diff --git a/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.spec.ts b/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.spec.ts
index bbee092ee77..0d4e2d59d7c 100644
--- a/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.spec.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,38 @@ describe('lenientlyFixQuery [Utils]', function () {
       expect(query).to.equal('\\{ query: 1 ${}}');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when an ObjectId is pasted alone', function () {
+    it('returns a fix action with _id: ObjectId("<id>")', function () {
+      const query = lenientlyFixQuery('{578cfb38d5021e616087f53f}');
+      expect(query).to.equal(
+        '\\{ _id: ObjectId("578cfb38d5021e616087f53f") ${}}'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when a valid ObjectId query is pasted', function () {
+    it('returns a no-op with the existing query', function () {
+      const query = lenientlyFixQuery(
+        '{ _id: ObjectId("507f1f77bcf86cd799439011") }'
+      );
+
+      expect(query).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when an invalid ObjectId is pasted', function () {
+    it('returns a no-op with the existing query', function () {
+      const queryWith25Chars = lenientlyFixQuery('{578cfb38d5021e616087f53f1}');
+      expect(queryWith25Chars).to.equal(false);
+
+      const queryWithObjectIdNoBraces = lenientlyFixQuery(
+        '578cfb38d5021e616087f53f1'
+      );
+      expect(queryWithObjectIdNoBraces).to.equal(false);
+
+      const pineappleQuery = lenientlyFixQuery('{pineapple}');
+      expect(pineappleQuery).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.ts b/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.ts
index 50f6abdd228..3b98423b74e 100644
--- a/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-query-bar/src/query/leniently-fix-query.ts
@@ -8,43 +8,67 @@ function _isValidQuery(query: string): boolean {
   }
 }
 
+// Add _id: ObjectId("<id>") when a user pastes only an object id.
+function _fixObjectIdInQuery(query: string): string | undefined {
+  const objectIdRegex = /^{([0-9a-fA-F]{24})}$/;
+
+  const match = query.match(objectIdRegex);
+  if (match) {
+    return `{ _id: ObjectId("${match[1]}") }`;
+  }
+}
+
+function _fixBraceEscapingInQuery(query: string): string | undefined {
+  const isValid = _isValidQuery(query);
+
+  if (isValid) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (query.startsWith('{') && query.endsWith('}')) {
+    const queryWithoutWrappingBraces = query.substring(1, query.length - 1);
+    const isInnerQueryValid = _isValidQuery(queryWithoutWrappingBraces);
+    if (isInnerQueryValid) {
+      return queryWithoutWrappingBraces;
+    }
+  } else {
+    const wrappedQuery = `{${query}}`;
+    if (_isValidQuery(wrappedQuery)) {
+      return wrappedQuery;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export function lenientlyFixQuery(query: string): string | false {
   query = query.trim();
-  let modified = false;
 
   if (query === '') {
     return '\\{${}}';
   }
 
-  const isValid = _isValidQuery(query);
+  let modified = false;
 
-  if (!isValid) {
-    if (query.startsWith('{') && query.endsWith('}')) {
-      const queryWithoutWrappingBraces = query.substring(1, query.length - 1);
-      const isInnerQueryValid = _isValidQuery(queryWithoutWrappingBraces);
-      if (isInnerQueryValid) {
-        modified = true;
-        query = queryWithoutWrappingBraces;
-      }
-    } else {
-      const wrappedQuery = `{${query}}`;
-      if (_isValidQuery(wrappedQuery)) {
-        modified = true;
-        query = wrappedQuery;
-      }
-    }
+  const fixedObjectId = _fixObjectIdInQuery(query);
+  if (fixedObjectId) {
+    modified = true;
+    query = fixedObjectId;
   }
 
-  if (modified) {
-    query = query.replaceAll('{', '\\{');
-    const caretPosition = query.lastIndexOf('}');
+  const fixedBraceEscaping = _fixBraceEscapingInQuery(query);
+  if (fixedBraceEscaping) {
+    modified = true;
+    query = fixedBraceEscaping;
+  }
 
-    query =
-      query.substring(0, caretPosition) +
-      '${}' +
-      query.substring(caretPosition);
-    return query;
+  if (!modified) {
+    return false;
   }
 
-  return false;
+  // Add template formatting to put the cursor position before the last closing brace.
+  query = query.replaceAll('{', '\\{');
+  const caretPosition = query.lastIndexOf('}');
+
+  query =
+    query.substring(0, caretPosition) + '${}' + query.substring(caretPosition);
+  return query;
 }