diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
index 1836b6a9e..0faa11151 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -924,7 +924,8 @@
             "date": "timestamp",
             "jsonata": "expression",
             "env": "env variable",
-            "cred": "credential"
+            "cred": "credential",
+            "conf-types": "config node"
         }
     },
     "editableList": {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index bf1faf0a4..63f0fae23 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -91,6 +91,31 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             getNodeTypes: function() {
                 return Object.keys(nodeDefinitions);
             },
+            /**
+             * Get an array of node definitions
+             * @param {Object} options - options object
+             * @param {boolean} [options.configOnly] - if true, only return config nodes
+             * @param {function} [options.filter] - a filter function to apply to the list of nodes
+             * @returns array of node definitions
+             */
+            getNodeDefinitions: function(options) {
+                const result = []
+                const configOnly = (options && options.configOnly)
+                const filter = (options && options.filter)
+                const keys = Object.keys(nodeDefinitions)
+                for (const key of keys) {
+                    const def = nodeDefinitions[key]
+                    if(!def) { continue }
+                    if (configOnly && def.category !== "config") {
+                            continue
+                    }
+                    if (filter && !filter(nodeDefinitions[key])) {
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    result.push(nodeDefinitions[key])
+                }
+                return result
+            },
             setNodeList: function(list) {
                 nodeList = [];
                 for(var i=0;i<list.length;i++) {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
index d6f34ee71..16c4cdf8e 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
@@ -578,18 +578,75 @@
                     eyeButton.show();
                 }
             }
+        },
+        'conf-types': {
+            value: "conf-types",
+            label: "config",
+            icon: "fa fa-cog",
+            // hasValue: false,
+            valueLabel: function (container, value) {
+                // get the selected option (for access to the "name" and "module" properties)
+                const _options = this._optionsCache || this.typeList.find(opt => opt.value === value)?.options || []
+                const selectedOption = _options.find(opt => opt.value === value) || {
+                    title: '',
+                    name: '',
+                    module: ''
+                }
+                container.attr("title", selectedOption.title) // set tooltip to the full path/id of the module/node
+                container.text(selectedOption.name) // apply the "name" of the selected option
+                // set "line-height" such as to make the "name" appear further up, giving room for the "module" to be displayed below the value
+                container.css("line-height", "1.4em")
+                // add the module name in smaller, lighter font below the value
+                $('<div></div>').text(selectedOption.module).css({
+                    // "font-family": "var(--red-ui-monospace-font)",
+                    color: "var(--red-ui-tertiary-text-color)",
+                    "font-size": "0.8em",
+                    "line-height": "1em",
+                    opacity: 0.8
+                }).appendTo(container);
+            },
+            // hasValue: false,
+            options: function () {
+                if (this._optionsCache) {
+                    return this._optionsCache
+                }
+                const configNodes = RED.nodes.registry.getNodeDefinitions({configOnly: true, filter: (def) => def.type !== "global-config"}).map((def) => {
+                    // create a container with with 2 rows (row 1 for the name, row 2 for the module name in smaller, lighter font)
+                    const container = $('<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; row-gap: 1px;">')
+                    const row1Name = $('<div>').text(def.set.name)
+                    const row2Module = $('<div style="font-size: 0.8em; color: var(--red-ui-tertiary-text-color);">').text(def.set.module)
+                    container.append(row1Name, row2Module)
+        
+                    return {
+                        value: def.type,
+                        name: def.set.name || def.type,
+                        enabled: def.set.enabled ?? true,
+                        local: def.set.local,
+                        title: def.set.id, // tooltip e.g. "node-red-contrib-foo/bar"
+                        module: def.set.module,
+                        icon: container[0].outerHTML.trim(), // the typeInput will interpret this as html text and render it in the anchor
+                    }
+                })
+                this._optionsCache = configNodes
+                return configNodes
+            }
         }
     };
 
+    
     // For a type with options, check value is a valid selection
     // If !opt.multiple, returns the valid option object
     // if opt.multiple, returns an array of valid option objects
     // If not valid, returns null;
 
     function isOptionValueValid(opt, currentVal) {
+        let _options = opt.options
+        if (typeof _options === "function") {
+            _options = _options.call(this)
+        }
         if (!opt.multiple) {
-            for (var i=0;i<opt.options.length;i++) {
-                op = opt.options[i];
+            for (var i=0;i<_options.length;i++) {
+                op = _options[i];
                 if (typeof op === "string" && op === currentVal) {
                     return {value:currentVal}
                 } else if (op.value === currentVal) {
@@ -606,8 +663,8 @@
                     currentValues[v] = true;
                 }
             });
-            for (var i=0;i<opt.options.length;i++) {
-                op = opt.options[i];
+            for (var i=0;i<_options.length;i++) {
+                op = _options[i];
                 var val = typeof op === "string" ? op : op.value;
                 if (currentValues.hasOwnProperty(val)) {
                     delete currentValues[val];
@@ -1034,7 +1091,9 @@
             if (this.optionMenu) {
                 this.optionMenu.remove();
             }
-            this.menu.remove();
+            if (this.menu) {
+                this.menu.remove();
+            }
             this.uiSelect.remove();
         },
         types: function(types) {
@@ -1067,7 +1126,7 @@
             this.menu = this._createMenu(this.typeList,{},function(v) { that.type(v) });
             if (currentType && !this.typeMap.hasOwnProperty(currentType)) {
                 if (!firstCall) {
-                    this.type(this.typeList[0].value);
+                    this.type(this.typeList[0]?.value || ""); // permit empty typeList
                 }
             } else {
                 this.propertyType = null;
@@ -1104,6 +1163,11 @@
                 var selectedOption = [];
                 var valueToCheck = value;
                 if (opt.options) {
+                    let _options = opt.options
+                    if (typeof opt.options === "function") {
+                        _options = opt.options.call(this)
+                    }
+
                     if (opt.hasValue && opt.parse) {
                         var parts = opt.parse(value);
                         if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"new parse",parts) }
@@ -1117,8 +1181,8 @@
                         checkValues = valueToCheck.split(",");
                     }
                     checkValues.forEach(function(valueToCheck) {
-                        for (var i=0;i<opt.options.length;i++) {
-                            var op = opt.options[i];
+                        for (var i=0;i<_options.length;i++) {
+                            var op = _options[i];
                             if (typeof op === "string") {
                                 if (op === valueToCheck || op === ""+valueToCheck) {
                                     selectedOption.push(that.activeOptions[op]);
@@ -1153,7 +1217,7 @@
         },
         type: function(type) {
             if (!arguments.length) {
-                return this.propertyType;
+                return this.propertyType || this.options?.default || '';
             } else {
                 var that = this;
                 if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"----- SET TYPE -----",type) }
@@ -1254,6 +1318,10 @@
                         this.optionMenu = null;
                     }
                     if (opt.options) {
+                        let _options = opt.options
+                        if (typeof _options === "function") {
+                            _options = opt.options.call(this);
+                        }
                         if (this.optionExpandButton) {
                             this.optionExpandButton.hide();
                             this.optionExpandButton.shown = false;
@@ -1270,7 +1338,7 @@
                                 this.valueLabelContainer.hide();
                             }
                             this.activeOptions = {};
-                            opt.options.forEach(function(o) {
+                            _options.forEach(function(o) {
                                 if (typeof o === 'string') {
                                     that.activeOptions[o] = {label:o,value:o};
                                 } else {
@@ -1290,7 +1358,7 @@
                                     if (validValues) {
                                         that._updateOptionSelectLabel(validValues)
                                     } else {
-                                        op = opt.options[0];
+                                        op = _options[0] || {value:""}; // permit zero options
                                         if (typeof op === "string") {
                                             this.value(op);
                                             that._updateOptionSelectLabel({value:op});
@@ -1309,7 +1377,7 @@
                                     that._updateOptionSelectLabel(validValues);
                                 }
                             } else {
-                                var selectedOption = this.optionValue||opt.options[0];
+                                var selectedOption = this.optionValue||_options[0];
                                 if (opt.parse) {
                                     var selectedOptionObj = typeof selectedOption === "string"?{value:selectedOption}:selectedOption
                                     var parts = opt.parse(this.input.val(),selectedOptionObj);
@@ -1353,7 +1421,7 @@
                                     })
                                 }
                             }
-                            this.optionMenu = this._createMenu(opt.options,opt,function(v){
+                            this.optionMenu = this._createMenu(_options,opt,function(v){
                                 if (!opt.multiple) {
                                     that._updateOptionSelectLabel(that.activeOptions[v]);
                                     if (!opt.hasValue) {