diff --git a/classes/controllers/FrmFieldsController.php b/classes/controllers/FrmFieldsController.php
index 48f175d960..49812dc965 100644
--- a/classes/controllers/FrmFieldsController.php
+++ b/classes/controllers/FrmFieldsController.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public static function load_single_field( $field_object, $values, $form_id = 0 )
 		}
 
 		if ( ! isset( $field ) && is_object( $field_object ) ) {
-			$field_object->parent_form_id = $values['id'] ?? $field_object->form_id;
+			$field_object->parent_form_id = self::get_form_id_from_field_or_form( $field_object, $values );
 			$field                        = FrmFieldsHelper::setup_edit_vars( $field_object );
 		}
 
@@ -205,6 +205,28 @@ public static function load_single_field( $field_object, $values, $form_id = 0 )
 		require FrmAppHelper::plugin_path() . '/classes/views/frm-forms/add_field.php';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the parent form id for the field.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param object $field_object The field object.
+	 * @param array  $values       Either form or field values.
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	private static function get_form_id_from_field_or_form( $field_object, $values ) {
+		$form_id = absint( $field_object->form_id );
+
+		if ( isset( $values['form_key'] ) ) {
+			return $values['id'] ?? $form_id;
+		}
+
+		$parent_form_id = absint( FrmDb::get_var( 'frm_forms', array( 'id' => $form_id ), 'parent_form_id' ) );
+
+		return $parent_form_id ? $parent_form_id : $form_id;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @since 3.0
 	 *