diff --git a/.changeset/early-comics-knock.md b/.changeset/early-comics-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d154211b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-comics-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@xyflow/system': patch
+---
+
+fix(nodes): re-measure when measured is not set
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
index 5a977cc0..c800c90b 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export function adoptUserNodes<NodeType extends NodeBase>(
         },
         internals: {
           positionAbsolute: getNodePositionWithOrigin(userNode, _options.nodeOrigin),
-          handleBounds: internalNode?.internals.handleBounds,
+          // if user re-initializes the node or removes `measured` for whatever reason, we reset the handleBounds so that the node gets re-measured
+          handleBounds: !userNode.measured ? undefined : internalNode?.internals.handleBounds,
           z: calculateZ(userNode, selectedNodeZ),
           userNode,
         },