diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
index 441c988b2..8e179b660 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     :style="{
       'grid-template-rows': gridTemplateRows
     }"
+    @pointerdown.capture="handleBringToFront"
     @pointerdown="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
     @pointermove="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
     @pointerup="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import { useErrorHandling } from '@/composables/useErrorHandling'
 import { st } from '@/i18n'
 import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useNodeTooltips } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeTooltips'
+import { useNodeZIndex } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeZIndex'
 import WidgetDOM from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetDOM.vue'
 // Import widget components directly
 import WidgetLegacy from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetLegacy.vue'
@@ -98,12 +100,20 @@ const { nodeData } = defineProps<NodeWidgetsProps>()
 
 const { shouldHandleNodePointerEvents, forwardEventToCanvas } =
   useCanvasInteractions()
+const { bringNodeToFront } = useNodeZIndex()
+
 function handleWidgetPointerEvent(event: PointerEvent) {
   if (shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
   event.stopPropagation()
   forwardEventToCanvas(event)
 }
 
+function handleBringToFront() {
+  if (nodeData?.id != null) {
+    bringNodeToFront(String(nodeData.id))
+  }
+}
+
 // Error boundary implementation
 const renderError = ref<string | null>(null)