diff --git a/browser_tests/assets/subgraphs/subgraph-compressed-target-slot.json b/browser_tests/assets/subgraphs/subgraph-compressed-target-slot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..471011d380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser_tests/assets/subgraphs/subgraph-compressed-target-slot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+{
+  "id": "e0cb1d7e-5437-4911-b574-c9603dfbeaee",
+  "revision": 0,
+  "last_node_id": 2,
+  "last_link_id": 0,
+  "nodes": [
+    {
+      "id": 2,
+      "type": "8bfe4227-f272-49e1-a892-0a972a86867c",
+      "pos": [
+        -317,
+        -336
+      ],
+      "size": [
+        210,
+        58
+      ],
+      "flags": {},
+      "order": 0,
+      "mode": 0,
+      "inputs": [],
+      "outputs": [],
+      "properties": {
+        "proxyWidgets": [
+          [
+            "-1",
+            "batch_size"
+          ]
+        ]
+      },
+      "widgets_values": [
+        1
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "links": [],
+  "groups": [],
+  "definitions": {
+    "subgraphs": [
+      {
+        "id": "8bfe4227-f272-49e1-a892-0a972a86867c",
+        "version": 1,
+        "state": {
+          "lastGroupId": 0,
+          "lastNodeId": 1,
+          "lastLinkId": 1,
+          "lastRerouteId": 0
+        },
+        "revision": 0,
+        "config": {},
+        "name": "New Subgraph",
+        "inputNode": {
+          "id": -10,
+          "bounding": [
+            -562,
+            -358,
+            120,
+            60
+          ]
+        },
+        "outputNode": {
+          "id": -20,
+          "bounding": [
+            -52,
+            -358,
+            120,
+            40
+          ]
+        },
+        "inputs": [
+          {
+            "id": "b4a8bc2a-8e9f-41aa-938d-c567a11d2c00",
+            "name": "batch_size",
+            "type": "INT",
+            "linkIds": [
+              1
+            ],
+            "pos": [
+              -462,
+              -338
+            ]
+          }
+        ],
+        "outputs": [],
+        "widgets": [],
+        "nodes": [
+          {
+            "id": 1,
+            "type": "EmptyLatentImage",
+            "pos": [
+              -382,
+              -376
+            ],
+            "size": [
+              270,
+              106
+            ],
+            "flags": {},
+            "order": 0,
+            "mode": 0,
+            "inputs": [
+              {
+                "localized_name": "batch_size",
+                "name": "batch_size",
+                "type": "INT",
+                "widget": {
+                  "name": "batch_size"
+                },
+                "link": 1
+              }
+            ],
+            "outputs": [
+              {
+                "localized_name": "LATENT",
+                "name": "LATENT",
+                "type": "LATENT",
+                "links": null
+              }
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "Node name for S&R": "EmptyLatentImage"
+            },
+            "widgets_values": [
+              512,
+              512,
+              1
+            ]
+          }
+        ],
+        "groups": [],
+        "links": [
+          {
+            "id": 1,
+            "origin_id": -10,
+            "origin_slot": 0,
+            "target_id": 1,
+            "target_slot": 0,
+            "type": "INT"
+          }
+        ],
+        "extra": {}
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "config": {},
+  "extra": {
+    "frontendVersion": "1.35.1"
+  },
+  "version": 0.4
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/subgraph.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/subgraph.spec.ts
index 06a09210c5..6359156211 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/subgraph.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/subgraph.spec.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,15 @@ test.describe('Subgraph Operations', () => {
       expect(newInputName).toBe(labelClickRenamedName)
       expect(newInputName).not.toBe(initialInputLabel)
     })
+    test('Can create widget from link with compressed target_slot', async ({
+      comfyPage
+    }) => {
+      await comfyPage.loadWorkflow('subgraphs/subgraph-compressed-target-slot')
+      const step = await comfyPage.page.evaluate(() => {
+        return window['app'].graph.nodes[0].widgets[0].options.step
+      })
+      expect(step).toBe(10)
+    })
   })
 
   test.describe('Subgraph Creation and Deletion', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
index 92b61460f6..43f59b5166 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/subgraph/SubgraphNode.ts
@@ -300,17 +300,24 @@ export class SubgraphNode extends LGraphNode implements BaseLGraph {
           continue
         }
 
-        const resolved = link.resolve(this.subgraph)
-        if (!resolved.input || !resolved.inputNode) {
-          console.warn('Invalid resolved link', resolved, this)
+        const { inputNode } = link.resolve(this.subgraph)
+        if (!inputNode) {
+          console.warn('Failed to resolve inputNode', link, this)
+          continue
+        }
+
+        //Manually find input since target_slot can't be trusted
+        const targetInput = inputNode.inputs.find((inp) => inp.link === linkId)
+        if (!targetInput) {
+          console.warn('Failed to find corresponding input', link, inputNode)
           continue
         }
 
         // No widget - ignore this link
-        const widget = resolved.inputNode.getWidgetFromSlot(resolved.input)
+        const widget = inputNode.getWidgetFromSlot(targetInput)
         if (!widget) continue
 
-        this.#setWidget(subgraphInput, input, widget, resolved.input.widget)
+        this.#setWidget(subgraphInput, input, widget, targetInput.widget)
         break
       }
     }