diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
index f6da88df57..453b8b5f24 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export default class GridRow {
 		$.extend(this, opts);
 		if (this.doc && this.parent_df.options) {
 			frappe.meta.make_docfield_copy_for(this.parent_df.options, this.doc.name, this.docfields);
-			this.docfields = frappe.meta.get_docfields(this.parent_df.options, this.doc.name);
+			const docfields = frappe.meta.get_docfields(this.parent_df.options, this.doc.name);
+			this.docfields = docfields.length ? docfields : opts.docfields;
 		}
 		this.columns = {};
 		this.columns_list = [];