diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.ts b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.ts
index a19f476908..fb28f4622c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     return () => {
       if (!column.value) return null
 
-      return h(renderIcon(column.value, abstractType.value), { class: 'text-grey mx-1 !text-sm' })
+      return h(renderIcon(column.value, abstractType.value), { class: 'text-grey mx-1 !text-xs' })
     }
   },
 })
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/CellIcon.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.vue
rename to packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.ts
index c92a98a17f..850dadee6d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCellIcon.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { PropType } from '@vue/runtime-core'
 import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType, LookupType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import { RelationTypes, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
-import { ColumnInj, MetaInj, computed, inject, isBt, isHm, isLookup, isMm, isRollup, ref, toRef } from '#imports'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { ColumnInj, MetaInj, defineComponent, h, inject, isBt, isHm, isLookup, isMm, isRollup, ref, toRef, watch } from '#imports'
 import GenericIcon from '~icons/mdi/square-rounded'
 import HMIcon from '~icons/mdi/table-arrow-right'
 import BTIcon from '~icons/mdi/table-arrow-left'
@@ -13,28 +13,10 @@ import CountIcon from '~icons/mdi/counter'
 import SpecificDBTypeIcon from '~icons/mdi/database-settings'
 import TableColumnPlusBefore from '~icons/mdi/table-column-plus-before'
 
-const props = defineProps<{ columnMeta?: ColumnType }>()
-
-const columnMeta = toRef(props, 'columnMeta')
-
-const column = inject(ColumnInj, ref(columnMeta)) as Ref<ColumnType & { colOptions: LookupType }>
-
-let relationColumn: ColumnType & { colOptions: LookupType }
-
-if (column) {
-  if (isLookup(column.value) || isBt(column.value) || isRollup(column.value) || isMm(column.value) || isHm(column.value)) {
-    const meta = inject(MetaInj, ref())
-
-    relationColumn = meta.value?.columns?.find((c) => c.id === column.value?.colOptions?.fk_relation_column_id) as ColumnType & {
-      colOptions: LinkToAnotherRecordType
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-const icon = computed(() => {
-  switch (column.value?.uidt) {
+const renderIcon = (column: ColumnType, relationColumn?: ColumnType) => {
+  switch (column.uidt) {
     case UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord:
-      switch ((column.value.colOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType)?.type) {
+      switch ((column.colOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType)?.type) {
         case RelationTypes.MANY_TO_MANY:
           return { icon: MMIcon, color: 'text-accent' }
         case RelationTypes.HAS_MANY:
@@ -70,10 +52,55 @@ const icon = computed(() => {
     case UITypes.Count:
       return { icon: CountIcon, color: 'text-grey' }
   }
+
   return { icon: GenericIcon, color: 'text-grey' }
-})
-</script>
+}
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  name: 'VirtualCellIcon',
+  props: {
+    columnMeta: {
+      type: Object as PropType<ColumnType>,
+      required: false,
+    },
+  },
+  setup(props) {
+    const columnMeta = toRef(props, 'columnMeta')
+
+    const column = inject(ColumnInj, ref(columnMeta)) as Ref<ColumnType & { colOptions: LookupType }>
+
+    let relationColumn: ColumnType & { colOptions: LookupType }
+
+    watch(
+      column,
+      () => {
+        if (column && column.value) {
+          if (
+            isMm(column.value) ||
+            isHm(column.value) ||
+            isBt(column.value) ||
+            isLookup(column.value) ||
+            isRollup(column.value)
+          ) {
+            const meta = inject(MetaInj, ref())
 
-<template>
-  <component :is="icon.icon" class="mx-1 !text-xs" :class="icon.color" />
-</template>
+            relationColumn = meta.value?.columns?.find(
+              (c) => c.id === column.value?.colOptions?.fk_relation_column_id,
+            ) as ColumnType & {
+              colOptions: LinkToAnotherRecordType
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      { immediate: true },
+    )
+
+    return () => {
+      if (!column.value) return null
+
+      const { icon: Icon, color } = renderIcon(column.value, relationColumn)
+
+      return h(Icon, { class: `${color} mx-1 !text-xs` })
+    }
+  },
+})