diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/subgraph/subgraphPromotion.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/subgraph/subgraphPromotion.spec.ts
index b7ebc8fea3d..74230749ba7 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/subgraph/subgraphPromotion.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/subgraph/subgraphPromotion.spec.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,55 @@ test.describe(
       'Promoted Widget Visibility in Vue Mode',
       { tag: ['@vue-nodes'] },
       () => {
+        test(
+          'Promoted advanced widget remains visible when global advanced widgets are disabled',
+          { tag: ['@node'] },
+          async ({ comfyPage }) => {
+            await comfyPage.settings.setSetting(
+              'Comfy.Node.AlwaysShowAdvancedWidgets',
+              false
+            )
+            const modelSamplingNode = await comfyPage.nodeOps.addNode(
+              'ModelSamplingFlux',
+              {},
+              { x: 500, y: 200 }
+            )
+            await comfyPage.nextFrame()
+            await expect(
+              comfyPage.vueNodes.getNodeLocator(String(modelSamplingNode.id))
+            ).toBeVisible()
+
+            await modelSamplingNode.click('title')
+            const subgraphNode = await modelSamplingNode.convertToSubgraph()
+            const subgraphNodeId = String(subgraphNode.id)
+
+            await comfyPage.vueNodes.enterSubgraph(subgraphNodeId)
+            const interiorNode =
+              comfyPage.vueNodes.getNodeByTitle('ModelSamplingFlux')
+            await expect(interiorNode).toBeVisible()
+            await interiorNode
+              .getByText('Show advanced inputs', { exact: true })
+              .click()
+            await expect(
+              interiorNode.getByLabel('max_shift', { exact: true })
+            ).toBeVisible()
+            await comfyPage.subgraph.promoteWidget(interiorNode, 'max_shift')
+            await comfyPage.subgraph.exitViaBreadcrumb()
+
+            await expectPromotedWidgetNamesToContain(
+              comfyPage,
+              subgraphNodeId,
+              'max_shift'
+            )
+
+            await expect(
+              comfyPage.vueNodes
+                .getNodeLocator(subgraphNodeId)
+                .getByLabel('max_shift', { exact: true })
+            ).toBeVisible()
+          }
+        )
+
         test('Promoted text widget renders and enters the subgraph in Vue mode', async ({
           comfyPage
         }) => {
diff --git a/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.test.ts b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c9c15c895b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { fromAny } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn'
+import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { VueNodeData } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
+import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
+import { LGraphEventMode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/globalEnums'
+import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
+import { toNodeId } from '@/types/nodeId'
+import type { WidgetId } from '@/types/widgetId'
+
+import AppModeWidgetList from './AppModeWidgetList.vue'
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  extractVueNodeData: vi.fn(),
+  resolvedInputs: { value: [] as unknown[] }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs', () => ({
+  useResolvedSelectedInputs: () => mocks.resolvedInputs
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager', () => ({
+  extractVueNodeData: mocks.extractVueNodeData
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/maskeditor/useMaskEditor', () => ({
+  useMaskEditor: () => ({ openMaskEditor: vi.fn() })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => ({
+  useCanvasStore: () => ({
+    canvas: { graph: { rootGraph: { id: 'graph-test' } } }
+  })
+}))
+
+vi.mock(
+  '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeEventHandlers',
+  () => ({
+    useNodeEventHandlers: () => ({ handleNodeRightClick: vi.fn() })
+  })
+)
+
+vi.mock('@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useNodeTooltips', () => ({
+  useNodeTooltips: () => ({
+    createTooltipConfig: () => ({}),
+    getWidgetTooltip: () => ''
+  })
+}))
+
+vi.mock(
+  '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/registry/widgetRegistry',
+  () => ({
+    getComponent: () => ({
+      props: ['widget'],
+      template: '<div data-testid="advanced-widget-control" />'
+    }),
+    shouldExpand: () => false,
+    shouldRenderAsVue: () => true
+  })
+)
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  app: {
+    isGraphReady: false,
+    rootGraph: { id: 'graph-test' }
+  }
+}))
+
+const i18n = createI18n({
+  legacy: false,
+  locale: 'en',
+  messages: {
+    en: {
+      g: { remove: 'Remove', rename: 'Rename' }
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+describe('AppModeWidgetList', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const widgetId = 'graph-test:1:max_shift' as WidgetId
+    const widget = fromAny<IBaseWidget, unknown>({
+      label: 'Max shift',
+      name: 'max_shift',
+      widgetId
+    })
+    const node = fromAny<LGraphNode, unknown>({
+      id: toNodeId(1),
+      mode: LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS,
+      title: 'Subgraph',
+      type: 'SubgraphNode'
+    })
+    const nodeData: VueNodeData = {
+      executing: false,
+      id: toNodeId(1),
+      inputs: [],
+      mode: LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS,
+      outputs: [],
+      selected: false,
+      title: 'Subgraph',
+      type: 'SubgraphNode',
+      widgets: [
+        {
+          name: 'max_shift',
+          options: { advanced: true },
+          slotMetadata: {
+            index: 0,
+            linked: false,
+            promoted: true,
+            type: 'FLOAT'
+          },
+          type: 'number',
+          widgetId
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+
+    mocks.resolvedInputs.value = [
+      {
+        displayName: 'max_shift',
+        node,
+        status: 'resolved',
+        widget,
+        widgetId
+      }
+    ]
+    mocks.extractVueNodeData.mockReturnValue(nodeData)
+  })
+
+  it('renders a selected promoted advanced widget', () => {
+    const pinia = createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false })
+    setActivePinia(pinia)
+
+    render(AppModeWidgetList, {
+      global: {
+        directives: { tooltip: { mounted: () => {} } },
+        plugins: [pinia, i18n],
+        stubs: {
+          Button: { template: '<button><slot /></button>' },
+          DropZone: { template: '<div><slot /></div>' },
+          InputSlot: true,
+          Popover: { template: '<div><slot name="button" /></div>' },
+          WidgetDescription: true
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('advanced-widget-control')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
index 61de44ba4e0..914a519c142 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
+++ b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ const mappedSelections = computed((): WidgetEntry[] => {
     })
     if (!matchingWidget) return []
 
-    matchingWidget.slotMetadata = undefined
-    matchingWidget.nodeId = node.id
+    const projectedWidget = {
+      ...matchingWidget,
+      slotMetadata: undefined,
+      nodeId: node.id
+    }
 
     return [
       {
@@ -87,7 +90,8 @@ const mappedSelections = computed((): WidgetEntry[] => {
         description: config?.description,
         nodeData: {
           ...fullNodeData,
-          widgets: [matchingWidget]
+          showAdvanced: true,
+          widgets: [projectedWidget]
         },
         action: { widget, node }
       }
diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.test.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.test.ts
index 742f99f0f2e..d50f8a7bf64 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.test.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('Widget slotMetadata reactivity on link disconnect', () => {
     return { graph, node, upstream, linkId: link.id }
   }
 
-  it('sets slotMetadata.linked to true when input has a link', () => {
+  it('identifies a linked regular widget input as unpromoted', () => {
     const { graph, node } = createWidgetInputGraph()
     const { vueNodeData } = useGraphNodeManager(graph)
 
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ describe('Widget slotMetadata reactivity on link disconnect', () => {
 
     expect(widgetData?.slotMetadata).toBeDefined()
     expect(widgetData?.slotMetadata?.linked).toBe(true)
+    expect(widgetData?.slotMetadata?.promoted).toBe(false)
   })
 
   it('updates slotMetadata.linked to false after link disconnect event', async () => {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ describe('Widget slotMetadata reactivity on link disconnect', () => {
     expect(widgetData).toBeDefined()
     expect(widgetData?.sourceWidgetName).toBe('prompt')
     expect(widgetData?.slotMetadata).toBeDefined()
+    expect(widgetData?.slotMetadata?.promoted).toBe(true)
   })
 
   it('clears stale slotMetadata when input no longer matches widget', async () => {
diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index 60e41bbed8e..d0ae72cbb82 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export interface WidgetSlotMetadata {
   linked: boolean
   originNodeId?: NodeId
   originOutputName?: string
+  promoted: boolean
   type: string
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ function buildSlotMetadata(
       linked: input.link != null,
       originNodeId,
       originOutputName,
+      promoted: input.widgetId !== undefined,
       type: String(input.type)
     }
     if (input.name) metadata.set(input.name, slotInfo)
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
index 54be0fc9b13..26e0fcd4193 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ export interface IWidgetLocator {
 export interface INodeInputSlot extends INodeSlot {
   link: LinkId | null
   widget?: IWidgetLocator
+  /** Host-owned promoted widget identity for a subgraph input (ADR 0009). */
   widgetId?: WidgetId
   alwaysVisible?: boolean
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.test.ts
index b0fd2733012..771d5cda45f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.test.ts
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ describe('isWidgetVisible', () => {
     expect(isWidgetVisible({ advanced: true }, true)).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('keeps advanced widgets visible when linked and showAdvanced is false', () => {
+  it('keeps advanced widgets visible when advanced filtering is ignored', () => {
     expect(isWidgetVisible({ advanced: true }, false, true)).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('keeps hidden widgets hidden when linked', () => {
+  it('keeps hidden widgets hidden when advanced filtering is ignored', () => {
     expect(isWidgetVisible({ hidden: true }, false, true)).toBe(false)
   })
 })
@@ -408,6 +408,30 @@ describe('computeProcessedWidgets missing media', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('computeProcessedWidgets visibility', () => {
+  it('keeps a promoted advanced widget visible without source metadata', () => {
+    const widget = createMockWidget({
+      name: 'max_shift',
+      type: 'number',
+      options: { advanced: true },
+      slotMetadata: {
+        index: 0,
+        linked: false,
+        promoted: true,
+        type: 'FLOAT'
+      },
+      sourceExecutionId: undefined,
+      sourceWidgetName: undefined
+    })
+
+    const promotedWidget = processWidgets([widget])[0]
+
+    expect(promotedWidget).toBeDefined()
+    expect(promotedWidget?.visible).toBe(true)
+    expect(promotedWidget?.simplified.borderStyle).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('computeProcessedWidgets borderStyle', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }))
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.ts
index 664280d3cb2..5dd7ad6a9b3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/composables/useProcessedWidgets.ts
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ function getWidgetNodeLocatorId(
 export function isWidgetVisible(
   options: IWidgetOptions,
   showAdvanced: boolean,
-  linked = false
+  ignoreAdvanced = false
 ): boolean {
   const hidden = options.hidden ?? false
   const advanced = options.advanced ?? false
-  return !hidden && (!advanced || showAdvanced || linked)
+  return !hidden && (!advanced || showAdvanced || ignoreAdvanced)
 }
 
 export function computeProcessedWidgets({
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function computeProcessedWidgets({
     const visible = isWidgetVisible(
       mergedOptions,
       showAdvanced,
-      widget.slotMetadata?.linked
+      widget.slotMetadata?.linked || widget.slotMetadata?.promoted
     )
     if (!identity.dedupeIdentity) {
       uniqueWidgets.push({