diff --git a/src/commands/database/db-status.ts b/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
index 5d1748b18ea..0cfdd22e143 100644
--- a/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { readFile, readdir } from 'fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'path'
 
 import { chalk, log, logJson, netlifyCommand } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from './util/applied-migrations.js'
 import { connectToDatabase, detectExistingLocalConnectionString } from './util/db-connection.js'
 import { resolveMigrationsDirectory } from './util/migrations-path.js'
+import { fileExistsAsync } from '../../lib/fs.js'
 
 export interface DatabaseStatusOptions {
   branch?: string
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ const logConnectCommands = () => {
 }
 
 const parseVersion = (name: string): number | null => {
-  const match = /^(\d+)[_-]/.exec(name)
+  const match = /^(\d+)_/.exec(name)
   if (!match) {
     return null
   }
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ const parseVersion = (name: string): number | null => {
   return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null
 }
 
+const MIGRATION_NAME_PATTERN = /^\d+_[a-z0-9_-]+$/
+
 const readLocalMigrations = async (migrationsDirectory: string): Promise<MigrationEntry[]> => {
   let entries
   try {
@@ -69,16 +73,34 @@ const readLocalMigrations = async (migrationsDirectory: string): Promise<Migrati
     throw error
   }
 
-  const migrations: MigrationEntry[] = []
+  // First pass is to extract migration names
+  const migrationNames: string[] = []
   for (const entry of entries) {
-    if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      if (
+        MIGRATION_NAME_PATTERN.test(entry.name) &&
+        (await fileExistsAsync(join(migrationsDirectory, entry.name, 'migration.sql')))
+      ) {
+        migrationNames.push(entry.name)
+      }
       continue
     }
-    const version = parseVersion(entry.name)
+
+    if (entry.isFile() && entry.name.endsWith('.sql')) {
+      const migrationName = entry.name.replace(/\.sql$/, '')
+      if (MIGRATION_NAME_PATTERN.test(migrationName)) {
+        migrationNames.push(migrationName)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Second pass to parse version and create migration entries
+  const migrations: MigrationEntry[] = []
+  for (const migrationName of migrationNames) {
+    const version = parseVersion(migrationName)
     if (version === null) {
       continue
     }
-    migrations.push({ name: entry.name, version })
+    migrations.push({ name: migrationName, version })
   }
   migrations.sort((a, b) => a.version - b.version)
   return migrations
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts b/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
index 2fd5b9450d6..3f32af634bb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import { relative, sep } from 'path'
+
 import { describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
 
 const {
   mockReaddir,
   mockReadFile,
+  mockFileExistsAsync,
   mockConnectToDatabase,
   mockDetectExisting,
   mockQuery,
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ const {
 } = vi.hoisted(() => {
   const mockReaddir = vi.fn()
   const mockReadFile = vi.fn()
+  const mockFileExistsAsync = vi.fn()
   const mockQuery = vi.fn()
   const mockCleanup = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
   const mockConnectToDatabase = vi.fn()
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ const {
   return {
     mockReaddir,
     mockReadFile,
+    mockFileExistsAsync,
     mockConnectToDatabase,
     mockDetectExisting,
     mockQuery,
@@ -64,6 +69,12 @@ vi.mock('../../../../src/utils/command-helpers.js', async () => ({
   },
 }))
 
+vi.mock('../../../../src/lib/fs.js', async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<typeof import('../../../../src/lib/fs.js')>()),
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+  fileExistsAsync: (path: string) => mockFileExistsAsync(path),
+}))
+
 vi.mock('../../../../src/commands/database/util/db-connection.js', () => ({
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
   connectToDatabase: (...args: unknown[]) => mockConnectToDatabase(...args),
@@ -81,11 +92,60 @@ const LOCAL_CONN_NO_CREDS = 'postgres://localhost:5432/postgres'
 const BRANCH_CONN = 'postgres://admin:secret@branch-host.neon.tech/db'
 const PROD_CONN = 'postgres://owner:prodsecret@prod-host.neon.tech/db'
 
-const makeDirents = (names: string[]) =>
-  names.map((name) => ({
-    name,
-    isDirectory: () => true,
-  }))
+interface MockFSNode {
+  files?: Record<string, string>
+  dirs?: Record<string, MockFSNode>
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_MOCK_FS_ROOT = '/project/netlify/database/migrations'
+
+const mockFS = (tree: MockFSNode, { root = DEFAULT_MOCK_FS_ROOT }: { root?: string } = {}) => {
+  const resolve = (absolutePath: string): { kind: 'dir'; node: MockFSNode } | { kind: 'file' } | null => {
+    const rel = relative(root, absolutePath)
+    if (rel === '') return { kind: 'dir', node: tree }
+    if (rel.startsWith('..')) return null
+    const parts = rel.split(sep)
+    let cursor: MockFSNode = tree
+    for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 1) {
+      const part = parts[i]
+      const isLast = i === parts.length - 1
+      if (isLast && cursor.files && part in cursor.files) return { kind: 'file' }
+      if (cursor.dirs && part in cursor.dirs) {
+        cursor = cursor.dirs[part]
+        if (isLast) return { kind: 'dir', node: cursor }
+        continue
+      }
+      return null
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  mockReaddir.mockImplementation((path: unknown) => {
+    const resolved = typeof path === 'string' ? resolve(path) : null
+    if (!resolved || resolved.kind !== 'dir') {
+      return Promise.reject(Object.assign(new Error(`ENOENT: ${String(path)}`), { code: 'ENOENT' }))
+    }
+    const dirEntries = Object.keys(resolved.node.dirs ?? {}).map((name) => ({
+      name,
+      isDirectory: () => true,
+      isFile: () => false,
+    }))
+    const fileEntries = Object.keys(resolved.node.files ?? {}).map((name) => ({
+      name,
+      isDirectory: () => false,
+      isFile: () => true,
+    }))
+    return Promise.resolve([...dirEntries, ...fileEntries])
+  })
+
+  mockFileExistsAsync.mockImplementation((path: unknown) =>
+    Promise.resolve(typeof path === 'string' && resolve(path) !== null),
+  )
+}
+
+const migrationsTree = (names: string[]): MockFSNode => ({
+  dirs: Object.fromEntries(names.map((name) => [name, { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } }])),
+})
 
 function createMockCommand(
   overrides: { siteRoot?: string | null; migrationsPath?: string | null; siteId?: string | null } = {},
@@ -178,7 +238,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   logMessages.length = 0
   jsonMessages.length = 0
   vi.clearAllMocks()
-  mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue([])
+  mockFS({})
   mockCleanup.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
   mockLocalAppliedRows([])
   setupFetchRouter({ siteDatabase: null })
@@ -288,7 +348,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
     test('still connects and reads migration state when no local database is already running', async () => {
       mockDetectExisting.mockReturnValue(null)
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
 
       await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -315,7 +375,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
     test('default output hints at starting a persistent local database when none is running', async () => {
       mockDetectExisting.mockReturnValue(null)
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -338,7 +398,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('reports applied and pending correctly', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a', '0002_b'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a', '0002_b', '0003_c']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a', '0002_b', '0003_c']))
 
       await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -370,7 +430,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('default output shows applied and pending as bullets', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a', '0002_b']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -383,7 +443,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('default output includes the apply-command hint when pending migrations exist on local', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows([])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -392,7 +452,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('default output omits the apply-command hint when there are no pending migrations', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -420,6 +480,85 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('local migration discovery', () => {
+    test('ignores directories that do not contain a migration.sql file', async () => {
+      mockFS({
+        dirs: {
+          '0001_with_sql': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          '0002_without_sql': {},
+          '0003_wrong_file': { files: { 'readme.md': '' } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
+
+      expect(jsonMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        pending: [{ version: 1, name: '0001_with_sql' }],
+      })
+    })
+
+    test('includes .sql files sitting directly under the migrations directory', async () => {
+      mockFS({
+        files: {
+          '0001_a.sql': '',
+          '0002_b.sql': '',
+        },
+      })
+
+      await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
+
+      expect(jsonMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        pending: [
+          { version: 1, name: '0001_a' },
+          { version: 2, name: '0002_b' },
+        ],
+      })
+    })
+
+    test('ignores directories whose name does not match the migration pattern', async () => {
+      mockFS({
+        dirs: {
+          '0001_valid': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          '0002_with-hyphen': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          'not-a-migration': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          '0003_UPPERCASE': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          '0004-hyphen-separator': { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+          no_leading_digits: { files: { 'migration.sql': '' } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
+
+      expect(jsonMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        pending: [
+          { version: 1, name: '0001_valid' },
+          { version: 2, name: '0002_with-hyphen' },
+        ],
+      })
+    })
+
+    test('ignores .sql files whose name does not match the migration pattern', async () => {
+      mockFS({
+        files: {
+          '0001_valid.sql': '',
+          '0002_with-hyphen.sql': '',
+          'random.sql': '',
+          '0003_UPPERCASE.sql': '',
+          '0004-hyphen-separator.sql': '',
+        },
+      })
+
+      await statusDb({ json: true }, createMockCommand())
+
+      expect(jsonMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        pending: [
+          { version: 1, name: '0001_valid' },
+          { version: 2, name: '0002_with-hyphen' },
+        ],
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('secondary descriptive lines', () => {
     test('renders a descriptive line under Enabled when true', async () => {
       process.env.NETLIFY_DB_URL = 'postgres://x/y'
@@ -451,7 +590,6 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('renders an installed statement under Package when installed', async () => {
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
-
       expect(logMessages.join('\n')).toContain('The @netlify/database package is installed')
     })
 
@@ -493,7 +631,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('always renders the immutability note below the Applied migrations list', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows(['0001_a'])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -540,7 +678,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
 
     test('uses the dynamic command in the apply-pending hint', async () => {
       mockLocalAppliedRows([])
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a']))
 
       await statusDb({}, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -595,7 +733,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
           ],
         },
       })
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a', '0002_b', '0003_c']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a', '0002_b', '0003_c']))
 
       await statusDb({ branch: 'feature-x', json: true }, createMockCommand())
 
@@ -628,7 +766,7 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
         branch: { 'feature-x': { connection_string: BRANCH_CONN } },
         migrations: { 'feature-x': [] },
       })
-      mockReaddir.mockResolvedValue(makeDirents(['0001_a']))
+      mockFS(migrationsTree(['0001_a']))
 
       await statusDb({ branch: 'feature-x' }, createMockCommand())