diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index d5a9aba488..4eb1f962f0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
   const NUMBER_TYPE = FIELDS.NUMBER.type
   const JSON_TYPE = FIELDS.JSON.type
   const DATE_TYPE = FIELDS.DATETIME.type
+  const USER_TYPE = FIELDS.USER.subtype
+  const USERS_TYPE = FIELDS.USERS.subtype
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const PROHIBITED_COLUMN_NAMES = ["type", "_id", "_rev", "tableId"]
@@ -287,6 +289,14 @@
     if (saveColumn.type !== LINK_TYPE) {
       delete saveColumn.fieldName
     }
+    if (isUsersColumn(saveColumn)) {
+      if (saveColumn.subtype === USER_TYPE) {
+        saveColumn.relationshipType = RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY
+      } else if (saveColumn.subtype === USERS_TYPE) {
+        saveColumn.relationshipType = RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       await tables.saveField({
         originalName,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
index 755ccf61e7..19a7303072 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export interface BBReferenceFieldMetadata
   extends Omit<BaseFieldSchema, "subtype"> {
   type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE
   subtype: FieldSubtype.USER | FieldSubtype.USERS
+  relationshipType?: RelationshipType
 }
 
 export interface FieldConstraints {