diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index a1bd54715b..19cc4ec1c0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     Button,
     Label,
     Select,
+    Multiselect,
     Toggle,
     Icon,
     DatePicker,
@@ -137,9 +138,10 @@
   }
   $: initialiseField(field, savingColumn)
   $: checkConstraints(editableColumn)
-  $: required = hasDefault
-    ? false
-    : !!editableColumn?.constraints?.presence || primaryDisplay
+  $: required =
+    primaryDisplay ||
+    editableColumn?.constraints?.presence === true ||
+    editableColumn?.constraints?.presence?.allowEmpty === false
   $: uneditable =
     $tables.selected?._id === TableNames.USERS &&
     UNEDITABLE_USER_FIELDS.includes(editableColumn.name)
@@ -168,8 +170,8 @@
   // used to select what different options can be displayed for column type
   $: canBeDisplay =
     canBeDisplayColumn(editableColumn) && !editableColumn.autocolumn
-  $: canHaveDefault =
-    isEnabled("DEFAULT_VALUES") && canHaveDefaultColumn(editableColumn.type)
+  $: defaultValuesEnabled = isEnabled("DEFAULT_VALUES")
+  $: canHaveDefault = !required && canHaveDefaultColumn(editableColumn.type)
   $: canBeRequired =
     editableColumn?.type !== LINK_TYPE &&
     !uneditable &&
@@ -188,7 +190,6 @@
     (originalName &&
       SWITCHABLE_TYPES[field.type] &&
       !editableColumn?.autocolumn)
-
   $: allowedTypes = getAllowedTypes(datasource).map(t => ({
     fieldId: makeFieldId(t.type, t.subtype),
     ...t,
@@ -206,6 +207,11 @@
     },
     ...getUserBindings(),
   ]
+  $: sanitiseDefaultValue(
+    editableColumn.type,
+    editableColumn.constraints?.inclusion || [],
+    editableColumn.default
+  )
 
   const fieldDefinitions = Object.values(FIELDS).reduce(
     // Storing the fields by complex field id
@@ -295,6 +301,22 @@
       delete saveColumn.fieldName
     }
 
+    // Ensure we don't have a default value if we can't have one
+    if (!canHaveDefault || !defaultValuesEnabled) {
+      delete saveColumn.default
+    }
+
+    // Ensure primary display columns are always required and don't have default values
+    if (primaryDisplay) {
+      saveColumn.constraints.presence = { allowEmpty: false }
+      delete saveColumn.default
+    }
+
+    // Ensure the field is not required if we have a default value
+    if (saveColumn.default) {
+      saveColumn.constraints.presence = false
+    }
+
     try {
       await tables.saveField({
         originalName,
@@ -541,6 +563,20 @@
     return newError
   }
 
+  const sanitiseDefaultValue = (type, options, defaultValue) => {
+    if (!defaultValue?.length) {
+      return
+    }
+    // Delete default value for options fields if the option is no longer available
+    if (type === FieldType.OPTIONS && !options.includes(defaultValue)) {
+      delete editableColumn.default
+    }
+    // Filter array default values to only valid options
+    if (type === FieldType.ARRAY) {
+      editableColumn.default = defaultValue.filter(x => options.includes(x))
+    }
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     mounted = true
   })
@@ -748,9 +784,9 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   {:else if editableColumn.type === JSON_TYPE}
-    <Button primary text on:click={openJsonSchemaEditor}
-      >Open schema editor</Button
-    >
+    <Button primary text on:click={openJsonSchemaEditor}>
+      Open schema editor
+    </Button>
   {/if}
   {#if editableColumn.type === AUTO_TYPE || editableColumn.autocolumn}
     <Select
@@ -779,27 +815,39 @@
     </div>
   {/if}
 
-  {#if canHaveDefault}
-    <div>
-      <ModalBindableInput
-        panel={ServerBindingPanel}
-        title="Default"
-        label="Default"
+  {#if defaultValuesEnabled}
+    {#if editableColumn.type === FieldType.OPTIONS}
+      <Select
+        disabled={!canHaveDefault}
+        options={editableColumn.constraints?.inclusion || []}
+        label="Default value"
         value={editableColumn.default}
-        on:change={e => {
-          editableColumn = {
-            ...editableColumn,
-            default: e.detail,
-          }
-
-          if (e.detail) {
-            setRequired(false)
-          }
-        }}
+        on:change={e => (editableColumn.default = e.detail)}
+        placeholder="None"
+      />
+    {:else if editableColumn.type === FieldType.ARRAY}
+      <Multiselect
+        disabled={!canHaveDefault}
+        options={editableColumn.constraints?.inclusion || []}
+        label="Default value"
+        value={editableColumn.default}
+        on:change={e =>
+          (editableColumn.default = e.detail?.length ? e.detail : undefined)}
+        placeholder="None"
+      />
+    {:else}
+      <ModalBindableInput
+        disabled={!canHaveDefault}
+        panel={ServerBindingPanel}
+        title="Default value"
+        label="Default value"
+        placeholder="None"
+        value={editableColumn.default}
+        on:change={e => (editableColumn.default = e.detail)}
         bindings={defaultValueBindings}
         allowJS
       />
-    </div>
+    {/if}
   {/if}
 </Layout>
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
index 1454a8d7db..869cd56730 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { derived, get } from "svelte/store"
 import { getDatasourceDefinition, getDatasourceSchema } from "../../../fetch"
 import { enrichSchemaWithRelColumns, memo } from "../../../utils"
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 
 export const createStores = () => {
   const definition = memo(null)
@@ -164,10 +165,18 @@ export const createActions = context => {
 
   // Updates the datasources primary display column
   const changePrimaryDisplay = async column => {
-    return await saveDefinition({
-      ...get(definition),
-      primaryDisplay: column,
-    })
+    let newDefinition = cloneDeep(get(definition))
+
+    // Update primary display
+    newDefinition.primaryDisplay = column
+
+    // Sanitise schema to ensure field is required and has no default value
+    if (!newDefinition.schema[column].constraints) {
+      newDefinition.schema[column].constraints = {}
+    }
+    newDefinition.schema[column].constraints.presence = { allowEmpty: false }
+    delete newDefinition.schema[column].default
+    return await saveDefinition(newDefinition)
   }
 
   // Adds a schema mutation for a single field