diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index 6870169710..fab82c46d1 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ export interface GraphNodeManager {
     options: Record<string, unknown>
   ): void
 
+  // Refresh Vue widgets from LiteGraph node - use after modifying node.widgets
+  refreshVueWidgets(nodeId: string): void
+
   // Lifecycle methods
   cleanup(): void
 }
@@ -334,6 +337,38 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Refreshes Vue widget state from LiteGraph node widgets.
+   * Use this after directly modifying node.widgets to sync Vue state.
+   */
+  const refreshVueWidgets = (nodeId: string): void => {
+    try {
+      const node = nodeRefs.get(nodeId)
+      const currentData = vueNodeData.get(nodeId)
+      if (!node || !currentData) return
+
+      // Re-extract widgets from node
+      const slotMetadata = new Map<string, WidgetSlotMetadata>()
+      node.inputs?.forEach((input, index) => {
+        if (!input?.widget?.name) return
+        slotMetadata.set(input.widget.name, {
+          index,
+          linked: input.link != null
+        })
+      })
+
+      const freshWidgets =
+        node.widgets?.map(safeWidgetMapper(node, slotMetadata)) ?? []
+
+      vueNodeData.set(nodeId, {
+        ...currentData,
+        widgets: freshWidgets
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Ignore refresh errors
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a wrapped callback for a widget that maintains LiteGraph/Vue sync
    */
@@ -661,6 +696,7 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     vueNodeData,
     getNode,
     updateVueWidgetOptions,
+    refreshVueWidgets,
     cleanup
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
index 79e0503561..e6eeb28adb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ const processedWidgets = computed((): ProcessedWidget[] => {
 
   for (const widget of widgets) {
     // Skip if widget is in the hidden list for this node type
-    if (widget.options?.hidden) continue
+    if (widget.options?.hidden) {
+      continue
+    }
     if (widget.options?.canvasOnly) continue
     if (!widget.type) continue
     if (!shouldRenderAsVue(widget)) continue
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWebcam.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWebcam.vue
index d8c3a92796..5bb97afebe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWebcam.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWebcam.vue
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ function createActionWidget({
     y: 100,
     options: {
       iconClass,
-      serialize: false
+      serialize: false,
+      hidden: false
     },
     callback: onClick
   }
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ function removeWidgetsByName(names: string[]) {
     updateNodeWidgets(node, (widgets) =>
       widgets.filter((widget) => !names.includes(widget.name))
     )
+    // Refresh Vue state to pick up widget removal
+    nodeManager.value?.refreshVueWidgets(String(node.id))
   })
 }
 
@@ -375,6 +378,9 @@ function showWidgets() {
       return [...sanitizedWidgets, captureWidget]
     })
 
+    // Refresh Vue state to pick up the new widgets
+    nodeManager.value?.refreshVueWidgets(String(node.id))
+
     // Set up watcher to toggle capture button visibility when mode changes
     setupCaptureOnQueueWatcher()
   })
@@ -475,6 +481,9 @@ async function captureImage(node: LGraphNode) {
 
     return [...preserved, retakeWidget]
   })
+
+  // Refresh Vue state to pick up the new widgets
+  nodeManager.value?.refreshVueWidgets(String(node.id))
 }
 
 async function handleRetake() {