diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/Noco.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/Noco.ts
index bd2fed4b61..d144579e41 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/Noco.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/Noco.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default class Noco {
   constructor() {
     process.env.PORT = process.env.PORT || '8080';
     // todo: move
-    process.env.NC_VERSION = '0104002';
+    process.env.NC_VERSION = '0104003';
 
     // if env variable NC_MINIMAL_DBS is set, then disable project creation with external sources
     if (process.env.NC_MINIMAL_DBS) {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/NcUpgrader.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/NcUpgrader.ts
index 06890a86c3..1fea08ebed 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/NcUpgrader.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/NcUpgrader.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import ncProjectRolesUpgrader from './ncProjectRolesUpgrader';
 import ncFilterUpgrader from './ncFilterUpgrader';
 import ncAttachmentUpgrader from './ncAttachmentUpgrader';
 import ncAttachmentUpgrader_0104002 from './ncAttachmentUpgrader_0104002';
+import ncStickyColumnUpgrader from './ncStickyColumnUpgrader';
 
 const log = debug('nc:version-upgrader');
 import boxen from 'boxen';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export default class NcUpgrader {
         { name: '0100002', handler: ncFilterUpgrader },
         { name: '0101002', handler: ncAttachmentUpgrader },
         { name: '0104002', handler: ncAttachmentUpgrader_0104002 },
+        { name: '0104003', handler: ncStickyColumnUpgrader },
       ];
       if (!(await ctx.ncMeta.knexConnection?.schema?.hasTable?.('nc_store'))) {
         return;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncStickyColumnUpgrader.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncStickyColumnUpgrader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7168c27fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncStickyColumnUpgrader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { NcUpgraderCtx } from './NcUpgrader';
+import { MetaTable } from '../utils/globals';
+
+// before 0.104.3, primary value column can be in any position in table
+// with this upgrade we introduced sticky primary column feature
+// this upgrader will make primary value column first column in grid views
+
+export default async function ({ ncMeta }: NcUpgraderCtx) {
+  const grid_columns = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.GRID_VIEW_COLUMNS);
+  const grid_views = [...new Set(grid_columns.map((col) => col.fk_view_id))]
+
+  for (const view_id of grid_views) {
+    // get a list of view columns sorted by order
+    const view_columns = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.GRID_VIEW_COLUMNS, {
+      condition: {
+        fk_view_id: view_id,
+      },
+      orderBy: {
+        order: 'asc',
+      },
+    });
+    const view_columns_meta = []
+
+    // get column meta for each view column
+    for (const col of view_columns) {
+      const col_meta = await ncMeta.metaGet(null, null, MetaTable.COLUMNS, { id: col.fk_column_id });
+      view_columns_meta.push(col_meta);
+    }
+
+    const primary_value_column_meta = view_columns_meta.find((col) => col.pv);
+
+    if (primary_value_column_meta) {
+      const primary_value_column = view_columns.find((col) => col.fk_column_id === primary_value_column_meta.id);
+      const primary_value_column_index = view_columns.findIndex((col) => col.fk_column_id === primary_value_column_meta.id);
+      const view_orders = view_columns.map((col) => col.order);
+      const view_min_order = Math.min(...view_orders);
+
+      // if primary_value_column is not visible, make it visible
+      if (!primary_value_column.show) {
+        await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+          null,
+          null,
+          MetaTable.GRID_VIEW_COLUMNS,
+          { show: true },
+          primary_value_column.id,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (primary_value_column.order ===  view_min_order && view_orders.filter((o) => o === view_min_order).length === 1) {
+        // if primary_value_column is in first order do nothing
+        continue;
+      } else {
+        // if primary_value_column not in first order, move it to the start of array
+        if (primary_value_column_index !== 0) {
+          const temp_pv = view_columns.splice(primary_value_column_index, 1);
+          view_columns.unshift(...temp_pv);
+        }
+
+        // update order of all columns in view to match the order in array
+        for (let i = 0; i < view_columns.length; i++) {
+          await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+            null,
+            null,
+            MetaTable.GRID_VIEW_COLUMNS,
+            { order: i + 1 },
+            view_columns[i].id
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}