diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index 528ebcba5c..bc2918123f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { ColumnType, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import {
+  Row,
   inject,
   onKeyStroke,
   onMounted,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import {
   ActiveViewInj,
   ChangePageInj,
+  EditModeInj,
   FieldsInj,
   IsFormInj,
   IsGridInj,
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ const onNavigate = (dir: NavigateDir) => {
                     v-model="row.row[columnObj.title]"
                     :column="columnObj"
                     @navigate="onNavigate"
+                    :active="selected.col === colIndex && selected.row === rowIndex"
                   />
 
                   <SmartsheetCell
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/VirtualCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/VirtualCell.vue
index 24e8967347..2af5cd62bf 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/VirtualCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/smartsheet/VirtualCell.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { provide, useVirtualCell } from '#imports'
-import { ColumnInj, ValueInj } from '~/context'
+import { ColumnInj, ValueInj, ActiveCellInj } from '~/context'
 import { NavigateDir } from '~/lib'
 
 interface Props {
   column: ColumnType
   modelValue: any
+  active?: boolean
 }
 
-const { column, modelValue: value } = defineProps<Props>()
+const props = defineProps<Props>()
+const  { column, modelValue: value,  } = props
+const active = toRef(props, 'active', false)
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'navigate'])
 
 provide(ColumnInj, column)
 provide(ValueInj, value)
+provide(ActiveCellInj, active)
 
 const { isLookup, isBt, isRollup, isMm, isHm, isFormula, isCount } = useVirtualCell(column)
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
index 7ccd995023..1b49a7767a 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/BelongsTo.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import ItemChip from './components/ItemChip.vue'
 import { ColumnInj, ValueInj } from '~/context'
 import { useBelongsTo } from '#imports'
+import MdiExpandIcon from '~icons/mdi/arrow-expand'
 
 const column = inject(ColumnInj)
 const value = inject(ValueInj)
@@ -11,480 +12,17 @@ const localState = null
 
 const { parentMeta, loadParentMeta, primaryValueProp } = useBelongsTo(column as ColumnType)
 await loadParentMeta()
-// import ApiFactory from '@/components/project/spreadsheet/apis/apiFactory'
-/* import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import ListItems from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/ListItems'
-import ListChildItems from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/ListChildItems'
-import ItemChip from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/ItemChip'
-import { parseIfInteger } from '@/helpers'
 
-export default {
-  name: 'BelongsToCell',
-  components: { ListChildItems, ItemChip, ListItems },
-  props: {
-    isLocked: Boolean,
-    breadcrumbs: {
-      type: Array,
-      default() {
-        return []
-      },
-    },
-    isForm: Boolean,
-    value: [Array, Object],
-    meta: [Object],
-    nodes: [Object],
-    row: [Object],
-    api: [Object, Function],
-    sqlUi: [Object, Function],
-    active: Boolean,
-    isNew: Boolean,
-    disabledColumns: Object,
-    isPublic: Boolean,
-    metas: Object,
-    password: String,
-    column: Object,
-  },
-  data: () => ({
-    newRecordModal: false,
-    parentListModal: false,
-    // parentMeta: null,
-    list: null,
-    childList: null,
-    dialogShow: false,
-    confirmAction: null,
-    confirmMessage: '',
-    selectedParent: null,
-    isNewParent: false,
-    expandFormModal: false,
-    localState: null,
-    pid: null,
-  }),
-  computed: {
-    parentMeta() {
-      return this.metas
-        ? this.metas[this.column.colOptions.fk_related_model_id]
-        : this.$store.state.meta.metas[this.column.colOptions.fk_related_model_id]
-    },
-    // todo : optimize
-    parentApi() {},
-    parentId() {
-      return (
-        this.pid ??
-        (this.value &&
-          this.parentMeta &&
-          this.parentMeta.columns
-            .filter((c) => c.pk)
-            .map((c) => this.value[c.title])
-            .join('___'))
-      )
-    },
-    rowId() {
-      return (
-        this.row &&
-        this.meta &&
-        this.meta.columns
-          .filter((c) => c.pk)
-          .map((c) => this.row[c.title])
-          .join('___')
-      )
-    },
-    parentPrimaryCol() {
-      return this.parentMeta && (this.parentMeta.columns.find((c) => c.pv) || {}).title
-    },
-    parentPrimaryKey() {
-      return this.parentMeta && (this.parentMeta.columns.find((c) => c.pk) || {}).title
-    },
-    parentReferenceKey() {
-      return (
-        this.parentMeta && (this.parentMeta.columns.find((c) => c.id === this.column.colOptions.fk_parent_column_id) || {}).title
-      )
-    },
-    btWhereClause() {
-      // if parent reference key is pk, then filter out the selected value
-      // else, filter out the selected value + empty values (as we can't set an empty value)
-      const prk = this.parentReferenceKey
-      const selectedValue =
-        this.meta && this.meta.columns
-          ? this.meta.columns
-              .filter((c) => c.id === this.column.colOptions.fk_child_column_id)
-              .map((c) => this.row[c.title] || '')
-              .join('___')
-          : ''
-      return `(${prk},not,${selectedValue})~or(${prk},is,null)`
-    },
-    parentQueryParams() {
-      if (!this.parentMeta) {
-        return {}
-      }
-      // todo: use reduce
-      return {}
-    },
-    parentAvailableColumns() {
-      if (!this.parentMeta) {
-        return []
-      }
-
-      const columns = []
-      if (this.parentMeta.columns) {
-        columns.push(...this.parentMeta.columns.filter((c) => !isSystemColumn(c)))
-      }
-      return columns
-    },
-    // todo:
-    form() {
-      return this.selectedParent && !this.isPublic
-        ? () => import('~/components/project/spreadsheet/components/ExpandedForm')
-        : 'span'
-    },
-    cellValue() {
-      if (this.value || this.localState) {
-        if (this.parentMeta && this.parentPrimaryCol) {
-          return (this.value || this.localState)[this.parentPrimaryCol]
-        }
-        return Object.values(this.value || this.localState)[1]
-      }
-      return null
-    },
-  },
-  watch: {
-    isNew(n, o) {
-      if (!n && o) {
-        this.localState = null
-        this.$emit('update:localState', this.localState)
-      }
-    },
-  },
-  async mounted() {
-    if (this.isNew && this.value) {
-      this.localState = this.value
-    }
-    if (this.isForm) {
-      await this.loadParentMeta()
-    }
-  },
-  created() {
-    this.loadParentMeta()
-  },
-  methods: {
-    async onParentSave(parent) {
-      if (this.isNewParent) {
-        await this.addChildToParent(parent)
-      } else {
-        this.$emit('loadTableData')
-      }
-    },
-    async insertAndMapNewParentRecord() {
-      await this.loadParentMeta()
-      this.newRecordModal = false
-      this.isNewParent = true
-      this.selectedParent = {
-        [(
-          this.parentMeta.columns.find(
-            (c) =>
-              c.uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord &&
-              c.colOptions &&
-              this.column.colOptions &&
-              c.colOptions.fk_child_column_id === this.column.colOptions.fk_child_column_id &&
-              c.colOptions.fk_parent_column_id === this.column.colOptions.fk_parent_column_id &&
-              c.colOptions.type === RelationTypes.HAS_MANY,
-          ) || {}
-        ).title]: [this.row],
-      }
-      this.expandFormModal = true
-    },
-
-    async unlink(parent) {
-      const column = this.meta.columns.find((c) => c.id === this.column.colOptions.fk_child_column_id)
-      const _cn = column.title
-      if (this.isNew) {
-        this.$emit('updateCol', this.row, _cn, null)
-        this.localState = null
-        this.$emit('update:localState', this.localState)
-        return
-      }
-      if (column.rqd) {
-        this.$toast.info('Unlink is not possible, instead map to another parent.').goAway(3000)
-        return
-      }
-      const id = this.meta.columns
-        .filter((c) => c.pk)
-        .map((c) => this.row[c.title])
-        .join('___')
-
-      // todo: audit
-      await this.$api.dbTableRow.nestedRemove(
-        NOCO,
-        this.projectName,
-        this.meta.title,
-        id,
-        'bt',
-        this.column.title,
-        parent[this.parentPrimaryKey],
-      )
-
-      this.$emit('loadTableData')
-      if (this.isForm && this.$refs.childList) {
-        this.$refs.childList.loadData()
-      }
-    },
-    async showParentListModal() {
-      this.parentListModal = true
-      await this.loadParentMeta()
-      const pid = this.meta.columns
-        .filter((c) => c.pk)
-        .map((c) => this.row[c.title])
-        .join('___')
-      const _cn = this.parentMeta.columns.find((c) => c.column_name === this.hm.column_name).title
-      this.childList = await this.parentApi.paginatedList({
-        where: `(${_cn},eq,${pid})`,
-      })
-    },
-    async removeChild(child) {
-      this.dialogShow = true
-      this.confirmMessage = 'Do you want to delete the record?'
-      this.confirmAction = async (act) => {
-        if (act === 'hideDialog') {
-          this.dialogShow = false
-        } else {
-          const id = this.parentMeta.columns
-            .filter((c) => c.pk)
-            .map((c) => child[c.title])
-            .join('___')
-          await this.parentApi.delete(id)
-          this.pid = null
-          this.dialogShow = false
-          this.$emit('loadTableData')
-          if (this.isForm && this.$refs.childList) {
-            this.$refs.childList.loadData()
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    async loadParentMeta() {
-      // todo: optimize
-      if (!this.parentMeta) {
-        await this.$store.dispatch('meta/ActLoadMeta', {
-          env: this.nodes.env,
-          dbAlias: this.nodes.dbAlias,
-          id: this.column.colOptions.fk_related_model_id,
-        })
-      }
-    },
-    async showNewRecordModal() {
-      await this.loadParentMeta()
-      this.newRecordModal = true
-    },
-    async addChildToParent(parent) {
-      const pid = this._extractRowId(parent, this.parentMeta)
-      const id = this._extractRowId(this.row, this.meta)
-      const _cn = this.meta.columns.find((c) => c.id === this.column.colOptions.fk_child_column_id).title
-
-      if (this.isNew) {
-        const _rcn = this.parentMeta.columns.find((c) => c.id === this.column.colOptions.fk_parent_column_id).title
-        this.localState = parent
-        this.$emit('update:localState', this.localState)
-        this.$emit('updateCol', this.row, _cn, parent[_rcn])
-        this.newRecordModal = false
-        return
-      }
-      await this.$api.dbTableRow.nestedAdd(NOCO, this.projectName, this.meta.title, id, 'bt', this.column.title, pid)
-
-      this.pid = pid
-
-      this.newRecordModal = false
-
-      this.$emit('loadTableData')
-      if (this.isForm && this.$refs.childList) {
-        this.$refs.childList.loadData()
-      }
-    },
-    async editParent(parent) {
-      await this.loadParentMeta()
-      this.isNewParent = false
-      this.selectedParent = parent
-      this.expandFormModal = true
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.$refs.expandedForm && this.$refs.expandedForm.reload()
-      }, 500)
-    },
-  },
-} */
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="d-flex d-100 chips-wrapper" :class="{ active }">
-    <!--    <template v-if="!isForm"> -->
-    <div class="chips d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
+  <div class="flex w-full chips-wrapper align-center group" :class="{ active }">
+    <div class="chips d-flex align-center flex-grow">
       <template v-if="value || localState">
         <ItemChip :active="active" :item="value" :value="value[primaryValueProp]" />
-        <!--                      :readonly="isLocked || (isPublic && !isForm)"
-                    @edit="editParent"
-                    @unlink="unlink" -->
       </template>
     </div>
-    <!--      <div
-            v-if="!isLocked && _isUIAllowed('xcDatatableEditable') && (isForm || !isPublic)"
-            class="action align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1"
-            :class="{ 'd-none': !active, 'd-flex': active }"
-          >
-            <x-icon small :color="['primary', 'grey']" @click="showNewRecordModal">
-              {{ value ? 'mdi-arrow-expand' : 'mdi-plus' }}
-            </x-icon>
-          </div> -->
-    <!--    </template> -->
-    <!--    <ListItems
-          v-if="newRecordModal"
-          :key="parentId"
-          v-model="newRecordModal"
-          :size="10"
-          :meta="parentMeta"
-          :column="column"
-          :primary-col="parentPrimaryCol"
-          :primary-key="parentPrimaryKey"
-          :parent-meta="meta"
-          :api="parentApi"
-          :query-params="{
-            ...parentQueryParams,
-            where: isNew ? null : `${btWhereClause}`,
-          }"
-          :is-public="isPublic"
-          :tn="bt && bt.rtn"
-          :password="password"
-          :row-id="rowId"
-          @add-new-record="insertAndMapNewParentRecord"
-          @add="addChildToParent"
-        />
-
-        <ListChildItems
-          v-if="parentMeta && isForm"
-          ref="childList"
-          :is-form="isForm"
-          :local-state="localState ? [localState] : []"
-          :is-new="isNew"
-          :size="10"
-          :parent-meta="parentMeta"
-          :meta="parentMeta"
-          :primary-col="parentPrimaryCol"
-          :primary-key="parentPrimaryKey"
-          :api="parentApi"
-          :query-params="{
-            ...parentQueryParams,
-            where: `(${parentPrimaryKey},eq,${parentId})`,
-          }"
-          :bt="value"
-          :is-public="isPublic"
-          :row-id="parentId"
-          @new-record="showNewRecordModal"
-          @edit="editParent"
-          @unlink="unlink"
-        />
-
-        <v-dialog
-          v-if="!isPublic && selectedParent"
-          v-model="expandFormModal"
-          :overlay-opacity="0.8"
-          width="1000px"
-          max-width="100%"
-          class="mx-auto"
-        >
-          <component
-            :is="form"
-            v-if="selectedParent"
-            ref="expandedForm"
-            v-model="selectedParent"
-            v-model:is-new="isNewParent"
-            :db-alias="nodes.dbAlias"
-            :has-many="parentMeta.hasMany"
-            :belongs-to="parentMeta.belongsTo"
-            :table="parentMeta.table_name"
-            :old-row="{ ...selectedParent }"
-            :meta="parentMeta"
-            :sql-ui="sqlUi"
-            :primary-value-column="parentPrimaryCol"
-            :api="parentApi"
-            :available-columns="parentAvailableColumns"
-            :nodes="nodes"
-            :query-params="parentQueryParams"
-            icon-color="warning"
-            :breadcrumbs="breadcrumbs"
-            @cancel="
-              selectedParent = null
-              expandFormModal = false
-            "
-            @input="onParentSave"
-          />
-        </v-dialog> -->
+    <div class="flex-1" />
+    <MdiExpandIcon class="hidden group-hover:inline text-xs text-gray-500/50 hover:text-gray-500" />
   </div>
 </template>
-
-<style scoped lang="scss">
-.items-container {
-  overflow-x: visible;
-  max-height: min(500px, 60vh);
-  overflow-y: auto;
-}
-
-.primary-value {
-  .primary-key {
-    display: none;
-    margin-left: 0.5em;
-  }
-
-  &:hover .primary-key {
-    display: inline;
-  }
-}
-
-.child-card {
-  cursor: pointer;
-
-  &:hover {
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0.2em var(--v-textColor-lighten5);
-  }
-}
-
-.hm-items {
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  row-gap: 3px;
-  gap: 3px;
-  margin: 3px auto;
-}
-
-.chips-wrapper {
-  .chips {
-    max-width: 100%;
-  }
-
-  &.active {
-    .chips {
-      max-width: calc(100% - 22px);
-    }
-  }
-}
-</style>
-<!--
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021, Xgene Cloud Ltd
- *
- * @author Naveen MR <oof1lab@gmail.com>
- * @author Pranav C Balan <pranavxc@gmail.com>
- * @author Md Ishtiaque Zafar <ishtiaque.zafar92@gmail.com>
- * @author Wing-Kam Wong <wingkwong.code@gmail.com>
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
--->
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
index cd0571b444..ce0642d6a9 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ReadonlyInj } from '~/context'
+import { ActiveCellInj, ReadonlyInj } from '~/context'
 import MdiCloseThickIcon from '~icons/mdi/close-thick'
 
 interface Props {
   value?: string | number | boolean
-  active?: boolean
   item?: any
 }
 
-const { value, active, item } = defineProps<Props>()
+const { value, item } = defineProps<Props>()
 const readonly = inject(ReadonlyInj, false)
+const active = inject(ActiveCellInj, false)
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <v-chip class="chip" :class="{ active }" small text-color="textColor">
+  <div class="group py-1 px-2 flex align-center gap-1 bg-gray-200/50 hover:bg-gray-200 rounded-[20px]" :class="{ active }" >
     <span class="name">{{ value }}</span>
-
-    <div v-show="active" v-if="!readonly" class="mr-n1 ml-2">
-      <MdiCloseThickIcon class="unlink-icon" />
+    <div v-show="active" v-if="!readonly" class="flex align-center ">
+      <MdiCloseThickIcon class="unlink-icon text-xs text-gray-500/50 group-hover:text-gray-500" />
     </div>
-  </v-chip>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/context/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/context/index.ts
index 58aea722a6..988084f1c1 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/context/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/context/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import type { EventHook } from '@vueuse/core'
 import type { useViewData } from '#imports'
 import type { TabItem } from '~/composables/useTabs'
 
+export const EditEnabledInj: InjectionKey<boolean> = Symbol('edit-enabled')
+export const ActiveCellInj: InjectionKey<Ref<boolean>> = Symbol('active-cell')
 export const ColumnInj: InjectionKey<ColumnType & { meta: any }> = Symbol('column-injection')
 export const MetaInj: InjectionKey<ComputedRef<TableType>> = Symbol('meta-injection')
 export const TabMetaInj: InjectionKey<ComputedRef<TabItem>> = Symbol('tab-meta-injection')