diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 49f325c0c..91c91d704 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ import NodeSearchboxPopover from '@/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vu
 import SideToolbar from '@/components/sidebar/SideToolbar.vue'
 import SecondRowWorkflowTabs from '@/components/topbar/SecondRowWorkflowTabs.vue'
 import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useViewportCulling } from '@/composables/graph/useViewportCulling'
 import { useVueNodeLifecycle } from '@/composables/graph/useVueNodeLifecycle'
 import { useNodeBadge } from '@/composables/node/useNodeBadge'
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@ import { useWorkflowAutoSave } from '@/platform/workflow/persistence/composables
 import { useWorkflowPersistence } from '@/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistence'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
 import { SelectedNodeIdsKey } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/injectionKeys'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import TransformPane from '@/renderer/core/layout/transform/TransformPane.vue'
 import MiniMap from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue'
 import VueGraphNode from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue'
diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvasMenu.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvasMenu.vue
index d4ec414d6..c4050d30c 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvasMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvasMenu.vue
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ import ButtonGroup from 'primevue/buttongroup'
 import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useZoomControls } from '@/composables/useZoomControls'
 import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useMinimap } from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useWorkspaceStore } from '@/stores/workspaceStore'
diff --git a/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.spec.ts b/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.spec.ts
index 7b78190e5..85acaf6cf 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.spec.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import SelectionToolbox from '@/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue'
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useExtensionService } from '@/services/extensionService'
 
 // Mock the composables and services
-vi.mock('@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
   useCanvasInteractions: vi.fn(() => ({
     handleWheel: vi.fn()
   }))
diff --git a/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue b/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue
index d87083d3d..067b04346 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ import MaskEditorButton from '@/components/graph/selectionToolbox/MaskEditorButt
 import RefreshSelectionButton from '@/components/graph/selectionToolbox/RefreshSelectionButton.vue'
 import PublishSubgraphButton from '@/components/graph/selectionToolbox/SaveToSubgraphLibrary.vue'
 import { useSelectionToolboxPosition } from '@/composables/canvas/useSelectionToolboxPosition'
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useSelectionState } from '@/composables/graph/useSelectionState'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useMinimap } from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap'
 import { useExtensionService } from '@/services/extensionService'
 import { type ComfyCommandImpl, useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
index 83600aec2..ad0a04178 100644
--- a/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeImage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useNodeOutputStore } from '@/stores/imagePreviewStore'
 import { fitDimensionsToNodeWidth } from '@/utils/imageUtil'
 
diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.ts b/src/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from src/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.ts
rename to src/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.ts
index be807b771..cddc50d08 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,21 @@ import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
  */
 export function useCanvasInteractions() {
   const settingStore = useSettingStore()
-  const { getCanvas } = useCanvasStore()
+  const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
+  const { getCanvas } = canvasStore
 
   const isStandardNavMode = computed(
     () => settingStore.get('Comfy.Canvas.NavigationMode') === 'standard'
   )
 
+  /**
+   * Whether Vue node components should handle pointer events.
+   * Returns false when canvas is in read-only/panning mode (e.g., space key held for panning).
+   */
+  const shouldHandleNodePointerEvents = computed(
+    () => !(canvasStore.canvas?.read_only ?? false)
+  )
+
   /**
    * Handles wheel events from UI components that should be forwarded to canvas
    * when appropriate (e.g., Ctrl+wheel for zoom in standard mode)
@@ -97,6 +106,7 @@ export function useCanvasInteractions() {
   return {
     handleWheel,
     handlePointer,
-    forwardEventToCanvas
+    forwardEventToCanvas,
+    shouldHandleNodePointerEvents
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
index 808c21ca1..5d67d0de7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
         'bg-white dark-theme:bg-charcoal-800',
         'lg-node absolute rounded-2xl',
         'border border-solid border-sand-100 dark-theme:border-charcoal-600',
-        'hover:ring-7 ring-gray-500/50 dark-theme:ring-gray-500/20',
+        // hover (only when node should handle events)
+        shouldHandleNodePointerEvents &&
+          'hover:ring-7 ring-gray-500/50 dark-theme:ring-gray-500/20',
         'outline-transparent -outline-offset-2 outline-2',
         borderClass,
         outlineClass,
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@
           'will-change-transform': isDragging
         },
         lodCssClass,
-        'pointer-events-auto'
+        shouldHandleNodePointerEvents
+          ? 'pointer-events-auto'
+          : 'pointer-events-none'
       )
     "
     :style="[
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@
     @pointerdown="handlePointerDown"
     @pointermove="handlePointerMove"
     @pointerup="handlePointerUp"
+    @wheel="handleWheel"
   >
     <div class="flex items-center">
       <template v-if="isCollapsed">
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ import type { VueNodeData } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import { useErrorHandling } from '@/composables/useErrorHandling'
 import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { SelectedNodeIdsKey } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/injectionKeys'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { TransformStateKey } from '@/renderer/core/layout/injectionKeys'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/renderer/core/layout/store/layoutStore'
 import { useNodeExecutionState } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/execution/useNodeExecutionState'
@@ -237,6 +243,14 @@ const hasAnyError = computed(
 
 const bypassed = computed((): boolean => nodeData.mode === 4)
 
+// Use canvas interactions for proper wheel event handling and pointer event capture control
+const {
+  handleWheel,
+  handlePointer,
+  forwardEventToCanvas,
+  shouldHandleNodePointerEvents
+} = useCanvasInteractions()
+
 // LOD (Level of Detail) system based on zoom level
 const zoomRef = toRef(() => zoomLevel)
 const {
@@ -362,6 +376,12 @@ const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
     return
   }
 
+  // Don't handle pointer events when canvas is in panning mode - forward to canvas instead
+  if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) {
+    forwardEventToCanvas(event)
+    return
+  }
+
   // Start drag using layout system
   isDragging.value = true
 
@@ -374,6 +394,9 @@ const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
 }
 
 const handlePointerMove = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+  // Check if this should be forwarded to canvas (e.g., space panning, middle mouse)
+  handlePointer(event)
+
   if (isDragging.value) {
     void handleLayoutDrag(event)
   }
@@ -387,6 +410,13 @@ const handlePointerUp = (event: PointerEvent) => {
     // Clear Vue node dragging state for selection toolbox
     layoutStore.isDraggingVueNodes.value = false
   }
+
+  // Don't emit node-click when canvas is in panning mode - forward to canvas instead
+  if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) {
+    forwardEventToCanvas(event)
+    return
+  }
+
   // Emit node-click for selection handling in GraphCanvas
   const dx = event.clientX - lastX.value
   const dy = event.clientY - lastY.value
@@ -409,6 +439,12 @@ const handleSlotClick = (
     console.warn('LGraphNode: nodeData is null/undefined in handleSlotClick')
     return
   }
+
+  // Don't handle slot clicks when canvas is in panning mode
+  if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) {
+    return
+  }
+
   emit('slot-click', event, nodeData, slotIndex, isInput)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
index 0cd7a59cc..8479259bd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeWidgets.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
   <div v-if="renderError" class="node-error p-2 text-red-500 text-sm">
     {{ $t('Node Widgets Error') }}
   </div>
-  <div v-else class="lg-node-widgets flex flex-col gap-2 pr-4">
+  <div
+    v-else
+    :class="
+      cn(
+        'lg-node-widgets flex flex-col gap-2 pr-4',
+        shouldHandleNodePointerEvents
+          ? 'pointer-events-auto'
+          : 'pointer-events-none'
+      )
+    "
+    @pointerdown="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
+    @pointermove="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
+    @pointerup="handleWidgetPointerEvent"
+  >
     <div
       v-for="(widget, index) in processedWidgets"
       :key="`widget-${index}-${widget.name}`"
@@ -46,6 +59,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import { useErrorHandling } from '@/composables/useErrorHandling'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { LODLevel } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/lod/useLOD'
 // Import widget components directly
 import WidgetInputText from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue'
@@ -55,6 +69,7 @@ import {
   shouldRenderAsVue
 } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/registry/widgetRegistry'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget, WidgetValue } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
 import InputSlot from './InputSlot.vue'
 
@@ -67,6 +82,14 @@ interface NodeWidgetsProps {
 
 const props = defineProps<NodeWidgetsProps>()
 
+const { shouldHandleNodePointerEvents, forwardEventToCanvas } =
+  useCanvasInteractions()
+const handleWidgetPointerEvent = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+  if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) {
+    forwardEventToCanvas(event)
+  }
+}
+
 // Error boundary implementation
 const renderError = ref<string | null>(null)
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.ts
index 844649676..97653ee0d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { VueNodeData } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useNodeZIndex } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeZIndex'
 
 interface NodeManager {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ interface NodeManager {
 export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
   const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
   const { bringNodeToFront } = useNodeZIndex()
+  const { shouldHandleNodePointerEvents } = useCanvasInteractions()
 
   /**
    * Handle node selection events
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
     nodeData: VueNodeData,
     wasDragging: boolean
   ) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeData.id)
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Uses LiteGraph's native collapse method for proper state management
    */
   const handleNodeCollapse = (nodeId: string, collapsed: boolean) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeId)
@@ -86,6 +92,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Updates the title in LiteGraph for persistence across sessions
    */
   const handleNodeTitleUpdate = (nodeId: string, newTitle: string) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeId)
@@ -103,6 +111,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
     event: PointerEvent,
     nodeData: VueNodeData
   ) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeData.id)
@@ -123,6 +133,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Integrates with LiteGraph's context menu system
    */
   const handleNodeRightClick = (event: PointerEvent, nodeData: VueNodeData) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeData.id)
@@ -145,6 +157,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Prepares node for dragging and sets appropriate visual state
    */
   const handleNodeDragStart = (event: DragEvent, nodeData: VueNodeData) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     const node = nodeManager.value.getNode(nodeData.id)
@@ -173,6 +187,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Useful for selection toolbox or area selection
    */
   const selectNodes = (nodeIds: string[], addToSelection = false) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     if (!addToSelection) {
@@ -193,6 +209,8 @@ export function useNodeEventHandlers(nodeManager: Ref<NodeManager | null>) {
    * Deselect specific nodes
    */
   const deselectNodes = (nodeIds: string[]) => {
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) return
+
     if (!canvasStore.canvas || !nodeManager.value) return
 
     nodeIds.forEach((nodeId) => {
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from tests-ui/tests/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts
rename to tests-ui/tests/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts
index 446381970..b1287a2e7 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
-import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/composables/graph/useCanvasInteractions'
 import type { LGraphCanvas } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 
 // Mock stores
 vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => {
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.test.ts
index 038d27cb0..e2a4bd920 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { VueNodeData } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import type { useGraphNodeManager } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import type { LGraphCanvas, LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { useLayoutMutations } from '@/renderer/core/layout/operations/layoutMutations'
 import { useNodeEventHandlers } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers'
 
@@ -12,10 +13,18 @@ vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => ({
   useCanvasStore: vi.fn()
 }))
 
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
+  useCanvasInteractions: vi.fn()
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/renderer/core/layout/operations/layoutMutations', () => ({
   useLayoutMutations: vi.fn()
 }))
 
+vi.mock('@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager', () => ({
+  useGraphNodeManager: vi.fn()
+}))
+
 function createMockCanvas(): Pick<
   LGraphCanvas,
   'select' | 'deselect' | 'deselectAll'
@@ -68,12 +77,22 @@ function createMockLayoutMutations(): Pick<
   }
 }
 
+function createMockCanvasInteractions(): Pick<
+  ReturnType<typeof useCanvasInteractions>,
+  'shouldHandleNodePointerEvents'
+> {
+  return {
+    shouldHandleNodePointerEvents: computed(() => true) // Default to allowing pointer events
+  }
+}
+
 describe('useNodeEventHandlers', () => {
   let mockCanvas: ReturnType<typeof createMockCanvas>
   let mockNode: ReturnType<typeof createMockNode>
   let mockNodeManager: ReturnType<typeof createMockNodeManager>
   let mockCanvasStore: ReturnType<typeof createMockCanvasStore>
   let mockLayoutMutations: ReturnType<typeof createMockLayoutMutations>
+  let mockCanvasInteractions: ReturnType<typeof createMockCanvasInteractions>
 
   const testNodeData: VueNodeData = {
     id: 'node-1',
@@ -90,6 +109,7 @@ describe('useNodeEventHandlers', () => {
     mockNodeManager = createMockNodeManager(mockNode)
     mockCanvasStore = createMockCanvasStore(mockCanvas)
     mockLayoutMutations = createMockLayoutMutations()
+    mockCanvasInteractions = createMockCanvasInteractions()
 
     vi.mocked(useCanvasStore).mockReturnValue(
       mockCanvasStore as ReturnType<typeof useCanvasStore>
@@ -97,6 +117,9 @@ describe('useNodeEventHandlers', () => {
     vi.mocked(useLayoutMutations).mockReturnValue(
       mockLayoutMutations as ReturnType<typeof useLayoutMutations>
     )
+    vi.mocked(useCanvasInteractions).mockReturnValue(
+      mockCanvasInteractions as ReturnType<typeof useCanvasInteractions>
+    )
   })
 
   describe('handleNodeSelect', () => {