diff --git a/backends/dealii/tests/modules.cc b/backends/dealii/tests/modules.cc
index 18ac392..50fd6e0 100644
--- a/backends/dealii/tests/modules.cc
+++ b/backends/dealii/tests/modules.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,35 @@ TEST(Modules, SingleNodeNetwork)
   EXPECT_EQ(network.get_outputs().size(), 1u);
 }
 
+TEST(Modules, NetworkNodeExposesDanglingSelfOutput)
+{
+  coral::register_all_types();
+
+  coral::Network inner_network;
+  inner_network.add_node(coral::make_node<dealii::Triangulation<2>>(),
+                         "triangulation");
+
+  nlohmann::json node_json = {
+    {"type", "coral::Network"},
+    {"value", nlohmann::json(inner_network)}
+  };
+
+  coral::NodeObjectPtr network_node;
+  coral::from_json(node_json, network_node);
+
+  const auto info = network_node->get_info();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(info.contains("arguments"));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(info.contains("inputs"));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(info.contains("outputs"));
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(info["arguments"].size(), 1u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(info["inputs"], nlohmann::json::array());
+  EXPECT_EQ(info["outputs"], nlohmann::json::array({0}));
+  EXPECT_EQ(info["arguments"][0]["name"], "triangulation");
+  EXPECT_EQ(info["arguments"][0]["connection_type"], "output");
+  EXPECT_EQ(info["arguments"][0]["type"], "dealii::Triangulation<2, 2>");
+}
+
 TEST(Modules, CompleteNetworkNoIO)
 {
   coral::register_all_types();
diff --git a/core/include/coral_network_implementation.h b/core/include/coral_network_implementation.h
index c981313..41b2153 100644
--- a/core/include/coral_network_implementation.h
+++ b/core/include/coral_network_implementation.h
@@ -882,22 +882,42 @@ namespace coral
           throw std::runtime_error("Network interface node not found.");
 
         const auto info = node_it->second->get_info();
-        if (!info.contains("arguments"))
-          throw std::runtime_error("Node is missing argument metadata.");
+        nlohmann::json arg_json;
+        if (entry.argument_index < 0)
+          {
+            if ((entry.type & ConnectionType::output) == ConnectionType::none)
+              throw std::runtime_error(
+                "Self ports can only contribute network outputs.");
+
+            if (!info.contains("type"))
+              throw std::runtime_error("Node metadata missing type.");
+
+            // SELF outputs are exposed using the node's externally connectable
+            // type. Derived nodes advertise their base type on SELF ports.
+            arg_json["type"] = info.contains("base") ? info["base"] :
+                                                       info["type"];
+            const auto node_name = get_node_name(entry.node_id);
+            arg_json["name"]     = node_name.empty() ? "self" : node_name;
+          }
+        else
+          {
+            if (!info.contains("arguments"))
+              throw std::runtime_error("Node is missing argument metadata.");
 
-        if (entry.argument_index < 0 ||
-            entry.argument_index >= static_cast<int>(info["arguments"].size()))
-          throw std::runtime_error("Dangling argument index out of range.");
+            if (entry.argument_index >=
+                static_cast<int>(info["arguments"].size()))
+              throw std::runtime_error("Dangling argument index out of range.");
 
-        const auto &arg_info = info["arguments"][entry.argument_index];
-        if (!arg_info.contains("type"))
-          throw std::runtime_error("Argument metadata missing type.");
+            const auto &arg_info = info["arguments"][entry.argument_index];
+            if (!arg_info.contains("type"))
+              throw std::runtime_error("Argument metadata missing type.");
+
+            arg_json["type"] = arg_info["type"];
+            if (arg_info.contains("name"))
+              arg_json["name"] = arg_info["name"];
+          }
 
-        nlohmann::json arg_json;
-        arg_json["type"]            = arg_info["type"];
         arg_json["connection_type"] = magic_enum::enum_name(entry.type);
-        if (arg_info.contains("name"))
-          arg_json["name"] = arg_info["name"];
 
         const auto arg_index =
           static_cast<unsigned int>(interface.arguments.size());
@@ -973,8 +993,6 @@ namespace coral
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < outputs.size(); ++i)
               {
                 const int arg_index = outputs[i].get<int>();
-                if (arg_index < 0)
-                  continue;
                 bool connected = false;
                 for (const auto &[conn_id, conn] : connections)
                   {