diff --git a/components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-node-interactions.test.tsx b/components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-node-interactions.test.tsx
index 9fa3bcf..0fa5a52 100644
--- a/components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-node-interactions.test.tsx
+++ b/components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-node-interactions.test.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type HarnessProps = {
   runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
   onInvalidConnection: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<(reason: CanvasConnectionValidationReason) => void>>;
   syncPendingMoveForClientRequest: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  resolvedRealIdEntries?: Array<[string, Id<"nodes">]>;
 };
 
 const latestHandlersRef: {
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ function HookHarness(props: HarnessProps) {
   const pendingLocalPositionUntilConvexMatchesRef = useRef(new Map());
   const preferLocalPositionNodeIdsRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
   const pendingMoveAfterCreateRef = useRef(new Map());
-  const resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef = useRef(new Map());
+  const resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef = useRef(
+    new Map(props.resolvedRealIdEntries ?? []),
+  );
   const pendingEdgeSplitByClientRequestRef = useRef(new Map());
 
   const handlers = useCanvasNodeInteractions({
@@ -159,4 +162,133 @@ describe("useCanvasNodeInteractions", () => {
       positionY: 180,
     });
   });
+
+  it("does not split an edge that already touches a resolved optimistic node", async () => {
+    const runMoveNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runBatchMoveNodesMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runResizeNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const onInvalidConnection = vi.fn<(reason: CanvasConnectionValidationReason) => void>();
+    const syncPendingMoveForClientRequest = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+
+    const draggedNode: RFNode = {
+      id: "optimistic_req-1",
+      type: "image",
+      position: { x: 320, y: 180 },
+      data: {},
+    };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <HookHarness
+          nodes={[
+            draggedNode,
+            { id: "node-real", type: "image", position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, data: {} },
+            { id: "node-text", type: "text", position: { x: 400, y: 120 }, data: {} },
+          ]}
+          edges={[
+            {
+              id: "edge-image-curves",
+              source: "node-real",
+              target: "node-text",
+            },
+          ]}
+          runMoveNodeMutation={runMoveNodeMutation}
+          runBatchMoveNodesMutation={runBatchMoveNodesMutation}
+          runResizeNodeMutation={runResizeNodeMutation}
+          runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation={runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation}
+          onInvalidConnection={onInvalidConnection}
+          syncPendingMoveForClientRequest={syncPendingMoveForClientRequest}
+          resolvedRealIdEntries={[["req-1", "node-real" as Id<"nodes">]]}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onNodeDrag({} as React.MouseEvent, draggedNode);
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onNodeDragStop(
+        {} as React.MouseEvent,
+        draggedNode,
+        [draggedNode],
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onInvalidConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(syncPendingMoveForClientRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith("req-1");
+    expect(runMoveNodeMutation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("still splits a valid edge with the resolved optimistic node id", async () => {
+    const runMoveNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runBatchMoveNodesMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runResizeNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const onInvalidConnection = vi.fn<(reason: CanvasConnectionValidationReason) => void>();
+    const syncPendingMoveForClientRequest = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+
+    const draggedNode: RFNode = {
+      id: "optimistic_req-2",
+      type: "video",
+      position: { x: 320, y: 180 },
+      data: {},
+    };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <HookHarness
+          nodes={[
+            draggedNode,
+            { id: "node-image", type: "image", position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, data: {} },
+            { id: "node-text", type: "text", position: { x: 400, y: 120 }, data: {} },
+            { id: "node-real-middle", type: "video", position: { x: 320, y: 180 }, data: {} },
+          ]}
+          edges={[
+            {
+              id: "edge-image-curves",
+              source: "node-image",
+              target: "node-text",
+            },
+          ]}
+          runMoveNodeMutation={runMoveNodeMutation}
+          runBatchMoveNodesMutation={runBatchMoveNodesMutation}
+          runResizeNodeMutation={runResizeNodeMutation}
+          runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation={runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation}
+          onInvalidConnection={onInvalidConnection}
+          syncPendingMoveForClientRequest={syncPendingMoveForClientRequest}
+          resolvedRealIdEntries={[["req-2", "node-real-middle" as Id<"nodes">]]}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onNodeDrag({} as React.MouseEvent, draggedNode);
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onNodeDragStop(
+        {} as React.MouseEvent,
+        draggedNode,
+        [draggedNode],
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      canvasId: "canvas-1",
+      splitEdgeId: "edge-image-curves",
+      middleNodeId: "node-real-middle",
+      splitSourceHandle: undefined,
+      splitTargetHandle: undefined,
+      newNodeSourceHandle: undefined,
+      newNodeTargetHandle: undefined,
+      positionX: 320,
+      positionY: 180,
+    });
+    expect(onInvalidConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/canvas/use-canvas-node-interactions.ts b/components/canvas/use-canvas-node-interactions.ts
index c4677db..7275282 100644
--- a/components/canvas/use-canvas-node-interactions.ts
+++ b/components/canvas/use-canvas-node-interactions.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,27 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
     setHighlightedIntersectionEdge(null);
   }, [setHighlightedIntersectionEdge]);
 
+  const getEffectiveSplitMiddleNode = useCallback(
+    (node: RFNode): RFNode => {
+      const clientRequestId = clientRequestIdFromOptimisticNodeId(node.id);
+      if (!clientRequestId) {
+        return node;
+      }
+
+      const resolvedRealId =
+        resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef.current.get(clientRequestId);
+      if (!resolvedRealId) {
+        return node;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        ...node,
+        id: resolvedRealId,
+      };
+    },
+    [resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef],
+  );
+
   const onNodesChange = useCallback(
     (changes: NodeChange[]) => {
       for (const change of changes) {
@@ -285,7 +306,12 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (intersectedEdge.source === node.id || intersectedEdge.target === node.id) {
+      const effectiveMiddleNode = getEffectiveSplitMiddleNode(node);
+
+      if (
+        intersectedEdge.source === effectiveMiddleNode.id ||
+        intersectedEdge.target === effectiveMiddleNode.id
+      ) {
         clearHighlightedIntersectionEdge();
         return;
       }
@@ -299,7 +325,12 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
       overlappedEdgeRef.current = intersectedEdge.id;
       setHighlightedIntersectionEdge(intersectedEdge.id);
     },
-    [clearHighlightedIntersectionEdge, edges, setHighlightedIntersectionEdge],
+    [
+      clearHighlightedIntersectionEdge,
+      edges,
+      getEffectiveSplitMiddleNode,
+      setHighlightedIntersectionEdge,
+    ],
   );
 
   const onNodeDragStop = useCallback(
@@ -315,6 +346,7 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
         }
 
         try {
+          const effectivePrimaryNode = getEffectiveSplitMiddleNode(primaryNode);
           const intersectedEdge = intersectedEdgeId
             ? edges.find(
                 (edge) =>
@@ -328,20 +360,20 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
           const splitEligible =
             intersectedEdge !== undefined &&
             splitHandles !== undefined &&
-            intersectedEdge.source !== primaryNode.id &&
-            intersectedEdge.target !== primaryNode.id &&
+            intersectedEdge.source !== effectivePrimaryNode.id &&
+            intersectedEdge.target !== effectivePrimaryNode.id &&
             hasHandleKey(splitHandles, "source") &&
             hasHandleKey(splitHandles, "target");
 
           const splitValidationError =
             splitEligible && intersectedEdge
-              ? validateCanvasEdgeSplit({
-                  nodes,
-                  edges,
-                  splitEdge: intersectedEdge,
-                  middleNode: primaryNode,
-                })
-              : null;
+                ? validateCanvasEdgeSplit({
+                    nodes,
+                    edges,
+                    splitEdge: intersectedEdge,
+                    middleNode: effectivePrimaryNode,
+                  })
+                : null;
 
           if (splitValidationError) {
             onInvalidConnection(splitValidationError);
@@ -383,7 +415,7 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
             const multiClientRequestId = clientRequestIdFromOptimisticNodeId(
               primaryNode.id,
             );
-            let middleId = primaryNode.id as Id<"nodes">;
+            let middleId = effectivePrimaryNode.id as Id<"nodes">;
             if (multiClientRequestId) {
               const resolvedId =
                 resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef.current.get(multiClientRequestId);
@@ -518,6 +550,7 @@ export function useCanvasNodeInteractions(args: {
       onInvalidConnection,
       pendingEdgeSplitByClientRequestRef,
       pendingMoveAfterCreateRef,
+      getEffectiveSplitMiddleNode,
       resolvedRealIdByClientRequestRef,
       runBatchMoveNodesMutation,
       runMoveNodeMutation,