diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/index.vue
index 33db7c7b83..28912f4314 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/index.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useProvideAttachmentCell } from './utils'
 import { useSortable } from './sort'
 import Modal from './Modal.vue'
 import Carousel from './Carousel.vue'
-import { computed, isImage, openLink, ref, useDropZone, useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow, watch } from '#imports'
+import { computed, isImage, openLink, ref, useDropZone, useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow, watch, useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow } from '#imports'
 
 interface Props {
   modelValue: string | Record<string, any>[] | null
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ const sortableRef = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
 
 const { cellRefs } = useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow()!
 
-const { column, modalVisible, attachments, visibleItems, onDrop, isLoading, open, FileIcon, selectedImage, isReadonly } =
+const { column, modalVisible, attachments, visibleItems, onDrop, isLoading, open, FileIcon, selectedImage, isReadonly,   storedFilesRefs, } =
   useProvideAttachmentCell(updateModelValue)
 
 const currentCellRef = computed(() => cellRefs.value.find((cell) => cell.dataset.key === `${rowIndex}${column.value.id}`))
 
 const { dragging } = useSortable(sortableRef, visibleItems, updateModelValue, isReadonly)
 
+const { state: rowState } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
+
 const { isOverDropZone } = useDropZone(currentCellRef, onDrop)
 
 /** on new value, reparse our stored attachments */
@@ -53,6 +55,14 @@ onKeyDown('Escape', () => {
   modalVisible.value = false
   isOverDropZone.value = false
 })
+
+/** sync storedFilesRefs state with row state */
+watch(
+  () => storedFilesRefs?.value?.length || 0,
+  () => {
+    rowState.value[column.value.title!] = storedFilesRefs?.value
+  },
+)
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/utils.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/utils.ts
index ed0aab1982..e6a0c450d5 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/cell/attachment/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { message } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import FileSaver from 'file-saver'
 import { computed, inject, ref, useApi, useFileDialog, useInjectionState, useProject, watch } from '#imports'
-import { ColumnInj, EditModeInj, MetaInj, ReadonlyInj } from '~/context'
+import { ColumnInj, EditModeInj, IsPublicInj, MetaInj, ReadonlyInj } from '~/context'
 import { isImage } from '~/utils'
 import { NOCO } from '~/lib'
 import MdiPdfBox from '~icons/mdi/pdf-box'
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ import MdiFilePowerpointBox from '~icons/mdi/file-powerpoint-box'
 import MdiFileExcelOutline from '~icons/mdi/file-excel-outline'
 import IcOutlineInsertDriveFile from '~icons/ic/outline-insert-drive-file'
 
+
+interface AttachmentProps {
+  data?: any
+  file: File
+  title: string
+}
+
 export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
   (updateModelValue: (data: string | Record<string, any>[]) => void) => {
     const isReadonly = inject(ReadonlyInj, false)
 
-    const isPublicForm = inject('isPublicForm', false)
+    const isPublic = inject(IsPublicInj, ref(false))
 
     const isForm = inject('isForm', false)
 
@@ -27,8 +34,11 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
 
     const editEnabled = inject(EditModeInj, ref(false))
 
+    // todo: refactor name
     const storedFiles = ref<{ title: string; file: File }[]>([])
 
+    const storedFilesRefs = ref<File[]>([])
+
     const attachments = ref<File[]>([])
 
     const modalVisible = ref(false)
@@ -43,8 +53,9 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
 
     /** remove a file from our stored attachments (either locally stored or saved ones) */
     function removeFile(i: number) {
-      if (isPublicForm) {
+      if (isPublic.value) {
         storedFiles.value.splice(i, 1)
+        storedFilesRefs.value.splice(i, 1)
 
         updateModelValue(storedFiles.value.map((storedFile) => storedFile.file))
       } else {
@@ -57,16 +68,28 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
     async function onFileSelect(selectedFiles: FileList | File[]) {
       if (!selectedFiles.length || isPublicGrid) return
 
-      if (isPublicForm) {
+      if (isPublic.value) {
+        storedFilesRefs.value.push(...selectedFiles)
         storedFiles.value.push(
-          ...Array.from(selectedFiles).map((file) => {
-            const res = { file, title: file.name }
-            if (isImage(file.name, (file as any).mimetype)) {
-              const reader = new FileReader()
-              reader.readAsDataURL(file)
-            }
-            return res
-          }),
+          ...(await Promise.all<AttachmentProps>(
+            Array.from(selectedFiles).map(
+              (file) =>
+                new Promise<AttachmentProps>((resolve) => {
+                  const res: AttachmentProps = { file, title: file.name }
+                  if (isImage(file.name, (file as any).mimetype)) {
+                    const reader = new FileReader()
+                    reader.onload = (e: any) => {
+                      res.data = e.target?.result
+                      resolve(res)
+                    }
+                    reader.onerror = () => {
+                      resolve(res)
+                    }
+                    reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+                  }
+                }),
+            ),
+          )),
         )
 
         return updateModelValue(storedFiles.value.map((storedFile) => storedFile.file))
@@ -124,7 +147,7 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
     }
 
     /** our currently visible items, either the locally stored or the ones from db, depending on isPublicForm status */
-    const visibleItems = computed<any[]>(() => (isPublicForm ? storedFiles.value : attachments.value) || ([] as any[]))
+    const visibleItems = computed<any[]>(() => (isPublic.value ? storedFiles.value : attachments.value) || ([] as any[]))
 
     watch(files, (nextFiles) => nextFiles && onFileSelect(nextFiles))
 
@@ -132,7 +155,7 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
       attachments,
       storedFiles,
       visibleItems,
-      isPublicForm,
+      isPublic,
       isForm,
       isPublicGrid,
       isReadonly,
@@ -149,6 +172,7 @@ export const [useProvideAttachmentCell, useAttachmentCell] = useInjectionState(
       downloadFile,
       updateModelValue,
       selectedImage,
+      storedFilesRefs
     }
   },
   'useAttachmentCell',
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/shared-view/Form.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/shared-view/Form.vue
index 55572cff3a..9bd81515cc 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/shared-view/Form.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/shared-view/Form.vue
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const { state: additionalState } = useProvideSmartsheetRowStore(
                           />
                         </div>
                         <div v-if="isVirtualCol(field)" class="mt-0">
-                          <SmartsheetVirtualCell v-model="formState[field.title]" class="mt-0 nc-input" :column="field" />
+                          <SmartsheetVirtualCell  class="mt-0 nc-input" :column="field" />
                           <div
                             v-if="
                               v$.virtual?.$dirty && (!v$.virtual?.[col.title]?.required || !v$.virtual?.[col.title]?.minLength)