diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/Canvas.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/Canvas.vue
index b5f31db044..0fc66def2c 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/Canvas.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/Canvas.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	'update:node:active': [id: string];
 	'update:node:enabled': [id: string];
 	'update:node:selected': [id?: string];
+	'run:node': [id: string];
 	'delete:node': [id: string];
 	'delete:connection': [connection: Connection];
 	'create:connection': [connection: Connection];
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ function onDeleteNode(id: string) {
 	emit('delete:node', id);
 }
 
+function onRunNode(id: string) {
+	emit('run:node', id);
+}
+
 function onDeleteConnection(connection: Connection) {
 	emit('delete:connection', connection);
 }
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ function onClickPane(event: MouseEvent) {
 			<CanvasNode
 				v-bind="canvasNodeProps"
 				@delete="onDeleteNode"
+				@run="onRunNode"
 				@select="onSelectNode"
 				@toggle="onToggleNodeEnabled"
 				@activate="onSetNodeActive"
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNode.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNode.vue
index 2f8ca03a4a..7d54d41dd9 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNode.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNode.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type { NodeProps } from '@vue-flow/core';
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	delete: [id: string];
+	run: [id: string];
 	select: [id: string, selected: boolean];
 	toggle: [id: string];
 	activate: [id: string];
@@ -110,6 +111,10 @@ function onDelete() {
 	emit('delete', props.id);
 }
 
+function onRun() {
+	emit('run', props.id);
+}
+
 function onDisabledToggle() {
 	emit('toggle', props.id);
 }
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ function onActivate() {
 			:class="$style.canvasNodeToolbar"
 			@delete="onDelete"
 			@toggle="onDisabledToggle"
+			@run="onRun"
 		/>
 
 		<CanvasNodeRenderer v-if="nodeType" @dblclick="onActivate">
@@ -164,19 +170,21 @@ function onActivate() {
 .canvasNode {
 	&:hover {
 		.canvasNodeToolbar {
-			display: flex;
 			opacity: 1;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 .canvasNodeToolbar {
-	display: none;
+	transition: opacity 0.1s ease-in;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
 	left: 50%;
 	transform: translate(-50%, -100%);
 	opacity: 0;
-	transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.canvasNodeToolbar:focus-within {
+	opacity: 1;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNodeToolbar.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNodeToolbar.vue
index 3743e1f0c4..782b19022b 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNodeToolbar.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/CanvasNodeToolbar.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	delete: [];
 	toggle: [];
+	run: [];
 }>();
 
 const $style = useCssModule();
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ const workflowRunning = false;
 // @TODO
 const nodeDisabledTitle = 'Test';
 
-// @TODO
-function executeNode() {}
+function executeNode() {
+	emit('run');
+}
 
 function onToggleNode() {
 	emit('toggle');
@@ -81,12 +83,17 @@ function openContextMenu(_e: MouseEvent, _type: string) {}
 
 <style lang="scss" module>
 .canvasNodeToolbar {
-	padding-bottom: var(--spacing-3xs);
+	padding-bottom: var(--spacing-2xs);
 }
 
 .canvasNodeToolbarItems {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
 	justify-content: center;
+	background-color: var(--color-canvas-background);
+
+	:global(.button) {
+		--button-font-color: var(--color-text-light);
+	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
index dedc2e239e..ea2cef1be6 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import { sourceControlEventBus } from '@/event-bus/source-control';
 import { useTagsStore } from '@/stores/tags.store';
 import { usePushConnectionStore } from '@/stores/pushConnection.store';
 import { getNodeViewTab } from '@/utils/canvasUtils';
+import { useNDVStore } from '@/stores/ndv.store';
 
 const NodeCreation = defineAsyncComponent(
 	async () => await import('@/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue'),
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ const projectsStore = useProjectsStore();
 const usersStore = useUsersStore();
 const tagsStore = useTagsStore();
 const pushConnectionStore = usePushConnectionStore();
+const ndvStore = useNDVStore();
 
 const lastClickPosition = ref<XYPosition>([450, 450]);
 
@@ -557,6 +559,26 @@ function trackRunWorkflow() {
 	});
 }
 
+async function onRunWorkflowToNode(id: string) {
+	const node = workflowsStore.getNodeById(id);
+	if (!node) return;
+
+	trackRunWorkflowToNode(node);
+	await runWorkflow({ destinationNode: node.name, source: 'Node.executeNode' });
+}
+
+function trackRunWorkflowToNode(node: INodeUi) {
+	const telemetryPayload = {
+		node_type: node.type,
+		workflow_id: workflowsStore.workflowId,
+		source: 'canvas',
+		push_ref: ndvStore.pushRef,
+	};
+
+	telemetry.track('User clicked execute node button', telemetryPayload);
+	void externalHooks.run('nodeView.onRunNode', telemetryPayload);
+}
+
 async function openExecution(_executionId: string) {
 	// @TODO
 }
@@ -909,6 +931,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 		@update:node:active="onSetNodeActive"
 		@update:node:selected="onSetNodeSelected"
 		@update:node:enabled="onToggleNodeDisabled"
+		@run:node="onRunWorkflowToNode"
 		@delete:node="onDeleteNode"
 		@create:connection="onCreateConnection"
 		@delete:connection="onDeleteConnection"