diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
index e0531b2b3b..b9da198501 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const active = inject(ActiveCellInj)!
 
 const readonly = inject(ReadonlyInj, false)
 
+const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj)
+
 const listItemsDlg = ref(false)
 
 const { state, isNew, removeLTARRef } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ const unlinkRef = async (rec: Record<string, any>) => {
         <ItemChip :item="value" :value="value[relatedTablePrimaryValueProp]" @unlink="unlinkRef(value)" />
       </template>
     </div>
-    <div v-if="!readonly" class="flex-1 flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
+    <div v-if="!readonly || !isLocked" class="flex-1 flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
       <component
         :is="addIcon"
         class="text-sm nc-action-icon text-gray-500/50 hover:text-gray-500 select-none group-hover:(text-gray-500) nc-plus"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/HasMany.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/HasMany.vue
index cd32fd0812..7710c7e4e2 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/HasMany.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/HasMany.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   CellValueInj,
   ColumnInj,
   IsFormInj,
+  IsLockedInj,
   ReadonlyInj,
   ReloadViewDataHookInj,
   RowInj,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ const isForm = inject(IsFormInj)
 
 const readonly = inject(ReadonlyInj, false)
 
+const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj)
+
 const listItemsDlg = ref(false)
 
 const childListDlg = ref(false)
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ const unlinkRef = async (rec: Record<string, any>) => {
           </span>
         </template>
       </div>
-      <div class="flex-grow flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
+      <div v-if="!isLocked" class="flex-grow flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
         <MdiArrowExpand
           class="select-none transform text-sm nc-action-icon text-gray-500/50 hover:text-gray-500 nc-arrow-expand"
           @click="childListDlg = true"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/ManyToMany.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/ManyToMany.vue
index f1d30ca30c..ea5ec4a5eb 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/ManyToMany.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/ManyToMany.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   CellValueInj,
   ColumnInj,
   IsFormInj,
+  IsLockedInj,
   ReadonlyInj,
   ReloadViewDataHookInj,
   RowInj,
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ const isForm = inject(IsFormInj)
 
 const readonly = inject(ReadonlyInj, false)
 
+const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj)
+
 const listItemsDlg = ref(false)
 
 const childListDlg = ref(false)
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ const unlinkRef = async (rec: Record<string, any>) => {
         </template>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="flex-1 flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
+      <div v-if="!isLocked" class="flex-1 flex justify-end gap-1 min-h-[30px] align-center">
         <MdiArrowExpand
           class="text-sm nc-action-icon text-gray-500/50 hover:text-gray-500 nc-arrow-expand"
           @click="childListDlg = true"