diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts b/packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts
index 10e0de094d..f9b70bb29b 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ export class Workflow {
 					return;
 				}
 
+				// Ignore connections for nodes that don't exist in this workflow
+				if (!(connection.node in this.nodes)) return;
+
 				addNodes = this.getHighestNode(connection.node, undefined, checkedNodes);
 
 				if (addNodes.length === 0) {
diff --git a/packages/workflow/test/Workflow.test.ts b/packages/workflow/test/Workflow.test.ts
index f7d72cfa66..a87d3479ae 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/test/Workflow.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/test/Workflow.test.ts
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ describe('Workflow', () => {
 			expect(result).toEqual([targetNode.name]);
 		});
 
-		test('should handle connections to nodes not defined in workflow', () => {
+		test('should handle connections to nodes that are not defined in the workflow', () => {
 			const node1 = createNode('Node1');
 			const targetNode = createNode('TargetNode');
 
@@ -2226,6 +2226,31 @@ describe('Workflow', () => {
 
 			expect(result).toEqual([targetNode.name]);
 		});
+
+		test('should handle connections from nodes that are not defined in the workflow', () => {
+			const node1 = createNode('Node1');
+			const targetNode = createNode('TargetNode');
+
+			const connections = {
+				Node1: {
+					main: [[{ node: 'TargetNode', type: NodeConnectionType.Main, index: 0 }]],
+				},
+				NonExistentNode: {
+					main: [[{ node: 'TargetNode', type: NodeConnectionType.Main, index: 0 }]],
+				},
+			};
+
+			const workflow = new Workflow({
+				id: 'test',
+				nodes: [node1, targetNode],
+				connections,
+				active: false,
+				nodeTypes,
+			});
+
+			const result = workflow.getHighestNode(targetNode.name);
+			expect(result).toEqual([node1.name]);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('getParentMainInputNode', () => {