diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index f2b3975169..c1939719a8 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/auth/package.json b/packages/auth/package.json
index 6987c8c88b..2aec96c6f8 100644
--- a/packages/auth/package.json
+++ b/packages/auth/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/auth",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "description": "Authentication middlewares for budibase builder and apps",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "author": "Budibase",
diff --git a/packages/bbui/package.json b/packages/bbui/package.json
index 814a4971bf..b50a3ded2c 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/bbui",
   "description": "A UI solution used in the different Budibase projects.",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "svelte": "src/index.js",
   "module": "dist/bbui.es.js",
diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index 1f7996d1b2..7774dfbffc 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/builder",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
-    "@budibase/client": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
+    "@budibase/client": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "@budibase/colorpicker": "1.1.2",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "@sentry/browser": "5.19.1",
     "@spectrum-css/page": "^3.0.1",
     "@spectrum-css/vars": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/schemaGenerator.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/schemaGenerator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33115fc997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/schemaGenerator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
+
+function baseConversion(type) {
+  if (type === "string") {
+    return {
+      type: FIELDS.STRING.type,
+    }
+  } else if (type === "boolean") {
+    return {
+      type: FIELDS.BOOLEAN.type,
+    }
+  } else if (type === "number") {
+    return {
+      type: FIELDS.NUMBER.type,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function recurse(schemaLevel = {}, objectLevel) {
+  if (!objectLevel) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const baseType = typeof objectLevel
+  if (baseType !== "object") {
+    return baseConversion(baseType)
+  }
+  for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(objectLevel)) {
+    const type = typeof value
+    // check array first, since arrays are objects
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      const schema = recurse(schemaLevel[key], value[0])
+      if (schema) {
+        schemaLevel[key] = {
+          type: FIELDS.ARRAY.type,
+          schema,
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (type === "object") {
+      const schema = recurse(schemaLevel[key], objectLevel[key])
+      if (schema) {
+        schemaLevel[key] = schema
+      }
+    } else {
+      schemaLevel[key] = baseConversion(type)
+    }
+  }
+  if (!schemaLevel.type) {
+    return { type: FIELDS.JSON.type, schema: schemaLevel }
+  } else {
+    return schemaLevel
+  }
+}
+
+export function generate(object) {
+  return recurse({}, object).schema
+}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
index 1f1fb035a4..c94c759792 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
           }
         }
       },
-      paste: async (targetComponent, mode) => {
+      paste: async (targetComponent, mode, preserveBindings = false) => {
         let promises = []
         store.update(state => {
           // Stop if we have nothing to paste
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
           const cut = state.componentToPaste.isCut
 
           // immediately need to remove bindings, currently these aren't valid when pasted
-          if (!cut) {
+          if (!cut && !preserveBindings) {
             state.componentToPaste = removeBindings(state.componentToPaste)
           }
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
index 25ad67b52e..0d9ca3644b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@
     Toggle,
     TextArea,
     Multiselect,
+    Label,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import Dropzone from "components/common/Dropzone.svelte"
   import { capitalise } from "helpers"
   import LinkedRowSelector from "components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte"
+  import Editor from "../../integration/QueryEditor.svelte"
 
   export let defaultValue
   export let meta
   export let value = defaultValue || (meta.type === "boolean" ? false : "")
   export let readonly
 
+  $: stringVal =
+    typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) : value
   $: type = meta?.type
   $: label = meta.name ? capitalise(meta.name) : ""
 </script>
@@ -40,6 +44,14 @@
   <LinkedRowSelector bind:linkedRows={value} schema={meta} />
 {:else if type === "longform"}
   <TextArea {label} bind:value />
+{:else if type === "json"}
+  <Label>{label}</Label>
+  <Editor
+    editorHeight="250"
+    mode="json"
+    on:change={({ detail }) => (value = detail.value)}
+    value={stringVal}
+  />
 {:else}
   <Input
     {label}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index fc597b658e..752f291019 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@
     field.subtype !== AUTO_COLUMN_SUB_TYPES.CREATED_BY &&
     field.subtype !== AUTO_COLUMN_SUB_TYPES.UPDATED_BY &&
     field.type !== FORMULA_TYPE
-  $: canBeDisplay = field.type !== LINK_TYPE && field.type !== AUTO_TYPE
+  $: canBeDisplay =
+    field.type !== LINK_TYPE &&
+    field.type !== AUTO_TYPE &&
+    field.type !== JSON_TYPE
   $: canBeRequired =
     field.type !== LINK_TYPE && !uneditable && field.type !== AUTO_TYPE
   $: relationshipOptions = getRelationshipOptions(field)
@@ -452,7 +455,14 @@
   </div>
 </ModalContent>
 <Modal bind:this={jsonSchemaModal}>
-  <JSONSchemaModal on:save={({ detail }) => console.log(detail)} />
+  <JSONSchemaModal
+    schema={field.schema}
+    json={field.json}
+    on:save={({ detail }) => {
+      field.schema = detail.schema
+      field.json = detail.json
+    }}
+  />
 </Modal>
 <ConfirmDialog
   bind:this={confirmDeleteDialog}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/JSONSchemaModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/JSONSchemaModal.svelte
index 055e8bf045..618f2b6c7f 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/JSONSchemaModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/JSONSchemaModal.svelte
@@ -9,36 +9,42 @@
     Select,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { onMount, createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
+  import { generate } from "builderStore/schemaGenerator"
 
   export let schema = {}
+  export let json
 
   let dispatcher = createEventDispatcher()
   let mode = "Key/Value"
-  let json
   let fieldCount = 0
   let fieldKeys = {},
     fieldTypes = {}
-  let keyValueOptions = ["String", "Number", "Boolean", "Object", "Array"]
+  let keyValueOptions = [
+    { label: "String", value: FIELDS.STRING.type },
+    { label: "Number", value: FIELDS.NUMBER.type },
+    { label: "Boolean", value: FIELDS.BOOLEAN.type },
+    { label: "Object", value: FIELDS.JSON.type },
+    { label: "Array", value: FIELDS.ARRAY.type },
+  ]
+  let invalid = false
 
-  $: invalid = false
-
-  function onJsonUpdate({ detail }) {
-    // TODO: make request
+  async function onJsonUpdate({ detail }) {
     const input = detail.value
-    console.log(input)
-  }
-
-  function saveSchema() {
-    for (let i of Object.keys(fieldKeys)) {
-      const key = fieldKeys[i]
-      schema[key] = {
-        type: fieldTypes[i],
-      }
+    json = input
+    try {
+      // check json valid first
+      let inputJson = JSON.parse(input)
+      schema = generate(inputJson)
+      updateCounts()
+      invalid = false
+    } catch (err) {
+      // json not currently valid
+      invalid = true
     }
-    dispatcher("save", schema)
   }
 
-  onMount(() => {
+  function updateCounts() {
     if (!schema) {
       schema = {}
     }
@@ -49,6 +55,24 @@
       i++
     }
     fieldCount = i
+  }
+
+  function saveSchema() {
+    for (let i of Object.keys(fieldKeys)) {
+      const key = fieldKeys[i]
+      // they were added to schema, rather than generated
+      if (!schema[key]) {
+        schema[key] = {
+          type: fieldTypes[i],
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    dispatcher("save", { schema, json })
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    updateCounts()
   })
 </script>
 
@@ -56,7 +80,7 @@
   title={"Key/Value Schema Editor"}
   confirmText="Save Column"
   onConfirm={saveSchema}
-  disabled={invalid}
+  bind:disabled={invalid}
   size="L"
 >
   <Tabs selected={mode} noPadding>
@@ -68,7 +92,8 @@
             label="Type"
             options={keyValueOptions}
             bind:value={fieldTypes[i]}
-            getOptionValue={field => field.toLowerCase()}
+            getOptionValue={field => field.value}
+            getOptionLabel={field => field.label}
           />
         </div>
       {/each}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/NavigationPanel/ComponentDropdownMenu.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/NavigationPanel/ComponentDropdownMenu.svelte
index 06293e4168..56c5eef2ad 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/NavigationPanel/ComponentDropdownMenu.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/NavigationPanel/ComponentDropdownMenu.svelte
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
   const duplicateComponent = () => {
     storeComponentForCopy(false)
-    pasteComponent("below")
+    pasteComponent("below", true)
   }
 
   const deleteComponent = async () => {
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
     store.actions.components.copy(component, cut)
   }
 
-  const pasteComponent = mode => {
+  const pasteComponent = (mode, preserveBindings = false) => {
     // lives in store - also used by drag drop
-    store.actions.components.paste(component, mode)
+    store.actions.components.paste(component, mode, preserveBindings)
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/NavigationEditor/NavigationEditor.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/NavigationEditor/NavigationEditor.svelte
index b7a272e608..ea02b4184d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/NavigationEditor/NavigationEditor.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/NavigationEditor/NavigationEditor.svelte
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
   import { Button, ActionButton, Drawer } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
   import NavigationDrawer from "./NavigationDrawer.svelte"
+  import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 
   export let value = []
   let drawer
+  let links = cloneDeep(value)
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const save = () => {
-    dispatch("change", value)
+    dispatch("change", links)
     drawer.hide()
   }
 </script>
@@ -19,5 +21,5 @@
     Configure the links in your navigation bar.
   </svelte:fragment>
   <Button cta slot="buttons" on:click={save}>Save</Button>
-  <NavigationDrawer slot="body" bind:links={value} />
+  <NavigationDrawer slot="body" bind:links />
 </Drawer>
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index e37ef7f849..b43b28a9fc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/cli",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "description": "Budibase CLI, for developers, self hosting and migrations.",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 96e6ea76cb..32781cfedc 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/client",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "module": "dist/budibase-client.js",
   "main": "dist/budibase-client.js",
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     "dev:builder": "rollup -cw"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "@budibase/standard-components": "^0.9.139",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "regexparam": "^1.3.0",
     "shortid": "^2.2.15",
     "svelte-spa-router": "^3.0.5"
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/Layout.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/Layout.svelte
index 87e5ac3b5b..59765f9305 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/Layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/Layout.svelte
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@
     height: 100%;
     overflow: auto;
   }
+  .desktop.layout--left .links {
+    overflow-y: auto;
+  }
 
   .desktop .nav--left {
     width: 250px;
@@ -379,6 +382,7 @@
     justify-content: flex-start;
     align-items: stretch;
     padding: var(--spacing-xl);
+    overflow-y: auto;
   }
   .mobile .link {
     width: calc(100% - 30px);
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index eea2b18124..5966cc81fc 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/server",
   "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "description": "Budibase Web Server",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": {
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/auth": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
-    "@budibase/client": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/auth": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
+    "@budibase/client": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "@bull-board/api": "^3.7.0",
     "@bull-board/koa": "^3.7.0",
     "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.10.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
index f7a4b13304..71b22375f7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ exports.validate = async ({ appId, tableId, row, table }) => {
   const errors = {}
   for (let fieldName of Object.keys(table.schema)) {
     const constraints = cloneDeep(table.schema[fieldName].constraints)
+    const type = table.schema[fieldName].type
     // special case for options, need to always allow unselected (null)
     if (
-      table.schema[fieldName].type ===
-        (FieldTypes.OPTIONS || FieldTypes.ARRAY) &&
+      (type === FieldTypes.OPTIONS || type === FieldTypes.ARRAY) &&
       constraints.inclusion
     ) {
       constraints.inclusion.push(null)
@@ -61,17 +61,20 @@ exports.validate = async ({ appId, tableId, row, table }) => {
     let res
 
     // Validate.js doesn't seem to handle array
-    if (
-      table.schema[fieldName].type === FieldTypes.ARRAY &&
-      row[fieldName] &&
-      row[fieldName].length
-    ) {
+    if (type === FieldTypes.ARRAY && row[fieldName] && row[fieldName].length) {
       row[fieldName].map(val => {
         if (!constraints.inclusion.includes(val)) {
           errors[fieldName] = "Field not in list"
         }
       })
-    } else if (table.schema[fieldName].type === FieldTypes.FORMULA) {
+    } else if (type === FieldTypes.JSON && typeof row[fieldName] === "string") {
+      // this should only happen if there is an error
+      try {
+        JSON.parse(row[fieldName])
+      } catch (err) {
+        errors[fieldName] = [`Contains invalid JSON`]
+      }
+    } else if (type === FieldTypes.FORMULA) {
       res = validateJs.single(
         processStringSync(table.schema[fieldName].formula, row),
         constraints
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.js
index ea63c23f7d..860063f173 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.js
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ const TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP = {
   [FieldTypes.AUTO]: {
     parse: () => undefined,
   },
+  [FieldTypes.JSON]: {
+    parse: input => {
+      try {
+        if (input === "") {
+          return undefined
+        }
+        return JSON.parse(input)
+      } catch (err) {
+        return input
+      }
+    },
+  },
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/package.json b/packages/string-templates/package.json
index 7378b79b60..2fafa1f7ab 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/string-templates",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "description": "Handlebars wrapper for Budibase templating.",
   "main": "src/index.cjs",
   "module": "dist/bundle.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/worker/package.json b/packages/worker/package.json
index 63c392d275..6ac6b2ab61 100644
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/worker",
   "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.11",
+  "version": "0.9.190-alpha.12",
   "description": "Budibase background service",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/auth": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.11",
+    "@budibase/auth": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^0.9.190-alpha.12",
     "@koa/router": "^8.0.0",
     "@sentry/node": "^6.0.0",
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "^0.3.0",