diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupBy.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupBy.vue
index a0ae323584..a06811ecab 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupBy.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupBy.vue
@@ -140,13 +140,12 @@ const onScroll = (e: Event) => {
 // a method to parse group key if grouped column type is LTAR or Lookup
 // in these 2 scenario it will return json array or `___` separated value
 const parseKey = (group) => {
-  const key = group.key.toString()
+  let key = group.key.toString()
 
   // parse json array key if it's a lookup or link to another record
   if ((key && group.column?.uidt === UITypes.Lookup) || group.column?.uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord) {
     try {
-      const parsedKey = JSON.parse(key)
-      return parsedKey
+      key = JSON.parse(key)
     } catch {
       // if parsing try to split it by `___` (for sqlite)
       return key.split('___')
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupByTable.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupByTable.vue
index a19d1224a0..0a0a72a788 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupByTable.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupByTable.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import { UITypes, isLinksOrLTAR } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RollupColumn } from '../../../../nocodb/src/models'
 import Table from './Table.vue'
 import { IsGroupByInj, computed, ref } from '#imports'
 import type { Group, Row } from '#imports'
@@ -43,7 +45,14 @@ function addEmptyRow(group: Group, addAfter?: number) {
   addAfter = addAfter ?? group.rows.length
 
   const setGroup = group.nestedIn.reduce((acc, curr) => {
-    if (curr.key !== '__nc_null__') acc[curr.title] = curr.key
+    if (
+      curr.key !== '__nc_null__' &&
+      // avoid setting default value for rollup, formula, barcode, qrcode, links, ltar
+      !isLinksOrLTAR(curr.column_uidt) &&
+      ![UITypes.Rollup, UITypes.Lookup, UITypes.Formula, UITypes.Barcode, UITypes.QrCode].includes(curr.column_uidt)
+    ) {
+      acc[curr.title] = curr.key
+    }
     return acc
   }, {} as Record<string, any>)