diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.spec.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.spec.tsx
index 69cdfbdcbaa00a..af1e1828ae3723 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.spec.tsx
@@ -2010,4 +2010,22 @@ describe('SearchQueryBuilder', function () {
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('disallowFreeText', function () {
+    it('should mark free text invalid', async function () {
+      render(
+        <SearchQueryBuilder {...defaultProps} disallowFreeText initialQuery="foo" />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('row', {name: 'foo'})).toHaveAttribute(
+        'aria-invalid',
+        'true'
+      );
+
+      await userEvent.click(getLastInput());
+      expect(
+        await screen.findByText('Free text is not supported in this search')
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.stories.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.stories.tsx
index 1eb1e4604afb88..6b5ce33602da5c 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.stories.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default storyBook(SearchQueryBuilder, story => {
   });
 
   story('Config Options', () => {
-    const configs = ['disallowLogicalOperators', 'disallowWildcard'];
+    const configs = ['disallowFreeText', 'disallowLogicalOperators', 'disallowWildcard'];
 
     const [enabledConfigs, setEnabledConfigs] = useState<string[]>([...configs]);
     const queryBuilderOptions = enabledConfigs.reduce((acc, config) => {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default storyBook(SearchQueryBuilder, story => {
           ))}
         </MultipleCheckbox>
         <SearchQueryBuilder
-          initialQuery="(browser.name:Firefox OR browser.name:Internet*) TypeError*"
+          initialQuery="(browser.name:Firefox OR browser.name:Internet*) TypeError"
           filterKeySections={FITLER_KEY_SECTIONS}
           filterKeys={FILTER_KEYS}
           getTagValues={getTagValues}
diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.tsx
index 0779b22011039c..bb90a53fe38575 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/index.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export interface SearchQueryBuilderProps {
    */
   searchSource: string;
   className?: string;
+  /**
+   * When true, free text will be marked as invalid.
+   */
+  disallowFreeText?: boolean;
   /**
    * When true, parens and logical operators (AND, OR) will be marked as invalid.
    */
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ function ActionButtons() {
 export function SearchQueryBuilder({
   className,
   disallowLogicalOperators,
+  disallowFreeText,
   disallowWildcard,
   label,
   initialQuery,
@@ -117,11 +122,13 @@ export function SearchQueryBuilder({
   const parsedQuery = useMemo(
     () =>
       parseQueryBuilderValue(state.query, fieldDefinitionGetter, {
+        disallowFreeText,
         disallowLogicalOperators,
         disallowWildcard,
         filterKeys,
       }),
     [
+      disallowFreeText,
       disallowLogicalOperators,
       disallowWildcard,
       fieldDefinitionGetter,
diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/combobox.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/combobox.tsx
index 2978a7f11b83cd..255e46698c35f6 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/combobox.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/combobox.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ type SearchQueryBuilderComboboxProps<T extends SelectOptionOrSectionWithKey<stri
   onInputChange?: React.ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement>;
   onKeyDown?: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
   onKeyUp?: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+  onOpenChange?: (newOpenState: boolean) => void;
   onPaste?: (e: React.ClipboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
   openOnFocus?: boolean;
   placeholder?: string;
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ function SearchQueryBuilderComboboxInner<T extends SelectOptionOrSectionWithKey<
     onKeyDown,
     onKeyUp,
     onInputChange,
+    onOpenChange,
     autoFocus,
     openOnFocus,
     onFocus,
@@ -594,6 +596,10 @@ function SearchQueryBuilderComboboxInner<T extends SelectOptionOrSectionWithKey<
     hasCustomMenu,
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onOpenChange?.(isOpen);
+  }, [onOpenChange, isOpen]);
+
   const {
     overlayProps,
     triggerProps,
diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/freeText.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/freeText.tsx
index 2f5b4f591b63e0..f14245c1866ddc 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/freeText.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/tokens/freeText.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
   FocusOverride,
 } from 'sentry/components/searchQueryBuilder/types';
 import {
+  InvalidReason,
   type ParseResultToken,
   Token,
   type TokenResult,
@@ -261,13 +262,38 @@ function KeyDescription({tag}: {tag: Tag}) {
   );
 }
 
+function shouldHideInvalidTooltip({
+  token,
+  inputValue,
+  isOpen,
+}: {
+  inputValue: string;
+  isOpen: boolean;
+  token: TokenResult<Token.FREE_TEXT>;
+}) {
+  if (!token.invalid || isOpen) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  switch (token.invalid.type) {
+    case InvalidReason.FREE_TEXT_NOT_ALLOWED:
+      return inputValue === '';
+    case InvalidReason.WILDCARD_NOT_ALLOWED:
+      return !inputValue.includes('*');
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
 function InvalidText({
   token,
   state,
   item,
   inputValue,
+  isOpen,
 }: {
   inputValue: string;
+  isOpen: boolean;
   item: Node<ParseResultToken>;
   state: ListState<ParseResultToken>;
   token: TokenResult<Token.FREE_TEXT>;
@@ -280,7 +306,9 @@ function InvalidText({
       state={state}
       token={token}
       item={item}
-      forceVisible={!inputValue.includes('*') ? false : undefined}
+      forceVisible={
+        shouldHideInvalidTooltip({token, inputValue, isOpen}) ? false : undefined
+      }
       skipWrapper={false}
     >
       <InvisibleText aria-hidden>{inputValue}</InvisibleText>
@@ -297,6 +325,7 @@ function SearchQueryBuilderInputInternal({
   const organization = useOrganization();
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const trimmedTokenValue = token.text.trim();
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(trimmedTokenValue);
   const [selectionIndex, setSelectionIndex] = useState(0);
   const isFocused =
@@ -486,6 +515,7 @@ function SearchQueryBuilderInputInternal({
           setSelectionIndex(e.target.selectionStart ?? 0);
         }}
         onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+        onOpenChange={setIsOpen}
         tabIndex={isFocused ? 0 : -1}
         maxOptions={50}
         onPaste={onPaste}
@@ -515,7 +545,13 @@ function SearchQueryBuilderInputInternal({
           )
         }
       </SearchQueryBuilderCombobox>
-      <InvalidText token={token} state={state} item={item} inputValue={inputValue} />
+      <InvalidText
+        token={token}
+        state={state}
+        item={item}
+        inputValue={inputValue}
+        isOpen={isOpen}
+      />
     </Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/utils.tsx b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/utils.tsx
index 3314e464d49956..22d4028165618c 100644
--- a/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/utils.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/searchQueryBuilder/utils.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export function parseQueryBuilderValue(
   getFieldDefinition: FieldDefinitionGetter,
   options?: {
     filterKeys: TagCollection;
+    disallowFreeText?: boolean;
     disallowLogicalOperators?: boolean;
     disallowWildcard?: boolean;
   }
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export function parseQueryBuilderValue(
   return collapseTextTokens(
     parseSearch(value || ' ', {
       flattenParenGroups: true,
+      disallowFreeText: options?.disallowFreeText,
       disallowWildcard: options?.disallowWildcard,
       disallowedLogicalOperators: options?.disallowLogicalOperators
         ? new Set([BooleanOperator.AND, BooleanOperator.OR])