diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
index 939a4ccb9d..3c0a37685f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const container = computed(() =>
 const expandedFormDlg = ref(false)
 const expandedFormRow = ref()
 
+/** reload children list whenever cell value changes and list is visible */
 watch(
   () => props.cellValue,
   () => {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
index b33fe25bb0..7db6a95e2a 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ViewTypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { Api, ColumnType, FormType, GalleryType, PaginatedType, TableType, ViewType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { ComputedRef, Ref } from 'vue'
 import { message } from 'ant-design-vue'
@@ -174,7 +175,9 @@ export function useViewData(
       : await fetchSharedViewData()
     formattedData.value = formatData(response.list)
     paginationData.value = response.pageInfo
-    await loadAggCommentsCount()
+    if (viewMeta.value?.type === ViewTypes.GRID) {
+      await loadAggCommentsCount()
+    }
   }
 
   async function loadGalleryData() {