diff --git a/.changeset/bright-weeks-chew.md b/.changeset/bright-weeks-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..199b8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-weeks-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"sqlseal": patch
+---
+
+fixing issue with select keywords outside SQL queries
diff --git a/src/modules/editor/parser.test.ts b/src/modules/editor/parser.test.ts
index 4917f51..316eaf5 100644
--- a/src/modules/editor/parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/modules/editor/parser.test.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,58 @@ describe('parseWithDefaults', () => {
         })
     })
 
+    it('should not treat "select" as SQL keyword when it appears as part of a config property name', () => {
+        // Regression test for main-0e3: `selectedMode` in a GRID/CHART config object
+        // was incorrectly parsed as the start of a SQL SELECT query, causing a parse error.
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`
+            TABLE data = file(test_data.csv)
+GRID {
+  selectedMode: true,
+  selectAll: false
+}
+SELECT * FROM data`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM data',
+            renderer: {
+                type: 'GRID',
+                options: `{
+  selectedMode: true,
+  selectAll: false
+}`,
+            },
+            tables: [{ tableAlias: 'data', arguments: ['test_data.csv'], type: 'file' }]
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should not treat "with" as SQL keyword when it appears as part of a config property name', () => {
+        // Same word-boundary fix covers "with" prefix: `withAnimation`, `without`, etc.
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`
+            TABLE data = file(test_data.csv)
+GRID {
+  withAnimation: true
+}
+SELECT * FROM data`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM data',
+            renderer: {
+                type: 'GRID',
+                options: `{
+  withAnimation: true
+}`,
+            },
+            tables: [{ tableAlias: 'data', arguments: ['test_data.csv'], type: 'file' }]
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should still parse SELECT as keyword when used as a standalone SQL clause', () => {
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`SELECT * FROM files`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM files',
+            renderer: { type: 'GRID', name: 'GRID', options: '' },
+            tables: []
+        })
+    })
+
     it('should properly handle chart', () => {
         expect(parseWithDefaults(`
             TABLE data = file(test_data.csv)
@@ -398,4 +450,61 @@ SELECT id, value FROM data`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
     }]
 })
     })
+
+    it('should not treat "select" as SQL keyword when it appears as a quoted config property key', () => {
+        // Test case for fix: quoted string "select" as a property key should not break the parser
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`
+GRID {
+  "select": 4
+}
+SELECT * FROM files`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM files',
+            renderer: {
+                type: 'GRID',
+                options: `{
+  "select": 4
+}`,
+            },
+            tables: []
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should not treat "select" as SQL keyword when it appears as an unquoted config property key', () => {
+        // Bonus test: unquoted property key with colon immediately following
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`
+GRID {
+  select: 4
+}
+SELECT * FROM files`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM files',
+            renderer: {
+                type: 'GRID',
+                options: `{
+  select: 4
+}`,
+            },
+            tables: []
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle "select" as property key with space before colon', () => {
+        // Edge case: space between quoted key and colon
+        expect(parseWithDefaults(`
+GRID {
+  "select" : 4
+}
+SELECT * FROM files`, DEFAULT_VIEWS, DEFAULTS)).toEqual({
+            flags: { explain: false, refresh: true },
+            query: 'SELECT * FROM files',
+            renderer: {
+                type: 'GRID',
+                options: `{
+  "select" : 4
+}`,
+            },
+            tables: []
+        })
+    })
 })
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diff --git a/src/modules/editor/parser.ts b/src/modules/editor/parser.ts
index 9d5f08a..5209ba9 100644
--- a/src/modules/editor/parser.ts
+++ b/src/modules/editor/parser.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const SQLSealLangDefinition = (views: ViewDefinition[], flags: readonly F
             anyObject =                "{"  (~selectKeyword any)*
             handlebarsTemplate =       (~selectKeyword any)*
             javascriptTemplate =       (~selectKeyword any)*
-            selectKeyword =            caseInsensitive<"WITH"> | caseInsensitive<"SELECT">
+            selectKeyword =            (caseInsensitive<"WITH"> | caseInsensitive<"SELECT">) &(space | nl | end)
             tableKeyword =             caseInsensitive<"TABLE">
             nl =                       "\n"
             character =                (alnum | "." | "-" | space | "_")