diff --git a/client/src/helpers/record/select-related.js b/client/src/helpers/record/select-related.js
index adb8ae2378..6524eb06ab 100644
--- a/client/src/helpers/record/select-related.js
+++ b/client/src/helpers/record/select-related.js
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ class SelectRelatedHelper {
         }
 
         const scope = options.foreignEntityType || model.defs['links'][link].entity;
-        const massRelateEnabled = options.massSelect;
 
         /** @var {Object.<string, *>} */
         const panelDefs = this.metadata.get(['clientDefs', model.entityType, 'relationshipPanels', link]) || {};
 
+        const massRelateEnabled = options.massSelect || panelDefs.massSelect;
+
         let advanced = {};
 
         const foreignLink = model.getLinkParam(link, 'foreign');