diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/globals.ts b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/globals.ts
index 186f6d8686..d5ba6d7cde 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/globals.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/globals.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export enum NcErrorType {
   UNKNOWN_ERROR = 'UNKNOWN_ERROR',
   BAD_JSON = 'BAD_JSON',
   INVALID_PK_VALUE = 'INVALID_PK_VALUE',
+  COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK = 'COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK',
 }
 
 type Roles = OrgUserRoles | ProjectRoles | WorkspaceUserRoles;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
index 2994434409..8b2d683e11 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
@@ -558,6 +558,10 @@ const errorHelpers: {
     message: 'Invalid JSON in request body',
     code: 400,
   },
+  [NcErrorType.COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK]: {
+    message: 'Column is associated with a link, please remove the link first',
+    code: 400,
+  },
 };
 
 function generateError(
@@ -630,6 +634,9 @@ export class NcError {
       ...args,
     });
   }
+  static columnAssociatedWithLink(id: string) {
+    throw new NcBaseErrorv2(NcErrorType.COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK);
+  }
 
   static baseNotFound(id: string, args?: NcErrorArgs) {
     throw new NcBaseErrorv2(NcErrorType.BASE_NOT_FOUND, {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
index 56bf2212d7..1d4a1e02f1 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   AllowedColumnTypesForQrAndBarcodes,
   isLinksOrLTAR,
+  isVirtualCol,
   UITypes,
 } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
@@ -674,6 +675,28 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
       return;
     }
 
+    // check column association with any custom links or LTAR
+    if (!isVirtualCol(col)) {
+      const links = await ncMeta.metaList2(
+        null,
+        null,
+        MetaTable.COL_RELATIONS,
+        {
+          xcCondition: {
+            _or: [
+              { fk_child_column_id: { eq: id } },
+              { fk_parent_column_id: { eq: id } },
+              { fk_mm_child_column_id: { eq: id } },
+              { fk_mm_parent_column_id: { eq: id } },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      );
+      if (links.length) {
+        NcError.columnAssociatedWithLink(id);
+      }
+    }
+
     // todo: or instead of delete reset related foreign key value to null and handle in BaseModel
 
     // get qr code columns and delete