diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsList.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsList.vue
index 1a586c1cc1..7a27b1f028 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsList.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsList.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ViewTypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { SortableEvent } from 'sortablejs'
 import Sortable from 'sortablejs'
 import type { Menu as AntMenu } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import { isDefaultBase as _isDefaultBase } from '~/utils/baseUtils'
 import {
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
   message,
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
 
 const isDefaultBase = computed(() => {
   const base = project.value?.bases?.find((b) => b.id === table.value.base_id)
+  if (!base) return false
 
-  return base?.is_meta
+  return _isDefaultBase(base)
 })
 
 const { viewsByTable, activeView } = storeToRefs(useViewsStore())
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsNode.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsNode.vue
index a2a1bd2094..dc658f3236 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsNode.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/dashboard/TreeView/ViewsNode.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import type { VNodeRef } from '@vue/runtime-core'
 import type { KanbanType, ViewType, ViewTypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { WritableComputedRef } from '@vue/reactivity'
+import { isDefaultBase as _isDefaultBase } from '~/utils/baseUtils'
 import { IsLockedInj, inject, message, onKeyStroke, useDebounceFn, useNuxtApp, useRoles, useVModel } from '#imports'
 
 interface Props {
@@ -45,8 +46,9 @@ const { rightSidebarState } = storeToRefs(useSidebarStore())
 
 const isDefaultBase = computed(() => {
   const base = project.value?.bases?.find((b) => b.id === vModel.value.base_id)
+  if (!base) return false
 
-  return base?.is_meta
+  return _isDefaultBase(base)
 })
 
 const isDropdownOpen = ref(false)
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/baseUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/baseUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8e7ef31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/baseUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { BaseType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+
+const isDefaultBase = (base: BaseType) => base.is_meta
+
+export { isDefaultBase }