diff --git a/src/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.ts b/src/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.ts
index 8d2d573e6b..5cffd3f348 100644
--- a/src/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.ts
+++ b/src/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.ts
@@ -27,25 +27,41 @@ export class ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO extends ExecutableNodeDTO {
   }
 
   override resolveInput(slot: number) {
+    // Check if this group node is inside a subgraph (unsupported)
+    if (this.id.split(':').length > 2) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'Group nodes inside subgraphs are not supported. Please convert the group node to a subgraph instead.'
+      )
+    }
+
     const inputNode = this.node.getInputNode(slot)
     if (!inputNode) return
 
     const link = this.node.getInputLink(slot)
     if (!link) throw new Error('Failed to get input link')
 
-    const id = String(inputNode.id).split(':').at(-1)
-    if (id === undefined) throw new Error('Invalid input node id')
+    const inputNodeId = String(inputNode.id)
+
+    // Try to find the node using the full ID first (for nodes outside the group)
+    let inputNodeDto = this.nodesByExecutionId?.get(inputNodeId)
+
+    // If not found, try with just the last part of the ID (for nodes inside the group)
+    if (!inputNodeDto) {
+      const id = inputNodeId.split(':').at(-1)
+      if (id !== undefined) {
+        inputNodeDto = this.nodesByExecutionId?.get(id)
+      }
+    }
 
-    const inputNodeDto = this.nodesByExecutionId?.get(id)
     if (!inputNodeDto) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Failed to get input node ${id} for group node child ${this.id} with slot ${slot}`
+        `Failed to get input node ${inputNodeId} for group node child ${this.id} with slot ${slot}`
       )
     }
 
     return {
       node: inputNodeDto,
-      origin_id: String(inputNode.id),
+      origin_id: inputNodeId,
       origin_slot: link.origin_slot
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b2fb3ffa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { GroupNodeHandler } from '@/extensions/core/groupNode'
+import type {
+  ExecutableLGraphNode,
+  ExecutionId,
+  LGraphNode
+} from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO } from '@/utils/executableGroupNodeChildDTO'
+
+describe('ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO', () => {
+  let mockNode: LGraphNode
+  let mockInputNode: LGraphNode
+  let mockNodesByExecutionId: Map<ExecutionId, ExecutableLGraphNode>
+  let mockGroupNodeHandler: GroupNodeHandler
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Create mock nodes
+    mockNode = {
+      id: '3', // Simple node ID for most tests
+      graph: {},
+      getInputNode: vi.fn(),
+      getInputLink: vi.fn(),
+      inputs: []
+    } as any
+
+    mockInputNode = {
+      id: '1',
+      graph: {}
+    } as any
+
+    // Create the nodesByExecutionId map
+    mockNodesByExecutionId = new Map()
+
+    mockGroupNodeHandler = {} as GroupNodeHandler
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveInput', () => {
+    it('should resolve input from external node (node outside the group)', () => {
+      // Setup: Group node child with ID '10:3'
+      const groupNodeChild = {
+        id: '10:3',
+        graph: {},
+        getInputNode: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockInputNode),
+        getInputLink: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          origin_slot: 0
+        }),
+        inputs: []
+      } as any
+
+      // External node with ID '1'
+      const externalNodeDto = {
+        id: '1',
+        type: 'TestNode'
+      } as ExecutableLGraphNode
+
+      mockNodesByExecutionId.set('1', externalNodeDto)
+
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        groupNodeChild,
+        [], // No subgraph path - group is in root graph
+        mockNodesByExecutionId,
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      const result = dto.resolveInput(0)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        node: externalNodeDto,
+        origin_id: '1',
+        origin_slot: 0
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should resolve input from internal node (node inside the same group)', () => {
+      // Setup: Group node child with ID '10:3'
+      const groupNodeChild = {
+        id: '10:3',
+        graph: {},
+        getInputNode: vi.fn(),
+        getInputLink: vi.fn(),
+        inputs: []
+      } as any
+
+      // Internal node with ID '10:2'
+      const internalInputNode = {
+        id: '10:2',
+        graph: {}
+      } as LGraphNode
+
+      const internalNodeDto = {
+        id: '2',
+        type: 'InternalNode'
+      } as ExecutableLGraphNode
+
+      // Internal nodes are stored with just their index
+      mockNodesByExecutionId.set('2', internalNodeDto)
+
+      groupNodeChild.getInputNode.mockReturnValue(internalInputNode)
+      groupNodeChild.getInputLink.mockReturnValue({
+        origin_slot: 1
+      })
+
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        groupNodeChild,
+        [],
+        mockNodesByExecutionId,
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      const result = dto.resolveInput(0)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        node: internalNodeDto,
+        origin_id: '10:2',
+        origin_slot: 1
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should return undefined if no input node exists', () => {
+      mockNode.getInputNode = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null)
+
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        mockNode,
+        [],
+        mockNodesByExecutionId,
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      const result = dto.resolveInput(0)
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should throw error if input link is missing', () => {
+      mockNode.getInputNode = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockInputNode)
+      mockNode.getInputLink = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null)
+
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        mockNode,
+        [],
+        mockNodesByExecutionId,
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      expect(() => dto.resolveInput(0)).toThrow('Failed to get input link')
+    })
+
+    it('should throw error if input node cannot be found in nodesByExecutionId', () => {
+      // Node exists but is not in the map
+      mockNode.getInputNode = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockInputNode)
+      mockNode.getInputLink = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+        origin_slot: 0
+      })
+
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        mockNode,
+        [],
+        mockNodesByExecutionId, // Empty map
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      expect(() => dto.resolveInput(0)).toThrow(
+        'Failed to get input node 1 for group node child 3 with slot 0'
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should throw error for group nodes inside subgraphs (unsupported)', () => {
+      // Setup: Group node child inside a subgraph (execution ID has more than 2 segments)
+      const nestedGroupNode = {
+        id: '1:2:3', // subgraph:groupnode:innernode
+        graph: {},
+        getInputNode: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockInputNode),
+        getInputLink: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          origin_slot: 0
+        }),
+        inputs: []
+      } as any
+
+      // Create DTO with deeply nested path to simulate group node inside subgraph
+      const dto = new ExecutableGroupNodeChildDTO(
+        nestedGroupNode,
+        ['1', '2'], // Path indicating it's inside a subgraph then group
+        mockNodesByExecutionId,
+        undefined,
+        mockGroupNodeHandler
+      )
+
+      expect(() => dto.resolveInput(0)).toThrow(
+        'Group nodes inside subgraphs are not supported. Please convert the group node to a subgraph instead.'
+      )
+    })
+  })
+})