diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/erpnext.bundle.js b/erpnext/public/js/erpnext.bundle.js
index 3554e938e9e..746a0d5e392 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/erpnext.bundle.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/erpnext.bundle.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import "./templates/item_quick_entry.html";
 import "./utils/contact_address_quick_entry";
 import "./utils/customer_quick_entry";
 import "./utils/supplier_quick_entry";
+import "./utils/item_quick_entry";
 import "./call_popup/call_popup";
 import "./utils/dimension_tree_filter";
 import "./utils/ledger_preview.js";
diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils/item_quick_entry.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils/item_quick_entry.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a09974e22a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils/item_quick_entry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+frappe.provide("frappe.ui.form");
+
+frappe.ui.form.ItemQuickEntryForm = class ItemQuickEntryForm extends frappe.ui.form.QuickEntryForm {
+	render_dialog() {
+		super.render_dialog();
+		this.set_query("item_group", () => ({ filters: { is_group: 0 } }));
+	}
+};
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.js b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.js
index 9ad5eb076e1..c7558200f7f 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.js
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Item", {
 	},
 
 	setup: function (frm) {
+		frm.set_query("item_group", () => ({ filters: { is_group: 0 } }));
 		frm.set_query("allowed_companies", () => ({
 			query: "erpnext.stock.doctype.company_restriction.company_restriction.company_query",
 		}));
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
index 6dd0ba71e4a..45c51c697f2 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
    "in_preview": 1,
    "in_standard_filter": 1,
    "label": "Item Group",
-   "link_filters": "[[\"Item Group\",\"is_group\",\"=\",0]]",
    "oldfieldname": "item_group",
    "oldfieldtype": "Link",
    "options": "Item Group",
@@ -1118,7 +1117,7 @@
  "image_field": "image",
  "links": [],
  "make_attachments_public": 1,
- "modified": "2026-09-04 10:08:30.115003",
+ "modified": "2026-09-07 19:53:27.830229",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Stock",
  "name": "Item",