diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/__tests__/mocks.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
index dac9c9c478..1ab9d3a42f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 	STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
 } from '@/constants';
 import type { INodeUi, IWorkflowDb } from '@/Interface';
+import { CanvasNodeRenderType } from '@/types';
 
 export const mockNode = ({
 	id = uuid(),
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export const mockNodes = [
 	mockNode({ name: 'Chat Trigger', type: CHAT_TRIGGER_NODE_TYPE }),
 	mockNode({ name: 'Agent', type: AGENT_NODE_TYPE }),
 	mockNode({ name: 'Sticky', type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE }),
+	mockNode({ name: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes, type: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes }),
 	mockNode({ name: 'End', type: NO_OP_NODE_TYPE }),
 ];
 
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ export function createTestNode(node: Partial<INode> = {}): INode {
 	return {
 		id: uuid(),
 		name: 'Node',
-		type: 'n8n-nodes-base.test',
+		type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
 		typeVersion: 1,
 		position: [0, 0] as [number, number],
 		parameters: {},
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.spec.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75932803d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
+import WorkflowCanvas from '@/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.vue';
+import { createEventBus } from 'n8n-design-system';
+import { createCanvasNodeElement, createCanvasConnection } from '@/__tests__/data';
+import type { Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { createComponentRenderer } from '@/__tests__/render';
+import { STICKY_NODE_TYPE } from '@/constants';
+import { CanvasNodeRenderType } from '@/types';
+import {
+	createTestNode,
+	createTestWorkflow,
+	createTestWorkflowObject,
+	defaultNodeDescriptions,
+} from '@/__tests__/mocks';
+import { useNodeTypesStore } from '@/stores/nodeTypes.store';
+
+const renderComponent = createComponentRenderer(WorkflowCanvas, {
+	props: {
+		id: 'canvas',
+		workflow: {
+			id: '1',
+			name: 'Test Workflow',
+			nodes: [],
+			connections: [],
+		},
+		workflowObject: {} as Workflow,
+		eventBus: createEventBus(),
+	},
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	const pinia = createPinia();
+	setActivePinia(pinia);
+
+	const nodeTypesStore = useNodeTypesStore();
+	nodeTypesStore.setNodeTypes(defaultNodeDescriptions);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('WorkflowCanvas', () => {
+	it('should initialize with default props', () => {
+		const { getByTestId } = renderComponent();
+
+		expect(getByTestId('canvas')).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	it('should render nodes and connections', async () => {
+		const nodes = [
+			createCanvasNodeElement({ id: '1', label: 'Node 1' }),
+			createCanvasNodeElement({ id: '2', label: 'Node 2' }),
+		];
+		const connections = [createCanvasConnection(nodes[0], nodes[1])];
+
+		const { container } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				nodes,
+				connections,
+			},
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(container.querySelectorAll('.vue-flow__node')).toHaveLength(2));
+
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${nodes[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${nodes[1].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${connections[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('should handle empty nodes and connections gracefully', async () => {
+		const { container } = renderComponent();
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(container.querySelectorAll('.vue-flow__node')).toHaveLength(0));
+		expect(container.querySelectorAll('.vue-flow__connection')).toHaveLength(0);
+	});
+
+	it('should render fallback nodes when sticky nodes are present', async () => {
+		const stickyNodes = [createTestNode({ id: '2', name: 'Sticky Node', type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE })];
+		const fallbackNodes = [
+			createTestNode({
+				id: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+				type: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+				name: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+			}),
+		];
+
+		const workflow = createTestWorkflow({
+			id: '1',
+			name: 'Test Workflow',
+			nodes: [...stickyNodes],
+			connections: {},
+		});
+
+		const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject(workflow);
+
+		const { container } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				workflow,
+				workflowObject,
+				fallbackNodes,
+			},
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(container.querySelectorAll('.vue-flow__node')).toHaveLength(2));
+
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${stickyNodes[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${fallbackNodes[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('should not render fallback nodes when non-sticky nodes are present', async () => {
+		const nonStickyNodes = [createTestNode({ id: '1', name: 'Non-Sticky Node 1' })];
+		const stickyNodes = [createTestNode({ id: '2', name: 'Sticky Node', type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE })];
+		const fallbackNodes = [
+			createTestNode({
+				id: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+				type: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+				name: CanvasNodeRenderType.AddNodes,
+			}),
+		];
+
+		const workflow = createTestWorkflow({
+			id: '1',
+			name: 'Test Workflow',
+			nodes: [...nonStickyNodes, ...stickyNodes],
+			connections: {},
+		});
+
+		const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject(workflow);
+
+		const { container } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				workflow,
+				workflowObject,
+				fallbackNodes,
+			},
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(container.querySelectorAll('.vue-flow__node')).toHaveLength(2));
+
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${nonStickyNodes[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${stickyNodes[0].id}"]`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(container.querySelector(`[data-id="${fallbackNodes[0].id}"]`)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.vue
index 19482bf699..237b2e29e2 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/WorkflowCanvas.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { IWorkflowDb } from '@/Interface';
 import { useCanvasMapping } from '@/composables/useCanvasMapping';
 import type { EventBus } from 'n8n-design-system';
 import { createEventBus } from 'n8n-design-system';
+import { STICKY_NODE_TYPE } from '@/constants';
 
 defineOptions({
 	inheritAttrs: false,
@@ -32,9 +33,13 @@ const $style = useCssModule();
 const workflow = toRef(props, 'workflow');
 const workflowObject = toRef(props, 'workflowObject');
 
-const nodes = computed(() =>
-	props.workflow.nodes.length > 0 ? props.workflow.nodes : props.fallbackNodes,
-);
+const nodes = computed(() => {
+	const stickyNoteNodes = props.workflow.nodes.filter((node) => node.type === STICKY_NODE_TYPE);
+
+	return props.workflow.nodes.length > stickyNoteNodes.length
+		? props.workflow.nodes
+		: [...props.fallbackNodes, ...stickyNoteNodes];
+});
 const connections = computed(() => props.workflow.connections);
 
 const { nodes: mappedNodes, connections: mappedConnections } = useCanvasMapping({