diff --git a/superset/explorables/base.py b/superset/explorables/base.py
index 2d534b72099..e572c6d5a36 100644
--- a/superset/explorables/base.py
+++ b/superset/explorables/base.py
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ class Explorable(Protocol):
     # Identity & Metadata
     # =========================================================================
 
+    @property
+    def id(self) -> int | str:
+        """
+        Primary key identifier for this explorable.
+
+        Used for database lookups such as row-level security filter resolution.
+        Must be accessible without triggering expensive operations like
+        database engine connections.
+
+        :return: Primary key (typically int, but may be str for some implementations)
+        """
+
     @property
     def uid(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/superset/security/manager.py b/superset/security/manager.py
index a619b6ca2dd..9019048b1c4 100644
--- a/superset/security/manager.py
+++ b/superset/security/manager.py
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ class SupersetSecurityManager(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
             .filter(RLSFilterRoles.c.role_id.in_(user_roles))
         )
         filter_tables = self.session.query(RLSFilterTables.c.rls_filter_id).filter(
-            RLSFilterTables.c.table_id == table.data["id"]
+            RLSFilterTables.c.table_id == table.id
         )
         query = (
             self.session.query(
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/security/manager_test.py b/tests/unit_tests/security/manager_test.py
index db34a8edb98..65ee4e7c6e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/security/manager_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/security/manager_test.py
@@ -1186,3 +1186,40 @@ def test_get_catalogs_accessible_by_user_schema_access(
     catalogs = {"catalog1", "catalog2"}
 
     assert sm.get_catalogs_accessible_by_user(database, catalogs) == {"catalog2"}
+
+
+def test_get_rls_filters_uses_table_id_directly(
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    app_context: None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Test that get_rls_filters() uses table.id directly instead of table.data["id"].
+
+    Accessing table.data triggers the full data property chain including select_star,
+    which requires a live database engine connection. When the DB is unreachable, this
+    causes the entire dashboard GET endpoint to fail with a 500 error.
+
+    This test ensures we use the direct .id attribute and never access .data,
+    preventing regressions that would break dashboard loading when DBs are unavailable.
+    """
+    sm = SupersetSecurityManager(appbuilder)
+
+    # Create a mock table where .data raises an exception if accessed
+    table = mocker.MagicMock()
+    table.id = 42
+    type(table).data = mocker.PropertyMock(
+        side_effect=Exception(
+            "table.data should not be accessed - use table.id directly"
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Mock user context
+    mock_user = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mock_user.roles = [mocker.MagicMock(id=1)]
+    mocker.patch("superset.security.manager.g", user=mock_user)
+    mocker.patch.object(sm, "get_user_roles", return_value=mock_user.roles)
+
+    # Call get_rls_filters - if it accesses table.data, the PropertyMock will raise
+    # If it uses table.id directly (correct behavior), it will complete successfully
+    result = sm.get_rls_filters(table)
+    assert isinstance(result, list)