diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/constants/view/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/constants/view/index.js
index 0be5402b706..263ee47e333 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/constants/view/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/constants/view/index.js
@@ -141,4 +141,24 @@ export const VIEW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   }
 };
 
+export const VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS = {
+  ID: '_id',
+  TABLE_ID: 'table_id',
+  NAME: 'name',
+  BASIC_FILTERS: 'basic_filters',
+  FILTERS: 'filters',
+  FILTER_CONJUNCTION: 'filter_conjunction',
+  SORTS: 'sorts',
+  GROUPBYS: 'groupbys',
+  HIDDEN_COLUMNS: 'hidden_columns',
+  TYPE: 'type',
+  SETTINGS: 'settings',
+};
+
+export const VIEW_INCOMPATIBLE_PROPERTIES = [
+  VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS.GROUPBYS,
+  VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS.HIDDEN_COLUMNS,
+  VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS.SETTINGS,
+];
+
 export const VIEW_TYPES_SUPPORT_SHOW_DETAIL = [VIEW_TYPE.GALLERY, VIEW_TYPE.KANBAN, VIEW_TYPE.FACE_RECOGNITION];
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js b/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
index e637d0b84c2..a295d3e04f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
@@ -397,6 +397,21 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
     setEnableFaceRecognition(newValue);
   }, [enableFaceRecognition, currentPath, idViewMap, navigation, addView, deleteView]);
 
+  const modifyViewType = useCallback((viewId, update) => {
+    metadataAPI.modifyView(repoID, viewId, update).then(res => {
+      setIdViewMap({
+        ...idViewMap,
+        [viewId]: {
+          ...idViewMap[viewId],
+          ...update,
+        },
+      });
+    }).catch(error => {
+      const errorMsg = Utils.getErrorMsg(error);
+      toaster.danger(errorMsg);
+    });
+  }, [repoID, idViewMap]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isLoading) return;
     if (isBeingBuilt) {
@@ -461,6 +476,7 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
       deleteView,
       updateView,
       moveView,
+      modifyViewType,
     }}>
       {children}
     </MetadataContext.Provider>
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
index 5f6f9005bf5..4360cca1b24 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ import toaster from '../../components/toast';
 import InlineNameEditor from './inline-name-editor';
 import { Utils, isMobile } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { useMetadata } from '../hooks';
-import { FACE_RECOGNITION_VIEW_ID, METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY, METADATA_VIEWS_KEY, VIEW_TYPE_ICON, VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER, VIEWS_TYPE_VIEW } from '../constants';
+import { FACE_RECOGNITION_VIEW_ID, METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY, METADATA_VIEWS_KEY, VIEW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS, VIEW_INCOMPATIBLE_PROPERTIES, VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS, VIEW_TYPE, VIEW_TYPE_ICON, VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER, VIEWS_TYPE_VIEW } from '../constants';
 import { validateName } from '../utils/validate';
 
 const MOVE_TO_FOLDER_PREFIX = 'move_to_folder_';
+const TURN_VIEW_INTO_PREFIX = 'turn_view_into_';
+
+const VIEW_TYPE_LABEL = {
+  [VIEW_TYPE.GALLERY]: gettext('Gallery'),
+  [VIEW_TYPE.TABLE]: gettext('Table'),
+  [VIEW_TYPE.KANBAN]: gettext('Kanban'),
+  [VIEW_TYPE.MAP]: gettext('Map'),
+};
 
 const ViewItem = ({
   leftIndent,
@@ -28,13 +36,13 @@ const ViewItem = ({
   onCopy,
   onUpdate,
 }) => {
-  const { _id: viewId, name: viewName } = view;
+  const { _id: viewId, name: viewName, type: viewType } = view;
   const [highlight, setHighlight] = useState(false);
   const [freeze, setFreeze] = useState(false);
   const [isSortShow, setSortShow] = useState(false);
   const [isRenaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
 
-  const { idViewMap, moveView } = useMetadata();
+  const { idViewMap, moveView, modifyViewType } = useMetadata();
 
   const otherViewsName = Object.values(idViewMap).filter(v => v._id !== view._id).map(v => v.name);
 
@@ -66,11 +74,24 @@ const ViewItem = ({
         subOpList: moveableFolders.map((folder) => ({ key: `${MOVE_TO_FOLDER_PREFIX}${folder._id}`, value: folder.name, icon_dom: <i className="sf3-font sf3-font-folder"></i> })),
       });
     }
+    const convertableViews = Object.values(VIEW_TYPE).filter(type => type !== viewType && type !== VIEW_TYPE.FACE_RECOGNITION);
+    value.push({
+      key: 'turn',
+      value: gettext('Turn into'),
+      subOpListHeader: gettext('Other view'),
+      subOpList: convertableViews.map((type) => {
+        return {
+          key: `${TURN_VIEW_INTO_PREFIX}${type}`,
+          value: VIEW_TYPE_LABEL[type],
+          icon_dom: <Icon symbol={VIEW_TYPE_ICON[type]} className="metadata-view-icon" />,
+        };
+      })
+    });
     if (canDelete) {
       value.push({ key: 'delete', value: gettext('Delete') });
     }
     return value;
-  }, [folderId, viewId, canUpdate, canDelete, getMoveableFolders]);
+  }, [folderId, viewId, viewType, canUpdate, canDelete, getMoveableFolders]);
 
   const onMouseEnter = useCallback(() => {
     if (freeze) return;
@@ -117,7 +138,24 @@ const ViewItem = ({
       onDelete(viewId, isSelected);
       return;
     }
-  }, [folderId, viewId, isSelected, onDelete, onCopy, moveView]);
+
+    if (operationKey.startsWith(TURN_VIEW_INTO_PREFIX)) {
+      const targetType = operationKey.split(TURN_VIEW_INTO_PREFIX)[1];
+      const update = { type: targetType };
+      VIEW_INCOMPATIBLE_PROPERTIES.forEach(key => {
+        if (key === VIEW_PROPERTY_KEYS.SETTINGS) {
+          update[key] = VIEW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS[targetType];
+          return;
+        }
+        update[key] = [];
+      });
+      modifyViewType(viewId, update);
+      if (isSelected && window.sfMetadataStore) {
+        window.sfMetadataStore.modifyViewType(viewId, update);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+  }, [folderId, viewId, isSelected, onDelete, onCopy, moveView, modifyViewType]);
 
   const renameView = useCallback((name, failCallback) => {
     onUpdate(viewId, { name }, () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
index dd74cc0332d..38f00343cfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
@@ -518,6 +518,14 @@ class Store {
     this.applyOperation(operation);
   };
 
+  modifyViewType(viewId, update) {
+    const type = OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE;
+    const operation = this.createOperation({
+      type, repo_id: this.repoId, view_id: viewId, update
+    });
+    this.applyOperation(operation);
+  }
+
   // column
   insertColumn = (name, columnType, { key, data }) => {
     const operationType = OPERATION_TYPE.INSERT_COLUMN;
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/apply.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/apply.js
index c14935046d7..aa7f6ad66cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/apply.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/apply.js
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ export default function apply(data, operation) {
       data.view = { ...data.view, ...update };
       return data;
     }
+    case OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE: {
+      const { update } = operation;
+      data.view = { ...data.view, ...update };
+      return data;
+    }
     case OPERATION_TYPE.INSERT_COLUMN: {
       const { column } = operation;
       const newColumn = new Column(column);
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
index f1199a6b761..85a0c8c69b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const OPERATION_TYPE = {
   MODIFY_HIDDEN_COLUMNS: 'modify_hidden_columns',
   MODIFY_SETTINGS: 'modify_settings',
   MODIFY_LOCAL_VIEW: 'modify_local_view',
+  MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE: 'modify_view_type',
 
   // column
   INSERT_COLUMN: 'insert_column',
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export const OPERATION_ATTRIBUTES = {
   [OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_GROUPBYS]: ['repo_id', 'view_id', 'groupbys'],
   [OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_HIDDEN_COLUMNS]: ['repo_id', 'view_id', 'hidden_columns'],
   [OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_LOCAL_VIEW]: ['repo_id', 'view_id', 'update'],
+  [OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE]: ['repo_id', 'view_id', 'update'],
 
   [OPERATION_TYPE.INSERT_COLUMN]: ['repo_id', 'name', 'column_type', 'column_key', 'data', 'column'],
   [OPERATION_TYPE.RENAME_COLUMN]: ['repo_id', 'column_key', 'new_name', 'old_name'],
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ export const VIEW_OPERATION = [
   OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_SORTS,
   OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_GROUPBYS,
   OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_HIDDEN_COLUMNS,
+  OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE,
 ];
 
 export const COLUMN_OPERATION = [
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
index 3004aa07753..babd9e612ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ class ServerOperator {
         });
         break;
       }
+      case OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_VIEW_TYPE: {
+        callback({ operation });
+        break;
+      }
 
       // face table op
       case OPERATION_TYPE.RENAME_PEOPLE_NAME: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
index 8b0e6b1cbd1..1a780e2b508 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useMetadataView } from '../../hooks/metadata-view';
 import { Utils } from '../../../utils/utils';
 import { getDateDisplayString, getFileNameFromRecord, getParentDirFromRecord, getRecordIdFromRecord } from '../../utils/cell';
 import { siteRoot, fileServerRoot, thumbnailSizeForGrid, thumbnailSizeForOriginal, thumbnailDefaultSize } from '../../../utils/constants';
-import { EVENT_BUS_TYPE, GALLERY_DATE_MODE, DATE_TAG_HEIGHT, STORAGE_GALLERY_DATE_MODE_KEY, STORAGE_GALLERY_ZOOM_GEAR_KEY } from '../../constants';
+import { EVENT_BUS_TYPE, GALLERY_DATE_MODE, DATE_TAG_HEIGHT, STORAGE_GALLERY_DATE_MODE_KEY, STORAGE_GALLERY_ZOOM_GEAR_KEY, VIEW_TYPE_DEFAULT_SORTS, VIEW_TYPE } from '../../constants';
 import { getRowById } from '../../utils/table';
 import { getEventClassName } from '../../utils/common';
 import GalleryContextmenu from './context-menu';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const Main = ({ isLoadingMore, metadata, onDelete, onLoadMore, duplicateRecord,
   const images = useMemo(() => {
     if (isFirstLoading) return [];
     if (!Array.isArray(metadata.rows) || metadata.rows.length === 0) return [];
-    const firstSort = metadata.view.sorts[0];
+    const firstSort = metadata.view.sorts[0] || VIEW_TYPE_DEFAULT_SORTS[VIEW_TYPE.GALLERY];
     return metadata.rows
       .filter(record => Utils.imageCheck(getFileNameFromRecord(record)))
       .map(record => {