diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index d46bcd0f0..5539c4717 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { capitalize } from 'es-toolkit'
-import { computed, provide, ref, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onMounted, provide, ref, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import { useWidgetValue } from '@/composables/graph/useWidgetValue'
 import { useTransformCompatOverlayProps } from '@/composables/useTransformCompatOverlayProps'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { useAssetWidgetData } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/compo
 import type { ResultItemType } from '@/schemas/apiSchema'
 import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
 import { useAssetsStore } from '@/stores/assetsStore'
-import { useQueueStore } from '@/stores/queueStore'
+import { useOutputsStore } from '@/stores/outputsStore'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 import type { AssetKind } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
 import {
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ const { localValue, onChange } = useWidgetValue({
 })
 
 const toastStore = useToastStore()
-const queueStore = useQueueStore()
+
+const outputsStore = useOutputsStore()
 
 const transformCompatProps = useTransformCompatOverlayProps()
 
@@ -121,33 +122,30 @@ const inputItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
 const outputItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (!['image', 'video'].includes(props.assetKind ?? '')) return []
 
-  const outputs = new Set<string>()
+  const outputFiles = ((): string[] => {
+    switch (props.assetKind) {
+      case 'image':
+        return outputsStore.outputImages
+      case 'video':
+        return outputsStore.outputVideos
+      case 'audio':
+        return outputsStore.outputAudios
+      default:
+        return []
+    }
+  })()
 
-  // Extract output images/videos from queue history
-  queueStore.historyTasks.forEach((task) => {
-    task.flatOutputs.forEach((output) => {
-      const isTargetType =
-        (props.assetKind === 'image' && output.mediaType === 'images') ||
-        (props.assetKind === 'video' && output.mediaType === 'video')
-
-      if (output.type === 'output' && isTargetType) {
-        const path = output.subfolder
-          ? `${output.subfolder}/${output.filename}`
-          : output.filename
-        // Add [output] annotation so the preview component knows the type
-        const annotatedPath = `${path} [output]`
-        outputs.add(annotatedPath)
-      }
-    })
+  return outputFiles.map((filename, index) => {
+    // Add [output] annotation so the preview component knows the type
+    const annotatedPath = `${filename} [output]`
+    return {
+      id: `output-${index}`,
+      mediaSrc: getMediaUrl(filename, 'output'),
+      name: annotatedPath,
+      label: getDisplayLabel(annotatedPath),
+      metadata: ''
+    }
   })
-
-  return Array.from(outputs).map((output, index) => ({
-    id: `output-${index}`,
-    mediaSrc: getMediaUrl(output.replace(' [output]', ''), 'output'),
-    name: output,
-    label: getDisplayLabel(output),
-    metadata: ''
-  }))
 })
 
 const allItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
@@ -337,6 +335,11 @@ function getMediaUrl(
   if (!['image', 'video'].includes(props.assetKind ?? '')) return ''
   return `/api/view?filename=${encodeURIComponent(filename)}&type=${type}`
 }
+
+// Fetch output files on component mount
+onMounted(() => {
+  outputsStore.fetchOutputFiles()
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
index e8d54d1ab..bfec73a9a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ const searchQuery = defineModel<string>('searchQuery')
         "
       >
         <div class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-3 top-0 z-10 h-5" />
-        <div
-          v-if="items.length === 0"
-          class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center"
-        >
-          <i
-            title="No items"
-            class="icon-[lucide--circle-off] size-30 text-zinc-500/20"
-          />
-        </div>
+        <template v-if="items.length === 0">
+          <div class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
+            <i
+              title="No items"
+              class="icon-[lucide--circle-off] size-30 text-zinc-500/20"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div class="min-h-50" />
+        </template>
         <!-- Item -->
         <FormDropdownMenuItem
           v-for="(item, index) in items"
diff --git a/src/stores/outputsStore.ts b/src/stores/outputsStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98257c1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/outputsStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+
+export const useOutputsStore = defineStore('outputs', () => {
+  const outputs = ref<string[]>([])
+  const isLoadingOutputFiles = ref(false)
+  const thePromise = ref<Promise<void> | null>(null)
+
+  const outputImages = computed(() => {
+    return outputs.value.filter((filename) => {
+      const ext = filename.toLowerCase().split('.').pop() || ''
+      return ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'webp', 'gif', 'bmp', 'tiff'].includes(ext)
+    })
+  })
+  const outputVideos = computed(() => {
+    return outputs.value.filter((filename) => {
+      const ext = filename.toLowerCase().split('.').pop() || ''
+      return ['mp4', 'webm', 'mov', 'avi', 'mkv'].includes(ext)
+    })
+  })
+  const outputAudios = computed(() => {
+    return outputs.value.filter((filename) => {
+      const ext = filename.toLowerCase().split('.').pop() || ''
+      return ['mp3', 'ogg', 'wav', 'flac'].includes(ext)
+    })
+  })
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch output files from the backend API
+   */
+  async function _fetchOutputFiles() {
+    isLoadingOutputFiles.value = true
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(api.internalURL('/files/output'), {
+        headers: {
+          'Comfy-User': api.user
+        }
+      })
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch output files:', response.statusText)
+        return
+      }
+
+      outputs.value = await response.json()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching output files:', error)
+    } finally {
+      isLoadingOutputFiles.value = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  const fetchOutputFiles = async () => {
+    if (!thePromise.value) {
+      thePromise.value = _fetchOutputFiles()
+      thePromise.value.finally(() => {
+        thePromise.value = null
+      })
+    }
+    return thePromise.value
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isLoadingOutputFiles,
+    outputs,
+    fetchOutputFiles,
+    outputImages,
+    outputVideos,
+    outputAudios
+  }
+})