diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.test.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b5b421cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, onTestFinished, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { useNodeAnimatedImage } from '@/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage'
+import { createMockMediaNode } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils'
+
+const { canvasInteractionsMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  canvasInteractionsMock: {
+    handleWheel: vi.fn(),
+    handlePointer: vi.fn(),
+    forwardEventToCanvas: vi.fn()
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
+  useCanvasInteractions: () => canvasInteractionsMock
+}))
+// `@/scripts/app` has a heavy import graph (pinia stores, LGraphCanvas, etc.)
+// that we cannot pull in here, so we stub only the constant we need.
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  ANIM_PREVIEW_WIDGET: '$$comfy_animation_preview'
+}))
+
+describe('useNodeAnimatedImage', () => {
+  function setup() {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    const node = createMockMediaNode({ imgs: [document.createElement('img')] })
+    const { showAnimatedPreview, removeAnimatedPreview } =
+      useNodeAnimatedImage()
+    showAnimatedPreview(node)
+    const element = node.widgets[0].element
+    document.body.append(element)
+    onTestFinished(() => element.remove())
+    return { node, element, showAnimatedPreview, removeAnimatedPreview }
+  }
+
+  it('forwards non-right-click pointer events and wheel to the canvas while alive', () => {
+    const { element } = setup()
+    element.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 0 }))
+
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handleWheel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handlePointer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.forwardEventToCanvas).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('routes right-click pointerdown through forwardEventToCanvas, not handlePointer', () => {
+    const { element } = setup()
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 2 }))
+
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.forwardEventToCanvas).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handlePointer).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('detaches every listener when the preview is removed', () => {
+    const { node, element, removeAnimatedPreview } = setup()
+    removeAnimatedPreview(node)
+
+    element.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 0 }))
+    element.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 2 }))
+
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handleWheel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handlePointer).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.forwardEventToCanvas).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.ts
index 962396b0e9..39a5eb9ff8 100644
--- a/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.ts
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeAnimatedImage.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { ANIM_PREVIEW_WIDGET } from '@/scripts/app'
@@ -39,17 +40,20 @@ export function useNodeAnimatedImage() {
       const { handleWheel, handlePointer, forwardEventToCanvas } =
         useCanvasInteractions()
       node.imgs[0].style.pointerEvents = 'none'
-      element.addEventListener('wheel', handleWheel)
-      element.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointer)
-      element.addEventListener('pointerup', handlePointer)
+      const controller = new AbortController()
+      const { signal } = controller
+      element.addEventListener('wheel', handleWheel, { signal })
+      element.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointer, { signal })
+      element.addEventListener('pointerup', handlePointer, { signal })
       element.addEventListener(
         'pointerdown',
-        (e) => {
-          return e.button !== 2 ? handlePointer(e) : forwardEventToCanvas(e)
-        },
-        true
+        (e) => (e.button !== 2 ? handlePointer(e) : forwardEventToCanvas(e)),
+        { capture: true, signal }
       )
 
+      widget.onRemove = useChainCallback(widget.onRemove, () => {
+        controller.abort()
+      })
       widget.serialize = false
       widget.serializeValue = () => undefined
     }
diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.test.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb417afe21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, onTestFinished, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { useNodeVideo } from '@/composables/node/useNodeImage'
+import { createMockMediaNode } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils'
+
+const { canvasInteractionsMock, nodeOutputStoreMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  canvasInteractionsMock: {
+    handleWheel: vi.fn(),
+    handlePointer: vi.fn()
+  },
+  nodeOutputStoreMock: {
+    getNodeImageUrls: vi.fn<(node: unknown) => string[] | undefined>()
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
+  useCanvasInteractions: () => canvasInteractionsMock
+}))
+vi.mock('@/stores/nodeOutputStore', () => ({
+  useNodeOutputStore: () => nodeOutputStoreMock
+}))
+vi.mock('@/utils/imageUtil', () => ({
+  fitDimensionsToNodeWidth: () => ({ minHeight: 256, minWidth: 256 })
+}))
+
+describe('useNodeVideo', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  async function setup() {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+    nodeOutputStoreMock.getNodeImageUrls.mockReturnValue(['http://video/1.mp4'])
+    const node = createMockMediaNode({
+      size: [400, 400],
+      graph: { setDirtyCanvas: vi.fn() }
+    })
+
+    const createdVideos: HTMLVideoElement[] = []
+    const realCreateElement = document.createElement.bind(document)
+    vi.spyOn(document, 'createElement').mockImplementation(
+      (tag: string, opts?: ElementCreationOptions) => {
+        const el = realCreateElement(tag, opts)
+        if (tag === 'video') createdVideos.push(el as HTMLVideoElement)
+        return el
+      }
+    )
+
+    const { showPreview } = useNodeVideo(node)
+    showPreview()
+
+    // happy-dom does not auto-fire onloadeddata for src assignment, so we
+    // manually trigger it, then drain the resulting promise chain.
+    const video = createdVideos[0]
+    video.onloadeddata?.(new Event('loadeddata'))
+    await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
+    onTestFinished(() => {
+      node.widgets[0]?.onRemove?.()
+    })
+
+    return { node, video }
+  }
+
+  it('creates a video-preview widget and forwards canvas events while alive', async () => {
+    const { node, video } = await setup()
+
+    expect(node.widgets[0]?.name).toBe('video-preview')
+
+    video.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel', { bubbles: true }))
+    video.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { bubbles: true }))
+    video.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
+
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handleWheel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handlePointer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('detaches every listener when the widget is removed', async () => {
+    const { node, video } = await setup()
+
+    node.widgets[0]?.onRemove?.()
+
+    video.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel', { bubbles: true }))
+    video.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { bubbles: true }))
+    video.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
+
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handleWheel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasInteractionsMock.handlePointer).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
index ea3d1d0099..86c5e5ac68 100644
--- a/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useNodeOutputStore } from '@/stores/nodeOutputStore'
@@ -151,11 +152,6 @@ export const useNodeVideo = (node: LGraphNode, callback?: () => void) => {
       const video = document.createElement('video')
       Object.assign(video, VIDEO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
 
-      // Add event listeners for canvas interactions
-      video.addEventListener('wheel', handleWheel)
-      video.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointer)
-      video.addEventListener('pointerdown', handlePointer)
-
       video.onloadeddata = () => {
         setMinDimensions(video)
         resolve(video)
@@ -176,6 +172,16 @@ export const useNodeVideo = (node: LGraphNode, callback?: () => void) => {
         minHeight,
         minWidth
       })
+
+      const controller = new AbortController()
+      const { signal } = controller
+      container.addEventListener('wheel', handleWheel, { signal })
+      container.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointer, { signal })
+      container.addEventListener('pointerdown', handlePointer, { signal })
+
+      widget.onRemove = useChainCallback(widget.onRemove, () => {
+        controller.abort()
+      })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7736eee9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { fromAny } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn'
+import { vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+
+interface FakeDOMWidget {
+  name: string
+  type: string
+  element: HTMLElement
+  options: Record<string, unknown>
+  value: string
+  callback?: (value: string) => void
+  onRemove?: () => void
+  serialize?: boolean
+  serializeValue?: () => unknown
+}
+
+interface FakeMediaWidget {
+  name: string
+  element: HTMLElement
+  onRemove?: () => void
+  serialize?: boolean
+  serializeValue?: () => unknown
+  computeLayoutSize?: () => { minHeight: number; minWidth: number }
+}
+
+type NodeOverrides = Record<string, unknown> & { widgets?: never }
+
+export function createMockDOMWidgetNode(overrides: NodeOverrides = {}) {
+  const widgets: FakeDOMWidget[] = []
+  return fromAny<LGraphNode & { widgets: FakeDOMWidget[] }, unknown>({
+    id: 1,
+    widgets,
+    addDOMWidget: vi.fn((name: string, type: string, element: HTMLElement) => {
+      const widget: FakeDOMWidget = {
+        name,
+        type,
+        element,
+        options: {},
+        value: ''
+      }
+      widgets.push(widget)
+      return widget
+    }),
+    ...overrides
+  })
+}
+
+export function createMockMediaNode(overrides: NodeOverrides = {}) {
+  const widgets: FakeMediaWidget[] = []
+  return fromAny<LGraphNode & { widgets: FakeMediaWidget[] }, unknown>({
+    widgets,
+    addDOMWidget: vi.fn((name: string, _type: string, element: HTMLElement) => {
+      const widget: FakeMediaWidget = { name, element }
+      widgets.push(widget)
+      return widget
+    }),
+    ...overrides
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5d5796f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, onTestFinished, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type * as Litegraph from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import type { InputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
+import type { DOMWidget } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
+import { useMarkdownWidget } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget'
+import { createMockDOMWidgetNode } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils'
+
+const { canvasMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  canvasMock: {
+    processMouseDown: vi.fn(),
+    processMouseMove: vi.fn(),
+    processMouseUp: vi.fn()
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  app: { rootGraph: { id: 'root' }, canvas: canvasMock }
+}))
+vi.mock('@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof Litegraph>()
+  return { ...actual, resolveNodeRootGraphId: vi.fn(() => 'root') }
+})
+vi.mock('@/stores/widgetValueStore', () => ({
+  useWidgetValueStore: () => ({ getWidget: () => undefined })
+}))
+
+function createMarkdownWidget(node: LGraphNode) {
+  const inputSpec: InputSpec = {
+    type: 'MARKDOWN',
+    name: 'note',
+    default: ''
+  }
+  return useMarkdownWidget()(node, inputSpec) as DOMWidget<HTMLElement, string>
+}
+
+describe('useMarkdownWidget', () => {
+  function setup() {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    const node = createMockDOMWidgetNode()
+    const widget = createMarkdownWidget(node)
+    const callback = vi.fn<(value: string) => void>()
+    widget.callback = callback
+    const inputEl = widget.element
+    const textarea = inputEl.querySelector('textarea')!
+    const parentKeydown = vi.fn<(ev: KeyboardEvent) => void>()
+    document.body.append(inputEl)
+    document.body.addEventListener('keydown', parentKeydown)
+    onTestFinished(() => {
+      document.body.removeEventListener('keydown', parentKeydown)
+      inputEl.remove()
+    })
+    return { widget, inputEl, textarea, callback, parentKeydown }
+  }
+
+  it('fires the widget callback on textarea input and change', () => {
+    const { textarea, callback } = setup()
+    textarea.value = 'hello'
+    textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+    textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }))
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('toggles editing on dblclick/blur and stops keydown propagation', () => {
+    const { inputEl, textarea, parentKeydown } = setup()
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event('dblclick', { bubbles: true }))
+    expect(inputEl.classList.contains('editing')).toBe(true)
+
+    textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'))
+    expect(inputEl.classList.contains('editing')).toBe(false)
+
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { bubbles: true }))
+    expect(parentKeydown).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('forwards middle-click pointer events to the canvas while alive', () => {
+    const { inputEl } = setup()
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { buttons: 4 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup', { button: 1 }))
+
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseDown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseMove).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseUp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('detaches every listener and lets keydown bubble after removal', () => {
+    const { widget, inputEl, textarea, callback, parentKeydown } = setup()
+    widget.onRemove?.()
+
+    textarea.value = 'after'
+    textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+    textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event('dblclick', { bubbles: true }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { buttons: 4 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { bubbles: true }))
+
+    expect(callback).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseDown).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseMove).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseUp).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(inputEl.classList.contains('editing')).toBe(false)
+    // keydown listener (which called stopPropagation) is gone, so the event
+    // now bubbles to the parent.
+    expect(parentKeydown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('survives onRemove being invoked twice', () => {
+    const { widget } = setup()
+    widget.onRemove?.()
+    expect(() => widget.onRemove?.()).not.toThrow()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.ts
index 694baf86e4..a04323770b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useMarkdownWidget.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import TiptapTableRow from '@tiptap/extension-table-row'
 import TiptapStarterKit from '@tiptap/starter-kit'
 import { Markdown as TiptapMarkdown } from 'tiptap-markdown'
 
+import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import { resolveNodeRootGraphId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { InputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
@@ -64,49 +65,73 @@ function addMarkdownWidget(
   widget.element = inputEl
   widget.options.minNodeSize = [400, 200]
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('input', (event) => {
-    if (event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
-      widget.value = event.target.value
-    }
-    widget.callback?.(widget.value)
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+  const { signal } = controller
+
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'input',
+    (event) => {
+      if (event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
+        widget.value = event.target.value
+      }
+      widget.callback?.(widget.value)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
+
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'dblclick',
+    () => {
+      inputEl.classList.add('editing')
+      setTimeout(() => textarea.focus(), 0)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
+
+  textarea.addEventListener('blur', () => inputEl.classList.remove('editing'), {
+    signal
   })
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('dblclick', () => {
-    inputEl.classList.add('editing')
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      textarea.focus()
-    }, 0)
+  textarea.addEventListener(
+    'change',
+    () => {
+      editor.commands.setContent(textarea.value)
+      widget.callback?.(widget.value)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
+
+  inputEl.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => event.stopPropagation(), {
+    signal
   })
 
-  textarea.addEventListener('blur', () => {
-    inputEl.classList.remove('editing')
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointerdown',
+    (event) => {
+      if (event.button === 1) app.canvas.processMouseDown(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  textarea.addEventListener('change', () => {
-    editor.commands.setContent(textarea.value)
-    widget.callback?.(widget.value)
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointermove',
+    (event) => {
+      if ((event.buttons & 4) === 4) app.canvas.processMouseMove(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('keydown', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-    event.stopPropagation()
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointerup',
+    (event) => {
+      if (event.button === 1) app.canvas.processMouseUp(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (event.button === 1) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseDown(event)
-    }
-  })
-
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointermove', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if ((event.buttons & 4) === 4) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseMove(event)
-    }
-  })
-
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointerup', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (event.button === 1) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseUp(event)
-    }
+  widget.onRemove = useChainCallback(widget.onRemove, () => {
+    controller.abort()
+    if (!editor.isDestroyed) editor.destroy()
   })
 
   return widget
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c7258f37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, onTestFinished, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type * as Litegraph from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import type { InputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
+import type { DOMWidget } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
+import { useStringWidget } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget'
+import { createMockDOMWidgetNode } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/domWidgetTestUtils'
+
+const { canvasMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  canvasMock: {
+    processMouseDown: vi.fn(),
+    processMouseMove: vi.fn(),
+    processMouseUp: vi.fn(),
+    processMouseWheel: vi.fn()
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  app: { rootGraph: { id: 'root' }, canvas: canvasMock }
+}))
+vi.mock('@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof Litegraph>()
+  return { ...actual, resolveNodeRootGraphId: vi.fn(() => 'root') }
+})
+vi.mock('@/stores/widgetValueStore', () => ({
+  useWidgetValueStore: () => ({ getWidget: () => undefined })
+}))
+vi.mock('@/platform/settings/settingStore', () => ({
+  useSettingStore: () => ({ get: () => false })
+}))
+
+function createStringWidget(node: LGraphNode) {
+  const inputSpec: InputSpec = {
+    type: 'STRING',
+    name: 'prompt',
+    default: '',
+    multiline: true
+  }
+  return useStringWidget()(node, inputSpec) as DOMWidget<
+    HTMLTextAreaElement,
+    string
+  >
+}
+
+describe('useStringWidget (multiline)', () => {
+  function setup() {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    const node = createMockDOMWidgetNode()
+    const widget = createStringWidget(node)
+    const callback = vi.fn<(value: string) => void>()
+    widget.callback = callback
+    const inputEl = widget.element
+    document.body.append(inputEl)
+    onTestFinished(() => inputEl.remove())
+    return { widget, inputEl, callback }
+  }
+
+  it('fires the widget callback on input', () => {
+    const { inputEl, callback } = setup()
+    inputEl.value = 'hello'
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('forwards middle-click pointer events and ctrl+wheel to the canvas while alive', () => {
+    const { inputEl } = setup()
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { buttons: 4 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel', { ctrlKey: true }))
+
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseDown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseMove).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseUp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseWheel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('detaches every listener when the widget is removed', () => {
+    const { widget, inputEl, callback } = setup()
+    widget.onRemove?.()
+
+    inputEl.value = 'after'
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { buttons: 4 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup', { button: 1 }))
+    inputEl.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent('wheel', { ctrlKey: true }))
+
+    expect(callback).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseDown).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseMove).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseUp).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(canvasMock.processMouseWheel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.ts
index d7f914dac6..74de999997 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useStringWidget.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { resolveNodeRootGraphId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { defineDeprecatedProperty } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/utils/feedback'
@@ -51,81 +52,102 @@ function addMultilineWidget(
   )
   widget.options.minNodeSize = [400, 200]
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('input', (event) => {
-    if (event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
-      widget.value = event.target.value
-    }
-    widget.callback?.(widget.value)
-  })
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+  const { signal } = controller
+
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'input',
+    (event) => {
+      if (event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
+        widget.value = event.target.value
+      }
+      widget.callback?.(widget.value)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
   // Allow middle mouse button panning
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (event.button === 1) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseDown(event)
-    }
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointerdown',
+    (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      if (event.button === 1) app.canvas.processMouseDown(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointermove', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if ((event.buttons & 4) === 4) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseMove(event)
-    }
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointermove',
+    (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      if ((event.buttons & 4) === 4) app.canvas.processMouseMove(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('pointerup', (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (event.button === 1) {
-      app.canvas.processMouseUp(event)
-    }
-  })
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'pointerup',
+    (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      if (event.button === 1) app.canvas.processMouseUp(event)
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-  inputEl.addEventListener('wheel', (event: WheelEvent) => {
-    const gesturesEnabled = useSettingStore().get(
-      'LiteGraph.Pointer.TrackpadGestures'
-    )
-    const deltaX = event.deltaX
-    const deltaY = event.deltaY
+  inputEl.addEventListener(
+    'wheel',
+    (event: WheelEvent) => {
+      const gesturesEnabled = useSettingStore().get(
+        'LiteGraph.Pointer.TrackpadGestures'
+      )
+      const deltaX = event.deltaX
+      const deltaY = event.deltaY
 
-    const canScrollY = inputEl.scrollHeight > inputEl.clientHeight
-    const isHorizontal = Math.abs(deltaX) > Math.abs(deltaY)
+      const canScrollY = inputEl.scrollHeight > inputEl.clientHeight
+      const isHorizontal = Math.abs(deltaX) > Math.abs(deltaY)
 
-    // Prevent pinch zoom from zooming the page
-    if (event.ctrlKey) {
+      // Prevent pinch zoom from zooming the page
+      if (event.ctrlKey) {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        event.stopPropagation()
+        app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Detect if this is likely a trackpad gesture vs mouse wheel
+      // Trackpads usually have deltaX or smaller deltaY values (< TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD)
+      // Mouse wheels typically have larger discrete deltaY values (>= TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD)
+      const isLikelyTrackpad =
+        Math.abs(deltaX) > 0 || Math.abs(deltaY) < TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD
+
+      // Trackpad gestures: when enabled, trackpad panning goes to canvas
+      if (gesturesEnabled && isLikelyTrackpad) {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        event.stopPropagation()
+        app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
+        return
+      }
+
+      // When gestures disabled: horizontal always goes to canvas (no horizontal scroll in textarea)
+      if (isHorizontal) {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        event.stopPropagation()
+        app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Vertical scrolling when gestures disabled: let textarea scroll if scrollable
+      if (canScrollY) {
+        event.stopPropagation()
+        return
+      }
+
+      // If textarea can't scroll vertically, pass to canvas
       event.preventDefault()
-      event.stopPropagation()
       app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
-      return
-    }
+    },
+    { signal }
+  )
 
-    // Detect if this is likely a trackpad gesture vs mouse wheel
-    // Trackpads usually have deltaX or smaller deltaY values (< TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD)
-    // Mouse wheels typically have larger discrete deltaY values (>= TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD)
-    const isLikelyTrackpad =
-      Math.abs(deltaX) > 0 || Math.abs(deltaY) < TRACKPAD_DETECTION_THRESHOLD
-
-    // Trackpad gestures: when enabled, trackpad panning goes to canvas
-    if (gesturesEnabled && isLikelyTrackpad) {
-      event.preventDefault()
-      event.stopPropagation()
-      app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
-      return
-    }
-
-    // When gestures disabled: horizontal always goes to canvas (no horizontal scroll in textarea)
-    if (isHorizontal) {
-      event.preventDefault()
-      event.stopPropagation()
-      app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
-      return
-    }
-
-    // Vertical scrolling when gestures disabled: let textarea scroll if scrollable
-    if (canScrollY) {
-      event.stopPropagation()
-      return
-    }
-
-    // If textarea can't scroll vertically, pass to canvas
-    event.preventDefault()
-    app.canvas.processMouseWheel(event)
+  widget.onRemove = useChainCallback(widget.onRemove, () => {
+    controller.abort()
   })
 
   return widget