diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue b/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
index 1d647ca0..26bd9fc0 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const {
   multiSelectionActive,
   removeSelectedElements,
   getSelectedNodes,
+  onUpdateNodeInternals,
 } = $(useVueFlow())
 
 const node = $computed(() => getNode(id)!)
@@ -66,6 +67,29 @@ watch(
   { flush: 'post' },
 )
 
+onUpdateNodeInternals((updateIds) => {
+  if (updateIds.includes(id)) {
+    updateNodeDimensions([{ id, nodeElement: nodeElement.value, forceUpdate: true }])
+
+    const xyzPos = {
+      x: node.position.x,
+      y: node.position.y,
+      z: node.computedPosition.z ? node.computedPosition.z : node.selected ? 1000 : 0,
+    }
+
+    if (parentNode) {
+      if (parentNode.computedPosition.x && parentNode.computedPosition.y) {
+        node.computedPosition = getXYZPos(
+          { x: parentNode.computedPosition.x, y: parentNode.computedPosition.y, z: parentNode.computedPosition.z! },
+          xyzPos,
+        )
+      } else {
+        node.computedPosition = xyzPos
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
+
 onBeforeUnmount(() => observer.stop())
 
 onMounted(() => {
@@ -206,7 +230,6 @@ export default {
       :source-position="node.sourcePosition"
       :label="node.label"
       :drag-handle="node.dragHandle"
-      :node-element="nodeElement"
     />
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/container/VueFlow/VueFlow.vue b/packages/vue-flow/src/container/VueFlow/VueFlow.vue
index 3b18a0c7..09a59a89 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/container/VueFlow/VueFlow.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/container/VueFlow/VueFlow.vue
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   (event: 'edgeUpdateStart', edgeMouseEvent: MouseEvent): void
   (event: 'edgeUpdate', edgeMouseEvent: MouseEvent): void
   (event: 'edgeUpdateEnd', edgeMouseEvent: MouseEvent): void
+  (event: 'updateNodeInternals', id: string): void
 
   /** v-model event definitions */
   (event: 'update:modelValue', value: FlowElements): void
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
index b19a1b62..e9f64d01 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     )
   }
 
+  const updateNodeInternals: Actions['updateNodeInternals'] = (ids) => {
+    state.hooks.updateNodeInternals.trigger(ids)
+  }
+
   let zoomPanHelper: ReturnType<typeof useZoomPanHelper>
 
   state.hooks.paneReady.on(({ id }) => {
@@ -416,6 +420,7 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     },
     project: (position) => pointToRendererPoint(position, state.viewport, state.snapToGrid, state.snapGrid),
     toObject,
+    updateNodeInternals,
     $reset: () => {
       setState(useState())
     },
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/hooks.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/hooks.ts
index 50731fbe..91725b33 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/hooks.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const createHooks = (): FlowHooks => ({
   edgeUpdateStart: createEventHook(),
   edgeUpdate: createEventHook(),
   edgeUpdateEnd: createEventHook(),
+  updateNodeInternals: createEventHook(),
 })
 
 const bind = (emit: Emits, hooks: FlowHooks) => {
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
index ac374d9e..691f18ed 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export interface FlowEvents {
   edgeUpdateStart: EdgeMouseEvent
   edgeUpdate: EdgeUpdateEvent
   edgeUpdateEnd: EdgeMouseEvent
+  updateNodeInternals: string[]
 }
 
 export type FlowHooks = Readonly<{
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
index 86418b34..6a6ffc91 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export type SetState = (
 ) => void
 export type UpdateNodePosition = (dragItems: NodeDragItem[], changed: boolean, dragging: boolean) => void
 export type UpdateNodeDimensions = (updates: UpdateNodeDimensionsParams[]) => void
+export type UpdateNodeInternals = (nodeIds: string[]) => void
 
 export interface Actions extends ViewportFunctions {
   /** parses elements (nodes + edges) and re-sets the state */
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ export interface Actions extends ViewportFunctions {
   setState: SetState
   /** return an object of graph values (elements, viewpane transform) for storage and re-loading a graph */
   toObject: () => FlowExportObject
+  /** force update node internal data, if handle bounds are incorrect, you might want to use this */
+  updateNodeInternals: UpdateNodeInternals
 
   /** internal position updater, you probably don't want to use this */
   updateNodePositions: UpdateNodePosition