diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.test.ts
index c3410051a..06de292e3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.test.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,33 @@ import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 
-import { useNodePointerInteractions } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions'
-import { useNodeEventHandlers } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers'
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+
 import { layoutStore } from '@/renderer/core/layout/store/layoutStore'
 import type { NodeLayout } from '@/renderer/core/layout/types'
+import { useNodeEventHandlers } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers'
+import { useNodePointerInteractions } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions'
 import { useNodeDrag } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/layout/useNodeDrag'
 
 const forwardEventToCanvasMock = vi.fn()
 const selectedItemsState: { items: Array<{ id?: string }> } = { items: [] }
 
+const mockCanvas = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const canvasElement = document.createElement('canvas')
+  return {
+    canvas: canvasElement,
+    processKey: vi.fn()
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  app: {
+    get canvas() {
+      return mockCanvas
+    }
+  }
+}))
+
 // Mock the dependencies
 vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions', () => ({
   useCanvasInteractions: () => ({
@@ -324,4 +341,42 @@ describe('useNodePointerInteractions', () => {
       true
     )
   })
+
+  describe('keydown forwarding for spacebar panning', () => {
+    it('forwards keydown events to canvas.processKey when target is not the canvas', () => {
+      // Initialize the composable to set up keydown forwarding
+      useNodePointerInteractions('test-node-123')
+
+      // Create a div to simulate a Vue node element
+      const vueNodeElement = document.createElement('div')
+      document.body.appendChild(vueNodeElement)
+
+      // Dispatch keydown event on the Vue node element (not the canvas)
+      const keydownEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+        key: ' ',
+        bubbles: true
+      })
+      vueNodeElement.dispatchEvent(keydownEvent)
+
+      // Should forward to canvas.processKey
+      expect(mockCanvas.processKey).toHaveBeenCalledWith(keydownEvent)
+
+      document.body.removeChild(vueNodeElement)
+    })
+
+    it('does not forward keydown events when target is the canvas itself', () => {
+      useNodePointerInteractions('test-node-123')
+      mockCanvas.processKey.mockClear()
+
+      // Dispatch keydown event directly on the canvas element
+      const keydownEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+        key: ' ',
+        bubbles: true
+      })
+      mockCanvas.canvas.dispatchEvent(keydownEvent)
+
+      // Should NOT forward (canvas handles it directly)
+      expect(mockCanvas.processKey).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.ts
index 0dfdae51b..4bc74adda 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodePointerInteractions.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,34 @@ import { useVueNodeLifecycle } from '@/composables/graph/useVueNodeLifecycle'
 import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteractions'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/renderer/core/layout/store/layoutStore'
 import { useNodeEventHandlers } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers'
-import { isMultiSelectKey } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/utils/selectionUtils'
 import { useNodeDrag } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/layout/useNodeDrag'
+import { isMultiSelectKey } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/utils/selectionUtils'
+import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
+
+// Forward keydown events to litegraph's processKey when Vue nodes have focus
+let keydownForwardingInitialized = false
+
+function initKeydownForwarding() {
+  if (keydownForwardingInitialized) return
+  keydownForwardingInitialized = true
+
+  document.addEventListener(
+    'keydown',
+    (e) => {
+      const canvas = app.canvas
+      if (!canvas) return
+      if (e.target === canvas.canvas) return
+      canvas.processKey(e)
+    },
+    true
+  )
+}
 
 export function useNodePointerInteractions(
   nodeIdRef: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>
 ) {
+  initKeydownForwarding()
+
   const { startDrag, endDrag, handleDrag } = useNodeDrag()
   // Use canvas interactions for proper wheel event handling and pointer event capture control
   const { forwardEventToCanvas, shouldHandleNodePointerEvents } =
@@ -65,6 +87,12 @@ export function useNodePointerInteractions(
   function onPointermove(event: PointerEvent) {
     if (forwardMiddlePointerIfNeeded(event)) return
 
+    // Don't handle pointer events when canvas is in panning mode - forward to canvas instead
+    if (!shouldHandleNodePointerEvents.value) {
+      forwardEventToCanvas(event)
+      return
+    }
+
     // Don't activate drag while resizing
     if (layoutStore.isResizingVueNodes.value) return
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
index 6e11902d8..d827c3890 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useSlotLinkInteraction.ts
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ export function useSlotLinkInteraction({
     raf.cancel()
     dragContext.dispose()
     clearCompatible()
+    if (app.canvas?.pointer) {
+      app.canvas.pointer.isDown = false
+    }
   }
 
   const updatePointerState = (event: PointerEvent) => {
@@ -409,6 +412,12 @@ export function useSlotLinkInteraction({
 
   const handlePointerMove = (event: PointerEvent) => {
     if (!pointerSession.matches(event)) return
+
+    const canvas = app.canvas
+    if (canvas?.read_only && canvas.dragging_canvas) {
+      canvas.processMouseMove(event)
+    }
+
     event.stopPropagation()
 
     dragContext.pendingPointerMove = {
@@ -703,6 +712,10 @@ export function useSlotLinkInteraction({
     )
 
     pointerSession.begin(event.pointerId)
+    if (canvas.pointer) {
+      canvas.pointer.isDown = true
+    }
+    canvas.last_mouse = [event.clientX, event.clientY]
 
     toCanvasPointerEvent(event)
     updatePointerState(event)