migration[] = [
+  {
+    sequence: 1,
+    name: 'create-secrets',
+    up: 'CREATE TABLE secrets (uid TEXT PRIMARY KEY, first TEXT, second TEXT)',
+    down: 'DROP TABLE secrets'
+  }
+];
+
+const statements: StatementDef[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'upsertSecret',
+    type: 'exec',
+    sql: `INSERT OR REPLACE INTO secrets (uid, first, second) VALUES (
+      @uid,
+      COALESCE(bruno_encrypt(@first), (SELECT first FROM secrets WHERE uid = @uid)),
+      COALESCE(bruno_encrypt(@second), (SELECT second FROM secrets WHERE uid = @uid))
+    )`,
+    tables: ['secrets']
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'getSecret',
+    type: 'one',
+    sql: 'SELECT bruno_decrypt(first) AS first, bruno_decrypt(second) AS second FROM secrets WHERE uid = @uid',
+    tables: ['secrets']
+  }
+];
+
+jest.doMock('../../src/generated/node/migrations', () => ({ migrations }));
+jest.doMock('../../src/generated/node/statements', () => ({ statements }));
+
+const { DB } = require('../../src/node/db');
+const { createDatabase } = require('../../src/node/index');
+
+const IN_MEMORY = ':memory:';
+
+const codec: Codec = {
+  encrypt: (value) => `$01:${Buffer.from(value).toString('hex')}`,
+  decrypt: (value) => (value.startsWith('$01:') ? Buffer.from(value.slice(4), 'hex').toString() : '')
+};
+
+const first = '{"url":"https://usebruno.com"}';
+const second = '{"status":200}';
+
+describe('codec', () => {
+  let warn: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let error: jest.SpyInstance;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    warn = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    error = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    warn.mockRestore();
+    error.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  const storedRow = (db: any) => db._db.prepare('SELECT first, second FROM secrets WHERE uid = ?').get('s1');
+
+  it('round-trips a value written and read through a statement', () => {
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY, { codec });
+
+    prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first, second });
+
+    expect(prepared.execute('getSecret', { uid: 's1' })).toEqual({ first, second });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('stores ciphertext rather than the plaintext it was given', () => {
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY, { codec });
+
+    prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first, second });
+
+    expect(storedRow(db)).toEqual({ first: codec.encrypt(first), second: codec.encrypt(second) });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('leaves a null parameter null so a partial write keeps the sibling column', () => {
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY, { codec });
+
+    prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first, second: null });
+    prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first: null, second });
+
+    expect(prepared.execute('getSecret', { uid: 's1' })).toEqual({ first, second });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces the codec fallback for a stored value it cannot decrypt', () => {
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY, { codec });
+    db._db.prepare('INSERT INTO secrets (uid, first, second) VALUES (?, ?, ?)').run('s1', first, second);
+
+    expect(prepared.execute('getSecret', { uid: 's1' })).toEqual({ first: '', second: '' });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('is registered before the migrations run', () => {
+    const seeding: Migration[] = [
+      {
+        sequence: 1,
+        name: 'seed-encrypted',
+        up: `CREATE TABLE seeded (secret TEXT); INSERT INTO seeded (secret) VALUES (bruno_encrypt('seed'));`,
+        down: 'DROP TABLE seeded'
+      }
+    ];
+    const db = new DB(IN_MEMORY, seeding, { codec });
+
+    expect(db._db.prepare('SELECT secret FROM seeded').get()).toEqual({ secret: codec.encrypt('seed') });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('warns and stores plaintext when no codec is provided', () => {
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY);
+
+    prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first, second });
+
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('no codec was provided'));
+    expect(storedRow(db)).toEqual({ first, second });
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  it('aborts the write and stores nothing when the codec throws', () => {
+    const failing: Codec = {
+      encrypt: () => {
+        throw new Error('keychain unavailable');
+      },
+      decrypt: (value) => value
+    };
+    const { db, statements: prepared } = createDatabase(IN_MEMORY, { codec: failing });
+
+    expect(() => prepared.execute('upsertSecret', { uid: 's1', first, second })).toThrow('keychain unavailable');
+
+    expect(db._db.prepare('SELECT count(*) AS rows FROM secrets').get()).toEqual({ rows: 0 });
+    db.close();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/migrations.spec.ts
index 5963e9db4b4..f0d6046261a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-sqlite/tests/node/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ const appliedSequences = (db: any): number[] =>
 describe('DB migrations', () => {
   let dir: string;
   let dbPath: string;
+  let warn: jest.SpyInstance;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'bruno-sqlite-'));
     dbPath = join(dir, 'test.db');
+    warn = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    warn.mockRestore();
     rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });