diff --git a/src/components/actionbar/ComfyActionbar.vue b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyActionbar.vue
index 48804737c..52cc439b8 100644
--- a/src/components/actionbar/ComfyActionbar.vue
+++ b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyActionbar.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <Panel
+      ref="panelRef"
       class="pointer-events-auto"
       :style="style"
       :class="panelClass"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
         content: { class: isDocked ? 'p-0' : 'p-1' }
       }"
     >
-      <div ref="panelRef" class="relative flex items-center select-none gap-2">
+      <div class="relative flex items-center select-none gap-2">
         <span
           ref="dragHandleRef"
           :class="
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import { clamp } from 'es-toolkit/compat'
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import Panel from 'primevue/panel'
 import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import QueueInlineProgress from '@/components/queue/QueueInlineProgress.vue'
@@ -93,14 +95,17 @@ const isQueuePanelV2Enabled = computed(() =>
   settingsStore.get('Comfy.Queue.QPOV2')
 )
 
-const panelRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+const panelRef = ref<ComponentPublicInstance | null>(null)
+const panelElement = computed(
+  () => (panelRef.value?.$el as HTMLElement | undefined) ?? null
+)
 const dragHandleRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 const isDocked = useLocalStorage('Comfy.MenuPosition.Docked', true)
 const storedPosition = useLocalStorage('Comfy.MenuPosition.Floating', {
   x: 0,
   y: 0
 })
-const { x, y, style, isDragging } = useDraggable(panelRef, {
+const { x, y, style, isDragging } = useDraggable(panelElement, {
   initialValue: { x: 0, y: 0 },
   handle: dragHandleRef,
   containerElement: document.body
@@ -117,11 +122,12 @@ watchDebounced(
 
 // Set initial position to bottom center
 const setInitialPosition = () => {
-  if (panelRef.value) {
+  const panel = panelElement.value
+  if (panel) {
     const screenWidth = window.innerWidth
     const screenHeight = window.innerHeight
-    const menuWidth = panelRef.value.offsetWidth
-    const menuHeight = panelRef.value.offsetHeight
+    const menuWidth = panel.offsetWidth
+    const menuHeight = panel.offsetHeight
 
     if (menuWidth === 0 || menuHeight === 0) {
       return
@@ -197,11 +203,12 @@ watch(
 )
 
 const adjustMenuPosition = () => {
-  if (panelRef.value) {
+  const panel = panelElement.value
+  if (panel) {
     const screenWidth = window.innerWidth
     const screenHeight = window.innerHeight
-    const menuWidth = panelRef.value.offsetWidth
-    const menuHeight = panelRef.value.offsetHeight
+    const menuWidth = panel.offsetWidth
+    const menuHeight = panel.offsetHeight
 
     // Calculate distances to all edges
     const distanceLeft = lastDragState.value.x
@@ -271,7 +278,7 @@ const onMouseLeaveDropZone = () => {
 const inlineProgressTarget = computed(() => {
   if (!visible.value || !isQueuePanelV2Enabled.value) return null
   if (isDocked.value) return topMenuContainer ?? null
-  return panelRef.value
+  return panelElement.value
 })
 
 // Handle drag state changes