diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index cd44b74549..42a6967383 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import type { ColumnType, TableType, ViewType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { UITypes, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import {
   ActiveViewInj,
@@ -128,15 +128,6 @@ provide(CellUrlDisableOverlayInj, disableUrlOverlay)
 
 const showLoading = ref(true)
 
-reloadViewDataHook?.on(async (shouldShowLoading) => {
-  // set value if spinner should be hidden
-  showLoading.value = !!shouldShowLoading
-  await loadData()
-
-  // reset to default (showing spinner on load)
-  showLoading.value = true
-})
-
 const skipRowRemovalOnCancel = ref(false)
 
 const expandForm = (row: Row, state?: Record<string, any>, fromToolbar = false) => {
@@ -157,11 +148,6 @@ const expandForm = (row: Row, state?: Record<string, any>, fromToolbar = false)
   }
 }
 
-openNewRecordFormHook?.on(async () => {
-  const newRow = await addEmptyRow()
-  expandForm(newRow, undefined, true)
-})
-
 const onresize = (colID: string, event: any) => {
   updateWidth(colID, event.detail)
 }
@@ -272,30 +258,54 @@ const showContextMenu = (e: MouseEvent, target?: { row: number; col: number }) =
 
 const rowRefs = $ref<any[]>()
 
-/** save/update records before unmounting the component */
-onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
+const saveOrUpdateRecords = async (args: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType; data?: any } = {}) => {
   let index = -1
-  for (const currentRow of data.value) {
+  for (const currentRow of args.data || data.value) {
     index++
     /** if new record save row and save the LTAR cells */
     if (currentRow.rowMeta.new) {
       const syncLTARRefs = rowRefs[index]!.syncLTARRefs
-      const savedRow = await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, '')
-      await syncLTARRefs(savedRow)
+      const savedRow = await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, '', {}, args)
+      await syncLTARRefs(savedRow, args)
       currentRow.rowMeta.changed = false
       continue
     }
     /** if existing row check updated cell and invoke update method */
     if (currentRow.rowMeta.changed) {
       currentRow.rowMeta.changed = false
-      for (const field of meta.value?.columns ?? []) {
+      for (const field of (args.metaValue || meta.value)?.columns ?? []) {
         if (isVirtualCol(field)) continue
         if (currentRow.row[field.title!] !== currentRow.oldRow[field.title!]) {
-          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!)
+          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!, args)
         }
       }
     }
   }
+}
+
+async function reloadViewDataHandler(shouldShowLoading: boolean | void) {
+  // set value if spinner should be hidden
+  showLoading.value = !!shouldShowLoading
+  await loadData()
+  // reset to default (showing spinner on load)
+  showLoading.value = true
+}
+
+async function openNewRecordHandler() {
+  const newRow = await addEmptyRow()
+  expandForm(newRow, undefined, true)
+}
+
+reloadViewDataHook?.on(reloadViewDataHandler)
+openNewRecordFormHook?.on(openNewRecordHandler)
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  /** save/update records before unmounting the component */
+  saveOrUpdateRecords()
+
+  // reset hooks
+  reloadViewDataHook?.off(reloadViewDataHandler)
+  openNewRecordFormHook?.off(openNewRecordHandler)
 })
 
 const expandedFormOnRowIdDlg = computed({
@@ -320,9 +330,21 @@ provide(ReloadRowDataHookInj, reloadViewDataHook)
 // reloadViewDataHook.trigger()
 
 watch(
-  () => view.value?.id,
+  view,
   async (next, old) => {
-    if (next && next !== old) {
+    if (next && next.id !== old?.id) {
+      // whenever tab changes or view changes save any unsaved data
+      if (old?.id) {
+        const { getMeta } = useMetas()
+        const oldMeta = await getMeta(old.fk_model_id!)
+        if (oldMeta) {
+          await saveOrUpdateRecords({
+            viewMetaValue: old,
+            metaValue: oldMeta as TableType,
+            data: data.value,
+          })
+        }
+      }
       await loadData()
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
index e80b0f34b5..4a5bc424fa 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,18 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
       }
     }
 
-    const linkRecord = async (rowId: string, relatedRowId: string, column: ColumnType, type: RelationTypes) => {
+    const linkRecord = async (
+      rowId: string,
+      relatedRowId: string,
+      column: ColumnType,
+      type: RelationTypes,
+      { metaValue = meta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType } = {},
+    ) => {
       try {
         await $api.dbTableRow.nestedAdd(
           NOCO,
           project.value.title as string,
-          meta.value?.title as string,
+          metaValue?.title as string,
           rowId,
           type as 'mm' | 'hm',
           column.title as string,
@@ -82,9 +88,9 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
     }
 
     /** sync LTAR relations kept in local state */
-    const syncLTARRefs = async (row: Record<string, any>) => {
-      const id = extractPkFromRow(row, meta.value?.columns as ColumnType[])
-      for (const column of meta?.value?.columns ?? []) {
+    const syncLTARRefs = async (row: Record<string, any>, { metaValue = meta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType } = {}) => {
+      const id = extractPkFromRow(row, metaValue?.columns as ColumnType[])
+      for (const column of metaValue?.columns ?? []) {
         if (column.uidt !== UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord) continue
         const colOptions = column?.colOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType
 
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
               extractPkFromRow(relatedRow, relatedTableMeta.columns as ColumnType[]),
               column,
               colOptions.type as RelationTypes,
+              { metaValue },
             )
           }
         } else if (isBt && state?.value?.[column.title!]) {
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
             extractPkFromRow(state.value?.[column.title!] as Record<string, any>, relatedTableMeta.columns as ColumnType[]),
             column,
             colOptions.type as RelationTypes,
+            { metaValue },
           )
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
index 718ea6972a..c048dd9956 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
@@ -200,12 +200,13 @@ export function useViewData(
     row: Record<string, any>,
     rowIndex = formattedData.value?.length,
     ltarState: Record<string, any> = {},
+    { metaValue = meta.value, viewMetaValue = viewMeta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
   ) {
     try {
       const { getMeta } = useMetas()
 
       const { missingRequiredColumns, insertObj } = await populateInsertObject({
-        meta: meta.value!,
+        meta: metaValue!,
         ltarState,
         getMeta,
         row,
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ export function useViewData(
       const insertedData = await $api.dbViewRow.create(
         NOCO,
         project?.value.id as string,
-        meta.value?.id as string,
-        viewMeta?.value?.id as string,
+        metaValue?.id as string,
+        viewMetaValue?.id as string,
         insertObj,
       )
 
@@ -234,15 +235,19 @@ export function useViewData(
     }
   }
 
-  async function updateRowProperty(toUpdate: Row, property: string) {
+  async function updateRowProperty(
+    toUpdate: Row,
+    property: string,
+    { metaValue = meta.value, viewMetaValue = viewMeta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
+  ) {
     try {
       const id = extractPkFromRow(toUpdate.row, meta.value?.columns as ColumnType[])
 
       const updatedRowData = await $api.dbViewRow.update(
         NOCO,
         project?.value.id as string,
-        meta.value?.id as string,
-        viewMeta?.value?.id as string,
+        metaValue?.id as string,
+        viewMetaValue?.id as string,
         id,
         {
           [property]: toUpdate.row[property],
@@ -271,11 +276,16 @@ export function useViewData(
     }
   }
 
-  async function updateOrSaveRow(row: Row, property?: string, ltarState?: Record<string, any>) {
+  async function updateOrSaveRow(
+    row: Row,
+    property?: string,
+    ltarState?: Record<string, any>,
+    args: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
+  ) {
     if (row.rowMeta.new) {
-      return await insertRow(row.row, formattedData.value.indexOf(row), ltarState)
+      return await insertRow(row.row, formattedData.value.indexOf(row), ltarState, args)
     } else {
-      await updateRowProperty(row, property!)
+      await updateRowProperty(row, property!, args)
     }
   }