diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/interactions/node/imagePreview.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/interactions/node/imagePreview.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d604602cea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/interactions/node/imagePreview.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test'
+
+import { comfyPageFixture as test } from '../../../../fixtures/ComfyPage'
+
+test.describe('Vue Nodes Image Preview', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ comfyPage }) => {
+    await comfyPage.setSetting('Comfy.VueNodes.Enabled', true)
+    await comfyPage.loadWorkflow('widgets/load_image_widget')
+    await comfyPage.vueNodes.waitForNodes()
+  })
+
+  async function loadImageOnNode(
+    comfyPage: Awaited<
+      ReturnType<(typeof test)['info']>
+    >['fixtures']['comfyPage']
+  ) {
+    const loadImageNode = (await comfyPage.getNodeRefsByType('LoadImage'))[0]
+    const { x, y } = await loadImageNode.getPosition()
+
+    await comfyPage.dragAndDropFile('image64x64.webp', {
+      dropPosition: { x, y }
+    })
+
+    const imagePreview = comfyPage.page.locator('.image-preview')
+    await expect(imagePreview).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(imagePreview.locator('img')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(imagePreview).toContainText('x')
+
+    return imagePreview
+  }
+
+  test('opens mask editor from image preview button', async ({ comfyPage }) => {
+    const imagePreview = await loadImageOnNode(comfyPage)
+
+    await imagePreview.locator('[role="img"]').hover()
+    await comfyPage.page.getByLabel('Edit or mask image').click()
+
+    await expect(comfyPage.page.locator('.mask-editor-dialog')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('shows image context menu options', async ({ comfyPage }) => {
+    await loadImageOnNode(comfyPage)
+
+    const nodeHeader = comfyPage.vueNodes.getNodeByTitle('Load Image')
+    await nodeHeader.click()
+    await nodeHeader.click({ button: 'right' })
+
+    const contextMenu = comfyPage.page.locator('.p-contextmenu')
+    await expect(contextMenu).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(contextMenu.getByText('Open Image')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(contextMenu.getByText('Copy Image')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(contextMenu.getByText('Save Image')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(contextMenu.getByText('Open in Mask Editor')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
index 5d1e5ad8eb7..73b63491a84 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
       <!-- Main Image -->
       <img
         v-if="!imageError"
-        ref="currentImageEl"
         :src="currentImageUrl"
         :alt="imageAltText"
         class="block size-full object-contain pointer-events-none contain-size"
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import { downloadFile } from '@/base/common/downloadUtil'
+import { useMaskEditor } from '@/composables/maskeditor/useMaskEditor'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
-import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useNodeOutputStore } from '@/stores/imagePreviewStore'
 
 interface ImagePreviewProps {
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ interface ImagePreviewProps {
 const props = defineProps<ImagePreviewProps>()
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
-const commandStore = useCommandStore()
 const nodeOutputStore = useNodeOutputStore()
 
 const actionButtonClass =
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ const actualDimensions = ref<string | null>(null)
 const imageError = ref(false)
 const showLoader = ref(false)
 
-const currentImageEl = ref<HTMLImageElement>()
 const imageWrapperEl = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
 
 const { start: startDelayedLoader, stop: stopDelayedLoader } = useTimeoutFn(
@@ -209,6 +206,10 @@ const handleImageLoad = (event: Event) => {
   if (img.naturalWidth && img.naturalHeight) {
     actualDimensions.value = `${img.naturalWidth} x ${img.naturalHeight}`
   }
+
+  if (props.nodeId) {
+    nodeOutputStore.syncLegacyNodeImgs(props.nodeId, img, currentIndex.value)
+  }
 }
 
 const handleImageError = () => {
@@ -218,19 +219,11 @@ const handleImageError = () => {
   actualDimensions.value = null
 }
 
-// In vueNodes mode, we need to set them manually before opening the mask editor.
-const setupNodeForMaskEditor = () => {
-  if (!props.nodeId || !currentImageEl.value) return
-  const node = app.rootGraph?.getNodeById(props.nodeId)
-  if (!node) return
-  node.imageIndex = currentIndex.value
-  node.imgs = [currentImageEl.value]
-  app.canvas?.select(node)
-}
-
 const handleEditMask = () => {
-  setupNodeForMaskEditor()
-  void commandStore.execute('Comfy.MaskEditor.OpenMaskEditor')
+  if (!props.nodeId) return
+  const node = app.rootGraph?.getNodeById(Number(props.nodeId))
+  if (!node) return
+  useMaskEditor().openMaskEditor(node)
 }
 
 const handleDownload = () => {
diff --git a/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.test.ts b/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.test.ts
index dfabad853a7..d7f1e6767e1 100644
--- a/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { ExecutedWsMessage } from '@/schemas/apiSchema'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { useNodeOutputStore } from '@/stores/imagePreviewStore'
@@ -13,15 +14,20 @@ vi.mock('@/utils/litegraphUtil', () => ({
   isVideoNode: vi.fn()
 }))
 
+const mockGetNodeById = vi.fn()
+
 vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
   app: {
     getPreviewFormatParam: vi.fn(() => '&format=test_webp'),
+    rootGraph: {
+      getNodeById: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGetNodeById(...args)
+    },
     nodeOutputs: {} as Record<string, unknown>,
     nodePreviewImages: {} as Record<string, string[]>
   }
 }))
 
-const createMockNode = (overrides: Partial<LGraphNode> = {}): LGraphNode =>
+const createMockNode = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}): LGraphNode =>
   ({
     id: 1,
     type: 'TestNode',
@@ -157,8 +163,7 @@ describe('imagePreviewStore getPreviewParam', () => {
 
   it('should return empty string if output is animated', () => {
     const store = useNodeOutputStore()
-    vi.mocked(litegraphUtil.isAnimatedOutput).mockReturnValue(true)
-    const node = createMockNode()
+    const node = createMockNode({ animatedImages: true })
     const outputs = createMockOutputs([{ filename: 'img.png' }])
     expect(store.getPreviewParam(node, outputs)).toBe('')
     expect(vi.mocked(app).getPreviewFormatParam).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -216,3 +221,89 @@ describe('imagePreviewStore getPreviewParam', () => {
     expect(vi.mocked(app).getPreviewFormatParam).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 })
+
+describe('imagePreviewStore syncLegacyNodeImgs', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = false
+  })
+
+  it('should not sync when vueNodesMode is disabled', () => {
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockNode = createMockNode({ id: 1 })
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(mockNode)
+
+    store.syncLegacyNodeImgs(1, mockImg, 0)
+
+    expect(mockNode.imgs).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(mockNode.imageIndex).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('should sync node.imgs when vueNodesMode is enabled', () => {
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = true
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockNode = createMockNode({ id: 1 })
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(mockNode)
+
+    store.syncLegacyNodeImgs(1, mockImg, 0)
+
+    expect(mockNode.imgs).toEqual([mockImg])
+    expect(mockNode.imageIndex).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('should sync with correct activeIndex', () => {
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = true
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockNode = createMockNode({ id: 42 })
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(mockNode)
+
+    store.syncLegacyNodeImgs(42, mockImg, 3)
+
+    expect(mockNode.imgs).toEqual([mockImg])
+    expect(mockNode.imageIndex).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('should handle string nodeId', () => {
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = true
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockNode = createMockNode({ id: 123 })
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(mockNode)
+
+    store.syncLegacyNodeImgs('123', mockImg, 0)
+
+    expect(mockGetNodeById).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123)
+    expect(mockNode.imgs).toEqual([mockImg])
+  })
+
+  it('should not throw when node is not found', () => {
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = true
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(undefined)
+
+    expect(() => store.syncLegacyNodeImgs(999, mockImg, 0)).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('should default activeIndex to 0', () => {
+    LiteGraph.vueNodesMode = true
+    const store = useNodeOutputStore()
+    const mockNode = createMockNode({ id: 1 })
+    const mockImg = document.createElement('img')
+
+    mockGetNodeById.mockReturnValue(mockNode)
+
+    store.syncLegacyNodeImgs(1, mockImg)
+
+    expect(mockNode.imageIndex).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.ts b/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.ts
index 4b49eb3bfe7..08740e826f8 100644
--- a/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/imagePreviewStore.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 import type { LGraphNode, SubgraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useWorkflowStore } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore'
 import type {
   ExecutedWsMessage,
@@ -394,6 +395,32 @@ export const useNodeOutputStore = defineStore('nodeOutput', () => {
     revokeAllPreviews()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sync legacy node.imgs property for backwards compatibility.
+   *
+   * In Vue Nodes mode, legacy systems (Copy Image, Open Image, Save Image,
+   * Open in Mask Editor) rely on `node.imgs` containing HTMLImageElement
+   * references. Since Vue handles image rendering, we need to sync the
+   * already-loaded element from the Vue component to the node.
+   *
+   * @param nodeId - The node ID
+   * @param element - The loaded HTMLImageElement from the Vue component
+   * @param activeIndex - The current image index (for multi-image outputs)
+   */
+  function syncLegacyNodeImgs(
+    nodeId: string | number,
+    element: HTMLImageElement,
+    activeIndex: number = 0
+  ) {
+    if (!LiteGraph.vueNodesMode) return
+
+    const node = app.rootGraph?.getNodeById(Number(nodeId))
+    if (!node) return
+
+    node.imgs = [element]
+    node.imageIndex = activeIndex
+  }
+
   return {
     // Getters
     getNodeOutputs,
@@ -407,6 +434,7 @@ export const useNodeOutputStore = defineStore('nodeOutput', () => {
     setNodePreviewsByExecutionId,
     setNodePreviewsByNodeId,
     updateNodeImages,
+    syncLegacyNodeImgs,
 
     // Cleanup
     revokePreviewsByExecutionId,