diff --git a/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.test.ts b/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77f8542ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { resolveSubgraphInputTarget } from '@/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget'
+import { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import {
+  createTestSubgraph,
+  createTestSubgraphNode
+} from '@/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/__fixtures__/subgraphHelpers'
+import type { Subgraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/Subgraph'
+import type { SubgraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode'
+
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => ({
+  useCanvasStore: () => ({})
+}))
+vi.mock('@/stores/domWidgetStore', () => ({
+  useDomWidgetStore: () => ({ widgetStates: new Map() })
+}))
+vi.mock('@/services/litegraphService', () => ({
+  useLitegraphService: () => ({ updatePreviews: () => ({}) })
+}))
+
+function createOuterSubgraphSetup(inputNames: string[]): {
+  outerSubgraph: Subgraph
+  outerSubgraphNode: SubgraphNode
+} {
+  const outerSubgraph = createTestSubgraph({
+    inputs: inputNames.map((name) => ({ name, type: '*' }))
+  })
+  const outerSubgraphNode = createTestSubgraphNode(outerSubgraph, { id: 1 })
+  return { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode }
+}
+
+function addLinkedNestedSubgraphNode(
+  outerSubgraph: Subgraph,
+  inputName: string,
+  linkedInputName: string,
+  options: { widget?: string } = {}
+): { innerSubgraphNode: SubgraphNode } {
+  const innerSubgraph = createTestSubgraph({
+    inputs: [{ name: linkedInputName, type: '*' }]
+  })
+  const innerSubgraphNode = createTestSubgraphNode(innerSubgraph, { id: 819 })
+  outerSubgraph.add(innerSubgraphNode)
+
+  const inputSlot = outerSubgraph.inputNode.slots.find(
+    (slot) => slot.name === inputName
+  )
+  if (!inputSlot) throw new Error(`Missing subgraph input slot: ${inputName}`)
+
+  const input = innerSubgraphNode.addInput(linkedInputName, '*')
+  if (options.widget) {
+    innerSubgraphNode.addWidget('number', options.widget, 0, () => undefined)
+    input.widget = { name: options.widget }
+  }
+  inputSlot.connect(input, innerSubgraphNode)
+
+  if (input.link == null) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected link to be created for input ${linkedInputName}`)
+  }
+
+  return { innerSubgraphNode }
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }))
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+})
+
+describe('resolveSubgraphInputTarget', () => {
+  test('returns target for widget-backed input on nested SubgraphNode', () => {
+    const { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode } = createOuterSubgraphSetup([
+      'width'
+    ])
+    addLinkedNestedSubgraphNode(outerSubgraph, 'width', 'width', {
+      widget: 'width'
+    })
+
+    const result = resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'width')
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      nodeId: '819',
+      widgetName: 'width'
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('returns undefined for non-widget input on nested SubgraphNode', () => {
+    const { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode } = createOuterSubgraphSetup([
+      'audio'
+    ])
+    addLinkedNestedSubgraphNode(outerSubgraph, 'audio', 'audio')
+
+    const result = resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'audio')
+
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('resolves widget inputs but not non-widget inputs on the same nested SubgraphNode', () => {
+    const { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode } = createOuterSubgraphSetup([
+      'width',
+      'audio'
+    ])
+    addLinkedNestedSubgraphNode(outerSubgraph, 'width', 'width', {
+      widget: 'width'
+    })
+    addLinkedNestedSubgraphNode(outerSubgraph, 'audio', 'audio')
+
+    expect(
+      resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'width')
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      nodeId: '819',
+      widgetName: 'width'
+    })
+    expect(
+      resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'audio')
+    ).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('returns target for widget-backed input on plain interior node', () => {
+    const { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode } = createOuterSubgraphSetup([
+      'seed'
+    ])
+
+    const inputSlot = outerSubgraph.inputNode.slots.find(
+      (slot) => slot.name === 'seed'
+    )!
+    const node = new LGraphNode('Interior-seed')
+    node.id = 42
+    const input = node.addInput('seed_input', '*')
+    node.addWidget('number', 'seed', 0, () => undefined)
+    input.widget = { name: 'seed' }
+    outerSubgraph.add(node)
+    inputSlot.connect(input, node)
+
+    const result = resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'seed')
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      nodeId: '42',
+      widgetName: 'seed'
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('returns undefined for non-widget input on plain interior node', () => {
+    const { outerSubgraph, outerSubgraphNode } = createOuterSubgraphSetup([
+      'image'
+    ])
+
+    const inputSlot = outerSubgraph.inputNode.slots.find(
+      (slot) => slot.name === 'image'
+    )!
+    const node = new LGraphNode('Interior-image')
+    const input = node.addInput('image_input', '*')
+    outerSubgraph.add(node)
+    inputSlot.connect(input, node)
+
+    const result = resolveSubgraphInputTarget(outerSubgraphNode, 'image')
+
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.ts b/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.ts
index 339933db0e..1cdf87955a 100644
--- a/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.ts
+++ b/src/core/graph/subgraph/resolveSubgraphInputTarget.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export function resolveSubgraphInputTarget(
     inputName,
     ({ inputNode, targetInput, getTargetWidget }) => {
       if (inputNode.isSubgraphNode()) {
+        const targetWidget = getTargetWidget()
+        if (!targetWidget) return undefined
+
         return {
           nodeId: String(inputNode.id),
           widgetName: targetInput.name