diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
index ac60e4e635..22eff7cdc8 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function isDbRequired(column: Record<string, any>) {
       // column required / not null
       column.rqd &&
       // column default value
-      !column.cdf &&
+      !isValidValue(column?.cdf) &&
       // confirm it's not foreign key
       !columns.value.some(
         (c: Record<string, any>) =>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
index 74ea13d5cf..a383142538 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const updateCdfValue = (cdf: string | null) => {
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  updateCdfValue(vModel.value?.cdf ? vModel.value.cdf : null)
+  updateCdfValue(vModel.value?.cdf ?? null)
 })
 
 watch(
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/EditOrAdd.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/EditOrAdd.vue
index 7b1c191543..3928d4478b 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/EditOrAdd.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/EditOrAdd.vue
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ const showHoverEffectOnSelectedType = ref(true)
 
 const isVisibleDefaultValueInput = computed({
   get: () => {
-    if (formState.value.cdf && !showDefaultValueInput.value) {
+    if (isValidValue(formState.value.cdf) && !showDefaultValueInput.value) {
       showDefaultValueInput.value = true
     }
 
-    return formState.value.cdf !== null || showDefaultValueInput.value
+    return isValidValue(formState.value.cdf) || showDefaultValueInput.value
   },
   set: (value: boolean) => {
     showDefaultValueInput.value = value
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useData.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useData.ts
index 859eeed930..69227e59f7 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useData.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useData.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export function useData(args: {
                 col.uidt === UITypes.LastModifiedBy ||
                 col.uidt === UITypes.Lookup ||
                 col.au ||
-                (col.cdf && / on update /i.test(col.cdf)))
+                (isValidValue(col?.cdf) && / on update /i.test(col.cdf)))
             )
               acc[col.title!] = updatedRowData[col.title!]
             return acc
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
index e68be73575..77452e031a 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const [useProvideSharedFormStore, useSharedFormStore] = useInjectionState((share
             !isAttachment(c) &&
             c.uidt !== UITypes.SpecificDBType &&
             c?.title &&
-            c?.cdf &&
+            isValidValue(c?.cdf) &&
             !/^\w+\(\)|CURRENT_TIMESTAMP$/.test(c.cdf)
           ) {
             const defaultValue = typeof c.cdf === 'string' ? c.cdf.replace(/^'|'$/g, '') : c.cdf
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
index dd643033b3..a69aa594b9 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const getUIDTIcon = (uidt: UITypes | string) => {
 // 1. column not having default value
 // 2. column is not auto increment
 // 3. column is not auto generated
-const isColumnRequired = (col?: ColumnType) => col && col.rqd && !col.cdf && !col.ai && !col.meta?.ag
+const isColumnRequired = (col?: ColumnType) => col && col.rqd && !isValidValue(col?.cdf) && !col.ai && !col.meta?.ag
 
 const isVirtualColRequired = (col: ColumnType, columns: ColumnType[]) =>
   col.uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord &&
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
index 1943003616..b0cbdd6a3d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,26 @@ import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType, TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { isColumnRequiredAndNull } from './columnUtils'
 import type { Row } from '~/lib/types'
 
+export const isValidValue = (val: unknown) => {
+  if (val === null || val === undefined) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (typeof val === 'string' && val === '') {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(val) && val.length === 0) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (typeof val === 'object' && !Array.isArray(val) && Object.keys(val).length === 0) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
 export const extractPkFromRow = (row: Record<string, any>, columns: ColumnType[]) => {
   if (!row || !columns) return null
 
@@ -105,7 +125,7 @@ export const rowDefaultData = (columns: ColumnType[] = []) => {
       !isSystemColumn(col) &&
       !isVirtualCol(col) &&
       ![UITypes.Rollup, UITypes.Lookup, UITypes.Formula, UITypes.Barcode, UITypes.QrCode].includes(col.uidt) &&
-      col?.cdf &&
+      isValidValue(col?.cdf) &&
       !/^\w+\(\)|CURRENT_TIMESTAMP$/.test(col.cdf)
     ) {
       const defaultValue = col.cdf