diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index 06c47f94af..98243c6e2f 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     helpers,
     PROTECTED_INTERNAL_COLUMNS,
     PROTECTED_EXTERNAL_COLUMNS,
+    canBeDisplayColumn,
+    canHaveDefaultColumn,
   } from "@budibase/shared-core"
   import { createEventDispatcher, getContext, onMount } from "svelte"
   import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
@@ -164,17 +166,10 @@
     : availableAutoColumns
   // used to select what different options can be displayed for column type
   $: canBeDisplay =
-    editableColumn?.type !== LINK_TYPE &&
-    editableColumn?.type !== AUTO_TYPE &&
-    editableColumn?.type !== JSON_TYPE &&
-    !editableColumn.autocolumn
+    canBeDisplayColumn(editableColumn.type) && !editableColumn.autocolumn
   $: canHaveDefault =
     isEnabled(TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS.DEFAULT_VALUES) &&
-    (editableColumn?.type === FieldType.NUMBER ||
-      editableColumn?.type === FieldType.JSON ||
-      editableColumn?.type === FieldType.DATETIME ||
-      editableColumn?.type === FieldType.LONGFORM ||
-      editableColumn?.type === FieldType.STRING)
+    canHaveDefaultColumn(editableColumn.type)
   $: canBeRequired =
     editableColumn?.type !== LINK_TYPE &&
     !uneditable &&
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts b/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
index 9e7626cb1c..8a8069ce4d 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const allowDisplayColumnByType: Record<FieldType, boolean> = {
   [FieldType.AUTO]: true,
   [FieldType.INTERNAL]: true,
   [FieldType.BARCODEQR]: true,
+
   [FieldType.BIGINT]: true,
   [FieldType.BOOLEAN]: false,
   [FieldType.ARRAY]: false,
@@ -35,6 +36,30 @@ const allowSortColumnByType: Record<FieldType, boolean> = {
   [FieldType.BIGINT]: true,
   [FieldType.BOOLEAN]: true,
   [FieldType.JSON]: true,
+
+  [FieldType.FORMULA]: false,
+  [FieldType.ATTACHMENTS]: false,
+  [FieldType.ATTACHMENT_SINGLE]: false,
+  [FieldType.SIGNATURE_SINGLE]: false,
+  [FieldType.ARRAY]: false,
+  [FieldType.LINK]: false,
+  [FieldType.BB_REFERENCE]: false,
+  [FieldType.BB_REFERENCE_SINGLE]: false,
+}
+
+const allowDefaultColumnByType: Record<FieldType, boolean> = {
+  [FieldType.NUMBER]: true,
+  [FieldType.JSON]: true,
+  [FieldType.DATETIME]: true,
+  [FieldType.LONGFORM]: true,
+  [FieldType.STRING]: true,
+
+  [FieldType.OPTIONS]: false,
+  [FieldType.AUTO]: false,
+  [FieldType.INTERNAL]: false,
+  [FieldType.BARCODEQR]: false,
+  [FieldType.BIGINT]: false,
+  [FieldType.BOOLEAN]: false,
   [FieldType.FORMULA]: false,
   [FieldType.ATTACHMENTS]: false,
   [FieldType.ATTACHMENT_SINGLE]: false,
@@ -53,6 +78,10 @@ export function canBeSortColumn(type: FieldType): boolean {
   return !!allowSortColumnByType[type]
 }
 
+export function canHaveDefaultColumn(type: FieldType): boolean {
+  return !!allowDefaultColumnByType[type]
+}
+
 export function findDuplicateInternalColumns(table: Table): string[] {
   // maintains the case of keys
   const casedKeys = Object.keys(table.schema)