diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3875a711f9..bd8da86d07f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   * added backward compatibility for view management
 * bugfixes
   * fixed incompatibility between shipped zlib and QuaZip libraries
+  * fixed layout bug which occured when leftmost node had no inputs
 
 ## [4.3.0](v4.3.0) - 2024-07-02 13:42:55+02:00 (urgency: medium)
 * **WARNING:** this release breaks compatibility with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/contexts/graph_context.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/contexts/graph_context.cpp
index 4b9a7866b8c..552e72c8664 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/contexts/graph_context.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/contexts/graph_context.cpp
@@ -786,6 +786,12 @@ namespace hal
             }
         }
 
+        if (nodesToPlace.isEmpty())
+        {
+            log_warning("gui", "Cannot restore view id={}, there are no nodes to place.", mId);
+            return false;
+        }
+
         mModules.clear();
         mGates.clear();
         for (const QPair<Node,QPoint>& box : nodesToPlace)
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/layouters/graph_layouter.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/layouters/graph_layouter.cpp
index d3493a7fc83..0d56740554c 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/layouters/graph_layouter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/graph_widget/layouters/graph_layouter.cpp
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ namespace hal
             mCoordY[pnt.y()].testMinMax(rect.bottom());
         }
 
+        // add topmost and leftmost coordinate entry (unless it already exists)
+        if (!mCoordX.contains(mNodeBoundingBox.left()))
+            mCoordX[mNodeBoundingBox.left()].testMinMax(0);
+        if (!mCoordY.contains(mNodeBoundingBox.top()))
+            mCoordY[mNodeBoundingBox.top()].testMinMax(0);
+
         // fill gaps in coordinate system if any
         if (!mCoordX.isEmpty())
         {