diff --git a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/database_view/application/database_view_service.dart b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/database_view/application/database_view_service.dart
index cff62ead7f..b09b96077b 100644
--- a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/database_view/application/database_view_service.dart
+++ b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/database_view/application/database_view_service.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ class DatabaseViewBackendService {
     required this.viewId,
   });
 
+  /// Returns the datbaase id associated with the view.
+  Future<Either<String, FlowyError>> getDatabaseId() async {
+    final payload = DatabaseViewIdPB(value: viewId);
+    return DatabaseEventGetDatabaseId(payload)
+        .send()
+        .then((value) => value.leftMap((l) => l.value));
+  }
+
   Future<Either<DatabasePB, FlowyError>> openGrid() async {
     await FolderEventSetLatestView(ViewIdPB(value: viewId)).send();
 
diff --git a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/document/presentation/editor_plugins/base/insert_page_command.dart b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/document/presentation/editor_plugins/base/insert_page_command.dart
index a33a154f10..b30b4eb9f7 100644
--- a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/document/presentation/editor_plugins/base/insert_page_command.dart
+++ b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/plugins/document/presentation/editor_plugins/base/insert_page_command.dart
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ extension InsertDatabase on EditorState {
       return;
     }
 
-    // get the database that the view is associated with
-    final database = await DatabaseViewBackendService(viewId: childView.id)
-        .openGrid()
+    // get the database id that the view is associated with
+    final databaseId = await DatabaseViewBackendService(viewId: childView.id)
+        .getDatabaseId()
         .then((value) => value.swap().toOption().toNullable());
 
-    if (database == null) {
+    if (databaseId == null) {
       throw StateError(
         'The database associated with ${childView.id} could not be found while attempting to create a referenced ${childView.layout.name}.',
       );
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ extension InsertDatabase on EditorState {
 
     final prefix = _referencedDatabasePrefix(childView.layout);
     final ref = await ViewBackendService.createDatabaseReferenceView(
-      parentViewId: parentView.id,
+      parentViewId: childView.id,
       name: "$prefix ${childView.name}",
       layoutType: childView.layout,
-      databaseId: database.id,
+      databaseId: databaseId,
     ).then((value) => value.swap().toOption().toNullable());
 
     // TODO(a-wallen): Show error dialog here.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extension InsertDatabase on EditorState {
       Node(
         type: _convertPageType(childView),
         attributes: {
-          DatabaseBlockKeys.parentID: parentView.id,
+          DatabaseBlockKeys.parentID: childView.id,
           DatabaseBlockKeys.viewID: ref.id,
         },
       ),
diff --git a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/entities/database_entities.rs b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/entities/database_entities.rs
index fe986af9fc..689386af69 100644
--- a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/entities/database_entities.rs
+++ b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/entities/database_entities.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ impl TryInto<CreateDatabaseViewParams> for CreateDatabaseViewPayloadPB {
   }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, ProtoBuf, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct DatabaseIdPB {
+  #[pb(index = 1)]
+  pub value: String,
+}
+
+impl AsRef<str> for DatabaseIdPB {
+  fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
+    &self.value
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, ProtoBuf, Default, Debug)]
 pub struct DatabaseViewIdPB {
   #[pb(index = 1)]
diff --git a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_handler.rs b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_handler.rs
index 79bf2536d6..fd76329ff7 100644
--- a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_handler.rs
+++ b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_handler.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_database_data_handler(
   data_result_ok(data)
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, err)]
+pub(crate) async fn get_database_id_handler(
+  data: AFPluginData<DatabaseViewIdPB>,
+  manager: AFPluginState<Arc<DatabaseManager2>>,
+) -> DataResult<DatabaseIdPB, FlowyError> {
+  let view_id: DatabaseViewIdPB = data.into_inner();
+  let database_id = manager
+    .get_database_id_with_view_id(view_id.as_ref())
+    .await?;
+  data_result_ok(DatabaseIdPB { value: database_id })
+}
+
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(data, manager), err)]
 pub(crate) async fn get_database_setting_handler(
   data: AFPluginData<DatabaseViewIdPB>,
diff --git a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_map.rs b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_map.rs
index 27bfb741d6..a39c7ffbe4 100644
--- a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_map.rs
+++ b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/event_map.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub fn init(database_manager: Arc<DatabaseManager2>) -> AFPlugin {
     .state(database_manager);
   plugin
         .event(DatabaseEvent::GetDatabase, get_database_data_handler)
+        .event(DatabaseEvent::GetDatabaseId, get_database_id_handler)
         .event(DatabaseEvent::GetDatabaseSetting, get_database_setting_handler)
         .event(DatabaseEvent::UpdateDatabaseSetting, update_database_setting_handler)
         .event(DatabaseEvent::GetAllFilters, get_all_filters_handler)
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ pub enum DatabaseEvent {
   #[event(input = "DatabaseViewIdPB", output = "DatabasePB")]
   GetDatabase = 0,
 
+  #[event(input = "DatabaseViewIdPB", output = "DatabaseIdPB")]
+  GetDatabaseId = 1,
+
   /// [GetDatabaseSetting] event is used to get the database's settings.
   ///
   /// The event handler accepts [DatabaseViewIdPB] and return [DatabaseViewSettingPB]
diff --git a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/manager.rs b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/manager.rs
index 089faef999..4648ab2652 100644
--- a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/manager.rs
+++ b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-database2/src/manager.rs
@@ -79,12 +79,17 @@ impl DatabaseManager2 {
   }
 
   pub async fn get_database_with_view_id(&self, view_id: &str) -> FlowyResult<Arc<DatabaseEditor>> {
+    let database_id = self.get_database_id_with_view_id(view_id).await?;
+    self.get_database(&database_id).await
+  }
+
+  pub async fn get_database_id_with_view_id(&self, view_id: &str) -> FlowyResult<String> {
     let database_id = self.with_user_database(Err(FlowyError::internal()), |database| {
       database
         .get_database_id_with_view_id(view_id)
         .ok_or_else(FlowyError::record_not_found)
     })?;
-    self.get_database(&database_id).await
+    Ok(database_id)
   }
 
   pub async fn get_database(&self, database_id: &str) -> FlowyResult<Arc<DatabaseEditor>> {
diff --git a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-document2/src/manager.rs b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-document2/src/manager.rs
index 1c7499c6d6..925c3a38d5 100644
--- a/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-document2/src/manager.rs
+++ b/frontend/rust-lib/flowy-document2/src/manager.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl DocumentManager {
 
     // subscribe to the document changes.
     document.lock().open(move |events, is_remote| {
-      tracing::debug!(
+      tracing::trace!(
         "document changed: {:?}, from remote: {}",
         &events,
         is_remote