diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/MultiSelect.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/MultiSelect.vue
index eafeca7270..f2f37a84d5 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ const handleClose = (e: MouseEvent) => {
     !aselect.value.$el.contains(e.target) &&
     !document.querySelector('.nc-dropdown-multi-select-cell.active')?.contains(e.target as Node)
   ) {
+    // loose focus when clicked outside
+    isEditable.value = false
     isOpen.value = false
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect.vue
index 5c0475addf..9dbd3188cc 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect.vue
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ const onKeydown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
 
 const onSelect = () => {
   isOpen.value = false
+  isEditable.value = false
 }
 
 const cellClickHook = inject(CellClickHookInj, null)
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Cell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Cell.vue
index 31d5382b69..e7aa423376 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Cell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Cell.vue
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
   intersectionObserver.value?.observe(elementToObserve.value!)
 })
 
-// remove border of element when clicked outside
-onClickOutside(elementToObserve as any, () => {
-  editEnabled.value = false
-})
-
 // disconnect the observer when the cell is unmounted
 onUnmounted(() => {
   intersectionObserver.value?.disconnect()