diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
index f126e2af15..9d924e1306 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ const newRowState = computed(() => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+// if it's an existing record close the list
+// after new record creation since it's already linking while creating
+watch(expandedFormDlg, (nexVal) => {
+  if (!nexVal && !isNew.value) vModel.value = false
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -110,9 +116,9 @@ const newRowState = computed(() => {
         <div class="flex-1" />
         <MdiReload class="cursor-pointer text-gray-500 nc-reload" @click="loadChildrenExcludedList" />
         <!--        Add new record -->
-        <a-button v-if="!isPublic" type="primary" size="small" @click="expandedFormDlg = true">{{
-          $t('activity.addNewRecord')
-        }}</a-button>
+        <a-button v-if="!isPublic" type="primary" size="small" @click="expandedFormDlg = true"
+          >{{ $t('activity.addNewRecord') }}
+        </a-button>
       </div>
       <template v-if="childrenExcludedList?.pageInfo?.totalRows">
         <div class="flex-1 overflow-auto min-h-0 scrollbar-thin-dull px-12">
@@ -122,10 +128,10 @@ const newRowState = computed(() => {
             class="!my-4 cursor-pointer hover:(!bg-gray-200/50 shadow-md) group"
             @click="linkRow(refRow)"
           >
-            {{ refRow[relatedTablePrimaryValueProp]
-            }}<span class="hidden group-hover:(inline) text-gray-400 text-[11px] ml-1"
-              >({{ $t('labels.primaryKey') }} : {{ getRelatedTableRowId(refRow) }})</span
-            >
+            {{ refRow[relatedTablePrimaryValueProp] }}
+            <span class="hidden group-hover:(inline) text-gray-400 text-[11px] ml-1">
+              ({{ $t('labels.primaryKey') }} : {{ getRelatedTableRowId(refRow) }})
+            </span>
           </a-card>
         </div>
         <div class="flex justify-center mt-6">