diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SharedViewsList.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SharedViewsList.vue
index 33266b2bf9..b46def2fab 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SharedViewsList.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SharedViewsList.vue
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
                 </template>
               </td>
               <td class="caption text-center">
-                <template v-if="'download' in currentView">
-                  <span>{{ ~~currentView.download === 1 ? '✔️' : '❌' }}</span>
+                <template v-if="'meta' in currentView">
+                  <span>{{ (~~(JSON.parse(currentView.meta).allowCSVDownload) === 1) ? '✔️' : '❌' }}</span>
                 </template>
               </td>
               <td class="caption">
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
                   </template>
                 </td>
                 <td class="caption text-center">
-                  <template v-if="'download' in link">
-                    <span>{{ ~~link.download === 1 ? '✔️' : '❌' }}</span>
+                  <template v-if="'meta' in link">
+                    <span>{{ ~~((JSON.parse(link.meta)).allowCSVDownload) === 1 ? '✔️' : '❌' }}</span>
                   </template>
                 </td>
                 <td class="caption">
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SpreadsheetNavDrawer.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SpreadsheetNavDrawer.vue
index fcfeaa83ac..8301d09348 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SpreadsheetNavDrawer.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/SpreadsheetNavDrawer.vue
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@
                 </div>
                 <v-checkbox
                   v-if="selectedView && selectedView.type === viewTypes.GRID"
-                  v-model="allowDownload"
+                  v-model="allowCSVDownload"
                   class="caption"
                   label="Allow Download"
                   hide-details
                   dense
-                  @change="onAllowDownloadChange"
+                  @change="onAllowCSVDownloadChange"
                 />
               </v-expansion-panel-content>
             </v-expansion-panel>
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ export default {
     searchQueryVal: '',
     showShareLinkPassword: false,
     passwordProtect: false,
-    allowDownload: true,
+    allowCSVDownload: true,
     sharedViewPassword: '',
     overAdvShieldIcon: false,
     overShieldIcon: false,
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ export default {
         this.saveShareLinkPassword()
       }
     },
-    onAllowDownloadChange() {
-      this.saveAllowDownload()
+    onAllowCSVDownloadChange() {
+      this.saveAllowCSVDownload()
     },
     async saveShareLinkPassword() {
       try {
@@ -750,10 +750,12 @@ export default {
 
       this.$e('a:view:share:enable-pwd')
     },
-    async saveAllowDownload() {
+    async saveAllowCSVDownload() {
       try {
+        const meta = JSON.parse(this.shareLink.meta)
+        meta.allowCSVDownload = this.allowCSVDownload
         await this.$api.dbViewShare.update(this.shareLink.id, {
-          download: this.allowDownload
+          meta: JSON.stringify(meta)
         })
         this.$toast.success('Successfully updated').goAway(3000)
       } catch (e) {
@@ -761,10 +763,10 @@ export default {
           .error(await this._extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
           .goAway(3000)
       }
-      if (this.allowDownload) {
-        this.$e('a:view:share:enable-download')
+      if (this.allowCSVDownload) {
+        this.$e('a:view:share:enable-csv-download')
       } else {
-        this.$e('a:view:share:disable-download')
+        this.$e('a:view:share:disable-csv-download')
       }
     },
     async loadViews() {
@@ -872,7 +874,7 @@ export default {
       // todo: url
       this.shareLink = shared
       this.passwordProtect = shared.password !== null
-      this.allowDownload = shared.download
+      this.allowCSVDownload = JSON.parse(shared.meta).allowCSVDownload
       this.showShareModel = true
     },
     copyView(view, i) {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/public/XcTable.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/public/XcTable.vue
index aaaf854d7b..12ba9c0a44 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/public/XcTable.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/public/XcTable.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           />
 
           <more-actions
-            v-if="allowDownload"
+            v-if="allowCSVDownload"
             :is-view="isView"
             :query-params="{...queryParams, showFields, fieldsOrder}"
             :public-view-id="$route.params.id"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export default {
     rowContextMenu: null,
     modelName: null,
     tableMeta: null,
-    allowDownload: true,
+    allowCSVDownload: true,
   }),
   computed: {
     concatenatedXWhere() {
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export default {
         this.sorts = this.viewMeta.sorts
         this.viewName = this.viewMeta.title
         this.client = this.viewMeta.client
-        this.allowDownload = this.viewMeta.download
+        this.allowCSVDownload = JSON.parse(this.viewMeta.meta).allowCSVDownload
       } catch (e) {
         if (e.response && e.response.status === 404) {
           this.notFound = true
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/XcMigrationSourcev2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/XcMigrationSourcev2.ts
index b0d76dbae9..0bd7404e8d 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/XcMigrationSourcev2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/XcMigrationSourcev2.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as nc_014_alter_column_data_types from './v2/nc_014_alter_column_data_t
 import * as nc_015_add_meta_col_in_column_table from './v2/nc_015_add_meta_col_in_column_table';
 import * as nc_016_alter_hooklog_payload_types from './v2/nc_016_alter_hooklog_payload_types';
 import * as nc_017_add_user_token_version_column from './v2/nc_017_add_user_token_version_column';
-import * as nc_018_add_download_in_view from './v2/nc_018_add_download_in_view';
+import * as nc_018_add_meta_in_view from './v2/nc_018_add_meta_in_view';
 
 // Create a custom migration source class
 export default class XcMigrationSourcev2 {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class XcMigrationSourcev2 {
       'nc_015_add_meta_col_in_column_table',
       'nc_016_alter_hooklog_payload_types',
       'nc_017_add_user_token_version_column',
-      'nc_018_add_download_in_view',
+      'nc_018_add_meta_in_view',
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export default class XcMigrationSourcev2 {
         return nc_016_alter_hooklog_payload_types;
       case 'nc_017_add_user_token_version_column':
         return nc_017_add_user_token_version_column;
-      case 'nc_018_add_download_in_view':
-        return nc_018_add_download_in_view;
+      case 'nc_018_add_meta_in_view':
+        return nc_018_add_meta_in_view;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_download_in_view.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_meta_in_view.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_download_in_view.ts
rename to packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_meta_in_view.ts
index ae8494740d..80ec206059 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_download_in_view.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrations/v2/nc_018_add_meta_in_view.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import { MetaTable } from '../../utils/globals';
 
 const up = async (knex: Knex) => {
   await knex.schema.alterTable(MetaTable.VIEWS, (table) => {
-    table.boolean('download').defaultTo(true);
+    table.text('meta');
   });
 };
 
 const down = async (knex) => {
   await knex.schema.alterTable(MetaTable.VIEWS, (table) => {
-    table.dropColumns('download');
+    table.dropColumns('meta');
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
index 3ceceb8ba6..3eeb5cfc92 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
   project_id?: string;
   base_id?: string;
   show_system_fields?: boolean;
-  download?: boolean;
+  meta?: string;
 
   constructor(data: View) {
     Object.assign(this, data);
@@ -615,7 +615,30 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
         viewId
       );
     }
-
+    if (!view.meta) {
+      const defaultMeta = {
+        allowCSVDownload: true
+      }
+      // get existing cache
+      const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`;
+      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
+      if (o) {
+        // update data
+        o.meta = JSON.stringify(defaultMeta);
+        // set cache
+        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
+      }
+      // set meta
+      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+        null,
+        null,
+        MetaTable.VIEWS,
+        {
+          meta: JSON.stringify(defaultMeta),
+        },
+        viewId
+      );
+    }
     return view;
   }
 
@@ -685,7 +708,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
       'show_system_fields',
       'lock_type',
       'password',
-      'download',
+      'meta',
       'uuid',
     ]);
     // get existing cache