diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
index 08690540ce..26deeac2d7 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
@@ -2334,8 +2334,7 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
     args: {
       groupColumnId: string;
       ignoreFilterSort?: boolean;
-      sortArr?: any;
-      filterArr?: any;
+      options?: (string | number | null | boolean)[];
     } & Partial<XcFilter>
   ): Promise<
     {
@@ -2355,7 +2354,9 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
 
       // extract distinct group column values
       let groupingValues;
-      if (column.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
+      if (args.options?.length) {
+        groupingValues = args.options;
+      } else if (column.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
         const colOptions = await column.getColOptions<
           SelectOption[] & { options }
         >();
@@ -2474,9 +2475,9 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
       const groupedResult: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>[]> =
         _.groupBy(result, column.title);
 
-      const r = Object.entries(groupedResult).map(([key, value]) => ({
+      const r = groupingValues.map((key) => ({
         key,
-        value,
+        value: groupedResult[key] ?? [],
       }));
 
       return r;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/dataApis/dataAliasApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/dataApis/dataAliasApis.ts
index 81e403b0fe..ee40b0786e 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/dataApis/dataAliasApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/dataApis/dataAliasApis.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ async function getGroupedDataList(model, view: View, req) {
   try {
     listArgs.sortArr = JSON.parse(listArgs.sortArrJson);
   } catch (e) {}
+  try {
+    listArgs.options = JSON.parse(listArgs.optionsArrJson);
+  } catch (e) {}
 
   let data = [];
   // let count = 0
@@ -266,13 +269,13 @@ async function getGroupedDataList(model, view: View, req) {
     });
     data = data.map((item) => {
       // todo: use map to avoid loop
-      const count = countArr.find(
-        (countItem) => countItem.key || 'null' === item.key
-      )?.count;
+      const count =
+        countArr.find((countItem) => countItem.key || 'null' === item.key)
+          ?.count ?? 0;
 
       item.value = new PagedResponseImpl(item.value, {
         ...req.query,
-        count,
+        count: count,
       });
       return item;
     });