diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/EditColumn.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/EditColumn.vue
index 72aa5ee7c9..18c024af78 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/EditColumn.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/EditColumn.vue
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         if (this.newColumn.uidt === UITypes.Percent && this.newColumn?.meta?.defaultNumber) {
-          this.newColumn.cdf = this.newColumn?.meta?.defaultNumber
+          this.newColumn.cdf = Number(this.newColumn?.meta?.defaultNumber) / 100 
         }
 
         if (this.isLinkToAnotherRecord && this.$refs.relation) {