diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90e69d6aebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import type { components } from 'api-types'
+import { mockAnimationsApi } from 'jsdom-testing-mocks'
+import { HttpResponse } from 'msw'
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { Form } from 'ui'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { DestinationPanelSchemaType } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/DestinationForm.schema'
+import type { DestinationType } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationPanel.types'
+import { PipelineDataSection } from './PipelineDataSection'
+import { customRender } from '@/tests/lib/custom-render'
+import { addAPIMock } from '@/tests/lib/msw'
+
+mockAnimationsApi()
+type ReplicationSourcesResponse = components['schemas']['SourcesResponse_Output']
+type PublicationDetailsResponse = components['schemas']['PublicationDetailsResponse_Output']
+type PublicationNamesResponse = components['schemas']['ReadPublicationsResponse_Output']
+
+const mockSources: ReplicationSourcesResponse = {
+  sources: [
+    {
+      id: 1,
+      name: 'default',
+      tenant_id: 'tenant',
+      config: { host: 'db.internal', name: 'main-db', port: 5432, username: 'etl_user' },
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+const mockPublicationDetails = (publishViaPartitionRoot: boolean): PublicationDetailsResponse => ({
+  name: 'analytics',
+  config: {
+    type: 'tables',
+    tables: [],
+    operations: ['insert', 'update', 'delete', 'truncate'],
+    publish_via_partition_root: publishViaPartitionRoot,
+  },
+  tables: [],
+})
+
+const mockPublicationRequests = (publishViaPartitionRoot: boolean) => {
+  addAPIMock({
+    method: 'get',
+    path: '/platform/replication/:ref/sources',
+    response: () => HttpResponse.json<ReplicationSourcesResponse>(mockSources),
+  })
+  addAPIMock({
+    method: 'get',
+    path: '/platform/replication/v2/:ref/sources/:source_id/publications',
+    response: () =>
+      HttpResponse.json<PublicationNamesResponse>({
+        publications: [{ name: 'analytics' }],
+      }),
+  })
+  addAPIMock({
+    method: 'get',
+    path: '/platform/replication/v2/:ref/sources/:source_id/publications/:publication_name',
+    response: () =>
+      HttpResponse.json<PublicationDetailsResponse>(
+        mockPublicationDetails(publishViaPartitionRoot)
+      ),
+  })
+}
+
+const TestSection = ({ type }: { type: DestinationType }) => {
+  const form = useForm<DestinationPanelSchemaType>({
+    defaultValues: {
+      publicationName: 'analytics',
+      tableSyncCopyMode: 'include_all_tables',
+      tableSyncCopyTableIds: [],
+      maxFillMs: 500,
+      maxTableSyncWorkers: 4,
+      maxCopyConnectionsPerTable: 1,
+      invalidatedSlotBehavior: 'error',
+      tableOptions: [],
+    },
+  })
+  return (
+    <Form {...form}>
+      <PipelineDataSection type={type} form={form} onSelectNewPublication={vi.fn()} />
+    </Form>
+  )
+}
+
+describe('PipelineDataSection', () => {
+  it.each<DestinationType>(['BigQuery', 'DuckLake', 'Snowflake', 'ClickHouse', 'Analytics Bucket'])(
+    'groups %s publication, initial sync and replication settings without connection fields',
+    async (type) => {
+      mockPublicationRequests(false)
+      customRender(<TestSection type={type} />)
+      expect(screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Data' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.getByText('Initial sync')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(screen.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent(
+          'Each partition is replicated separately.'
+        )
+      )
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Advanced settings/ }))
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Batch wait time')).toHaveValue(500)
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Table sync workers')).toHaveValue(4)
+      expect(screen.queryByText('Table layout') !== null).toBe(type === 'BigQuery')
+      for (const label of [
+        'Pipeline name',
+        'Pipeline region',
+        'Connection pool size',
+        'Maximum staleness',
+        'Pool size',
+        'Role',
+      ]) {
+        expect(screen.queryByText(label)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+      }
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Batch wait time'), { target: { value: '750' } })
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Advanced settings/ }))
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Advanced settings/ }))
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Batch wait time')).toHaveValue(750)
+    }
+  )
+})
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..934ec566f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { UseFormReturn } from 'react-hook-form'
+
+import { AdvancedSettings } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/AdvancedSettings'
+import type { DestinationPanelSchemaType } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/DestinationForm.schema'
+import { PublicationSelection } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/PublicationSelection'
+import { TableCopySelection } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/TableCopySelection'
+import type { DestinationType } from '../DestinationPanel/DestinationPanel.types'
+
+export const PipelineDataSection = ({
+  type,
+  form,
+  onSelectNewPublication,
+}: {
+  type: DestinationType
+  form: UseFormReturn<DestinationPanelSchemaType>
+  onSelectNewPublication: () => void
+}) => (
+  <section aria-label="Data">
+    <div className="p-5 flex flex-col gap-y-6">
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Data</h3>
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+        <PublicationSelection form={form} onSelectNewPublication={onSelectNewPublication} />
+        <TableCopySelection form={form} editMode={false} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <AdvancedSettings type={type} form={form} group="data" />
+  </section>
+)
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.test.tsx
index 254ee8371c9..bbfcd09a7c6 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.test.tsx
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ describe('DestinationForm edit submission', () => {
           onClose={vi.fn()}
         />
       )
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('region', { name: 'Data' }) !== null).toBe(shouldShowSection)
       expect(screen.queryByRole('region', { name: 'Destination connection' }) !== null).toBe(
         shouldShowSection
       )
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.tsx
index b260639232c..88d57dedf69 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Admonition } from 'ui-patterns/Admonition'
 import * as z from 'zod'
 
 import { PipelineConnectionSection } from '../../CreatePipeline/PipelineConnectionSection'
+import { PipelineDataSection } from '../../CreatePipeline/PipelineDataSection'
 import {
   useIsETLBigQueryPrivateAlpha,
   useIsETLClickHousePrivateAlpha,
@@ -497,49 +498,45 @@ export const DestinationForm = ({
                     <DialogSectionSeparator />
                   </>
                 )}
-                <div className="p-5 flex flex-col gap-y-6">
-                  {isErrorExistingConfig && (
-                    <Admonition type="warning">
-                      <p className="leading-normal!">
-                        The existing destination or pipeline settings could not be loaded. Refresh
-                        before applying changes.
-                      </p>
-                    </Admonition>
-                  )}
-                  <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
-                    {shouldShowConnectionSection ? 'Data' : 'Destination details'}
-                  </p>
-
-                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
-                    {!shouldShowConnectionSection && (
-                      <DestinationNameInput form={form} destinationType={selectedType} />
-                    )}
-                    <PublicationSelection
-                      form={form}
-                      onSelectNewPublication={() => setPublicationPanelVisible(true)}
-                    />
-                    <TableCopySelection form={form} editMode={editMode} />
-                    {!shouldShowConnectionSection && (
-                      <PipelineRegionField destinationType={selectedType} />
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-
-                {!shouldShowConnectionSection && (
+                {shouldShowConnectionSection ? (
+                  <PipelineDataSection
+                    type={selectedType}
+                    form={form}
+                    onSelectNewPublication={() => setPublicationPanelVisible(true)}
+                  />
+                ) : (
                   <>
+                    <div className="p-5 flex flex-col gap-y-6">
+                      {isErrorExistingConfig && (
+                        <Admonition type="warning">
+                          <p className="leading-normal!">
+                            The existing destination or pipeline settings could not be loaded.
+                            Refresh before applying changes.
+                          </p>
+                        </Admonition>
+                      )}
+                      <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Destination details</p>
+
+                      <div className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+                        <DestinationNameInput form={form} destinationType={selectedType} />
+                        <PublicationSelection
+                          form={form}
+                          onSelectNewPublication={() => setPublicationPanelVisible(true)}
+                        />
+                        <TableCopySelection form={form} editMode={editMode} />
+                        <PipelineRegionField destinationType={selectedType} />
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     <DialogSectionSeparator />
                     {destinationFields}
+
+                    <DialogSectionSeparator />
+
+                    <AdvancedSettings type={selectedType} form={form} group="all" />
                   </>
                 )}
 
-                {!shouldShowConnectionSection && <DialogSectionSeparator />}
-
-                <AdvancedSettings
-                  type={selectedType}
-                  form={form}
-                  group={shouldShowConnectionSection ? 'data' : 'all'}
-                />
-
                 {!editMode && hasRunValidation && !isValidating && (
                   <>
                     <DialogSectionSeparator />