diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/BBReferenceCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/BBReferenceCell.svelte
index b4168474b0..4e76c264a1 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/BBReferenceCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/BBReferenceCell.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script>
   import { getContext } from "svelte"
   import RelationshipCell from "./RelationshipCell.svelte"
-  import { FieldSubtype } from "@budibase/types"
+  import { FieldSubtype, RelationshipType } from "@budibase/types"
 
   export let api
 
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
     ...$$props.schema,
     // This is not really used, just adding some content to be able to render the relationship cell
     tableId: "external",
+    relationshipType:
+      subtype === FieldSubtype.USER
+        ? RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY
+        : RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY,
   }
 
   async function searchFunction(searchParams) {
-    if (subtype !== FieldSubtype.USER) {
+    if (subtype !== FieldSubtype.USER && subtype !== FieldSubtype.USERS) {
       throw `Search for '${subtype}' not implemented`
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
index 6f41d3d55f..942efb058c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@ export async function processInputBBReferences(
 
   switch (subtype) {
     case FieldSubtype.USER:
+    case FieldSubtype.USERS:
       const { notFoundIds } = await cache.user.getUsers(referenceIds)
 
       if (notFoundIds?.length) {
         throw new InvalidBBRefError(notFoundIds[0], FieldSubtype.USER)
       }
+      return referenceIds.join(",") || null
 
-      break
     default:
       throw utils.unreachable(subtype)
   }
-
-  return referenceIds.join(",") || null
 }
 
 export async function processOutputBBReferences(
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ export async function processOutputBBReferences(
 
   switch (subtype) {
     case FieldSubtype.USER:
+    case FieldSubtype.USERS:
       const { users } = await cache.user.getUsers(ids)
       if (!users.length) {
         return undefined