diff --git a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
index da140a7108a..6f04f6965a2 100644
--- a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
+++ b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ ensogl::define_endpoints! {
         expression_label_visibility (bool),
         tooltip                     (tooltip::Style),
         view_mode                   (view::Mode),
+        size                        (Vector2),
     }
 }
 
@@ -330,11 +331,6 @@ impl Model {
     #[profile(Debug)]
     fn set_size(&self, size: Vector2) {
         self.ports.set_x(size.x / 2.0);
-        self.traverse_borrowed_expression_mut(|is_a_port, node, _| {
-            if is_a_port {
-                node.payload_mut().set_size(size)
-            }
-        })
     }
 
     #[profile(Debug)]
@@ -379,10 +375,12 @@ impl Model {
                     port_frp.set_type_label_visibility  <+ self.frp.type_label_visibility;
                     self.frp.source.tooltip             <+ port_frp.tooltip;
                     port_frp.set_view_mode              <+ self.frp.view_mode;
+                    port_frp.set_size                   <+ self.frp.size;
                 }
 
                 port_frp.set_type_label_visibility.emit(self.frp.type_label_visibility.value());
                 port_frp.set_view_mode.emit(self.frp.view_mode.value());
+                port_frp.set_size.emit(self.frp.size.value());
                 self.ports.add_child(&port_shape);
                 port_index += 1;
             }
@@ -483,6 +481,7 @@ impl Area {
 
             frp.source.port_size_multiplier <+ hysteretic_transition.value;
             eval frp.set_size ((t) model.set_size(*t));
+            frp.source.size <+ frp.set_size;
 
             frp.source.type_label_visibility <+ frp.set_type_label_visibility;