diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/frontend-primitives.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/frontend-primitives.md
index 70090fa35e..f9fc9d67f8 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/frontend-primitives.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/frontend-primitives.md
@@ -2363,12 +2363,12 @@ Saved web-interface launch affordances must also stay on a shared primitive
 instead of page-local table columns or one-off external-link anchors.
 `frontend-modern/src/components/shared/WebInterfaceNameLink.tsx` owns the
 resource-name link shell, new-tab safety attributes, row-click/key propagation
-containment, fallback text, and accessible launch labels. Workload guest rows
-standalone machine rows, and Proxmox node rows compose that primitive so a saved
-or inferred URL is opened by clicking the resource name on every comparable
-runtime table. Runtime/platform tables must not add separate `Web` columns,
-page-local external-link anchors, or duplicated new-tab safety handling for
-that launch affordance.
+containment, fallback text, and accessible launch labels. Workload guest rows,
+grouped node headers, standalone machine rows, and Proxmox node rows compose
+that primitive so a saved or inferred URL is opened by clicking the resource
+name on every comparable runtime table. Runtime/platform tables must not add
+separate `Web` columns, page-local external-link anchors, or duplicated new-tab
+safety handling for that launch affordance.
 Shared-template drift enforcement is registry-backed:
 `frontend-modern/scripts/shared-template-registry.json` is the canonical list of
 standardized repeated affordances, required consumers, and forbidden local
diff --git a/frontend-modern/scripts/shared-template-registry.json b/frontend-modern/scripts/shared-template-registry.json
index 88812febf0..52cc3bcce5 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/scripts/shared-template-registry.json
+++ b/frontend-modern/scripts/shared-template-registry.json
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
         "export": "WebInterfaceNameLink"
       },
       "requiredConsumers": [
+        {
+          "path": "src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx"
+        },
         {
           "path": "src/components/Workloads/GuestRow.tsx"
         },
@@ -25,6 +28,10 @@
           "path": "src/components/Workloads/GuestRow.tsx",
           "patterns": ["target=\"_blank\"", "rel=\"noopener noreferrer\""]
         },
+        {
+          "path": "src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx",
+          "patterns": ["target=\"_blank\"", "rel=\"noopener noreferrer\""]
+        },
         {
           "path": "src/features/standalone/AgentsMachinesTable.tsx",
           "patterns": [
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@
       ],
       "proof": [
         "src/components/shared/SharedPrimitives.guardrails.test.ts",
+        "src/components/shared/__tests__/NodeGroupHeader.test.tsx",
         "src/features/standalone/__tests__/AgentsMachinesTable.test.tsx",
         "src/components/Workloads/__tests__/GuestRow.test.tsx",
         "src/features/proxmox/__tests__/ProxmoxNodesTable.test.tsx",
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx
index 34ce7d6fc0..702b12a478 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   getGroupedTableRowCellClass,
   getGroupedTableRowClass,
 } from './groupedTableRowPresentation';
+import { WebInterfaceNameLink } from './WebInterfaceNameLink';
 
 interface NodeGroupHeaderProps {
   node: Node;
@@ -51,16 +52,12 @@ export const NodeGroupHeader: Component<NodeGroupHeaderProps> = (props) => {
         ariaLabel={nodeStatus().label}
         size="xs"
       />
-      <a
-        href={nodeUrl()}
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      <WebInterfaceNameLink
+        name={displayName()}
+        url={nodeUrl()}
         class="transition-colors duration-150 hover:text-sky-600 dark:hover:text-sky-400"
         title={`Open ${props.node.name} web interface`}
-        onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-      >
-        {displayName()}
-      </a>
+      />
       <Show when={showActualName()}>
         <span class="text-[10px] text-muted">({props.node.name})</span>
       </Show>
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/SharedPrimitives.guardrails.test.ts b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/SharedPrimitives.guardrails.test.ts
index f6aeb76e16..1adce6d942 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/SharedPrimitives.guardrails.test.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/SharedPrimitives.guardrails.test.ts
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ describe('shared primitive guardrails', () => {
     expect(storageGroupRowSource).not.toContain('kind="scope"');
     expect(unifiedResourceHostTableCardSource).not.toContain('kind="scope"');
 
-    expect(nodeGroupHeaderSource).toContain('event.stopPropagation()');
+    expect(nodeGroupHeaderSource).toContain('WebInterfaceNameLink');
+    expect(webInterfaceNameLinkSource).toContain('event.stopPropagation()');
   });
 
   it('keeps upgrade navigation split across shell, runtime, and utility owners', () => {
@@ -942,18 +943,22 @@ describe('shared primitive guardrails', () => {
     expect(webInterfaceNameLinkSource).toContain('Open web interface for');
     expect(registeredRule?.requiredConsumers?.map((consumer) => consumer.path)).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
+        'src/components/shared/NodeGroupHeader.tsx',
         'src/components/Workloads/GuestRow.tsx',
         'src/features/standalone/AgentsMachinesTable.tsx',
         'src/features/proxmox/ProxmoxNodesTable.tsx',
       ]),
     );
 
+    expect(nodeGroupHeaderSource).toContain('WebInterfaceNameLink');
     expect(guestRowSource).toContain('WebInterfaceNameLink');
     expect(agentsMachinesTableSource).toContain('WebInterfaceNameLink');
     expect(proxmoxNodesTableSource).toContain('WebInterfaceNameLink');
+    expect(nodeGroupHeaderSource).not.toContain('target="_blank"');
     expect(guestRowSource).not.toContain('target="_blank"');
     expect(agentsMachinesTableSource).not.toContain('target="_blank"');
     expect(proxmoxNodesTableSource).not.toContain('target="_blank"');
+    expect(nodeGroupHeaderSource).not.toContain('rel="noopener noreferrer"');
     expect(agentsMachinesTableSource).not.toContain('AgentMachineWebLinkCell');
     expect(agentsMachinesTableSource).not.toContain('data-agent-machine-web-link');
     expect(proxmoxNodesTableSource).not.toContain('data-proxmox-host-web-link');
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/__tests__/NodeGroupHeader.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/__tests__/NodeGroupHeader.test.tsx
index 89cfb3d504..d9c992ced3 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/__tests__/NodeGroupHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/shared/__tests__/NodeGroupHeader.test.tsx
@@ -46,5 +46,10 @@ describe('NodeGroupHeader', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('PVE 9.1.9')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('62°C')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('2h')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open web interface for pve1' });
+    expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://pve1:8006');
+    expect(link).toHaveAttribute('target', '_blank');
+    expect(link).toHaveAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer');
   });
 });