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index 9bbb027fbd..fb2a06c6ff 100644
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index b4f2e3de58..9be935f05d 100644
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diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index 4681dd5b68..163563dd1a 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
     "openNewIssue": "Open New Issue",
     "showReport": "Show Report",
     "imageFailedToLoad": "Image failed to load",
+    "imageDoesNotExist": "Image does not exist",
+    "unknownFile": "Unknown file",
     "reconnecting": "Reconnecting",
     "reconnected": "Reconnected",
     "delete": "Delete",
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.test.ts
index d6be080ba6..bb0f3fd0c0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const i18n = createI18n({
         failedToDownloadImage: 'Failed to download image',
         calculatingDimensions: 'Calculating dimensions',
         imageFailedToLoad: 'Image failed to load',
+        imageDoesNotExist: 'Image does not exist',
+        unknownFile: 'Unknown file',
         loading: 'Loading'
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
index c0f812a2bc..5d1e5ad8eb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
@@ -321,10 +321,11 @@ const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
 }
 
 const getImageFilename = (url: string): string => {
+  if (!url) return t('g.imageDoesNotExist')
   try {
-    return new URL(url).searchParams.get('filename') || 'Unknown file'
+    return new URL(url).searchParams.get('filename') || t('g.unknownFile')
   } catch {
-    return 'Invalid URL'
+    return t('g.imageDoesNotExist')
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
index 3a9e143397..1ea02d6970 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,31 @@ import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import type { VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import type { FormDropdownItem } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types'
 import type { ComboInputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 import WidgetSelectDropdown from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue'
 
+const mockAssetsData = vi.hoisted(() => ({ items: [] as AssetItem[] }))
+vi.mock(
+  '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData',
+  () => ({
+    useAssetWidgetData: () => ({
+      category: computed(() => 'checkpoints'),
+      assets: computed(() => mockAssetsData.items),
+      isLoading: computed(() => false),
+      error: computed(() => null)
+    })
+  })
+)
+
 const i18n = createI18n({
   legacy: false,
   locale: 'en',
@@ -306,3 +321,133 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('WidgetSelectDropdown cloud asset mode (COM-14333)', () => {
+  interface CloudModeInstance extends ComponentPublicInstance {
+    dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[]
+    displayItems: FormDropdownItem[]
+    selectedSet: Set<string>
+  }
+
+  const createTestAsset = (
+    id: string,
+    name: string,
+    preview_url: string
+  ): AssetItem => ({
+    id,
+    name,
+    preview_url,
+    tags: []
+  })
+
+  const createCloudModeWidget = (
+    value: string = 'model.safetensors'
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => ({
+    name: 'test_model_select',
+    type: 'combo',
+    value,
+    options: {
+      values: [],
+      nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple'
+    }
+  })
+
+  const mountCloudComponent = (
+    widget: SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined>,
+    modelValue: string | undefined
+  ): VueWrapper<CloudModeInstance> => {
+    return mount(WidgetSelectDropdown, {
+      props: {
+        widget,
+        modelValue,
+        assetKind: 'model',
+        isAssetMode: true,
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple'
+      },
+      global: {
+        plugins: [PrimeVue, createTestingPinia(), i18n]
+      }
+    }) as unknown as VueWrapper<CloudModeInstance>
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockAssetsData.items = []
+  })
+
+  it('does not include missing items in cloud asset mode dropdown', () => {
+    mockAssetsData.items = [
+      createTestAsset(
+        'asset-1',
+        'existing_model.safetensors',
+        'https://example.com/preview.jpg'
+      )
+    ]
+
+    const widget = createCloudModeWidget('missing_model.safetensors')
+    const wrapper = mountCloudComponent(widget, 'missing_model.safetensors')
+
+    const dropdownItems = wrapper.vm.dropdownItems
+    expect(dropdownItems).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(dropdownItems[0].name).toBe('existing_model.safetensors')
+    expect(
+      dropdownItems.some((item) => item.name === 'missing_model.safetensors')
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('shows only available cloud assets in dropdown', () => {
+    mockAssetsData.items = [
+      createTestAsset(
+        'asset-1',
+        'model_a.safetensors',
+        'https://example.com/a.jpg'
+      ),
+      createTestAsset(
+        'asset-2',
+        'model_b.safetensors',
+        'https://example.com/b.jpg'
+      )
+    ]
+
+    const widget = createCloudModeWidget('model_a.safetensors')
+    const wrapper = mountCloudComponent(widget, 'model_a.safetensors')
+
+    const dropdownItems = wrapper.vm.dropdownItems
+    expect(dropdownItems).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(dropdownItems.map((item) => item.name)).toEqual([
+      'model_a.safetensors',
+      'model_b.safetensors'
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('returns empty dropdown when no cloud assets available', () => {
+    mockAssetsData.items = []
+
+    const widget = createCloudModeWidget('missing_model.safetensors')
+    const wrapper = mountCloudComponent(widget, 'missing_model.safetensors')
+
+    const dropdownItems = wrapper.vm.dropdownItems
+    expect(dropdownItems).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
+
+  it('includes missing cloud asset in displayItems for input field visibility', () => {
+    mockAssetsData.items = [
+      createTestAsset(
+        'asset-1',
+        'existing_model.safetensors',
+        'https://example.com/preview.jpg'
+      )
+    ]
+
+    const widget = createCloudModeWidget('missing_model.safetensors')
+    const wrapper = mountCloudComponent(widget, 'missing_model.safetensors')
+
+    const displayItems = wrapper.vm.displayItems
+    expect(displayItems).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(displayItems[0].name).toBe('missing_model.safetensors')
+    expect(displayItems[0].id).toBe('missing-missing_model.safetensors')
+    expect(displayItems[1].name).toBe('existing_model.safetensors')
+
+    const selectedSet = wrapper.vm.selectedSet
+    expect(selectedSet.has('missing-missing_model.safetensors')).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index 3c6ca71cc7..1680c9690c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -254,9 +254,8 @@ const baseModelFilteredAssetItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() =>
 
 const allItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (props.isAssetMode && assetData) {
-    if (missingValueItem.value) {
-      return [missingValueItem.value, ...baseModelFilteredAssetItems.value]
-    }
+    // Cloud assets not in user's library shouldn't appear as search results (COM-14333).
+    // Unlike local mode, cloud users can't access files they don't own.
     return baseModelFilteredAssetItems.value
   }
   return [
@@ -282,6 +281,17 @@ const dropdownItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   }
 })
 
+/**
+ * Items used for display in the input field. In cloud mode, includes
+ * missing items so users can see their selected value even if not in library.
+ */
+const displayItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+  if (props.isAssetMode && assetData && missingValueItem.value) {
+    return [missingValueItem.value, ...baseModelFilteredAssetItems.value]
+  }
+  return dropdownItems.value
+})
+
 const mediaPlaceholder = computed(() => {
   const options = props.widget.options
 
@@ -332,18 +342,20 @@ const acceptTypes = computed(() => {
 const layoutMode = ref<LayoutMode>(props.defaultLayoutMode ?? 'grid')
 
 watch(
-  [modelValue, dropdownItems],
-  ([currentValue, _dropdownItems]) => {
+  [modelValue, displayItems],
+  ([currentValue]) => {
     if (currentValue === undefined) {
       selectedSet.value.clear()
       return
     }
 
-    const item = dropdownItems.value.find((item) => item.name === currentValue)
-    if (item) {
+    const item = displayItems.value.find((item) => item.name === currentValue)
+    if (!item) {
       selectedSet.value.clear()
-      selectedSet.value.add(item.id)
+      return
     }
+    selectedSet.value.clear()
+    selectedSet.value.add(item.id)
   },
   { immediate: true }
 )
@@ -461,6 +473,7 @@ function getMediaUrl(
       v-model:ownership-selected="ownershipSelected"
       v-model:base-model-selected="baseModelSelected"
       :items="dropdownItems"
+      :display-items="displayItems"
       :placeholder="mediaPlaceholder"
       :multiple="false"
       :uploadable
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
index 08e35c6483..0acfe80447 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import type { FormDropdownItem, LayoutMode, SortOption } from './types'
 
 interface Props {
   items: FormDropdownItem[]
+  /** Items used for display in the input field. Falls back to items if not provided. */
+  displayItems?: FormDropdownItem[]
   placeholder?: string
   /**
    * If true, allows multiple selections. If a number is provided,
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ async function customSearcher(
       :is-open
       :placeholder="placeholderText"
       :items
+      :display-items
       :max-selectable
       :selected
       :uploadable
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
index e8e5b21bfa..7470ebac92 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ interface Props {
   isOpen?: boolean
   placeholder?: string
   items: FormDropdownItem[]
+  /** Items used for display in the input field. Falls back to items if not provided. */
+  displayItems?: FormDropdownItem[]
   selected: Set<string>
   maxSelectable: number
   uploadable: boolean
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 }>()
 
 const selectedItems = computed(() => {
-  return props.items.filter((item) => props.selected.has(item.id))
+  const itemsToSearch = props.displayItems ?? props.items
+  return itemsToSearch.filter((item) => props.selected.has(item.id))
 })
 
 const theButtonStyle = computed(() =>