diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/CustomSelect.jsx b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/CustomSelect.jsx
index 0a5dacac08..f9a89fee17 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/CustomSelect.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/CustomSelect.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import React, { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import Select from '@/_ui/Select';
 import { components } from 'react-select';
 import defaultStyles from '@/_ui/Select/styles';
 import SolidIcon from '@/_ui/Icon/SolidIcons';
 import { Checkbox } from '@/_ui/CheckBox/CheckBox';
 import OverlayTrigger from 'react-bootstrap/OverlayTrigger';
-import { isArray, isString } from 'lodash';
+import { isArray } from 'lodash';
+import useStore from '@/AppBuilder/_stores/store';
+import { shallow } from 'zustand/shallow';
 
 const { MenuList } = components;
 
@@ -132,11 +134,32 @@ export const CustomSelectColumn = ({
   optionsLoadingState = false,
   horizontalAlignment = 'left',
   isEditable,
+  column,
+  isNewRow,
 }) => {
+  const validateWidget = useStore((state) => state.validateWidget, shallow);
+
   const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
   const containerRef = useRef(null);
   const inputRef = useRef(null);
 
+  const validationData = validateWidget({
+    validationObject: {
+      customRule: { value: column.customRule },
+    },
+    widgetValue: value,
+    customResolveObjects: { value },
+  });
+  const { isValid, validationError } = validationData;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleDocumentClick = (event) => {
+      if ((isMulti || isNewRow) && !containerRef.current?.contains(event.target)) setIsFocused(false);
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleDocumentClick);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleDocumentClick);
+  }, [isMulti, isNewRow]);
+
   const customComponents = {
     MenuList: (props) => <CustomMenuList {...props} optionsLoadingState={optionsLoadingState} inputRef={inputRef} />,
     Option: CustomOption,
@@ -250,30 +273,52 @@ export const CustomSelectColumn = ({
       trigger={isMulti && !isFocused && isOverflowing() && ['hover', 'focus']}
       rootClose={true}
     >
-      <div className="w-100 h-100 d-flex align-items-center" ref={containerRef}>
-        <Select
-          options={options}
-          hasSearch={false}
-          fuzzySearch={fuzzySearch}
-          isDisabled={disabled}
-          className={className}
-          components={customComponents}
-          value={selectedValue}
-          onMenuInputFocus={() => setIsFocused(true)}
-          onChange={handleChange}
-          useCustomStyles={true}
-          styles={customStyles}
-          defaultValue={defaultValue}
-          placeholder={placeholder}
-          isMulti={isMulti}
-          hideSelectedOptions={false}
-          isClearable={false}
-          clearIndicator={false}
-          darkMode={darkMode}
-          menuIsOpen={isFocused || undefined}
-          isFocused={isFocused || undefined}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <>
+        <div
+          className="w-100 h-100 d-flex align-items-center"
+          ref={containerRef}
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (isNewRow && isEditable) {
+              setIsFocused((prev) => !prev);
+            }
+          }}
+        >
+          <Select
+            options={options}
+            hasSearch={false}
+            fuzzySearch={fuzzySearch}
+            isDisabled={disabled}
+            className={className}
+            components={customComponents}
+            value={selectedValue}
+            onMenuInputFocus={() => {
+              setIsFocused(true);
+            }}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            useCustomStyles={true}
+            styles={customStyles}
+            defaultValue={defaultValue}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
+            isMulti={isMulti}
+            hideSelectedOptions={false}
+            isClearable={false}
+            clearIndicator={false}
+            darkMode={darkMode}
+            menuIsOpen={isFocused || undefined}
+            isFocused={isFocused || undefined}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (!isValid) {
+              setIsFocused(true); // Open the dropdown
+            }
+          }}
+          className={` ${isValid ? 'd-none' : 'invalid-feedback d-block'}`}
+        >
+          {validationError}
+        </div>
+      </>
     </OverlayTrigger>
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/String.jsx b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/String.jsx
index d70341b41e..89eb561c4d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/String.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/String.jsx
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ export const StringColumn = ({
     (ref?.current?.clientWidth < ref?.current?.children[0]?.offsetWidth ||
       ref?.current?.clientHeight < ref?.current?.children[0]?.offsetHeight);
 
+  const focusInput = () => {
+    if (ref.current) {
+      ref.current.focus();
+    }
+  };
+
   const renderEditableContent = () => (
     <div className="h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center position-relative">
       <div
@@ -106,11 +112,16 @@ export const StringColumn = ({
             setIsEditing(true);
             e.stopPropagation();
           }}
+          suppressContentEditableWarning={true}
         >
           <HighLightSearch text={String(cellValue)} searchTerm={searchText} />
         </div>
       </div>
-      {!isValid && <div className="invalid-feedback text-truncate">{validationError}</div>}
+      {!isValid && (
+        <div className="invalid-feedback text-truncate" onClick={focusInput}>
+          {validationError}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/Text.jsx b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/Text.jsx
index 6e8639e5b1..6b1f631d63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/Text.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/DataTypes/Text.jsx
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ export const TextColumn = ({
     [cellTextColor, isMaxRowHeightAuto, maxRowHeightValue, cellHeight]
   );
 
+  const focusInput = () => {
+    if (cellRef.current) {
+      cellRef.current.focus();
+    }
+  };
+
   const renderContent = useCallback(() => {
     if (!isEditable) {
       return (
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ export const TextColumn = ({
           darkMode ? 'textarea-dark-theme' : ''
         }`}
         style={{
-          ...cellStyle,
+          color: cellTextColor || 'inherit',
           maxWidth: containerWidth,
           outline: 'none',
           border: 'none',
@@ -112,22 +118,25 @@ export const TextColumn = ({
             handleContentChange(e.target.innerHTML);
           }
         }}
-        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(cellValue) }}
         onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         onFocus={() => setIsEditing(true)}
-      />
+        suppressContentEditableWarning={true}
+      >
+        <HighLightSearch text={String(cellValue)} searchTerm={searchText} />
+      </div>
     );
   }, [
     isEditable,
     isValid,
     darkMode,
-    cellStyle,
+    cellTextColor,
     containerWidth,
-    cellValue,
     handleKeyDown,
-    handleContentChange,
-    horizontalAlignment,
+    cellValue,
     searchText,
+    horizontalAlignment,
+    cellStyle,
+    handleContentChange,
   ]);
 
   return (
@@ -166,7 +175,11 @@ export const TextColumn = ({
         >
           {renderContent()}
         </div>
-        {isEditable && !isValid && <div className="invalid-feedback text-truncate">{validationError}</div>}
+        {isEditable && !isValid && (
+          <div className="invalid-feedback text-truncate" onClick={focusInput}>
+            {validationError}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </OverlayTrigger>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/TableData/_components/TableRow.jsx b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/TableData/_components/TableRow.jsx
index 9f61bd0ae3..d1c2030154 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/TableData/_components/TableRow.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_components/TableData/_components/TableRow.jsx
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ export const TableRow = ({
               className={`td-container ${
                 cell.column.columnDef?.meta?.columnType === 'image' && 'jet-table-image-column h-100'
               } ${cell.column.columnDef?.meta?.columnType !== 'image' && `w-100 h-100`}`}
-              style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}
             >
               {flexRender(cell.column?.columnDef?.cell, cell.getContext())}
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_utils/generateColumnsData.js b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_utils/generateColumnsData.js
index 868ab5a0c1..1cbbbd1904 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_utils/generateColumnsData.js
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/Widgets/NewTable/_utils/generateColumnsData.js
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ export default function generateColumnsData({
                   isEditable={isEditable}
                   isMulti={columnType === 'newMultiSelect'}
                   className="select-search table-select-search"
+                  column={column}
+                  isNewRow={columnForAddNewRow}
                 />
               );