diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
index a9a4e5fddf..10b81f9788 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { cache } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { utils } from "@budibase/shared-core"
-import { Document, FieldSubtype } from "@budibase/types"
+import { FieldSubtype } from "@budibase/types"
 import { InvalidBBRefError } from "./errors"
 
 export async function processInputBBReferences(
@@ -39,3 +39,31 @@ export async function processInputBBReferences(
 
   return result.join(",")
 }
+
+export async function processOutputBBReferences(
+  value: string,
+  subtype: FieldSubtype
+) {
+  const result = []
+
+  switch (subtype) {
+    case FieldSubtype.USER:
+      for (const id of value.split(",")) {
+        try {
+          const user = await cache.user.getUser(id)
+          if (user) {
+            result.push(user)
+          }
+        } catch {}
+      }
+      break
+    default:
+      throw utils.unreachable(subtype)
+  }
+
+  if (result.length > 1) {
+    return result
+  }
+
+  return result[0]
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
index 65630da2b9..18d5128986 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as bbReferenceProcessor from "../bbReferenceProcessor"
 
 jest.mock("../bbReferenceProcessor", (): typeof bbReferenceProcessor => ({
   processInputBBReferences: jest.fn(),
+  processOutputBBReferences: jest.fn(),
 }))
 
 describe("rowProcessor - inputProcessing", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b780bed54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import {
+  FieldSubtype,
+  FieldType,
+  FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  Table,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import { outputProcessing } from ".."
+import { generator, structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
+import * as bbReferenceProcessor from "../bbReferenceProcessor"
+
+jest.mock("../bbReferenceProcessor", (): typeof bbReferenceProcessor => ({
+  processInputBBReferences: jest.fn(),
+  processOutputBBReferences: jest.fn(),
+}))
+
+describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  const processOutputBBReferencesMock =
+    bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences as jest.Mock
+
+  it("fetches bb user references given a populated field", async () => {
+    const table: Table = {
+      _id: generator.guid(),
+      name: "TestTable",
+      type: "table",
+      schema: {
+        name: {
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+          name: "name",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: true,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+        user: {
+          type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE,
+          subtype: FieldTypeSubtypes.BB_REFERENCE.USER,
+          name: "user",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: false,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    const row = {
+      name: "Jack",
+      user: "123",
+    }
+
+    const user = structures.users.user()
+    processOutputBBReferencesMock.mockResolvedValue(user)
+
+    const result = await outputProcessing(table, row, { squash: false })
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ name: "Jack", user })
+
+    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).toBeCalledWith(
+      "123",
+      FieldSubtype.USER
+    )
+  })
+
+  it("does not fetch bb references when fields are empty", async () => {
+    const table: Table = {
+      _id: generator.guid(),
+      name: "TestTable",
+      type: "table",
+      schema: {
+        name: {
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+          name: "name",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: true,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+        user: {
+          type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE,
+          subtype: FieldTypeSubtypes.BB_REFERENCE.USER,
+          name: "user",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: false,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    const row = {
+      name: "Jack",
+    }
+
+    const result = await outputProcessing(table, row, { squash: false })
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ name: "Jack" })
+
+    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("does not fetch bb references when not in the schema", async () => {
+    const table: Table = {
+      _id: generator.guid(),
+      name: "TestTable",
+      type: "table",
+      schema: {
+        name: {
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+          name: "name",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: true,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+        user: {
+          type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+          name: "user",
+          constraints: {
+            presence: false,
+            type: "string",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    const row = {
+      name: "Jack",
+      user: "123",
+    }
+
+    const result = await outputProcessing(table, row, { squash: false })
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ name: "Jack", user: "123" })
+
+    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+})