diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
index f039144f72..0617b01e48 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import Column from '../../models/Column';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import validateParams from '../helpers/validateParams';
 
-import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
 import LinkToAnotherRecordColumn from '../../models/LinkToAnotherRecordColumn';
 import {
   getUniqueColumnAliasName,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ColumnReqType,
   isVirtualCol,
   LinkToAnotherColumnReqType,
+  LinkToAnotherRecordType,
   RelationTypes,
   substituteColumnAliasWithIdInFormula,
   substituteColumnIdWithAliasInFormula,
@@ -40,33 +40,19 @@ import { MetaTable } from '../../utils/globals';
 import formulaQueryBuilderv2 from '../../db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/formulav2/formulaQueryBuilderv2';
 import {
   createHmAndBtColumn,
+  generateFkName,
+  randomID,
   validateLookupPayload,
   validateRequiredField,
   validateRollupPayload,
 } from './helpers';
 
-const randomID = customAlphabet('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_', 10);
-
 export enum Altered {
   NEW_COLUMN = 1,
   DELETE_COLUMN = 4,
   UPDATE_COLUMN = 8,
 }
 
-
-// generate unique foreign key constraint name for foreign key
-const generateFkName = (parent: TableType, child: TableType) => {
-  // generate a unique constraint name by taking first 10 chars of parent and child table name (by replacing all non word chars with _)
-  // and appending a random string of 15 chars maximum length.
-  // In database constraint name can be upto 64 chars and here we are generating a name of maximum 40 chars
-  const constraintName = `fk_${parent.table_name
-    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
-    .slice(0, 10)}_${child.table_name
-    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
-    .slice(0, 10)}_${randomID(15)}`;
-  return constraintName;
-};
-
 export async function columnGet(req: Request, res: Response) {
   res.json(await Column.get({ colId: req.params.columnId }));
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts
index b9847b0627..c40b046095 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
 import {
   ColumnReqType,
   LinkToAnotherRecordType,
   LookupColumnReqType,
   RelationTypes,
   RollupColumnReqType,
+  TableType,
   UITypes,
 } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import Column from '../../../models/Column';
@@ -13,12 +15,18 @@ import Model from '../../../models/Model';
 import { getUniqueColumnAliasName } from '../../helpers/getUniqueName';
 import validateParams from '../../helpers/validateParams';
 
+export const randomID = customAlphabet(
+  '1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_',
+  10
+);
+
 export async function createHmAndBtColumn(
   child: Model,
   parent: Model,
   childColumn: Column,
   type?: RelationTypes,
   alias?: string,
+  fkColName?: string,
   virtual = false,
   isSystemCol = false
 ) {
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ export async function createHmAndBtColumn(
       fk_related_model_id: parent.id,
       virtual,
       system: isSystemCol,
+      fk_col_name: fkColName,
     });
   }
   // save hm column
@@ -60,6 +69,7 @@ export async function createHmAndBtColumn(
       fk_related_model_id: child.id,
       virtual,
       system: isSystemCol,
+      fk_col_name: fkColName,
     });
   }
 }
@@ -182,3 +192,16 @@ export const validateRequiredField = (
       prop in payload && payload[prop] !== undefined && payload[prop] !== null
   );
 };
+
+// generate unique foreign key constraint name for foreign key
+export const generateFkName = (parent: TableType, child: TableType) => {
+  // generate a unique constraint name by taking first 10 chars of parent and child table name (by replacing all non word chars with _)
+  // and appending a random string of 15 chars maximum length.
+  // In database constraint name can be upto 64 chars and here we are generating a name of maximum 40 chars
+  const constraintName = `fk_${parent.table_name
+    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
+    .slice(0, 10)}_${child.table_name
+    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
+    .slice(0, 10)}_${randomID(15)}`;
+  return constraintName;
+};