diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 67d3ed3919..06c46da354 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
     />
   </TransformPane>
 
-  <!-- Selection rectangle overlay for Vue nodes mode -->
-  <SelectionRectangle v-if="shouldRenderVueNodes && comfyAppReady" />
+  <!-- Selection rectangle overlay - rendered in DOM layer to appear above DOM widgets -->
+  <SelectionRectangle v-if="comfyAppReady" />
 
   <NodeTooltip v-if="tooltipEnabled" />
   <NodeSearchboxPopover ref="nodeSearchboxPopoverRef" />
diff --git a/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
index 512e70c06d..4078279e68 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div
     v-if="isVisible"
-    class="pointer-events-none absolute border border-blue-400 bg-blue-500/20"
+    class="pointer-events-none absolute z-9999 border border-blue-400 bg-blue-500/20"
     :style="rectangleStyle"
   />
 </template>
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
index af0da27ca7..64c78797d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
@@ -4796,30 +4796,6 @@ export class LGraphCanvas implements CustomEventDispatcher<LGraphCanvasEventMap>
         this.#renderSnapHighlight(ctx, highlightPos)
       }
 
-      // Area-selection rectangle
-      // In Vue nodes mode, selection rectangle is rendered in DOM layer
-      if (this.dragging_rectangle && !LiteGraph.vueNodesMode) {
-        const { eDown, eMove } = this.pointer
-        ctx.strokeStyle = '#FFF'
-
-        if (eDown && eMove) {
-          // Do not scale the selection box
-          const transform = ctx.getTransform()
-          const ratio = Math.max(1, window.devicePixelRatio)
-          ctx.setTransform(ratio, 0, 0, ratio, 0, 0)
-
-          const x = eDown.safeOffsetX
-          const y = eDown.safeOffsetY
-          ctx.strokeRect(x, y, eMove.safeOffsetX - x, eMove.safeOffsetY - y)
-
-          ctx.setTransform(transform)
-        } else {
-          // Fallback to legacy behaviour
-          const [x, y, w, h] = this.dragging_rectangle
-          ctx.strokeRect(x, y, w, h)
-        }
-      }
-
       // on top of link center
       if (
         !this.isDragging &&