diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index a73fc6806e..973eb9c8a0 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ const {
   makeActive,
   selectedRange,
   isCellInFillRange,
+  isFillMode,
 } = useMultiSelect(
   meta,
   fields,
@@ -668,10 +669,13 @@ onClickOutside(tableBodyEl, (e) => {
 
   if (editEnabled && (isVirtualCol(activeCol) || activeCol.uidt === UITypes.JSON)) return
 
+  // skip if fill mode is active
+  if (isFillMode.value) return
+
   // ignore unselecting if clicked inside or on the picker(Date, Time, DateTime, Year)
   // or single/multi select options
   const activePickerOrDropdownEl = document.querySelector(
-    '.nc-picker-datetime.active,.nc-dropdown-single-select-cell.active,.nc-dropdown-multi-select-cell.active,.nc-picker-date.active,.nc-picker-year.active,.nc-picker-time.active,.nc-fill-handle',
+    '.nc-picker-datetime.active,.nc-dropdown-single-select-cell.active,.nc-dropdown-multi-select-cell.active,.nc-picker-date.active,.nc-picker-year.active,.nc-picker-time.active',
   )
   if (
     e.target &&
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useMultiSelect/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useMultiSelect/index.ts
index 2b1e5f30f8..c878dbf630 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useMultiSelect/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useMultiSelect/index.ts
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ export function useMultiSelect(
     resetSelectedRange,
     selectedRange,
     makeActive,
-    fillHandleMouseDown,
     isCellInFillRange,
     isMouseDown,
+    isFillMode,
   }
 }