diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
index 08b6ef7c1..b5b4b3423 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { toString } from 'es-toolkit/compat'
 import { toValue } from 'vue'
 
 import { PREFIX, SEPARATOR } from '@/constants/groupNodeConstants'
+import { MovingInputLink } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/MovingInputLink'
 import { LitegraphLinkAdapter } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/litegraph/litegraphLinkAdapter'
 import type { LinkRenderContext } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/litegraph/litegraphLinkAdapter'
 import { getSlotPosition } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/litegraph/slotCalculations'
@@ -5014,6 +5015,7 @@ export class LGraphCanvas implements CustomEventDispatcher<LGraphCanvasEventMap>
           }
         )
       }
+      if (renderLink instanceof MovingInputLink) this.setDirty(false, true)
 
       ctx.fillStyle = colour
       ctx.beginPath()
@@ -5908,6 +5910,12 @@ export class LGraphCanvas implements CustomEventDispatcher<LGraphCanvasEventMap>
       // Never draw slots when the pointer is down
       if (!this.pointer.isDown) reroute.drawSlots(ctx)
     }
+
+    const highlightPos = this._getHighlightPosition()
+    this.linkConnector.renderLinks
+      .filter((rl) => rl instanceof MovingInputLink)
+      .forEach((rl) => rl.drawConnectionCircle(ctx, highlightPos))
+
     ctx.globalAlpha = 1
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/LinkConnector.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/LinkConnector.ts
index 2610011aa..73d57e40d 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/LinkConnector.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/LinkConnector.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { remove } from 'es-toolkit'
+
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
 import { LLink } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LLink'
 import type { Reroute } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute'
@@ -13,7 +15,8 @@ import type {
   INodeOutputSlot,
   ItemLocator,
   LinkNetwork,
-  LinkSegment
+  LinkSegment,
+  Point
 } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces'
 import { EmptySubgraphInput } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/EmptySubgraphInput'
 import { EmptySubgraphOutput } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/EmptySubgraphOutput'
@@ -130,7 +133,11 @@ export class LinkConnector {
   }
 
   /** Drag an existing link to a different input. */
-  moveInputLink(network: LinkNetwork, input: INodeInputSlot): void {
+  moveInputLink(
+    network: LinkNetwork,
+    input: INodeInputSlot,
+    opts?: { startPoint?: Point }
+  ): void {
     if (this.isConnecting) throw new Error('Already dragging links.')
 
     const { state, inputLinks, renderLinks } = this
@@ -221,7 +228,13 @@ export class LinkConnector {
         // Regular node links
         try {
           const reroute = network.getReroute(link.parentId)
-          const renderLink = new MovingInputLink(network, link, reroute)
+          const renderLink = new MovingInputLink(
+            network,
+            link,
+            reroute,
+            undefined,
+            opts?.startPoint
+          )
 
           const mayContinue = this.events.dispatch(
             'before-move-input',
@@ -860,6 +873,11 @@ export class LinkConnector {
   }
 
   dropOnNothing(event: CanvasPointerEvent): void {
+    remove(
+      this.renderLinks,
+      (link) => link instanceof MovingInputLink && link.disconnectOnDrop
+    ).forEach((link) => (link as MovingLinkBase).disconnect())
+    if (this.renderLinks.length === 0) return
     // For external event only.
     const mayContinue = this.events.dispatch('dropped-on-canvas', event)
     if (mayContinue === false) return
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/MovingInputLink.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/MovingInputLink.ts
index fb094222c..3e8ddce58 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/MovingInputLink.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/canvas/MovingInputLink.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
+import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { LLink } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LLink'
 import type { Reroute } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute'
 import type { CustomEventTarget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/infrastructure/CustomEventTarget'
@@ -24,12 +25,15 @@ export class MovingInputLink extends MovingLinkBase {
   readonly fromPos: Point
   readonly fromDirection: LinkDirection
   readonly fromSlotIndex: number
+  disconnectOnDrop: boolean
+  readonly disconnectOrigin: Point
 
   constructor(
     network: LinkNetwork,
     link: LLink,
     fromReroute?: Reroute,
-    dragDirection: LinkDirection = LinkDirection.CENTER
+    dragDirection: LinkDirection = LinkDirection.CENTER,
+    startPoint?: Point
   ) {
     super(network, link, 'input', fromReroute, dragDirection)
 
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ export class MovingInputLink extends MovingLinkBase {
     this.fromPos = fromReroute?.pos ?? this.outputPos
     this.fromDirection = LinkDirection.NONE
     this.fromSlotIndex = this.outputIndex
+    this.disconnectOnDrop = true
+    this.disconnectOrigin = startPoint ?? this.inputPos
   }
 
   canConnectToInput(
@@ -130,4 +136,23 @@ export class MovingInputLink extends MovingLinkBase {
   disconnect(): boolean {
     return this.inputNode.disconnectInput(this.inputIndex, true)
   }
+
+  drawConnectionCircle(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, to: Readonly<Point>) {
+    if (!this.disconnectOnDrop) return
+
+    const [originX, originY] = this.disconnectOrigin
+    const radius = 35
+    const distSquared = (originX - to[0]) ** 2 + (originY - to[1]) ** 2
+
+    ctx.save()
+    ctx.strokeStyle = LiteGraph.WIDGET_OUTLINE_COLOR
+    ctx.lineWidth = 2
+    ctx.beginPath()
+    ctx.moveTo(originX + radius, originY)
+    ctx.arc(originX, originY, radius, 0, Math.PI * 2)
+    ctx.stroke()
+    ctx.restore()
+
+    this.disconnectOnDrop = distSquared < radius ** 2
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/core/canvas/links/linkConnectorAdapter.ts b/src/renderer/core/canvas/links/linkConnectorAdapter.ts
index b7937faf2..1e8e312ef 100644
--- a/src/renderer/core/canvas/links/linkConnectorAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/core/canvas/links/linkConnectorAdapter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { SlotLayout } from '@/renderer/core/layout/types'
+import type { Point } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces'
 import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraph'
 import type { NodeId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
 import type { RerouteId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute'
@@ -72,7 +74,11 @@ export class LinkConnectorAdapter {
   beginFromInput(
     nodeId: NodeId,
     inputIndex: number,
-    opts?: { moveExisting?: boolean; fromRerouteId?: RerouteId }
+    opts?: {
+      fromRerouteId?: RerouteId
+      layout?: SlotLayout
+      moveExisting?: boolean
+    }
   ): void {
     const node = this.network.getNodeById(nodeId)
     const input = node?.inputs?.[inputIndex]
@@ -81,7 +87,10 @@ export class LinkConnectorAdapter {
     const fromReroute = this.network.getReroute(opts?.fromRerouteId)
 
     if (opts?.moveExisting) {
-      this.linkConnector.moveInputLink(this.network, input)
+      const startPoint: Point | undefined = opts.layout
+        ? [opts.layout.position.x, opts.layout.position.y]
+        : undefined
+      this.linkConnector.moveInputLink(this.network, input, { startPoint })
     } else {
       this.linkConnector.dragNewFromInput(
         this.network,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
index 6e11902d8..6d4bdf187 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ export function useSlotLinkInteraction({
       })
     } else {
       activeAdapter.beginFromInput(localNodeId, index, {
-        moveExisting: shouldMoveExistingInput
+        moveExisting: shouldMoveExistingInput,
+        layout
       })
     }