diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Field.vue b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Field.vue
index 08e65473ee..92825e2375 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Field.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Field.vue
@@ -174,8 +174,13 @@ function edit_filters() {
 }
 
 function is_filter_applied() {
-	if (props.field.df.link_filters && JSON.parse(props.field.df.link_filters).length > 0) {
-		return "btn-filter-applied";
+	if (props.field.df.link_filters) {
+		try {
+			JSON.parse(props.field.df.link_filters).length > 0;
+			return "btn-filter-applied";
+		} catch (error) {
+			return "";
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/FieldProperties.vue b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/FieldProperties.vue
index 7132bfeba9..5f903ed36c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/FieldProperties.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/FieldProperties.vue
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ let docfield_df = computed(() => {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// show link_filters docfield only when link field is selected
+		if (df.fieldname === "link_filters" && store.form.selected_field.fieldtype !== "Link") {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		if (search_text.value) {
 			if (
 				df.label.toLowerCase().includes(search_text.value.toLowerCase()) ||
@@ -62,7 +67,6 @@ let docfield_df = computed(() => {
 		}
 		return true;
 	});
-
 	return [...fields];
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/store.js b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/store.js
index 069cd10540..97aa89b58c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/store.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/store.js
@@ -202,14 +202,18 @@ export const useStore = defineStore("form-builder-store", () => {
 				);
 			}
 
-			// check if link_filters format is correct or not
+			if (df.link_filters === "") {
+				delete df.link_filters;
+			}
 
+			// check if link_filters format is correct or not
 			if (df.link_filters) {
 				try {
 					let link_filters = JSON.parse(df.link_filters);
 				} catch (e) {
 					error_message = __(
-						`Invalid Filter Format. Try using filter icon on the field to set it correctly`
+						"Invalid Filter Format for field {0} of type {1}. Try using filter icon on the field to set it correctly",
+						get_field_data(df)
 					);
 				}
 			}