diff --git a/apps/studio/components/grid/utils/gridColumns.tsx b/apps/studio/components/grid/utils/gridColumns.tsx
index 54d50cdc72b..a2f2bad8ccf 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/grid/utils/gridColumns.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/grid/utils/gridColumns.tsx
@@ -200,15 +200,12 @@ function withPendingAddPlaceholders(
     const value = props.row[props.column.key]
 
     if (isPendingAddRow(props.row) && (value === undefined || value === null || value === '')) {
-      if (columnDef.defaultValue !== undefined && columnDef.defaultValue !== null) {
-        return <DefaultValue />
-      }
-      if (columnDef.isIdentity || columnDef.isGeneratable) {
-        return <DefaultValue />
-      }
-      if (columnDef.isNullable) {
+      if (value === null) {
         return <NullValue />
       }
+      if (columnDef.defaultValue !== undefined || columnDef.isIdentity || columnDef.isGeneratable) {
+        return <DefaultValue />
+      }
     }
 
     return <Formatter {...props} />
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/InputField.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/InputField.tsx
index 7c72debe95d..aeecd1677c9 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/InputField.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/InputField.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { includes, noop } from 'lodash'
 import { Edit, Eye } from 'lucide-react'
-
 import {
   Button,
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
   DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
   Input,
   Select,
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   SelectValue_Shadcn_,
 } from 'ui'
 import { FormItemLayout } from 'ui-patterns/form/FormItemLayout/FormItemLayout'
+
 import { DATETIME_TYPES, JSON_TYPES, TEXT_TYPES } from '../SidePanelEditor.constants'
 import { DateTimeInput } from './DateTimeInput'
 import type { EditValue, RowField } from './RowEditor.types'
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const TRUNCATE_DESCRIPTION =
 export interface InputFieldProps {
   field: RowField
   errors: any
+  isNewRow?: boolean
   isEditable?: boolean
   onUpdateField?: (changes: object) => void
   onEditJson?: (data: any) => void
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export interface InputFieldProps {
 export const InputField = ({
   field,
   errors,
+  isNewRow = false,
   isEditable = true,
   onUpdateField = noop,
   onEditJson = noop,
@@ -146,6 +149,11 @@ export const InputField = ({
   if (includes(TEXT_TYPES, field.format)) {
     const isTruncated = isValueTruncated(field.value)
 
+    /**
+     * Handle `undefined` as the default value of the input field
+     * Otherwise, NULL should be treated as NULL, empty strings should be treated as empty strings
+     */
+
     return (
       <div className="text-area-text-sm">
         <Input.TextArea
@@ -166,24 +174,38 @@ export const InputField = ({
           rows={5}
           value={field.value ?? ''}
           placeholder={
-            field.value === null && field.defaultValue === null
+            field.value === null
               ? 'NULL'
               : field.value === '' ||
                   (typeof field.defaultValue === 'string' && field.defaultValue.length === 0)
                 ? 'EMPTY'
-                : `Default: ${field.defaultValue}`
+                : `Default: ${field.defaultValue === null ? 'NULL' : field.defaultValue}`
           }
           actions={
             <DropdownMenu>
               <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-                <Button type="default" icon={<Edit />} className="px-1.5" />
+                <Button
+                  data-testid={`${field.name}-field-actions`}
+                  type="default"
+                  icon={<Edit />}
+                  className="px-1.5"
+                />
               </DropdownMenuTrigger>
               <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-28">
                 {isEditable && (
-                  <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => onUpdateField({ [field.name]: null })}>
-                    Set to NULL
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
+                  <>
+                    <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => onUpdateField({ [field.name]: null })}>
+                      Set to NULL
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    {isNewRow && (
+                      <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => onUpdateField({ [field.name]: undefined })}>
+                        Set to Default
+                      </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    )}
+                    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+                  </>
                 )}
+
                 <DropdownMenuItem
                   onClick={() => onEditText({ column: field.name, value: field.value || '' })}
                 >
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.tsx
index 24127eddffd..48d22be46a6 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const RowEditor = ({
       updateEditorDirty()
 
       const payload = isNewRecord
-        ? generateRowObjectFromFields(rowFields)
+        ? generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields: rowFields })
         : generateUpdateRowPayload(row, rowFields)
 
       const configuration = { identifiers: {}, rowIdx: -1 }
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export const RowEditor = ({
                         onEditText={setSelectedValueForTextEdit}
                         onSelectForeignKey={() => onOpenForeignRowSelector(field)}
                         isEditable={editable}
+                        isNewRow={isNewRecord || '__tempId' in row}
                       />
                     )
                   })}
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ export const RowEditor = ({
                           onEditJson={setSelectedValueForJsonEdit}
                           onSelectForeignKey={() => onOpenForeignRowSelector(field)}
                           isEditable={editable}
+                          isNewRow={isNewRecord || '__tempId' in row}
                         />
                       )
                     })}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.types.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.types.ts
index ba9e8800f47..85040d800b3 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.types.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface RowField {
   comment: string
   format: string
   enums: string[]
-  value: string | null
+  value: string | null | undefined
   defaultValue: string | null
   foreignKey?: PostgresRelationship
   isNullable: boolean
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.test.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.test.ts
index 8d87b083417..c82a4f1670d 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.test.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
       {
         id: '1',
         name: 'id',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: null,
         format: 'int8',
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
       {
         id: '2',
         name: 'time_not_null',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: 'now()',
         format: 'timestamptz',
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
       {
         id: '3',
         name: 'time_nullable',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: 'now()',
         format: 'timestamptz',
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
         isPrimaryKey: false,
       },
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(sampleRowFields)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields: sampleRowFields })
     expect(result).toEqual({})
   })
   it('should discern EMPTY values for text', () => {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
       {
         id: '1',
         name: 'id',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: null,
         format: 'int8',
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
         isPrimaryKey: false,
       },
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(sampleRowFields)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields: sampleRowFields })
     expect(result).toEqual({ name: '' })
   })
   it('should discern NULL values for text', () => {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
       {
         id: '1',
         name: 'id',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: null,
         format: 'int8',
@@ -202,15 +202,15 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
         isPrimaryKey: false,
       },
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(sampleRowFields)
-    expect(result).toEqual({})
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields: sampleRowFields })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ name: null })
   })
   it('should discern NULL values for booleans', () => {
     const sampleRowFields: RowField[] = [
       {
         id: '1',
         name: 'id',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
         comment: '',
         defaultValue: null,
         format: 'int8',
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields', () => {
         isPrimaryKey: false,
       },
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(sampleRowFields)
-    expect(result).toEqual({})
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields: sampleRowFields })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ 'bool-test': null })
   })
 })
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: '["tag1", "tag2"]',
       }),
     ]
-    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)).toEqual({ tags: ['tag1', 'tag2'] })
+    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })).toEqual({ tags: ['tag1', 'tag2'] })
   })
 
   it('should handle null array fields', () => {
@@ -538,7 +538,18 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: null,
       }),
     ]
-    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)).toEqual({})
+    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })).toEqual({ tags: null })
+  })
+
+  it('should handle undefined array fields', () => {
+    const fields: RowField[] = [
+      createField({
+        name: 'tags',
+        format: '_text',
+        value: undefined,
+      }),
+    ]
+    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })).toEqual({})
   })
 
   it('should handle JSON fields', () => {
@@ -549,7 +560,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: '{"key": "value"}',
       }),
     ]
-    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)).toEqual({ metadata: { key: 'value' } })
+    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })).toEqual({ metadata: { key: 'value' } })
   })
 
   it('should handle JSON fields with object values', () => {
@@ -560,7 +571,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: { key: 'value' } as any,
       }),
     ]
-    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)).toEqual({ metadata: { key: 'value' } })
+    expect(generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })).toEqual({ metadata: { key: 'value' } })
   })
 
   it('should handle boolean true/false/null', () => {
@@ -581,9 +592,9 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: 'null',
       }),
     ]
-    // By default, null values are omitted unless includeNullProperties is true
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
-    expect(result).toEqual({ active: true, deleted: false })
+    // Null values are kept (explicit NULL), only undefined values are omitted
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ active: true, deleted: false, optional: null })
   })
 
   it('should handle boolean true/false/null with includeNullProperties', () => {
@@ -604,19 +615,19 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: 'null',
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields, true)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields, includeUndefinedValues: true })
     expect(result).toEqual({ active: true, deleted: false, optional: null })
   })
 
-  it('should handle boolean with empty value', () => {
+  it('should handle boolean with undefined value', () => {
     const fields: RowField[] = [
       createField({
         name: 'active',
         format: 'bool',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
     expect(result).toEqual({})
   })
 
@@ -628,7 +639,7 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: '2023-12-01T10:30:45',
       }),
     ]
-    const result: any = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
+    const result: any = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
     expect(result.created_at).toBeDefined()
     expect(typeof result.created_at).toBe('string')
   })
@@ -641,17 +652,17 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: '2023-12-01T10:30',
       }),
     ]
-    const result: any = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
+    const result: any = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
     expect(result.created_at).toBeDefined()
     expect(typeof result.created_at).toBe('string')
   })
 
-  it('should include null properties when includeNullProperties is true', () => {
+  it('should include undefined properties when includeUndefinedValues is true', () => {
     const fields: RowField[] = [
       createField({
         name: 'optional_field',
         format: 'text',
-        value: null,
+        value: undefined,
       }),
       createField({
         name: 'active_field',
@@ -659,15 +670,32 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: 'value',
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields, true)
-    expect(result).toEqual({ optional_field: null, active_field: 'value' })
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields, includeUndefinedValues: true })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ optional_field: undefined, active_field: 'value' })
   })
 
-  it('should omit null properties when includeNullProperties is false', () => {
+  it('should omit undefined properties by default', () => {
     const fields: RowField[] = [
       createField({
         name: 'optional_field',
         format: 'text',
+        value: undefined,
+      }),
+      createField({
+        name: 'active_field',
+        format: 'text',
+        value: 'value',
+      }),
+    ]
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ active_field: 'value' })
+  })
+
+  it('should keep null properties (explicit NULL) even when includeUndefinedValues is false', () => {
+    const fields: RowField[] = [
+      createField({
+        name: 'nullable_field',
+        format: 'text',
         value: null,
       }),
       createField({
@@ -676,8 +704,8 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: 'value',
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields, false)
-    expect(result).toEqual({ active_field: 'value' })
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ nullable_field: null, active_field: 'value' })
   })
 
   it('should preserve empty strings for text types', () => {
@@ -693,24 +721,24 @@ describe('generateRowObjectFromFields - additional cases', () => {
         value: '',
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
     expect(result).toEqual({ description: '', title: '' })
   })
 
-  it('should convert empty values to null for non-text types', () => {
+  it('should omit undefined values for non-text types', () => {
     const fields: RowField[] = [
       createField({
         name: 'count',
         format: 'int4',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
       }),
       createField({
         name: 'price',
         format: 'numeric',
-        value: '',
+        value: undefined,
       }),
     ]
-    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields)
+    const result = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields })
     expect(result).toEqual({})
   })
 })
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.ts
index 9146454fdfb..86ab7bc7679 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/RowEditor/RowEditor.utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { MAX_ARRAY_SIZE, MAX_CHARACTERS } from '@supabase/pg-meta/src/query/tabl
 import type { PostgresColumn, PostgresRelationship, PostgresTable } from '@supabase/postgres-meta'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import { minifyJSON, tryParseJson } from 'lib/helpers'
-import { compact, isEqual, isNull, isString, omitBy } from 'lodash'
+import { compact, isEqual, isNull, isString, isUndefined, omitBy } from 'lodash'
 import type { Dictionary } from 'types'
 
 import { ForeignKey } from '../ForeignKeySelector/ForeignKeySelector.types'
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
   DATETIME_TYPES,
   JSON_TYPES,
   TEXT_TYPES,
-  TIMESTAMP_TYPES,
   TIME_TYPES,
+  TIMESTAMP_TYPES,
 } from '../SidePanelEditor.constants'
 import type { RowField } from './RowEditor.types'
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const getRowValue = ({ column, row }: { column: PostgresColumn; row?: Dictionary
 
   if (isNewRow) {
     if (TEXT_TYPES.includes(column.format)) {
-      return null
+      return undefined
     } else if (column.format === 'bool') {
       if (column.default_value) {
         return column.default_value
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const getRowValue = ({ column, row }: { column: PostgresColumn; row?: Dictionary
         return 'null'
       } else return null
     } else {
-      return ''
+      return undefined
     }
   } else {
     if (column.format === 'bool' && row[column.name] === null) {
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ const convertPostgresDatetimeToInputDatetime = (format: string, value: string) =
   }
 }
 
-const convertInputDatetimeToPostgresDatetime = (format: string, value: string | null) => {
-  if (!value || value.length == 0) return null
+const convertInputDatetimeToPostgresDatetime = (
+  format: string,
+  value: string | null | undefined
+) => {
+  if (!value || value.length === 0) return value
 
   switch (format) {
     case 'timestamptz':
@@ -182,26 +185,20 @@ const convertInputDatetimeToPostgresDatetime = (format: string, value: string |
   }
 }
 
-// [Joshen] JFYI this presents a small problem in particular when creating a new row
-// given that we don't include null properties. Because of that if the column has a default
-// value, the column value will then always be the default value, instead of null
-// which may be considered a bug if e.g for a boolean column the user specifically selects "NULL" option
-// This would probably also apply to other column types like numbers (e.g user specifically wants a null value)
-export const generateRowObjectFromFields = (
-  fields: RowField[],
-  includeNullProperties = false
-): object => {
+/**
+ * Treat `undefined` as "no input" - all else values as valid inputs (e.g NULL or empty string)
+ */
+export const generateRowObjectFromFields = ({
+  fields,
+  includeUndefinedValues = false,
+}: {
+  fields: RowField[]
+  includeUndefinedValues?: boolean
+}): object => {
   const rowObject = {} as any
   fields.forEach((field) => {
     const isArray = field.format.startsWith('_')
-
-    // Do not convert empty field inputs to NULL for text types
-    // so that we discern NULL and EMPTY
-    const value = TEXT_TYPES.includes(field.format)
-      ? field.value
-      : (field?.value ?? '').length === 0
-        ? null
-        : field.value
+    const value = field.value
 
     if (isArray && value !== null) {
       rowObject[field.name] = tryParseJson(value)
@@ -224,12 +221,13 @@ export const generateRowObjectFromFields = (
       rowObject[field.name] = value
     }
   })
-  return includeNullProperties ? rowObject : omitBy(rowObject, isNull)
+
+  const results = includeUndefinedValues ? rowObject : omitBy(rowObject, isUndefined)
+  return results
 }
 
 export const generateUpdateRowPayload = (originalRow: any, fields: RowField[]) => {
-  const includeNullProperties = true
-  const rowObject = generateRowObjectFromFields(fields, includeNullProperties) as any
+  const rowObject = generateRowObjectFromFields({ fields, includeUndefinedValues: true }) as any
 
   const payload = {} as any
   const properties = Object.keys(rowObject)
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ export const generateUpdateRowPayload = (originalRow: any, fields: RowField[]) =
         payload[property] = rowObject[property]
       }
     } else {
-      const originalValue = originalRow[property] === undefined ? null : originalRow[property]
+      const originalValue = originalRow[property]
       const newValue = rowObject[property]
       if (!isEqual(originalValue, newValue)) {
         payload[property] = newValue
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/SidePanelEditor.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/SidePanelEditor.tsx
index 1cdfa93e64d..01adfe7e077 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/SidePanelEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/SidePanelEditor.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import type { PostgresColumn, PostgresTable } from '@supabase/postgres-meta'
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useParams } from 'common'
 import { useTableRowOperations } from 'components/grid/hooks/useTableRowOperations'
-import { type GeneratedPolicy } from 'components/interfaces/Auth/Policies/Policies.utils'
 import { useIsQueueOperationsEnabled } from 'components/interfaces/App/FeaturePreview/FeaturePreviewContext'
+import { type GeneratedPolicy } from 'components/interfaces/Auth/Policies/Policies.utils'
 import { DiscardChangesConfirmationDialog } from 'components/ui-patterns/Dialogs/DiscardChangesConfirmationDialog'
 import { databasePoliciesKeys } from 'data/database-policies/keys'
 import { useDatabasePublicationCreateMutation } from 'data/database-publications/database-publications-create-mutation'
diff --git a/apps/studio/data/table-rows/table-row-create-mutation.ts b/apps/studio/data/table-rows/table-row-create-mutation.ts
index b242b1eb2e6..bba048fcebf 100644
--- a/apps/studio/data/table-rows/table-row-create-mutation.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/data/table-rows/table-row-create-mutation.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { toast } from 'sonner'
-
 import { Query } from '@supabase/pg-meta/src/query'
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { executeSql } from 'data/sql/execute-sql-query'
 import { useSendEventMutation } from 'data/telemetry/send-event-mutation'
 import { useSelectedOrganizationQuery } from 'hooks/misc/useSelectedOrganization'
 import { RoleImpersonationState, wrapWithRoleImpersonation } from 'lib/role-impersonation'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { isRoleImpersonationEnabled } from 'state/role-impersonation-state'
 import type { ResponseError, UseCustomMutationOptions } from 'types'
+
 import { tableRowKeys } from './keys'
 
 export type TableRowCreateVariables = {
diff --git a/e2e/studio/features/table-editor.spec.ts b/e2e/studio/features/table-editor.spec.ts
index c5e461bce13..364ee6aa7ce 100644
--- a/e2e/studio/features/table-editor.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/studio/features/table-editor.spec.ts
@@ -1522,6 +1522,62 @@ testRunner('table editor', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('inserting a row with NULL value for nullable text column with default', async ({
+    page,
+    ref,
+  }) => {
+    const tableName = 'pw_table_null_text_insert'
+    const columnName = 'description'
+
+    await using _ = await withSetupCleanup(
+      async () => {
+        await query(
+          `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${tableName} (
+            id bigint generated by default as identity primary key,
+            created_at timestamp with time zone null default now(),
+            ${columnName} text null default 'hello world'
+          )`
+        )
+      },
+      async () => {
+        await dropTable(tableName)
+      }
+    )
+
+    await page.goto(toUrl(`/project/${ref}/editor?schema=public`))
+    await waitForTableToLoad(page, ref)
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: `View ${tableName}`, exact: true }).click()
+    await page.waitForURL(/\/editor\/\d+\?schema=public$/)
+
+    // Open side panel to insert a new row
+    await page.getByTestId('table-editor-insert-new-row').click()
+    await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Insert row Insert a new row' }).click()
+
+    // Open the field actions dropdown and set the text column to NULL
+    await page.getByTestId(`${columnName}-field-actions`).click()
+    await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Set to NULL' }).click()
+
+    // Save the row
+    const insertPromise = waitForApiResponse(page, 'pg-meta', ref, 'query?key=', {
+      method: 'POST',
+    })
+    await page.getByTestId('action-bar-save-row').click()
+    await insertPromise
+
+    // Should show success toast
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText('Successfully created row'),
+      'Success toast should appear after row creation'
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+
+    // The new row's text column should show NULL in the grid
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole('gridcell', { name: 'NULL' }).first(),
+      'Text column should display NULL after setting to NULL via row editor'
+    ).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
   test('copying cell content from referencing record peek copies the correct value', async ({
     page,
     ref,