diff --git a/src/components/rightSidePanel/parameters/SectionWidgets.vue b/src/components/rightSidePanel/parameters/SectionWidgets.vue
index fc9b71d10..71ee6194f 100644
--- a/src/components/rightSidePanel/parameters/SectionWidgets.vue
+++ b/src/components/rightSidePanel/parameters/SectionWidgets.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { computed, provide } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
+import { useReactiveWidgetValue } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const displayLabel = computed(
         <component
           :is="getWidgetComponent(widget)"
           :widget="widget"
-          :model-value="widget.value"
+          :model-value="useReactiveWidgetValue(widget)"
           :node-id="String(node.id)"
           :node-type="node.type"
           :class="cn('col-span-1', shouldExpand(widget.type) && 'min-h-36')"
diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index 3a8df1ce3..4482f9433 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Provides event-driven reactivity with performance optimizations
  */
 import { reactiveComputed } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { reactive, shallowReactive } from 'vue'
+import { customRef, reactive, shallowReactive } from 'vue'
 
 import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import { isProxyWidget } from '@/core/graph/subgraph/proxyWidget'
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ export interface GraphNodeManager {
   cleanup(): void
 }
 
+function widgetWithVueTrack(
+  widget: IBaseWidget
+): asserts widget is IBaseWidget & { vueTrack: () => void } {
+  if (widget.vueTrack) return
+
+  customRef((track, trigger) => {
+    widget.callback = useChainCallback(widget.callback, trigger)
+    widget.vueTrack = track
+    return { get() {}, set() {} }
+  })
+}
+export function useReactiveWidgetValue(widget: IBaseWidget) {
+  widgetWithVueTrack(widget)
+  widget.vueTrack()
+  return widget.value
+}
+
 function getControlWidget(widget: IBaseWidget): SafeControlWidget | undefined {
   const cagWidget = widget.linkedWidgets?.find(
     (w) => w.name == 'control_after_generate'
@@ -106,6 +123,37 @@ function getNodeType(node: LGraphNode, widget: IBaseWidget) {
   return subNode?.type
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates that a value is a valid WidgetValue type
+ */
+const normalizeWidgetValue = (value: unknown): WidgetValue => {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined || value === void 0) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+  if (
+    typeof value === 'string' ||
+    typeof value === 'number' ||
+    typeof value === 'boolean'
+  ) {
+    return value
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'object') {
+    // Check if it's a File array
+    if (
+      Array.isArray(value) &&
+      value.length > 0 &&
+      value.every((item): item is File => item instanceof File)
+    ) {
+      return value
+    }
+    // Otherwise it's a generic object
+    return value
+  }
+  // If none of the above, return undefined
+  console.warn(`Invalid widget value type: ${typeof value}`, value)
+  return undefined
+}
+
 export function safeWidgetMapper(
   node: LGraphNode,
   slotMetadata: Map<string, WidgetSlotMetadata>
@@ -113,19 +161,6 @@ export function safeWidgetMapper(
   const nodeDefStore = useNodeDefStore()
   return function (widget) {
     try {
-      // TODO: Use widget.getReactiveData() once TypeScript types are updated
-      let value = widget.value
-
-      // For combo widgets, if value is undefined, use the first option as default
-      if (
-        value === undefined &&
-        widget.type === 'combo' &&
-        widget.options?.values &&
-        Array.isArray(widget.options.values) &&
-        widget.options.values.length > 0
-      ) {
-        value = widget.options.values[0]
-      }
       const spec = nodeDefStore.getInputSpecForWidget(node, widget.name)
       const slotInfo = slotMetadata.get(widget.name)
       const borderStyle = widget.promoted
@@ -133,13 +168,18 @@ export function safeWidgetMapper(
         : widget.advanced
           ? 'ring ring-component-node-widget-advanced'
           : undefined
+      const callback = (v: unknown) => {
+        const value = normalizeWidgetValue(v)
+        widget.value = value ?? undefined
+        widget.callback?.(value)
+      }
 
       return {
         name: widget.name,
         type: widget.type,
-        value: value,
+        value: useReactiveWidgetValue(widget),
         borderStyle,
-        callback: widget.callback,
+        callback,
         controlWidget: getControlWidget(widget),
         isDOMWidget: isDOMWidget(widget),
         label: widget.label,
@@ -286,128 +326,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     return nodeRefs.get(id)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Validates that a value is a valid WidgetValue type
-   */
-  const validateWidgetValue = (value: unknown): WidgetValue => {
-    if (value === null || value === undefined || value === void 0) {
-      return undefined
-    }
-    if (
-      typeof value === 'string' ||
-      typeof value === 'number' ||
-      typeof value === 'boolean'
-    ) {
-      return value
-    }
-    if (typeof value === 'object') {
-      // Check if it's a File array
-      if (
-        Array.isArray(value) &&
-        value.length > 0 &&
-        value.every((item): item is File => item instanceof File)
-      ) {
-        return value
-      }
-      // Otherwise it's a generic object
-      return value
-    }
-    // If none of the above, return undefined
-    console.warn(`Invalid widget value type: ${typeof value}`, value)
-    return undefined
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Updates Vue state when widget values change
-   */
-  const updateVueWidgetState = (
-    nodeId: string,
-    widgetName: string,
-    value: unknown
-  ): void => {
-    try {
-      const currentData = vueNodeData.get(nodeId)
-      if (!currentData?.widgets) return
-
-      const updatedWidgets = currentData.widgets.map((w) =>
-        w.name === widgetName ? { ...w, value: validateWidgetValue(value) } : w
-      )
-      // Create a completely new object to ensure Vue reactivity triggers
-      const updatedData = {
-        ...currentData,
-        widgets: updatedWidgets
-      }
-
-      vueNodeData.set(nodeId, updatedData)
-    } catch (error) {
-      // Ignore widget update errors to prevent cascade failures
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a wrapped callback for a widget that maintains LiteGraph/Vue sync
-   */
-  const createWrappedWidgetCallback = (
-    widget: IBaseWidget, // LiteGraph widget with minimal typing
-    originalCallback: ((value: unknown) => void) | undefined,
-    nodeId: string
-  ) => {
-    let updateInProgress = false
-
-    return (value: unknown) => {
-      if (updateInProgress) return
-      updateInProgress = true
-
-      try {
-        // 1. Update the widget value in LiteGraph (critical for LiteGraph state)
-        // Validate that the value is of an acceptable type
-        if (
-          value !== null &&
-          value !== undefined &&
-          typeof value !== 'string' &&
-          typeof value !== 'number' &&
-          typeof value !== 'boolean' &&
-          typeof value !== 'object'
-        ) {
-          console.warn(`Invalid widget value type: ${typeof value}`)
-          updateInProgress = false
-          return
-        }
-
-        // Always update widget.value to ensure sync
-        widget.value = value ?? undefined
-
-        // 2. Call the original callback if it exists
-        if (originalCallback && widget.type !== 'asset') {
-          originalCallback.call(widget, value)
-        }
-
-        // 3. Update Vue state to maintain synchronization
-        updateVueWidgetState(nodeId, widget.name, value)
-      } finally {
-        updateInProgress = false
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets up widget callbacks for a node
-   */
-  const setupNodeWidgetCallbacks = (node: LGraphNode) => {
-    if (!node.widgets) return
-
-    const nodeId = String(node.id)
-
-    node.widgets.forEach((widget) => {
-      const originalCallback = widget.callback
-      widget.callback = createWrappedWidgetCallback(
-        widget,
-        originalCallback,
-        nodeId
-      )
-    })
-  }
-
   const syncWithGraph = () => {
     if (!graph?._nodes) return
 
@@ -428,9 +346,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
       // Store non-reactive reference
       nodeRefs.set(id, node)
 
-      // Set up widget callbacks BEFORE extracting data (critical order)
-      setupNodeWidgetCallbacks(node)
-
       // Extract and store safe data for Vue
       vueNodeData.set(id, extractVueNodeData(node))
     })
@@ -449,9 +364,6 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     // Store non-reactive reference to original node
     nodeRefs.set(id, node)
 
-    // Set up widget callbacks BEFORE extracting data (critical order)
-    setupNodeWidgetCallbacks(node)
-
     // Extract initial data for Vue (may be incomplete during graph configure)
     vueNodeData.set(id, extractVueNodeData(node))
 
diff --git a/src/core/graph/subgraph/proxyWidget.ts b/src/core/graph/subgraph/proxyWidget.ts
index ef04bd76b..60f6d456a 100644
--- a/src/core/graph/subgraph/proxyWidget.ts
+++ b/src/core/graph/subgraph/proxyWidget.ts
@@ -211,11 +211,9 @@ function newProxyFromOverlay(subgraphNode: SubgraphNode, overlay: Overlay) {
       }
       return Reflect.get(redirectedTarget, property, redirectedReceiver)
     },
-    set(_t: IBaseWidget, property: string, value: unknown, receiver: object) {
+    set(_t: IBaseWidget, property: string, value: unknown) {
       let redirectedTarget: object = backingWidget
-      let redirectedReceiver = receiver
-      if (property == 'value') redirectedReceiver = backingWidget
-      else if (property == 'computedHeight') {
+      if (property == 'computedHeight') {
         if (overlay.widgetName.startsWith('$$') && linkedNode) {
           updatePreviews(linkedNode)
         }
@@ -228,9 +226,8 @@ function newProxyFromOverlay(subgraphNode: SubgraphNode, overlay: Overlay) {
       }
       if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(overlay, property)) {
         redirectedTarget = overlay
-        redirectedReceiver = overlay
       }
-      return Reflect.set(redirectedTarget, property, value, redirectedReceiver)
+      return Reflect.set(redirectedTarget, property, value, redirectedTarget)
     },
     getPrototypeOf() {
       return Reflect.getPrototypeOf(backingWidget)
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
index f383f9404..1cfb323d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ export interface IBaseWidget<
   /** Widget type (see {@link TWidgetType}) */
   type: TType
   value?: TValue
+  vueTrack?: () => void
 
   /**
    * Whether the widget value should be serialized on node serialization.