diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/node_graph_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/node_graph_message_handler.rs
index a6876cbe4d..f79f17d60b 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/node_graph_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/node_graph_message_handler.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ pub struct NodeGraphMessageHandler {
 	pub wire_in_progress_from_connector: Option<DVec2>,
 	/// The end point of the dragged line (cannot be moved), stored in node graph coordinates.
 	pub wire_in_progress_to_connector: Option<DVec2>,
+	/// If the end point should be displayed as a vertical or horizontal connection
+	pub to_connector_is_layer: bool,
 	/// The data type determining the color of the wire being dragged.
 	pub wire_in_progress_type: FrontendGraphDataType,
 	/// State for the context menu popups.
@@ -1037,6 +1039,11 @@ impl<'a> MessageHandler<NodeGraphMessage, NodeGraphMessageContext<'a>> for NodeG
 							return;
 						};
 						self.wire_in_progress_to_connector = Some(input_position);
+						self.to_connector_is_layer = if let InputConnector::Node { node_id, input_index } = to_connector {
+							*input_index == 0 && network_interface.is_layer(node_id, selection_network_path)
+						} else {
+							false
+						};
 					}
 					// Not hovering over a node input or node output, update with the mouse position.
 					else {
@@ -1081,24 +1088,17 @@ impl<'a> MessageHandler<NodeGraphMessage, NodeGraphMessageContext<'a>> for NodeG
 									false
 								}
 							});
-						let to_connector_is_layer = to_connector.is_some_and(|to_connector| {
-							if let InputConnector::Node { node_id, input_index } = to_connector {
-								input_index == 0 && network_interface.is_layer(&node_id, selection_network_path)
-							} else {
-								false
-							}
-						});
 						let vector_wire = build_vector_wire(
 							wire_in_progress_from_connector,
 							wire_in_progress_to_connector,
 							from_connector_is_layer,
-							to_connector_is_layer,
+							self.to_connector_is_layer,
 							GraphWireStyle::Direct,
 						);
 						let wire_path = WirePathInProgress {
 							wire: vector_wire.to_svg(),
 							data_type: self.wire_in_progress_type,
-							thick: false,
+							thick: self.to_connector_is_layer && from_connector_is_layer,
 						};
 						responses.add(FrontendMessage::UpdateWirePathInProgress {
 							wire_path_in_progress: Some(wire_path),
@@ -2799,6 +2799,7 @@ impl Default for NodeGraphMessageHandler {
 			select_if_not_dragged: None,
 			wire_in_progress_from_connector: None,
 			wire_in_progress_to_connector: None,
+			to_connector_is_layer: false,
 			wire_in_progress_type: FrontendGraphDataType::General,
 			context_menu: None,
 			deselect_on_pointer_up: None,