diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FilterInput.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FilterInput.vue
index 5ac7e278dd..02f5bf7ec2 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FilterInput.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FilterInput.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import {
+  ActiveCellInj,
   ColumnInj,
-  EditModeInj,
+  IsFormInj,
   ReadonlyInj,
   computed,
   isBoolean,
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ const hasExtraPadding = $computed(() => {
       isYear(column.value, abstractType))
   )
 })
+
+// provide the following to override the default behavior and enable input fields like in form
+provide(ActiveCellInj, ref(true))
+provide(IsFormInj, ref(true))
 </script>
 
 <template>