diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Controls/Grid.vue b/frontend/src/components/Controls/Grid.vue
index 893f2573..1a0c082c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Controls/Grid.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Controls/Grid.vue
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ const addRow = () => {
   newRow.name = getRandom(10)
   showRowList.value.push(false)
   newRow['__islocal'] = true
+  newRow['idx'] = rows.value.length + 1
+  newRow['doctype'] = props.doctype
   rows.value.push(newRow)
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/script.js b/frontend/src/data/script.js
index 98563d92..b632b5b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/script.js
+++ b/frontend/src/data/script.js
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ export function getScript(doctype, view = 'Form') {
       return null
     }
 
+    row.parent = row.parent || data.name
+    row.parentype = row.parenttype || data.doctype
+    row.parentfield = row.parentfield || parentField
+
     return createDocProxy(row, instance)
   }