diff --git a/src/scripts/domWidget.ts b/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
index be7da87f6..a24b2619d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ abstract class BaseDOMWidgetImpl<V extends object | string>
       options: this.options
     })
     cloned.value = this.value
+    // Preserve the Y position from the original widget to maintain proper positioning
+    // when widgets are promoted through subgraph nesting
+    cloned.y = this.y
     return cloned
   }
 }
@@ -217,6 +220,9 @@ export class DOMWidgetImpl<T extends HTMLElement, V extends object | string>
       options: this.options
     })
     cloned.value = this.value
+    // Preserve the Y position from the original widget to maintain proper positioning
+    // when widgets are promoted through subgraph nesting
+    cloned.y = this.y
     return cloned
   }
 
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/widgets/domWidget.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/widgets/domWidget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c5695f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/widgets/domWidget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { ComponentWidgetImpl, DOMWidgetImpl } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
+
+// Mock dependencies
+vi.mock('@/stores/domWidgetStore', () => ({
+  useDomWidgetStore: () => ({
+    unregisterWidget: vi.fn()
+  })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/utils/formatUtil', () => ({
+  generateUUID: () => 'test-uuid'
+}))
+
+describe('DOMWidget Y Position Preservation', () => {
+  test('BaseDOMWidgetImpl createCopyForNode preserves Y position', () => {
+    const mockNode = new LGraphNode('test-node')
+    const originalWidget = new ComponentWidgetImpl({
+      node: mockNode,
+      name: 'test-widget',
+      component: { template: '<div></div>' },
+      inputSpec: { name: 'test', type: 'string' },
+      options: {}
+    })
+
+    // Set a specific Y position
+    originalWidget.y = 66
+
+    const newNode = new LGraphNode('new-node')
+    const clonedWidget = originalWidget.createCopyForNode(newNode)
+
+    // Verify Y position is preserved
+    expect(clonedWidget.y).toBe(66)
+    expect(clonedWidget.node).toBe(newNode)
+    expect(clonedWidget.name).toBe('test-widget')
+  })
+
+  test('DOMWidgetImpl createCopyForNode preserves Y position', () => {
+    const mockNode = new LGraphNode('test-node')
+    const mockElement = document.createElement('div')
+
+    const originalWidget = new DOMWidgetImpl({
+      node: mockNode,
+      name: 'test-dom-widget',
+      type: 'test',
+      element: mockElement,
+      options: {}
+    })
+
+    // Set a specific Y position
+    originalWidget.y = 42
+
+    const newNode = new LGraphNode('new-node')
+    const clonedWidget = originalWidget.createCopyForNode(newNode)
+
+    // Verify Y position is preserved
+    expect(clonedWidget.y).toBe(42)
+    expect(clonedWidget.node).toBe(newNode)
+    expect(clonedWidget.element).toBe(mockElement)
+    expect(clonedWidget.name).toBe('test-dom-widget')
+  })
+
+  test('Y position defaults to 0 when not set', () => {
+    const mockNode = new LGraphNode('test-node')
+    const originalWidget = new ComponentWidgetImpl({
+      node: mockNode,
+      name: 'test-widget',
+      component: { template: '<div></div>' },
+      inputSpec: { name: 'test', type: 'string' },
+      options: {}
+    })
+
+    // Don't explicitly set Y (should be 0 by default)
+    const newNode = new LGraphNode('new-node')
+    const clonedWidget = originalWidget.createCopyForNode(newNode)
+
+    // Verify Y position is preserved (should be 0)
+    expect(clonedWidget.y).toBe(0)
+  })
+})