diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Service/NodePropertyConverterService.php b/Classes/Domain/Service/NodePropertyConverterService.php
index 2688c2dbed..ca12403dfa 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Service/NodePropertyConverterService.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Service/NodePropertyConverterService.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ private function getProperty(Node $node, string $propertyName): mixed
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all properties and references stuff reduced to simple type (no objects) representations in an array
+     * Get all properties information reduced to simple type (no objects) representations in an array
      *
      * @param Node $node
      * @return array<string,mixed>
@@ -181,10 +181,23 @@ public function getPropertiesArray(Node $node)
 
             $properties[$propertyName] = $this->getProperty($node, $propertyName);
         }
+        return $properties;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all references information reduced to simple type (no objects) representations in an array
+     *
+     * @param Node $node
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    public function getReferencesArray(Node $node)
+    {
+        $references = [];
+
         foreach ($this->getNodeType($node)->getReferences() as $referenceName => $_) {
-            $properties[$referenceName] = $this->getReference($node, $referenceName);
+            $references[$referenceName] = $this->getReference($node, $referenceName);
         }
-        return $properties;
+        return $references;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Classes/Fusion/Helper/NodeInfoHelper.php b/Classes/Fusion/Helper/NodeInfoHelper.php
index a4c12ba0c9..2115820119 100644
--- a/Classes/Fusion/Helper/NodeInfoHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/Fusion/Helper/NodeInfoHelper.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public function renderNodeWithPropertiesAndChildrenInformation(
 
         $nodeInfo = $this->getBasicNodeInformation($node);
         $nodeInfo['properties'] = $this->nodePropertyConverterService->getPropertiesArray($node);
+        $nodeInfo['references'] = $this->nodePropertyConverterService->getReferencesArray($node);
         $nodeInfo['tags'] = $node->tags;
         $nodeInfo['isFullyLoaded'] = true;
 
diff --git a/packages/neos-ts-interfaces/src/index.ts b/packages/neos-ts-interfaces/src/index.ts
index 7689692b18..397e8fca2d 100644
--- a/packages/neos-ts-interfaces/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/neos-ts-interfaces/src/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export interface Node {
     properties: {
         [propName: string]: any;
     };
+    references: {
+        [referenceName: string]: any;
+    };
     isFullyLoaded: boolean;
     uri: string;
     parent: NodeContextPath;
diff --git a/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/RightSideBar/Inspector/InspectorEditorEnvelope/index.js b/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/RightSideBar/Inspector/InspectorEditorEnvelope/index.js
index f1f204026e..e5b748ad41 100644
--- a/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/RightSideBar/Inspector/InspectorEditorEnvelope/index.js
+++ b/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/RightSideBar/Inspector/InspectorEditorEnvelope/index.js
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ export default class InspectorEditorEnvelope extends PureComponent {
         //
         // nodeType needs to be read directly from node
         //
-        const sourceValueRaw = id === '_nodeType' ? node?.nodeType : node?.properties?.[id];
-        const sourceValue = sourceValueRaw;
+        const sourceValue = id === '_nodeType' ? node?.nodeType : (node?.references?.[id] ? node?.references?.[id] : node?.properties?.[id]);
         const transientValue = transientValueRaw;
 
         return (