diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.test.ts
index d659a981ffc..14b4fa09b0e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useNDVStore } from '@/features/ndv/shared/ndv.store';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
 import { useNodeTypesStore } from '@/app/stores/nodeTypes.store';
+import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/app/stores/workflows.store';
 import { useAiGateway } from '@/app/composables/useAiGateway';
 import { WorkflowDocumentStoreKey } from '@/app/constants/injectionKeys';
 import {
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ describe('NodeCredentials', () => {
 	let uiStore: ReturnType<typeof mockedStore<typeof useUIStore>>;
 	let projectsStore: ReturnType<typeof mockedStore<typeof useProjectsStore>>;
 	let settingsStore: ReturnType<typeof mockedStore<typeof useSettingsStore>>;
+	let workflowsStore: ReturnType<typeof mockedStore<typeof useWorkflowsStore>>;
 	let workflowDocumentStore: ReturnType<typeof useWorkflowDocumentStore>;
 	let workflowDocumentStoreRef: ReturnType<
 		typeof shallowRef<ReturnType<typeof useWorkflowDocumentStore> | null>
@@ -190,11 +192,15 @@ describe('NodeCredentials', () => {
 
 		credentialsStore = mockedStore(useCredentialsStore);
 		// Component triggers this on mount; avoid a real XHR with stubActions: false.
-		credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentials = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]);
+		credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentialsForWorkflow = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]);
+
 		ndvStore = mockedStore(useNDVStore, createWorkflowDocumentId('1'));
 		uiStore = mockedStore(useUIStore);
 		projectsStore = mockedStore(useProjectsStore);
 		settingsStore = mockedStore(useSettingsStore);
+		workflowsStore = mockedStore(useWorkflowsStore);
+
+		workflowsStore.isNewWorkflow = false;
 
 		projectsStore.currentProject = { id: 'default', scopes: ['credential:create'] } as Project;
 		settingsStore.settings = {
@@ -231,7 +237,36 @@ describe('NodeCredentials', () => {
 
 		renderComponent();
 
-		expect(credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentials).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentialsForWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			workflowId: '1',
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('should fetch credentials scoped to the project for an unsaved workflow', () => {
+		workflowsStore.isNewWorkflow = true;
+		projectsStore.currentProject = { id: 'project-1' } as Project;
+		ndvStore.activeNode = httpNode;
+		credentialsStore.state.credentials = {};
+
+		renderComponent();
+
+		expect(credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentialsForWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			projectId: 'project-1',
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('should fall back to the personal project for an unsaved workflow without a current project', () => {
+		workflowsStore.isNewWorkflow = true;
+		projectsStore.currentProject = null;
+		projectsStore.personalProject = { id: 'personal-project' } as Project;
+		ndvStore.activeNode = httpNode;
+		credentialsStore.state.credentials = {};
+
+		renderComponent();
+
+		expect(credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentialsForWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			projectId: 'personal-project',
+		});
 	});
 
 	it('should ignore managed credentials in the dropdown if active node is the HTTP node', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.vue
index 25b01d873d8..5761534e9b6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/credentials/components/NodeCredentials.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { injectNDVStore } from '@/features/ndv/shared/ndv.store';
 import { useNodeTypesStore } from '@/app/stores/nodeTypes.store';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/features/collaboration/projects/projects.store';
+import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/app/stores/workflows.store';
 import { assert } from '@n8n/utils/assert';
 import { isEmpty } from '@/app/utils/typesUtils';
 import { getResourcePermissions } from '@n8n/permissions';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ const nodeTypesStore = useNodeTypesStore();
 const ndvStore = injectNDVStore();
 const uiStore = useUIStore();
 const projectsStore = useProjectsStore();
+const workflowsStore = useWorkflowsStore();
 const workflowDocumentStore = props.standalone ? undefined : injectWorkflowDocumentStore();
 const { isEnabled: isDynamicCredentialsEnabled } = useDynamicCredentials();
 
@@ -256,6 +258,18 @@ watch(
 	{ immediate: true },
 );
 
+function getCredentialFetchScope(): { workflowId: string } | { projectId: string } | undefined {
+	const workflowId = workflowDocumentStore?.value.workflowId;
+	if (workflowId && !workflowsStore.isNewWorkflow) {
+		return { workflowId };
+	}
+
+	const projectId =
+		props.projectId ?? projectsStore.currentProject?.id ?? projectsStore.personalProject?.id;
+
+	return projectId ? { projectId } : undefined;
+}
+
 onMounted(() => {
 	credentialsStore.$onAction(({ name, after, args }) => {
 		const listeningForActions = ['createNewCredential', 'updateCredential', 'deleteCredential'];
@@ -325,9 +339,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
 
 	ndvEventBus.on('credential.createNew', onCreateAndAssignNewCredential);
 
-	void credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentials({
-		projectId: projectsStore.currentProject?.id,
-	});
+	const scope = getCredentialFetchScope();
+	if (scope) {
+		void credentialsStore.fetchAllCredentialsForWorkflow(scope);
+	}
 
 	void aiGateway.fetchConfig();