diff --git a/src/composables/node/canvasImagePreviewTypes.ts b/src/composables/node/canvasImagePreviewTypes.ts
index 03013db13e..498e6bb1ef 100644
--- a/src/composables/node/canvasImagePreviewTypes.ts
+++ b/src/composables/node/canvasImagePreviewTypes.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ export const CANVAS_IMAGE_PREVIEW_WIDGET = '$$canvas-image-preview'
 const CANVAS_IMAGE_PREVIEW_NODE_TYPES = new Set([
   'PreviewImage',
   'SaveImage',
-  'GLSLShader'
+  'GLSLShader',
+  'LoadImage',
+  'LoadVideo'
 ])
 
 export function supportsVirtualCanvasImagePreview(node: LGraphNode): boolean {
diff --git a/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotionUtils.test.ts b/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotionUtils.test.ts
index b5f4d949c7..999953b0d1 100644
--- a/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotionUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotionUtils.test.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,28 @@ describe('getPromotableWidgets', () => {
     ).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('adds virtual canvas preview widget for LoadImage nodes', () => {
+    const node = new LGraphNode('LoadImage')
+    node.type = 'LoadImage'
+
+    const widgets = getPromotableWidgets(node)
+
+    expect(
+      widgets.some((widget) => widget.name === CANVAS_IMAGE_PREVIEW_WIDGET)
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('adds virtual canvas preview widget for LoadVideo nodes', () => {
+    const node = new LGraphNode('LoadVideo')
+    node.type = 'LoadVideo'
+
+    const widgets = getPromotableWidgets(node)
+
+    expect(
+      widgets.some((widget) => widget.name === CANVAS_IMAGE_PREVIEW_WIDGET)
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('does not add virtual canvas preview widget for non-image nodes', () => {
     const node = new LGraphNode('TextNode')
     node.addOutput('TEXT', 'STRING')
@@ -271,6 +293,25 @@ describe('promoteRecommendedWidgets', () => {
     expect(updatePreviewsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('eagerly promotes virtual preview widget for LoadImage nodes', () => {
+    const subgraph = createTestSubgraph()
+    const subgraphNode = createTestSubgraphNode(subgraph)
+    const loadImageNode = new LGraphNode('LoadImage')
+    loadImageNode.type = 'LoadImage'
+    subgraph.add(loadImageNode)
+
+    promoteRecommendedWidgets(subgraphNode)
+
+    const store = usePromotionStore()
+    expect(
+      store.isPromoted(subgraphNode.rootGraph.id, subgraphNode.id, {
+        sourceNodeId: String(loadImageNode.id),
+        sourceWidgetName: CANVAS_IMAGE_PREVIEW_WIDGET
+      })
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(updatePreviewsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('registers $$canvas-image-preview on configure for GLSLShader in saved workflow', () => {
     // Simulate loading a saved workflow where proxyWidgets does NOT contain
     // the $$canvas-image-preview entry (e.g. blueprint authored before the