diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index c134f53bd9..c99d768416 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface WidgetSlotMetadata {
 export interface SafeWidgetData {
   name: string
   type: string
-  value: WidgetValue
+  value: () => Ref<WidgetValue>
   borderStyle?: string
   callback?: ((value: unknown) => void) | undefined
   controlWidget?: () => Ref<ControlOptions>
@@ -109,18 +109,30 @@ export function safeWidgetMapper(
   const nodeDefStore = useNodeDefStore()
   return function (widget) {
     try {
-      // TODO: Use widget.getReactiveData() once TypeScript types are updated
-      let value = widget.value
-
       // For combo widgets, if value is undefined, use the first option as default
       if (
-        value === undefined &&
+        widget.value === undefined &&
         widget.type === 'combo' &&
         widget.options?.values &&
         Array.isArray(widget.options.values) &&
         widget.options.values.length > 0
       ) {
-        value = widget.options.values[0]
+        widget.value = widget.options.values[0]
+      }
+      //@ts-expect-error duck violence
+      if (!widget.valueRef) {
+        const valueRef = ref(widget.value)
+        watch(valueRef, (newValue) => {
+          widget.value = newValue
+          widget.callback?.(newValue)
+        })
+        widget.callback = useChainCallback(widget.callback, () => {
+          if (valueRef.value !== widget.value)
+            //@ts-expect-error duck violence
+            valueRef.value = validateWidgetValue(widget.value)
+        })
+        //@ts-expect-error duck violence
+        widget.valueRef = () => valueRef
       }
       const spec = nodeDefStore.getInputSpecForWidget(node, widget.name)
       const slotInfo = slotMetadata.get(widget.name)
@@ -133,9 +145,9 @@ export function safeWidgetMapper(
       return {
         name: widget.name,
         type: widget.type,
-        value: value,
+        //@ts-expect-error duck violence
+        value: widget.valueRef,
         borderStyle,
-        callback: widget.callback,
         isDOMWidget: isDOMWidget(widget),
         label: widget.label,
         options: widget.options,
@@ -147,7 +159,7 @@ export function safeWidgetMapper(
       return {
         name: widget.name || 'unknown',
         type: widget.type || 'text',
-        value: undefined
+        value: () => ref()
       }
     }
   }
@@ -271,128 +283,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     return nodeRefs.get(id)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Validates that a value is a valid WidgetValue type
-   */
-  const validateWidgetValue = (value: unknown): WidgetValue => {
-    if (value === null || value === undefined || value === void 0) {
-      return undefined
-    }
-    if (
-      typeof value === 'string' ||
-      typeof value === 'number' ||
-      typeof value === 'boolean'
-    ) {
-      return value
-    }
-    if (typeof value === 'object') {
-      // Check if it's a File array
-      if (
-        Array.isArray(value) &&
-        value.length > 0 &&
-        value.every((item): item is File => item instanceof File)
-      ) {
-        return value
-      }
-      // Otherwise it's a generic object
-      return value
-    }
-    // If none of the above, return undefined
-    console.warn(`Invalid widget value type: ${typeof value}`, value)
-    return undefined
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Updates Vue state when widget values change
-   */
-  const updateVueWidgetState = (
-    nodeId: string,
-    widgetName: string,
-    value: unknown
-  ): void => {
-    try {
-      const currentData = vueNodeData.get(nodeId)
-      if (!currentData?.widgets) return
-
-      const updatedWidgets = currentData.widgets.map((w) =>
-        w.name === widgetName ? { ...w, value: validateWidgetValue(value) } : w
-      )
-      // Create a completely new object to ensure Vue reactivity triggers
-      const updatedData = {
-        ...currentData,
-        widgets: updatedWidgets
-      }
-
-      vueNodeData.set(nodeId, updatedData)
-    } catch (error) {
-      // Ignore widget update errors to prevent cascade failures
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a wrapped callback for a widget that maintains LiteGraph/Vue sync
-   */
-  const createWrappedWidgetCallback = (
-    widget: { value?: unknown; name: string }, // LiteGraph widget with minimal typing
-    originalCallback: ((value: unknown) => void) | undefined,
-    nodeId: string
-  ) => {
-    let updateInProgress = false
-
-    return (value: unknown) => {
-      if (updateInProgress) return
-      updateInProgress = true
-
-      try {
-        // 1. Update the widget value in LiteGraph (critical for LiteGraph state)
-        // Validate that the value is of an acceptable type
-        if (
-          value !== null &&
-          value !== undefined &&
-          typeof value !== 'string' &&
-          typeof value !== 'number' &&
-          typeof value !== 'boolean' &&
-          typeof value !== 'object'
-        ) {
-          console.warn(`Invalid widget value type: ${typeof value}`)
-          updateInProgress = false
-          return
-        }
-
-        // Always update widget.value to ensure sync
-        widget.value = value
-
-        // 2. Call the original callback if it exists
-        if (originalCallback) {
-          originalCallback.call(widget, value)
-        }
-
-        // 3. Update Vue state to maintain synchronization
-        updateVueWidgetState(nodeId, widget.name, value)
-      } finally {
-        updateInProgress = false
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets up widget callbacks for a node
-   */
-  const setupNodeWidgetCallbacks = (node: LGraphNode) => {
-    if (!node.widgets) return
-
-    const nodeId = String(node.id)
-
-    node.widgets.forEach((widget) => {
-      const originalCallback = widget.callback
-      widget.callback = createWrappedWidgetCallback(
-        widget,
-        originalCallback,
-        nodeId
-      )
-    })
-  }
-
   const syncWithGraph = () => {
     if (!graph?._nodes) return
 
@@ -413,9 +303,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
       // Store non-reactive reference
       nodeRefs.set(id, node)
 
-      // Set up widget callbacks BEFORE extracting data (critical order)
-      setupNodeWidgetCallbacks(node)
-
       // Extract and store safe data for Vue
       vueNodeData.set(id, extractVueNodeData(node))
     })
@@ -434,9 +321,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     // Store non-reactive reference to original node
     nodeRefs.set(id, node)
 
-    // Set up widget callbacks BEFORE extracting data (critical order)
-    setupNodeWidgetCallbacks(node)
-
     // Extract initial data for Vue (may be incomplete during graph configure)
     vueNodeData.set(id, extractVueNodeData(node))
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
index 35057df965..912fc2cc01 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
           :node-id="nodeData?.id != null ? String(nodeData.id) : ''"
           :node-type="nodeType"
           class="col-span-2"
-          @update:model-value="widget.updateHandler"
         />
       </div>
     </template>
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { TooltipOptions } from 'primevue'
 import { computed, onErrorCaptured, ref, toValue } from 'vue'
-import type { Component } from 'vue'
+import type { Component, Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type {
   VueNodeData,
@@ -136,8 +135,7 @@ interface ProcessedWidget {
   type: string
   vueComponent: Component
   simplified: SimplifiedWidget
-  value: WidgetValue
-  updateHandler: (value: WidgetValue) => void
+  value: () => Ref<WidgetValue>
   tooltipConfig: TooltipOptions
   slotMetadata?: WidgetSlotMetadata
 }
@@ -170,23 +168,11 @@ const processedWidgets = computed((): ProcessedWidget[] => {
       value: widget.value,
       label: widget.label,
       options: widgetOptions,
-      callback: widget.callback,
       spec: widget.spec,
       borderStyle: widget.borderStyle,
       controlWidget: widget.controlWidget
     }
 
-    function updateHandler(value: WidgetValue) {
-      // Update the widget value directly
-      widget.value = value
-
-      // Skip callback for asset widgets - their callback opens the modal,
-      // but Vue asset mode handles selection through the dropdown
-      if (widget.type !== 'asset') {
-        widget.callback?.(value)
-      }
-    }
-
     const tooltipText = getWidgetTooltip(widget)
     const tooltipConfig = createTooltipConfig(tooltipText)
 
@@ -196,7 +182,6 @@ const processedWidgets = computed((): ProcessedWidget[] => {
       vueComponent,
       simplified,
       value: widget.value,
-      updateHandler,
       tooltipConfig,
       slotMetadata
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetAudioUI.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetAudioUI.vue
index 7b46670d21..e4787c43b6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetAudioUI.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetAudioUI.vue
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   nodeId: string
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string>('modelValue')
-
-defineEmits<{
-  'update:modelValue': [value: string]
-}>()
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 // Get litegraph node
 const litegraphNode = computed(() => {
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ const isOutputNodeRef = computed(() => {
   return isOutputNode(node)
 })
 
-const audioFilePath = computed(() => props.widget.value as string)
+const audioFilePath = props.widget.value()
 
 // Computed audio URL from widget value (for input files)
 const audioUrlFromWidget = computed(() => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.test.ts
index d5fd7c154c..eb1219aa86 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Button from 'primevue/button'
 import type { ButtonProps } from 'primevue/button'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import WidgetButton from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.vue'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
@@ -12,13 +13,16 @@ describe('WidgetButton Interactions', () => {
     options: Partial<ButtonProps> = {},
     callback?: () => void,
     name: string = 'test_button'
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<void> => ({
-    name,
-    type: 'button',
-    value: undefined,
-    options,
-    callback
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<void> => {
+    const valueRef = ref()
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name,
+      type: 'button',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (widget: SimplifiedWidget<void>, readonly = false) => {
     return mount(WidgetButton, {
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.vue
index 6e5a349d44..a55da958c4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetButton.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import Button from 'primevue/button'
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, triggerRef } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 import {
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ const filteredProps = computed(() =>
 )
 
 const handleClick = () => {
-  if (props.widget.callback) {
-    props.widget.callback()
-  }
+  //FIXME: Will do nothing since backing value is unchanged
+  triggerRef(props.widget.value())
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetChart.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetChart.vue
index cadd4754bf..46df05778b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetChart.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetChart.vue
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 type ChartWidgetOptions = NonNullable<ChartInputSpec['options']>
 
-const value = defineModel<ChartData>({ required: true })
-
 const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<ChartData, ChartWidgetOptions>
 }>()
 
+const value = props.widget.value()
+
 const chartType = computed(() => props.widget.options?.type ?? 'line')
 
 const chartData = computed(() => value.value || { labels: [], datasets: [] })
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetColorPicker.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetColorPicker.test.ts
index 32a937f89a..dacc21f082 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetColorPicker.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetColorPicker.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ColorPicker from 'primevue/colorpicker'
 import type { ColorPickerProps } from 'primevue/colorpicker'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ describe('WidgetColorPicker Value Binding', () => {
     value: string = '#000000',
     options: Partial<ColorPickerProps> = {},
     callback?: (value: string) => void
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => ({
-    name: 'test_color_picker',
-    type: 'color',
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => {
+    const valueRef = ref(value)
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name: 'test_color_picker',
+      type: 'color',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (
     widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.test.ts
index 399edb5144..fcdbf214ea 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Galleria from 'primevue/galleria'
 import type { GalleriaProps } from 'primevue/galleria'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function createMockWidget(
   return {
     name: 'test_galleria',
     type: 'array',
-    value,
+    value: () => ref(value),
     options
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.vue
index e32acb7817..5408728f34 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetGalleria.vue
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ export interface GalleryImage {
 
 export type GalleryValue = string[] | GalleryImage[]
 
-const value = defineModel<GalleryValue>({ required: true })
-
 const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<GalleryValue>
 }>()
 
+const value = props.widget.value()
+
 const activeIndex = ref(0)
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.test.ts
index 847ffc6574..0addbe09ff 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import ImageCompare from 'primevue/imagecompare'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ describe('WidgetImageCompare Display', () => {
   ): SimplifiedWidget<ImageCompareValue | string> => ({
     name: 'test_imagecompare',
     type: 'object',
-    value,
+    value: () => ref(value),
     options
   })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.vue
index 34516a120e..15205ffbad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetImageCompare.vue
@@ -44,24 +44,24 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }>()
 
 const beforeImage = computed(() => {
-  const value = props.widget.value
+  const value = props.widget.value().value
   return typeof value === 'string' ? value : value?.before || ''
 })
 
 const afterImage = computed(() => {
-  const value = props.widget.value
+  const value = props.widget.value().value
   return typeof value === 'string' ? '' : value?.after || ''
 })
 
 const beforeAlt = computed(() => {
-  const value = props.widget.value
+  const value = props.widget.value().value
   return typeof value === 'object' && value?.beforeAlt
     ? value.beforeAlt
     : 'Before image'
 })
 
 const afterAlt = computed(() => {
-  const value = props.widget.value
+  const value = props.widget.value().value
   return typeof value === 'object' && value?.afterAlt
     ? value.afterAlt
     : 'After image'
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
index 06b1c14645..57a4b00c57 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<number>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<number>({ default: 0 })
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const hasControlAfterGenerate = computed(() => {
   return !!props.widget.controlWidget
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.test.ts
index 6fbadb5172..a6c343d5a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import InputNumber from 'primevue/inputnumber'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -13,12 +14,13 @@ function createMockWidget(
   options: SimplifiedWidget['options'] = {},
   callback?: (value: number) => void
 ): SimplifiedWidget<number> {
+  const valueRef = ref(value)
+  if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
   return {
     name: 'test_input_number',
     type,
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
+    value: () => valueRef,
+    options
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.vue
index 2bd16cb3b1..6a00817ddb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberInput.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<number>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<number>({ default: 0 })
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const filteredProps = computed(() =>
   filterWidgetProps(props.widget.options, INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.test.ts
index 324ecda61a..8fbf563aab 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import InputNumber from 'primevue/inputnumber'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import Slider from '@/components/ui/slider/Slider.vue'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
@@ -13,12 +14,13 @@ function createMockWidget(
   options: SimplifiedWidget['options'] = {},
   callback?: (value: number) => void
 ): SimplifiedWidget<number> {
+  const valueRef = ref(value)
+  if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
   return {
     name: 'test_slider',
     type: 'float',
-    value,
-    options: { min: 0, max: 100, step: 1, precision: 0, ...options },
-    callback
+    value: () => valueRef,
+    options: { min: 0, max: 100, step: 1, precision: 0, ...options }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.vue
index a7f1463552..f0c51b9f56 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberSlider.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const { widget } = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<number>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<number>({ default: 0 })
+const modelValue = widget.value()
 
 const timesEmptied = ref(0)
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.test.ts
index 599f85306f..1be2ceb684 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext'
 import type { InputTextProps } from 'primevue/inputtext'
 import Textarea from 'primevue/textarea'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ describe('WidgetInputText Value Binding', () => {
     value: string = 'default',
     options: Partial<InputTextProps> = {},
     callback?: (value: string) => void
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => ({
-    name: 'test_input',
-    type: 'string',
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => {
+    const valueRef = ref(value)
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name: 'test_input',
+      type: 'string',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (
     widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
index eff22f1efc..b7ad6561cf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string>({ default: '' })
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const filteredProps = computed(() =>
   filterWidgetProps(props.widget.options, INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.test.ts
index ee788cc4db..f3e6c9c533 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import Textarea from 'primevue/textarea'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import enMessages from '@/locales/en/main.json'
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ describe('WidgetMarkdown Dual Mode Display', () => {
     value: string = '# Default Heading\nSome **bold** text.',
     options: Record<string, unknown> = {},
     callback?: (value: string) => void
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => ({
-    name: 'test_markdown',
-    type: 'string',
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string> => {
+    const valueRef = ref(value)
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name: 'test_markdown',
+      type: 'string',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (
     widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.vue
index 28247859ed..2cf2fcd4f0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetMarkdown.vue
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const { widget } = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string>({ default: '' })
+const modelValue = widget.value()
 
 // State
 const isEditing = ref(false)
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetRecordAudio.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetRecordAudio.vue
index aa0fc4df32..5c106c10cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetRecordAudio.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetRecordAudio.vue
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import { useToastStore } from '@/platform/updates/common/toastStore'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { useAudioService } from '@/services/audioService'
+import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 import { useAudioPlayback } from '../composables/audio/useAudioPlayback'
 import { useAudioRecorder } from '../composables/audio/useAudioRecorder'
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ import { useAudioWaveform } from '../composables/audio/useAudioWaveform'
 import { formatTime } from '../utils/audioUtils'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
-  readonly?: boolean
   nodeId: string
+  widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>
+  readonly?: boolean
 }>()
 
 // Audio element ref
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ const { isPlaying, audioElementKey } = playback
 // Computed for waveform animation
 const isWaveformActive = computed(() => isRecording.value || isPlaying.value)
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string>({ default: '' })
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const litegraphNode = computed(() => {
   if (!props.nodeId || !app.canvas.graph) return null
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.vue
index 7cf365076f..3883fcd0d8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   nodeType?: string
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | undefined>()
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const comboSpec = computed<ComboInputSpec | undefined>(() => {
   if (props.widget.spec && isComboInputSpec(props.widget.spec)) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
index f029f0fcd7..e0b5d1a013 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 const props = defineProps<Props>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | undefined>({
-  default(props: Props) {
-    return props.widget.options?.values?.[0] || ''
-  }
-})
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 // Transform compatibility props for overlay positioning
 const transformCompatProps = useTransformCompatOverlayProps()
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index 78702bafa5..8183ddfc1c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ provide(
   computed(() => props.assetKind)
 )
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | undefined>({
-  default(props: Props) {
-    return props.widget.options?.values?.[0] || ''
-  }
-})
+const modelValue = props.widget.value()
 
 const toastStore = useToastStore()
 const queueStore = useQueueStore()
@@ -313,11 +309,6 @@ async function handleFilesUpdate(files: File[]) {
 
     // 3. Update widget value to the first uploaded file
     modelValue.value = uploadedPaths[0]
-
-    // 4. Trigger callback to notify underlying LiteGraph widget
-    if (props.widget.callback) {
-      props.widget.callback(uploadedPaths[0])
-    }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Upload error:', error)
     toastStore.addAlert(`Upload failed: ${error}`)
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.test.ts
index e15f329449..f89932cd60 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import Textarea from 'primevue/textarea'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -12,12 +13,13 @@ function createMockWidget(
   options: SimplifiedWidget['options'] = {},
   callback?: (value: string) => void
 ): SimplifiedWidget<string> {
+  const valueRef = ref(value)
+  if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
   return {
     name: 'test_textarea',
     type: 'string',
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
+    value: () => valueRef,
+    options
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
index 25876f5395..b63422f0df 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const { widget, placeholder = '' } = defineProps<{
   placeholder?: string
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string>({ default: '' })
+const modelValue = widget.value()
 
 const filteredProps = computed(() =>
   filterWidgetProps(widget.options, INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.test.ts
index 7e7a876484..bb702f312d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import ToggleSwitch from 'primevue/toggleswitch'
 import type { ToggleSwitchProps } from 'primevue/toggleswitch'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -13,13 +14,16 @@ describe('WidgetToggleSwitch Value Binding', () => {
     value: boolean = false,
     options: Partial<ToggleSwitchProps> = {},
     callback?: (value: boolean) => void
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<boolean> => ({
-    name: 'test_toggle',
-    type: 'boolean',
-    value,
-    options,
-    callback
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<boolean> => {
+    const valueRef = ref(value)
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name: 'test_toggle',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (
     widget: SimplifiedWidget<boolean>,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.vue
index b902b6655e..f5c00ff32a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetToggleSwitch.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const { widget } = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<boolean>
 }>()
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<boolean>()
+const modelValue = widget.value()
 
 const filteredProps = computed(() =>
   filterWidgetProps(widget.options, STANDARD_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
diff --git a/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts b/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
index f96eaa8590..c979a47e13 100644
--- a/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
+++ b/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface SimplifiedWidget<
   type: string
 
   /** Current value of the widget */
-  value: T
+  value: () => Ref<T>
 
   borderStyle?: string
 
diff --git a/src/views/LinearView.vue b/src/views/LinearView.vue
index 1a02d37dc1..2585b47632 100644
--- a/src/views/LinearView.vue
+++ b/src/views/LinearView.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import Button from 'primevue/button'
 import Splitter from 'primevue/splitter'
 import SplitterPanel from 'primevue/splitterpanel'
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
 import ExtensionSlot from '@/components/common/ExtensionSlot.vue'
 import CurrentUserButton from '@/components/topbar/CurrentUserButton.vue'
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const isDesktop = isElectron()
 
 const batchCountWidget = {
   options: { step2: 1, precision: 1, min: 1, max: 100 },
-  value: 1,
+  value: () => ref(1),
   name: t('Number of generations'),
   type: 'number'
 }
diff --git a/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.test.ts b/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.test.ts
index 78f6c370a6..ece9889d5e 100644
--- a/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type {
   SafeWidgetData,
@@ -15,11 +16,10 @@ describe('NodeWidgets', () => {
   ): SafeWidgetData => ({
     name: 'test_widget',
     type: 'combo',
-    value: 'test_value',
+    value: () => ref('test_value'),
     options: {
       values: ['option1', 'option2']
     },
-    callback: undefined,
     spec: undefined,
     label: undefined,
     isDOMWidget: false,
diff --git a/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.test.ts b/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.test.ts
index 4d52d47e26..7358604d74 100644
--- a/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import Select from 'primevue/select'
 import type { SelectProps } from 'primevue/select'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import type { ComboInputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
@@ -51,17 +52,20 @@ describe('WidgetSelect Value Binding', () => {
     > = {},
     callback?: (value: string | undefined) => void,
     spec?: ComboInputSpec
-  ): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => ({
-    name: 'test_select',
-    type: 'combo',
-    value,
-    options: {
-      values: ['option1', 'option2', 'option3'],
-      ...options
-    },
-    callback,
-    spec
-  })
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => {
+    const valueRef = ref(value)
+    if (callback) watch(valueRef, callback)
+    return {
+      name: 'test_select',
+      type: 'combo',
+      value: () => valueRef,
+      options: {
+        values: ['option1', 'option2', 'option3'],
+        ...options
+      },
+      spec
+    }
+  }
 
   const mountComponent = (
     widget: SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined>,
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.asset-mode.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.asset-mode.test.ts
index 82224c7104..a68bd19904 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.asset-mode.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelect.asset-mode.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
 import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelect asset mode', () => {
   const createWidget = (): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => ({
     name: 'ckpt_name',
     type: 'combo',
-    value: undefined,
+    value: () => ref(),
     options: {
       values: []
     }
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
index 730ceb0bf8..0bc25974b0 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import type { VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { ComboInputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
   ): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => ({
     name: 'test_image_select',
     type: 'combo',
-    value,
+    value: () => ref(value),
     options: {
       values: ['img_001.png', 'photo_abc.jpg', 'hash789.png'],
       ...options