diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
index b909374a25..f8319e7467 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const {
   displayValueProp,
 } = useLTARStoreOrThrow()
 
-const { isNew, state, removeLTARRef } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
+const { isNew, state, removeLTARRef, addLTARRef } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
 
 watch(
   [vModel, isForm],
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ const unlinkRow = async (row: Record<string, any>, id: number) => {
   }
 }
 
+const linkRow = async (row: Record<string, any>, id: number) => {
+  if (isNew.value) {
+    await addLTARRef(row, injectedColumn?.value as ColumnType)
+  } else {
+    await link(row, {}, false, id)
+  }
+}
+
 const attachmentCol = computedInject(FieldsInj, (_fields) => {
   return (relatedTableMeta.value.columns ?? []).filter((col) => isAttachment(col))[0]
 })
@@ -160,7 +168,7 @@ watch(expandedFormDlg, () => {
 
                 isChildrenListLinked[Number.parseInt(id)]
                   ? unlinkRow(refRow, Number.parseInt(id))
-                  : link(refRow, {}, false, Number.parseInt(id))
+                  : linkRow(refRow, Number.parseInt(id))
               }
             "
           />
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
index 10c5637e0d..0df6fb17ab 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const {
   row,
 } = useLTARStoreOrThrow()
 
-const { addLTARRef, isNew } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
+const { addLTARRef, isNew, removeLTARRef } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
 
 const isPublic = inject(IsPublicInj, ref(false))
 
@@ -56,12 +56,23 @@ const isFocused = ref(false)
 const linkRow = async (row: Record<string, any>, id: number) => {
   if (isNew.value) {
     addLTARRef(row, injectedColumn?.value as ColumnType)
+    isChildrenExcludedListLinked.value[id] = true
     saveRow!()
   } else {
     await link(row, {}, false, id)
   }
 }
 
+const unlinkRow = async (row: Record<string, any>, id: number) => {
+  if (isNew.value) {
+    removeLTARRef(row, injectedColumn?.value as ColumnType)
+    isChildrenExcludedListLinked.value[id] = false
+    saveRow!()
+  } else {
+    await unlink(row, {}, false, id)
+  }
+}
+
 /** reload list on modal open */
 watch(vModel, (nextVal, prevVal) => {
   if (nextVal && !prevVal) {
@@ -212,7 +223,7 @@ watch(expandedFormDlg, () => {
             "
             @click="
               () => {
-                if (isChildrenExcludedListLinked[Number.parseInt(id)]) unlink(refRow, {}, false, Number.parseInt(id))
+                if (isChildrenExcludedListLinked[Number.parseInt(id)]) unlinkRow(refRow, Number.parseInt(id))
                 else linkRow(refRow, Number.parseInt(id))
               }
             "
@@ -244,7 +255,7 @@ watch(expandedFormDlg, () => {
           show-less-items
         />
       </div>
-      <NcButton class="nc-close-btn" @click="vModel = false"> Close </NcButton>
+      <NcButton class="nc-close-btn ml-auto" @click="vModel = false"> Close </NcButton>
     </div>
     <Suspense>
       <LazySmartsheetExpandedForm