diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
index 43f59b51666..e26e1cd48c7 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/serialisation'
 import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import type { UUID } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/utils/uuid'
+import { AssetWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/widgets/AssetWidget'
 import { toConcreteWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/widgets/widgetMap'
 
 import { ExecutableNodeDTO } from './ExecutableNodeDTO'
@@ -333,6 +334,8 @@ export class SubgraphNode extends LGraphNode implements BaseLGraph {
     const promotedWidget = toConcreteWidget(widget, this).createCopyForNode(
       this
     )
+    if (widget instanceof AssetWidget)
+      promotedWidget.options.nodeType ??= widget.node.type
 
     Object.assign(promotedWidget, {
       get name() {
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
index 1cfb323d8fc..b2cf1155754 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface IWidgetOptions<TValues = unknown[]> {
   socketless?: boolean
   /** If `true`, the widget will not be rendered by the Vue renderer. */
   canvasOnly?: boolean
+  /** Used as a temporary override for determining the asset type in vue mode*/
+  nodeType?: string
 
   values?: TValues
   /** Optional function to format values for display (e.g., hash → human-readable name) */
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index f460390a234..84cb49218ed 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ const combinedProps = computed(() => ({
 }))
 
 const getAssetData = () => {
-  if (props.isAssetMode && props.nodeType) {
-    return useAssetWidgetData(toRef(() => props.nodeType))
+  const nodeType = props.widget.options?.nodeType ?? props.nodeType
+  if (props.isAssetMode && nodeType) {
+    return useAssetWidgetData(toRef(nodeType))
   }
   return null
 }