diff --git a/src/base/remote/itemSchema.test.ts b/src/base/remote/itemSchema.test.ts
index 4686c171ab..fd5d9cfff8 100644
--- a/src/base/remote/itemSchema.test.ts
+++ b/src/base/remote/itemSchema.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
   buildSearchText,
+  displayName,
   extractItems,
   getByPath,
   mapToDropdownItem,
@@ -341,3 +342,13 @@ describe('mapToDropdownItem preview_url normalization', () => {
     expect(item.preview_url).toBeUndefined()
   })
 })
+
+describe('displayName', () => {
+  it('returns name when present', () => {
+    expect(displayName({ id: 'abc', name: 'Cool Asset' })).toBe('Cool Asset')
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to id when name is empty string', () => {
+    expect(displayName({ id: 'abc-123', name: '' })).toBe('abc-123')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/base/remote/itemSchema.ts b/src/base/remote/itemSchema.ts
index 68e8daa99c..8ad9966081 100644
--- a/src/base/remote/itemSchema.ts
+++ b/src/base/remote/itemSchema.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ export interface DropdownItemShape {
   preview_url?: string
 }
 
+/**
+ * User-facing label for a dropdown item. Falls back to id when name
+ * is missing or empty, so trigger/list rows never render blank.
+ */
+export function displayName(item: DropdownItemShape): string {
+  return item.name || item.id
+}
+
 export function getByPath(obj: unknown, path: string): unknown {
   return path.split('.').reduce((acc: unknown, key: string) => {
     if (acc == null) return undefined
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Item.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Item.vue
index 0bbf58ed24..eccafc9219 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Item.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Item.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
 
+import { displayName } from '@/base/remote/itemSchema'
 import type { DropdownItemShape } from '@/base/remote/itemSchema'
 
 import { itemVariants } from './remoteCombo.variants'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 
 const isSelected = computed(() => ctx.selectedValue.value === props.item.id)
 const hasPreview = computed(() => !!props.item.preview_url)
+const label = computed(() => displayName(props.item))
 
 const audioEl = useTemplateRef<HTMLAudioElement>('audioEl')
 const isPlaying = ref(false)
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ function handleAudioEnded() {
       <template v-if="hasPreview && ctx.previewType.value === 'image'">
         <img
           :src="item.preview_url"
-          :alt="item.name"
+          :alt="label"
           class="size-10 shrink-0 rounded-sm object-cover"
           loading="lazy"
           decoding="async"
@@ -69,11 +71,11 @@ function handleAudioEnded() {
       <template v-else-if="hasPreview && ctx.previewType.value === 'video'">
         <video
           :src="item.preview_url"
+          :aria-label="label"
           class="size-10 shrink-0 rounded-sm object-cover"
           preload="metadata"
           muted
           playsinline
-          aria-hidden="true"
         />
       </template>
       <template v-else-if="hasPreview && ctx.previewType.value === 'audio'">
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ function handleAudioEnded() {
         </button>
       </template>
       <div class="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-hidden">
-        <span class="truncate">{{ item.name }}</span>
+        <span class="truncate">{{ label }}</span>
         <span
           v-if="item.description"
           class="truncate text-[10px] text-muted-foreground"
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Trigger.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Trigger.vue
index abd6c80c8b..c39fdd4282 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Trigger.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/RemoteCombo/Trigger.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
 
+import { displayName } from '@/base/remote/itemSchema'
+
 import { triggerVariants } from './remoteCombo.variants'
 import type { TriggerVariants } from './remoteCombo.variants'
 import { RemoteComboKey } from './state'
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ const displayLabel = computed(() => {
   const id = ctx.selectedValue.value
   if (!id) return props.placeholder ?? t('widgets.uploadSelect.placeholder')
   const item = ctx.items.value.find((i) => i.id === id)
-  return item?.name ?? id
+  return item ? displayName(item) : id
 })
 
 const computedBorder = computed<TriggerVariants['border']>(() => {