diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
index e387b61688..9c47ab34ac 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
@@ -2367,39 +2367,26 @@ class KnexClient extends SqlClient {
     const foreignKeyName = args.foreignKeyName || null;
 
     try {
-      // s = await this.sqlClient.schema.index(Object.keys(args.columns));
-
-      await this.sqlClient.schema.table(args.childTable, function (table) {
-        table = table
-          .foreign(args.childColumn, foreignKeyName)
-          .references(args.parentColumn)
-          .on(args.parentTable);
-
-        if (args.onUpdate) {
-          table = table.onUpdate(args.onUpdate);
-        }
-        if (args.onDelete) {
-          table = table.onDelete(args.onDelete);
+      const upQb = this.sqlClient.schema.table(
+        args.childTable,
+        function (table) {
+          table = table
+            .foreign(args.childColumn, foreignKeyName)
+            .references(args.parentColumn)
+            .on(args.parentTable);
+
+          if (args.onUpdate) {
+            table = table.onUpdate(args.onUpdate);
+          }
+          if (args.onDelete) {
+            table.onDelete(args.onDelete);
+          }
         }
-      });
+      );
 
-      const upStatement =
-        this.querySeparator() +
-        (await this.sqlClient.schema
-          .table(args.childTable, function (table) {
-            table = table
-              .foreign(args.childColumn, foreignKeyName)
-              .references(args.parentColumn)
-              .on(args.parentTable);
+      await upQb;
 
-            if (args.onUpdate) {
-              table = table.onUpdate(args.onUpdate);
-            }
-            if (args.onDelete) {
-              table = table.onDelete(args.onDelete);
-            }
-          })
-          .toQuery());
+      const upStatement = this.querySeparator() + upQb.toQuery();
 
       this.emit(`Success : ${upStatement}`);
 
@@ -2407,7 +2394,7 @@ class KnexClient extends SqlClient {
         this.querySeparator() +
         this.sqlClient.schema
           .table(args.childTable, function (table) {
-            table = table.dropForeign(args.childColumn, foreignKeyName);
+            table.dropForeign(args.childColumn, foreignKeyName);
           })
           .toQuery();
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
index 0977647a02..36c28b756b 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ export enum Altered {
   UPDATE_COLUMN = 8,
 }
 
+// generate unique foreign key constraint name for foreign key
+const generateFkConstraintName = (parent: TableType, child: TableType) => {
+  const constraintName = `fk_${parent.table_name
+    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
+    .slice(0, 10)}_${child.table_name
+    .replace(/\W+/g, '_')
+    .slice(0, 10)}_${randomID(15)}`;
+  return constraintName;
+};
+
 async function createHmAndBtColumn(
   child: Model,
   parent: Model,
@@ -316,6 +326,7 @@ export async function columnAdd(
                 onUpdate: 'NO ACTION',
                 type: 'real',
                 parentColumn: parent.primaryKey.column_name,
+                foreignKeyName: generateFkConstraintName(parent, child), //generateFkConstraintName()
               });
             }
 
@@ -407,6 +418,7 @@ export async function columnAdd(
               parentTable: parent.table_name,
               parentColumn: parentPK.column_name,
               type: 'real',
+              foreignKeyName: generateFkConstraintName(parent, child),
             };
             const rel2Args = {
               ...req.body,
@@ -415,6 +427,7 @@ export async function columnAdd(
               parentTable: child.table_name,
               parentColumn: childPK.column_name,
               type: 'real',
+              foreignKeyName: generateFkConstraintName(parent, child),
             };
 
             await sqlMgr.sqlOpPlus(base, 'relationCreate', rel1Args);