diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/assets/style-v2.scss b/packages/nc-gui-v2/assets/style-v2.scss
index 24452b4569..cbf3c67b40 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/assets/style-v2.scss
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/assets/style-v2.scss
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, label, button, textarea, select {
 }
 
 .scaling-btn {
-  @apply z-1 relative color-transition border border-gray-300 rounded-md p-3 bg-gray-100/50 text-white bg-primary;
+  @apply z-1 relative color-transition border border-gray-300 rounded-md p-3 bg-gray-100/50 text-white;
 
   &::after {
     @apply rounded-md absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 transition-all duration-150 ease-in-out bg-primary;
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/dlg/QuickImport.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/dlg/QuickImport.vue
index db5bf0f35e..ee064eefee 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/dlg/QuickImport.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/dlg/QuickImport.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Form, message } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import type { TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import type { UploadChangeParam } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import type { UploadChangeParam, UploadFile } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import {
   ExcelTemplateAdapter,
   ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter,
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ import {
 interface Props {
   modelValue: boolean
   importType: 'csv' | 'json' | 'excel'
-  importOnly: boolean
-  files?: Record<string, any>[]
+  importOnly?: boolean
 }
 
-const { importType, importOnly, files: initialFiles = [], ...rest } = defineProps<Props>()
+const { importType, importOnly = false, ...rest } = defineProps<Props>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue'])
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ const templateEditorModal = ref(false)
 const useForm = Form.useForm
 
 const importState = reactive({
-  fileList: initialFiles as Record<string, any>[],
+  fileList: [] as (UploadFile & { data: any })[],
   url: '',
   jsonEditor: {},
   parserConfig: {
@@ -207,8 +206,22 @@ function handleChange(info: UploadChangeParam) {
     reader.onload = (e: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
       const target = importState.fileList.find((f) => f.uid === info.file.uid)
 
-      if (target && e.target) {
-        target.data = (e.target as any).result
+      if (e.target) {
+        if (target) {
+          target.data = e.target.result
+        } else if (!target) {
+          // push new file to fileList
+          importState.fileList.push({
+            ...info.file.originFileObj!,
+            name: info.file.originFileObj!.name,
+            fileName: info.file.originFileObj!.name,
+            originFileObj: info.file.originFileObj!,
+            type: info.file.originFileObj!.type,
+            uid: Math.random().toString(36).substring(2),
+            status: 'done',
+            data: e.target.result,
+          })
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -257,6 +270,10 @@ function getAdapter(name: string, val: any) {
 
   return null
 }
+
+defineExpose({
+  handleChange,
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -277,7 +294,7 @@ function getAdapter(name: string, val: any) {
           @import="handleImport"
         />
 
-        <a-tabs v-else v-model:activeKey="activeKey" hide-add type="editable-card" :tab-position="top">
+        <a-tabs v-else v-model:activeKey="activeKey" hide-add type="editable-card" tab-position="top">
           <a-tab-pane key="uploadTab" :closable="false">
             <template #tab>
               <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ function getAdapter(name: string, val: any) {
                 name="file"
                 class="nc-input-import !scrollbar-thin-dull"
                 :accept="importMeta.acceptTypes"
-                :max-count="2"
+                :max-count="1"
                 list-type="picture"
                 @change="handleChange"
                 @reject="rejectDrop"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/template/Editor.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/template/Editor.vue
index 6d9507fad5..5de4deb0bf 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/template/Editor.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components/template/Editor.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   MetaInj,
   ReloadViewDataHookInj,
   computed,
+  createEventHook,
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
   fieldRequiredValidator,
   getUIDTIcon,
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ const { quickImportType, projectTemplate, importData, importColumns, importOnly,
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['import'])
 
-const meta = inject(MetaInj)!
+const meta = inject(MetaInj, ref({} as TableType))
 
 const columns = computed(() => meta.value?.columns || [])
 
-const reloadHook = inject(ReloadViewDataHookInj)!
+const reloadHook = inject(ReloadViewDataHookInj, createEventHook())
 
 const useForm = Form.useForm
 
@@ -673,6 +674,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
                       <mdi-key-star class="text-lg" />
                     </div>
                   </a-tooltip>
+
                   <a-tooltip v-else>
                     <template #title>
                       <!-- TODO: i18n -->
@@ -688,15 +690,19 @@ onMounted(() => {
                 </template>
               </template>
             </a-table>
-            <div class="text-center mt-5">
+
+            <div class="mt-5 flex gap-2 justify-center">
               <a-tooltip bottom>
                 <template #title>
                   <!-- TODO: i18n -->
                   <span>Add Number Column</span>
                 </template>
 
-                <a-button @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'Number')">
-                  <div class="flex items-center">
+                <a-button
+                  class="group hover:(ring-1 ring-pink-500 !border-transparent)"
+                  @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'Number')"
+                >
+                  <div class="group-hover:!text-pink-500 flex items-center">
                     <mdi-numeric class="text-lg" />
                   </div>
                 </a-button>
@@ -707,8 +713,12 @@ onMounted(() => {
                   <!-- TODO: i18n -->
                   <span>Add SingleLineText Column</span>
                 </template>
-                <a-button @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'SingleLineText')">
-                  <div class="flex items-center">
+
+                <a-button
+                  class="group hover:(ring-1 ring-pink-500 !border-transparent)"
+                  @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'SingleLineText')"
+                >
+                  <div class="group-hover:!text-pink-500 flex items-center">
                     <mdi-alpha-a class="text-lg" />
                   </div>
                 </a-button>
@@ -719,8 +729,12 @@ onMounted(() => {
                   <!-- TODO: i18n -->
                   <span>Add LongText Column</span>
                 </template>
-                <a-button @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'LongText')">
-                  <div class="flex items-center">
+
+                <a-button
+                  class="group hover:(ring-1 ring-pink-500 !border-transparent)"
+                  @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'LongText')"
+                >
+                  <div class="group-hover:!text-pink-500 flex items-center">
                     <mdi-text class="text-lg" />
                   </div>
                 </a-button>
@@ -731,9 +745,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
                   <!-- TODO: i18n -->
                   <span>Add Other Column</span>
                 </template>
-                <a-button @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'SingleLineText')">
+
+                <a-button
+                  class="group hover:(ring-1 ring-pink-500 !border-transparent)"
+                  @click="addNewColumnRow(table, 'SingleLineText')"
+                >
                   <div class="flex items-center">
-                    <mdi-plus class="text-lg" />
+                    <mdi-plus class="group-hover:!text-pink-500 text-lg" />
                     Column
                   </div>
                 </a-button>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useDialog/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useDialog/index.ts
index 7b3b299fef..51de9615e7 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useDialog/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useDialog/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import type { VNode } from '@vue/runtime-dom'
 import { render } from '@vue/runtime-dom'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from '@vue/runtime-core'
-import { createEventHook, h, toReactive, tryOnScopeDispose, useNuxtApp, watch } from '#imports'
+import { createEventHook, h, ref, toReactive, tryOnScopeDispose, useNuxtApp, watch } from '#imports'
 
 /**
  * Programmatically create a component and attach it to the body (or a specific mount target), like a dialog or modal.
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ export function useDialog(
 
   const domNode = document.createElement('div')
 
+  const vNodeRef = ref<VNode>()
+
   /** if specified, append vnode to mount target instead of document.body */
   if (mountTarget) {
     if ('$el' in mountTarget) {
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ export function useDialog(
 
       vNode.appContext = useNuxtApp().vueApp._context
 
+      vNodeRef.value = vNode
+
       render(vNode, domNode)
 
       if (!isMounted) mountedHook.trigger()
@@ -63,5 +68,7 @@ export function useDialog(
     close,
     onClose: closeHook.on,
     onMounted: mountedHook.on,
+    domNode,
+    vNode: vNodeRef,
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/[projectType]/[projectId]/index/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/[projectType]/[projectId]/index/index/index.vue
index 208c93f988..58951a2846 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/[projectType]/[projectId]/index/index/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/[projectType]/[projectId]/index/index/index.vue
@@ -1,34 +1,89 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UploadChangeParam, UploadFile } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import { message } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import { ref, useDialog, useDropZone, useNuxtApp } from '#imports'
 import DlgQuickImport from '~/components/dlg/QuickImport.vue'
 
-const el = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
+const dropZone = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
 
-const { isOverDropZone } = useDropZone(el, onDrop)
+const { isOverDropZone } = useDropZone(dropZone, onDrop)
 
 const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
 
+type QuickImportTypes = 'excel' | 'json' | 'csv'
+
+const allowedQuickImportTypes = [
+  // Excel
+  '.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .ods, .ots',
+
+  // CSV
+  '.csv',
+
+  // JSON
+  '.json',
+]
+
 function onDrop(droppedFiles: File[] | null) {
-  console.log('onDrop', droppedFiles)
+  if (!droppedFiles) return
+
+  /** we can only handle one file per drop */
+  if (droppedFiles.length > 1) {
+    return message.error({
+      content: `Only one file can be imported at a time.`,
+      duration: 2,
+    })
+  }
+
+  let fileType: QuickImportTypes | null = null
+  const isValid = allowedQuickImportTypes.some((type) => {
+    const isAllowed = droppedFiles[0].type.replace('/', '.').endsWith(type)
+
+    if (isAllowed) {
+      fileType = type.replace('.', '') as QuickImportTypes
+    }
+
+    return isAllowed
+  })
+
+  /** Invalid file type was dropped */
+  if (!isValid) {
+    return message.error({
+      content: 'Invalid file type',
+      duration: 2,
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (fileType && isValid) {
+    openQuickImportDialog(fileType, droppedFiles[0])
+  }
 }
 
-function openQuickImportDialog(type: string) {
+function openQuickImportDialog(type: QuickImportTypes, file: File) {
   $e(`a:actions:import-${type}`)
 
-  const { close } = useDialog(DlgQuickImport, {
-    'modelValue': true,
+  const isOpen = ref(true)
+
+  const { close, vNode } = useDialog(DlgQuickImport, {
+    'modelValue': isOpen,
     'importType': type,
     'onUpdate:modelValue': closeDialog,
   })
 
+  vNode.value?.component?.exposed?.handleChange({
+    file: { originFileObj: file },
+    event: { percent: 100 },
+  } as UploadChangeParam<UploadFile<File>>)
+
   function closeDialog() {
+    isOpen.value = false
+
     close(1000)
   }
 }
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div ref="el" class="h-full w-full text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-center relative">
+  <div ref="dropZone" class="h-full w-full text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-center relative">
     <general-overlay
       v-model="isOverDropZone"
       inline