diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/files/files.vue b/app/src/interfaces/files/files.vue
index 2eb4df2027..2877c70682 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/files/files.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/files/files.vue
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ import DrawerCollection from '@/views/private/components/drawer-collection.vue';
 import Draggable from 'vuedraggable';
 import { getAssetUrl } from '@/utils/get-asset-url';
 import { adjustFieldsForDisplays } from '@/utils/adjust-fields-for-displays';
-import { get, clamp, isEmpty, isNil, set } from 'lodash';
+import { get, clamp, isNil, set, isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 import { usePermissionsStore } from '@/stores/permissions';
 import { useUserStore } from '@/stores/user';
 import { getFieldsFromTemplate } from '@directus/utils';
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m-tree-view/nested-draggable.vue b/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m-tree-view/nested-draggable.vue
index 1b50265ac8..998e7d6fcc 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m-tree-view/nested-draggable.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m-tree-view/nested-draggable.vue
@@ -87,23 +87,23 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import Draggable from 'vuedraggable';
-import { computed, ref, toRefs } from 'vue';
-import { hideDragImage } from '@/utils/hide-drag-image';
-import ItemPreview from './item-preview.vue';
-import { Filter } from '@directus/types';
-import { RelationO2M } from '@/composables/use-relation-o2m';
 import {
+	ChangesItem,
 	DisplayItem,
 	RelationQueryMultiple,
 	useRelationMultiple,
-	ChangesItem,
 } from '@/composables/use-relation-multiple';
+import { RelationO2M } from '@/composables/use-relation-o2m';
+import { hideDragImage } from '@/utils/hide-drag-image';
 import DrawerCollection from '@/views/private/components/drawer-collection.vue';
 import DrawerItem from '@/views/private/components/drawer-item.vue';
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { Filter } from '@directus/types';
 import { moveInArray } from '@directus/utils';
-import { cloneDeep, isEmpty } from 'lodash';
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { computed, ref, toRefs } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import Draggable from 'vuedraggable';
+import ItemPreview from './item-preview.vue';
 
 type ChangeEvent =
 	| {
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ function addNew(item: Record<string, any>) {
 }
 
 function stageEdits(item: Record<string, any>) {
-	if (isEmpty(item)) return;
-
 	update(item);
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m/list-o2m.vue b/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m/list-o2m.vue
index c751c30ae5..c54828543f 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m/list-o2m.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/list-o2m/list-o2m.vue
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ function editRow({ item }: { item: DisplayItem }) {
 }
 
 function stageEdits(item: Record<string, any>) {
-	if (isEmpty(item)) return;
-
 	if (newItem) {
 		create(item);
 	} else {
diff --git a/app/src/views/private/components/drawer-item.vue b/app/src/views/private/components/drawer-item.vue
index 4304f26287..db2fde67d1 100644
--- a/app/src/views/private/components/drawer-item.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/private/components/drawer-item.vue
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ function useActions() {
 			validationErrors.value = [];
 		}
 
+		if (props.junctionField && Object.values(defaultValues.value).some((value) => value !== null)) {
+			internalEdits.value[props.junctionField] = internalEdits.value[props.junctionField] ?? {};
+		}
+
 		if (props.junctionField && props.relatedPrimaryKey !== '+' && relatedPrimaryKeyField.value) {
 			set(internalEdits.value, [props.junctionField, relatedPrimaryKeyField.value.field], props.relatedPrimaryKey);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/composables/src/use-collection.ts b/packages/composables/src/use-collection.ts
index 128ef0ff32..a6875b5198 100644
--- a/packages/composables/src/use-collection.ts
+++ b/packages/composables/src/use-collection.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function useCollection(collectionKey: string | Ref<string | null>): Usabl
 		const defaults: Record<string, any> = {};
 
 		for (const field of fields.value) {
-			if (field.schema?.default_value) {
+			if (field.schema !== null && 'default_value' in field.schema) {
 				defaults[field.field] = field.schema.default_value;
 			}
 		}