diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
index aaa297c6f6..f1b87bd0fd 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
@@ -744,21 +744,7 @@ export default {
               return o
             }, {})
 
-            let insertedData = await this.api.insert(insertObj)
-
-            // todo: optimize
-            if (this.meta.v && this.meta.v.length) {
-              try {
-                const where = this.meta.columns.filter(c => c.pk).map(c => `(${c._cn},eq,${insertedData[c._cn]})`).join('~and')
-                if (where) {
-                  const { childs, parents, many } = this.queryParams
-                  const data = (await this.api.list({ where, childs, parents, many }) || [insertedData])
-                  insertedData = data.length ? data[0] : insertedData
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                // ignore
-              }
-            }
+            const insertedData = await this.api.insert(insertObj)
 
             this.data.splice(row, 1, {
               row: insertedData,
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/BaseModel.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/BaseModel.ts
index 9f488958ea..2d4ad519f7 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/BaseModel.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/BaseModel.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ abstract class BaseModel {
   protected hasManyRelations: any;
   protected belongsToRelations: any;
   protected manyToManyRelations: any;
+  protected virtualColumns: any;
   protected config: any;
   protected clientType: string;
   public readonly type: string;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
index d919e9686d..ad16bfb540 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
       hasMany = [],
       belongsTo = [],
       manyToMany = [],
+      v,
       type,
       dbModels
     }: {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
     this.hasManyRelations = hasMany;
     this.belongsToRelations = belongsTo;
     this.manyToManyRelations = manyToMany;
+    this.virtualColumns = v;
     this.config = {
       limitDefault: process.env.DB_QUERY_LIMIT_DEFAULT || 10,
       limitMax: process.env.DB_QUERY_LIMIT_MAX || 500,
@@ -157,7 +159,9 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
    * @returns {Object} Copy of the object excluding primary keys
    * @private
    */
-  _extractPks(obj) {
+  _extractPks(obj): {
+    [key: string]: any
+  } {
     const objCopy = this.mapAliasToColumn(obj);
     for (const key in objCopy) {
       if (this.pks.filter(pk => pk._cn === key).length === 0) {
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
    * @returns {Object} Copy of the object excluding primary keys
    * @private
    */
-  _extractPksValues(obj) {
+  _extractPksValues(obj): string {
     const objCopy = this.mapAliasToColumn(obj);
     for (const key in objCopy) {
       if (this.pks.filter(pk => pk._cn === key).length === 0) {
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
    * @param {Object} [trx] - knex transaction object
    * @returns {Promise<Object[]>|Promise<Number[]>}
    */
+  // todo: optimize
   async insert(data, trx = null, cookie?: any) {
 
     try {
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
         response = await this._run(query);
       }
 
+      const ai = this.columns.find(c => c.ai);
       if (!response || (typeof response?.[0] !== 'object' && response?.[0] !== null)) {
         let id;
         if (response?.length) {
@@ -268,12 +274,14 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
           id = (await this._run(query))[0];
         }
 
-        const ai = this.columns.find(c => c.ai);
         if (ai) {
-          response = await this.readByPk(id)
+          // response = await this.readByPk(id)
+          response = await this.nestedRead(id, this.defaultNestedBtQueryParams)
         } else {
           response = data;
         }
+      } else if (ai) {
+        response = await this.nestedRead(Array.isArray(response) ? response?.[0]?.[ai._cn] : response?.[ai._cn], this.defaultNestedBtQueryParams)
       }
 
       if (Array.isArray(response)) {
@@ -1765,6 +1773,75 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
     return obj;
   }
 
+  protected get defaultNestedBtQueryParams(): any {
+    return Object.entries(this.defaultNestedQueryParams || {}).reduce((paramsObj, [key, val]) => {
+      if (key.startsWith('bfield') || key.startsWith('bf') || key === 'bt') {
+        return {...paramsObj, [key]: val}
+      }
+      return paramsObj;
+    }, {})
+  }
+
+  protected get defaultNestedQueryParams(): any {
+    // generate default nested fields args based on virtual column list
+    try {
+      const nestedFields: {
+        [key: string]: string[]
+      } = (this.virtualColumns || []).reduce((obj, vc) => {
+        if (vc.hm) {
+          obj.hm.push(vc.hm.tn)
+        } else if (vc.bt) {
+          obj.bt.push(vc.bt.rtn)
+        } else if (vc.mm) {
+          obj.mm.push(vc.mm.rtn)
+        }
+        return obj
+      }, {hm: [], bt: [], mm: []})
+
+      // todo: handle if virtual column missing
+      // construct fields args based on lookup columns
+      const fieldsObj = (this.virtualColumns || []).reduce((obj, vc) => {
+        if (!vc.lk) {
+          return obj
+        }
+
+        let key
+        let index
+        let column
+
+        switch (vc.lk.type) {
+          case 'mm':
+            index = nestedFields.mm.indexOf(vc.lk.ltn) + 1
+            key = `mfields${index}`
+            column = vc.lk.lcn
+            break
+          case 'hm':
+            index = nestedFields.hm.indexOf(vc.lk.ltn) + 1
+            key = `hfields${index}`
+            column = vc.lk.lcn
+            break
+          case 'bt':
+            index = nestedFields.bt.indexOf(vc.lk.ltn) + 1
+            key = `bfields${index}`
+            column = vc.lk.lcn
+            break
+        }
+
+        if (index && column) {
+          obj[key] = `${obj[key] ? `${obj[key]},` : ''}${column}`
+        }
+
+        return obj
+      }, {})
+      return {
+        ...Object.entries(nestedFields).reduce((ro, [k, a]) => ({...ro, [k]: a.join(',')}), {}),
+        ...fieldsObj
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      return {}
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
index 78bdbf2ecc..ef5c9c77f1 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
@@ -76,12 +76,25 @@ class BaseModel<T extends BaseApiBuilder<any>> extends BaseModelSql {
     await this.handleHooks('after.delete', data, req)
   }
 
-  private async handleHooks(hookName, data, req): Promise<void> {
+  private async handleHooks(hookName, _data, req): Promise<void> {
+    let data = _data;
+
+
     try {
       if (this.tn in this.builder.hooks
         && hookName in this.builder.hooks[this.tn]
         && this.builder.hooks[this.tn][hookName]
       ) {
+
+        if (hookName === 'after.update') {
+          try {
+            data = await this.nestedRead(req.params.id, this.defaultNestedQueryParams)
+          } catch (_) {
+            /* ignore */
+          }
+        }
+
+
         for (const hook of this.builder.hooks[this.tn][hookName]) {
           if (!hook.active) {
             continue