diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/Controller/Frontend/NodeController.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/Controller/Frontend/NodeController.php
index 756a1dd642c..f5ae466fd07 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/Controller/Frontend/NodeController.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/Controller/Frontend/NodeController.php
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 use Neos\Neos\Utility\NodeTypeWithFallbackProvider;
 use Neos\Neos\View\FusionView;
 
-/**
- * Event Sourced Node Controller; as Replacement of NodeController
- */
 class NodeController extends ActionController
 {
     use NodeTypeWithFallbackProvider;
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ class NodeController extends ActionController
     protected int $shortcutRedirectHttpStatusCode;
 
     /**
-     * @param string $node Legacy name for backwards compatibility of route components
+     * @param string $node
      * @throws NodeNotFoundException
      * @throws \Neos\Flow\Mvc\Exception\StopActionException
      * @throws \Neos\Flow\Mvc\Routing\Exception\MissingActionNameException
@@ -157,7 +154,11 @@ public function previewAction(string $node): void
             );
         }
 
-        if ($this->getNodeType($nodeInstance)->isOfType(NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_SHORTCUT) && $nodeAddress->isInLiveWorkspace()) {
+        if (
+            $this->getNodeType($nodeInstance)->isOfType(NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_SHORTCUT)
+            && !$renderingMode->isEdit
+            && $nodeAddress->workspaceName->isLive() // shortcuts are only resolvable for the live workspace
+        ) {
             $this->handleShortcutNode($nodeAddress, $contentRepository);
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public function previewAction(string $node): void
             'site' => $site,
         ]);
 
-        if (!$nodeAddress->isInLiveWorkspace()) {
+        if ($renderingMode->isEdit) {
             $this->overrideViewVariablesFromInternalArguments();
             $this->response->setHttpHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
             if (!$this->view->canRenderWithNodeAndPath()) {
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ protected function overrideViewVariablesFromInternalArguments()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Handles redirects to shortcut targets in live rendering.
+     * Handles redirects to shortcut targets of nodes in the live workspace.
      *
      * @param NodeAddress $nodeAddress
      * @throws NodeNotFoundException
diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/Domain/Model/RenderingMode.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/Domain/Model/RenderingMode.php
index 389f23c1f2f..347ea1e062a 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/Domain/Model/RenderingMode.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/Domain/Model/RenderingMode.php
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
  * Describes the mode in which the Neos interface is rendering currently,
  * mainly distinguishing between edit and preview modes currently.
  */
-class RenderingMode
+final class RenderingMode
 {
     public const FRONTEND = 'frontend';
 
     /**
      * @param array<string,mixed> $options
      */
-    public function __construct(
+    private function __construct(
         public readonly string $name,
         public readonly bool $isEdit,
         public readonly bool $isPreview,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public static function createFromConfiguration(string $modeName, array $configur
                 1694802951840
             );
         }
-        $mode = new RenderingMode(
+        return new self(
             $modeName,
             $configuration['isEditingMode'] ?? false,
             $configuration['isPreviewMode'] ?? false,
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public static function createFromConfiguration(string $modeName, array $configur
             $configuration['fusionRenderingPath'] ?? '',
             $configuration['options'] ?? [],
         );
-        return $mode;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ public static function createFromConfiguration(string $modeName, array $configur
      */
     public static function createFrontend(): RenderingMode
     {
-        return new RenderingMode(
+        return new self(
             RenderingMode::FRONTEND,
             false,
             false,
diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/NodeShortcutResolver.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/NodeShortcutResolver.php
index d1d6ad5b679..a63351f3569 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/NodeShortcutResolver.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/NodeShortcutResolver.php
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public function __construct(
      */
     public function resolveShortcutTarget(NodeAddress $nodeAddress, ContentRepository $contentRepository)
     {
+        if (!$nodeAddress->workspaceName->isLive()) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Cannot resolve shortcut target for node-address %s in workspace %s because the DocumentUriPathProjection only handles the live workspace.', $nodeAddress->nodeAggregateId->value, $nodeAddress->workspaceName->value), 1707208650);
+        }
         $documentUriPathFinder = $contentRepository->projectionState(DocumentUriPathFinder::class);
         $documentNodeInfo = $documentUriPathFinder->getByIdAndDimensionSpacePointHash(
             $nodeAddress->nodeAggregateId,