diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts
index af9551819d..3a0ab05696 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
 
   public get primaryKey(): Column {
     if (!this.columns) return null;
-    return this.columns?.find((c) => c.pk);
+    //  return first auto increment or augto generated column
+    // if not found return first pk column
+    return (
+      this.columns.find((c) => c.pk && (c.ai || c.meta?.ag)) ||
+      this.columns?.find((c) => c.pk)
+    );
   }
 
   public get primaryKeys(): Column[] {