diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText.vue
index 82985aa48e..e350a6611f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText.vue
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ const isFocused = ref(false)
 
 const keys = useMagicKeys()
 
+const shouldShowLinkOption = computed(() => {
+  return isFormField.value ? isFocused.value : true
+})
+
 const turndownService = new TurndownService({})
 
 turndownService.addRule('lineBreak', {
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ marked.use({ extensions: [checkListItem] })
 
 const editorDom = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 
+const richTextLinkOptionRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
 const vModel = useVModel(props, 'value', emits, { defaultValue: '' })
 
 const tiptapExtensions = [
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ const editor = useEditor({
     emits('focus')
   },
   onBlur: (e) => {
-    if (!(e?.event?.relatedTarget as HTMLElement)?.closest('.bubble-menu, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) {
+    if (!(e?.event?.relatedTarget as HTMLElement)?.closest('.bubble-menu, .nc-textarea-rich-editor, .nc-rich-text')) {
       isFocused.value = false
       emits('blur')
     }
@@ -239,13 +245,37 @@ useEventListener(
   'focusout',
   (e: FocusEvent) => {
     const targetEl = e?.relatedTarget as HTMLElement
-    if (targetEl?.classList?.contains('tiptap') || !targetEl?.closest('.bubble-menu, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) {
+    if (targetEl?.classList?.contains('tiptap') || !targetEl?.closest('.bubble-menu, .tippy-content, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) {
+      isFocused.value = false
+      emits('blur')
+    }
+  },
+  true,
+)
+useEventListener(
+  richTextLinkOptionRef,
+  'focusout',
+  (e: FocusEvent) => {
+    const targetEl = e?.relatedTarget as HTMLElement
+    if (!targetEl && (e.target as HTMLElement)?.closest('.bubble-menu, .tippy-content, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) return
+
+    if (!targetEl?.closest('.bubble-menu, .tippy-content, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) {
       isFocused.value = false
       emits('blur')
     }
   },
   true,
 )
+onClickOutside(editorDom, (e) => {
+  if (!isFocused.value) return
+
+  const targetEl = e?.target as HTMLElement
+
+  if (!targetEl?.closest('.bubble-menu,.tippy-content, .nc-textarea-rich-editor')) {
+    isFocused.value = false
+    emits('blur')
+  }
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -281,7 +311,15 @@ useEventListener(
       </div>
       <CellRichTextSelectedBubbleMenuPopup v-if="editor && !isFormField && !isForm" :editor="editor" />
 
-      <CellRichTextLinkOptions v-if="editor" :editor="editor" />
+      <template v-if="shouldShowLinkOption">
+        <CellRichTextLinkOptions
+          v-if="editor"
+          ref="richTextLinkOptionRef"
+          :editor="editor"
+          :is-form-field="isFormField"
+          @blur="isFocused = false"
+        />
+      </template>
 
       <EditorContent
         ref="editorDom"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText/LinkOptions.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText/LinkOptions.vue
index e96f19bdd9..5c89009095 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText/LinkOptions.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/RichText/LinkOptions.vue
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import type { Mark } from 'prosemirror-model'
 
 const props = defineProps<Props>()
 
+const emits = defineEmits(['blur'])
+
 interface Props {
   editor: Editor
+  isFormField?: boolean
 }
 
-const editor = computed(() => props.editor)
+const { editor, isFormField } = toRefs(props)
 
 const inputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
 const linkNodeMark = ref<Mark | undefined>()
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ const onMountLinkOptions = (e) => {
     e.popper.style.width = '95%'
   }
 }
+
+const tabIndex = computed(() => {
+  return isFormField.value ? -1 : 0
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -188,17 +195,20 @@ const onMountLinkOptions = (e) => {
           <a-input
             ref="inputRef"
             v-model:value="href"
+            :tabindex="tabIndex"
             class="nc-text-area-rich-link-option-input flex-1 !mx-0.5 !px-1.5 !py-0.5 !rounded-md z-10"
             :bordered="false"
             placeholder="Enter a link"
             @change="onChange"
             @press-enter="onInputBoxEnter"
             @keydown="handleInputBoxKeyDown"
+            @blur="emits('blur')"
           />
         </div>
         <NcTooltip overlay-class-name="nc-text-area-rich-link-options">
           <template #title> Open link </template>
           <NcButton
+            :tabindex="tabIndex"
             :class="{
               '!text-gray-300 cursor-not-allowed': href.length === 0,
             }"
@@ -213,6 +223,7 @@ const onMountLinkOptions = (e) => {
         <NcTooltip overlay-class-name="nc-text-area-rich-link-options">
           <template #title> Delete link </template>
           <NcButton
+            :tabindex="tabIndex"
             class="!duration-0 !hover:(text-red-400 bg-red-50)"
             data-testid="nc-text-area-rich-link-options-open-delete"
             size="small"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
index f6688eff93..f5d7b07245 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ const formElementValidationRules = (element) => {
     {
       required: isRequired(element, element.required),
       message: t('msg.error.fieldRequired', { value: 'This field' }),
+      ...(element.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && isRequired(element, element.required) ? { type: 'enum', enum: [1, true] } : {}),
     },
   ]
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
index 93a70c2abd..1631c39fb7 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import useVuelidate from '@vuelidate/core'
-import { helpers, minLength, required } from '@vuelidate/validators'
+import { helpers, minLength, required, sameAs } from '@vuelidate/validators'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 import type {
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ const [useProvideSharedFormStore, useSharedFormStore] = useInjectionState((share
     }),
   )
 
-  const fieldRequired = (fieldName = 'This field') =>
-    helpers.withMessage(t('msg.error.fieldRequired', { value: fieldName }), required)
+  const fieldRequired = (fieldName = 'This field', isBoolean = false) =>
+    helpers.withMessage(t('msg.error.fieldRequired', { value: fieldName }), isBoolean ? sameAs(true) : required)
 
   const formColumns = computed(() =>
     columns.value
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const [useProvideSharedFormStore, useSharedFormStore] = useInjectionState((share
         ((column.rqd && !column.cdf) || (column.pk && !(column.ai || column.cdf)) || column.required)
       ) {
         obj.localState[column.title!] = {
-          required: fieldRequired(),
+          required: fieldRequired(undefined, column.uidt === UITypes.Checkbox && column.required ? true : false),
         }
       } else if (
         isLinksOrLTAR(column) &&