diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/ColumnFilter.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/ColumnFilter.vue
index f5b4007fa1..5ebafbfeda 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/ColumnFilter.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/ColumnFilter.vue
@@ -324,13 +324,23 @@ export default {
         if (
           f &&
           f.fk_column_id &&
-          this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id] &&
-          this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id].uidt ===
-            UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord &&
-          this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id].uidt === UITypes.Lookup
+          this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id]
         ) {
-          return !['notempty', 'empty', 'notnull', 'null'].includes(op.value)
-        }
+            const uidt = this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id].uidt
+            if (uidt === UITypes.Lookup) {
+              // TODO: handle it later
+              return !['notempty', 'empty', 'notnull', 'null'].includes(op.value)
+            } else if (uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord) {
+              const type = this.columnsById[f.fk_column_id].colOptions.type
+              if (type === 'hm' || type === 'mm') {
+                // exclude notnull & null
+                return !['notnull', 'null'].includes(op.value)
+              } else if (type === 'bt') {
+                // exclude notempty & empty
+                return !['notempty', 'empty'].includes(op.value)
+              } 
+            }
+          }
         return true
       })
     },