diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index f2132346..04387011 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-1.42.0 (2025/12/20)
+Upcoming (TBD)
 ==============
 
+Features
+--------
+* Update query processing functions to allow automatic show_warnings to work for more code paths like DDL
+
 Bug Fixes
 --------
 * Update the prompt display logic to handle an edge case where a socket is used without
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 6f9965b5..86dcc5c4 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ def format_output(
         if title:  # Only print the title if it's not None.
             output = itertools.chain(output, [title])
 
-        if cur:
+        if headers or (cur and title):
             column_types = None
             if isinstance(cur, Cursor):
 
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ def get_col_type(col) -> type:
 
                 column_types = [get_col_type(tup) for tup in cur.description]
 
-            if max_width is not None:
+            if max_width is not None and isinstance(cur, Cursor):
                 cur = list(cur)
 
             formatted = use_formatter.format_output(
@@ -1377,7 +1377,9 @@ def get_last_query(self) -> str | None:
     is_flag=True,
     help="Automatically switch to vertical output mode if the result is wider than the terminal width.",
 )
-@click.option("--show-warnings/--no-show-warnings", is_flag=True, help="Automatically show warnings after executing a SQL statement.")
+@click.option(
+    "--show-warnings/--no-show-warnings", "show_warnings", is_flag=True, help="Automatically show warnings after executing a SQL statement."
+)
 @click.option("-t", "--table", is_flag=True, help="Display batch output in table format.")
 @click.option("--csv", is_flag=True, help="Display batch output in CSV format.")
 @click.option("--warn/--no-warn", default=None, help="Warn before running a destructive query.")
diff --git a/mycli/sqlexecute.py b/mycli/sqlexecute.py
index 49c41e8a..d7445abb 100644
--- a/mycli/sqlexecute.py
+++ b/mycli/sqlexecute.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def get_result(self, cursor: Cursor) -> tuple:
             plural = '' if cursor.warning_count == 1 else 's'
             status = f'{status}, {cursor.warning_count} warning{plural}'
 
-        return (title, cursor if cursor.description else None, headers, status)
+        return (title, cursor, headers, status)
 
     def tables(self) -> Generator[tuple[str], None, None]:
         """Yields table names"""
diff --git a/test/test_main.py b/test/test_main.py
index 34cbde66..3d6baaec 100644
--- a/test/test_main.py
+++ b/test/test_main.py
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ def test_disable_show_warnings(executor):
     assert result[0]["status"] == "Show warnings disabled."
 
 
+@dbtest
+def test_output_ddl_with_warning_and_show_warnings_enabled(executor):
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    db = "mycli_test_db"
+    table = "table_that_definitely_does_not_exist_1234"
+    sql = f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {db}.{table}"
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, args=CLI_ARGS + ["--show-warnings", "--no-warn"], input=sql)
+    expected = "Level\tCode\tMessage\nNote\t1051\tUnknown table 'mycli_test_db.table_that_definitely_does_not_exist_1234'\n"
+    assert expected in result.output
+
+
 @dbtest
 def test_output_with_warning_and_show_warnings_enabled(executor):
     runner = CliRunner()