diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/AssignmentCollection/AssignmentCollection.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/AssignmentCollection/AssignmentCollection.vue
index d1828c3647..213269ab2f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/AssignmentCollection/AssignmentCollection.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/AssignmentCollection/AssignmentCollection.vue
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function optionSelected(action: string) {
 						<Assignment
 							:model-value="assignment"
 							:index="index"
-							:path="`${path}.${index}`"
+							:path="`${path}.assignments.${index}`"
 							:issues="getIssues(index)"
 							:class="$style.assignment"
 							:is-read-only="isReadOnly"
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/Condition.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/Condition.vue
index be4d02224c..802dbbf79e 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/Condition.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/Condition.vue
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ const onBlur = (): void => {
 					:is-read-only="readOnly"
 					:parameter="leftParameter"
 					:value="condition.leftValue"
-					:path="`${path}.left`"
+					:path="`${path}.leftValue`"
 					:class="[$style.input, $style.inputLeft]"
 					data-test-id="filter-condition-left"
 					@update="onLeftValueChange"
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ const onBlur = (): void => {
 					:options-position="breakpoint === 'default' ? 'top' : 'bottom'"
 					:parameter="rightParameter"
 					:value="condition.rightValue"
-					:path="`${path}.right`"
+					:path="`${path}.rightValue`"
 					:class="[$style.input, $style.inputRight]"
 					data-test-id="filter-condition-right"
 					@update="onRightValueChange"
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/FilterConditions.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/FilterConditions.vue
index b891b0c3bc..241f656c88 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/FilterConditions.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/FilterConditions.vue
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function getIssues(index: number): string[] {
 								:read-only="readOnly"
 								:can-remove="index !== 0 || state.paramValue.conditions.length > 1"
 								:can-drag="index !== 0 || state.paramValue.conditions.length > 1"
-								:path="`${path}.${index}`"
+								:path="`${path}.conditions.${index}`"
 								:issues="getIssues(index)"
 								:class="$style.condition"
 								@update="(value) => onConditionUpdate(index, value)"
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
index 4183ab562e..4c92c82615 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import type { EventBus } from 'n8n-design-system/utils';
 import { createEventBus } from 'n8n-design-system/utils';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useElementSize } from '@vueuse/core';
+import { completeExpressionSyntax, isStringWithExpressionSyntax } from '@/utils/expressions';
 
 type Picker = { $emit: (arg0: string, arg1: Date) => void };
 
@@ -813,16 +814,25 @@ function valueChanged(value: NodeParameterValueType | {} | Date) {
 	if (remoteParameterOptionsLoading.value) {
 		return;
 	}
-	// Only update the value if it has changed
+
 	const oldValue = get(node.value, props.path);
+
 	if (oldValue !== undefined && oldValue === value) {
+		// Only update the value if it has changed
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!oldValue && oldValue !== undefined && isStringWithExpressionSyntax(value)) {
+		// if empty old value and updated value has an expression, add '=' prefix to switch to expression mode
+		value = '=' + value;
+	}
+
 	if (props.parameter.name === 'nodeCredentialType') {
 		activeCredentialType.value = value as string;
 	}
 
+	value = completeExpressionSyntax(value);
+
 	if (value instanceof Date) {
 		value = value.toISOString();
 	}
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.test.ts
index b2b11728c5..1ae1a47f5e 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { ExpressionError } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import { removeExpressionPrefix, stringifyExpressionResult, unwrapExpression } from './expressions';
+import {
+	completeExpressionSyntax,
+	isStringWithExpressionSyntax,
+	removeExpressionPrefix,
+	stringifyExpressionResult,
+	unwrapExpression,
+} from './expressions';
 
 describe('Utils: Expressions', () => {
 	describe('stringifyExpressionResult()', () => {
@@ -53,4 +59,44 @@ describe('Utils: Expressions', () => {
 			expect(removeExpressionPrefix(input)).toBe(output);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('completeExpressionSyntax', () => {
+		it('should complete expressions with "{{ " at the end', () => {
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax('test {{ ')).toBe('=test {{  }}');
+		});
+
+		it('should complete expressions with "{{$" at the end', () => {
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax('test {{$')).toBe('=test {{ $ }}');
+		});
+
+		it('should not modify already valid expressions', () => {
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax('=valid expression')).toBe('=valid expression');
+		});
+
+		it('should return non-string values unchanged', () => {
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax(123)).toBe(123);
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax(true)).toBe(true);
+			expect(completeExpressionSyntax(null)).toBe(null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isStringWithExpressionSyntax', () => {
+		it('should return true for strings with expression syntax', () => {
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax('test {{ value }}')).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		it('should return false for strings without expression syntax', () => {
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax('just a string')).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('should return false for strings starting with "="', () => {
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax('=expression {{ value }}')).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('should return false for non-string values', () => {
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax(123)).toBe(false);
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax(true)).toBe(false);
+			expect(isStringWithExpressionSyntax(null)).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.ts
index d572006ad5..155b83d9da 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/expressions.ts
@@ -139,3 +139,21 @@ export const stringifyExpressionResult = (
 
 	return typeof result.result === 'string' ? result.result : String(result.result);
 };
+
+export const completeExpressionSyntax = <T>(value: T) => {
+	if (typeof value === 'string' && !value.startsWith('=')) {
+		if (value.endsWith('{{ ')) return '=' + value + ' }}';
+		if (value.endsWith('{{$')) return '=' + value.slice(0, -1) + ' $ }}';
+	}
+
+	return value;
+};
+
+export const isStringWithExpressionSyntax = <T>(value: T): boolean => {
+	return (
+		typeof value === 'string' &&
+		!value.startsWith('=') &&
+		value.includes('{{') &&
+		value.includes('}}')
+	);
+};