diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsView.xaml b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsView.xaml
index 90da2f349..52fa0286f 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsView.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsView.xaml
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
             </CheckBox>
         </Grid>
 
-        <controls:VisualScriptPresenter Grid.Row="1" AvailableNodes="{Binding AvailableNodes}" Script="{Binding DataBinding.Script}" />
+        <controls:VisualScriptPresenter Grid.Row="1" 
+                                        AvailableNodes="{Binding AvailableNodes}" 
+                                        Script="{Binding DataBinding.Script}" 
+                                        AlwaysShowValues="{Binding AlwaysShowValues.Value}"/>
         <Border Grid.Row="1" Background="{StaticResource MaterialDesignToolBarBackground}"
                 Visibility="{Binding DataBindingEnabled, Converter={x:Static s:BoolToVisibilityConverter.InverseInstance}, Mode=OneWay}">
             <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="16">
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsViewModel.cs
index a2b4d0846..85b601c4e 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/DataBindings/DataBindingsViewModel.cs
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor.LayerProperties.DataBindings
         private readonly IProfileEditorService _profileEditorService;
         private IDataBinding _dataBinding;
 
-        public DataBindingsViewModel(IProfileEditorService profileEditorService, INodeService nodeService)
+        public DataBindingsViewModel(IProfileEditorService profileEditorService, INodeService nodeService, ISettingsService settingsService)
         {
             _profileEditorService = profileEditorService;
             AvailableNodes =  nodeService.AvailableNodes.ToList();
+            AlwaysShowValues = settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.AlwaysShowValues", true);
         }
 
         public List<NodeData> AvailableNodes { get; }
+        public PluginSetting<bool> AlwaysShowValues { get; }
 
         public IDataBinding DataBinding
         {
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor.LayerProperties.DataBindings
             }
         }
 
+
         private void ProfileEditorServiceOnSelectedDataBindingChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             SubscribeToSelectedDataBinding();
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorView.xaml b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorView.xaml
index c7cf110cf..bb2739781 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorView.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorView.xaml
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@
                           IsChecked="{Binding ShowDataModelValues.Value}"/>
                 <MenuItem Header="Display Full Condition Paths"
                           IsCheckable="True"
-                          IsChecked="{Binding ShowFullPaths.Value}"/>
+                          IsChecked="{Binding ShowFullPaths.Value}"/>  
+                <MenuItem Header="Always Display Cable Values"
+                          ToolTip="If enabled, cable values are always shown instead of only on hover"
+                          IsCheckable="True"
+                          IsChecked="{Binding AlwaysShowValues.Value}"/>
                 <MenuItem Header="Apply All Data Bindings During Edit" 
                           ToolTip="If enabled, updates all data bindings instead of only the one you are editing"
                           IsCheckable="True"
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorViewModel.cs
index b3b56f3c6..291f95bd0 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/ProfileEditorViewModel.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor
         public PluginSetting<bool> StopOnFocusLoss => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.StopOnFocusLoss", true);
         public PluginSetting<bool> ShowDataModelValues => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.ShowDataModelValues", false);
         public PluginSetting<bool> ShowFullPaths => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.ShowFullPaths", true);
+        public PluginSetting<bool> AlwaysShowValues => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.AlwaysShowValues", true);
         public PluginSetting<bool> FocusSelectedLayer => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.FocusSelectedLayer", true);
         public PluginSetting<bool> AlwaysApplyDataBindings => _settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.AlwaysApplyDataBindings", true);
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor
             StopOnFocusLoss.AutoSave = true;
             ShowDataModelValues.AutoSave = true;
             ShowFullPaths.AutoSave = true;
+            AlwaysShowValues.AutoSave = true;
             FocusSelectedLayer.AutoSave = true;
             AlwaysApplyDataBindings.AutoSave = true;
 
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor
             StopOnFocusLoss.AutoSave = false;
             ShowDataModelValues.AutoSave = false;
             ShowFullPaths.AutoSave = false;
+            AlwaysShowValues.AutoSave = false;
             FocusSelectedLayer.AutoSave = false;
             AlwaysApplyDataBindings.AutoSave = false;
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptCablePresenter.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptCablePresenter.cs
index 22bfdcf07..d534e4979 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptCablePresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptCablePresenter.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
         #region Properties & Fields
 
         private Path _path;
+        private Border _valueBorder;
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -56,6 +58,15 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
             set => SetValue(ValuePositionProperty, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty AlwaysShowValuesProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+            "AlwaysShowValues", typeof(bool), typeof(VisualScriptCablePresenter), new PropertyMetadata(default(bool), AlwaysShowValuesChanged));
+
+        public bool AlwaysShowValues
+        {
+            get => (bool) GetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty);
+            set => SetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty, value);
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Methods
@@ -63,9 +74,15 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
         public override void OnApplyTemplate()
         {
             _path = GetTemplateChild(PART_PATH) as Path ?? throw new NullReferenceException($"The Path '{PART_PATH}' is missing.");
-            _path.MouseDown += OnPathMouseDown;
-
+            _valueBorder = GetTemplateChild("PART_ValueDisplay") as Border ?? throw new NullReferenceException("The Border 'PART_ValueDisplay' is missing.");
+           
+            _path.MouseEnter += (_, _) => UpdateValueVisibility();
+            _path.MouseLeave += (_, _) => UpdateValueVisibility();
+            _valueBorder.MouseEnter += (_, _) => UpdateValueVisibility();
+            _valueBorder.MouseLeave += (_, _) => UpdateValueVisibility();
             Unloaded += OnUnloaded;
+
+            UpdateValueVisibility();
         }
 
         private void OnUnloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -112,6 +129,26 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
             UpdateValuePosition();
         }
 
+        private static void AlwaysShowValuesChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (d is not VisualScriptCablePresenter presenter) return;
+
+            presenter.UpdateValueVisibility();
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateValueVisibility()
+        {
+            if (_valueBorder == null)
+                return;
+
+            if (AlwaysShowValues && Cable.From.Connections.LastOrDefault() == Cable)
+                _valueBorder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            else if (_valueBorder.IsMouseOver || _path.IsMouseOver)
+                _valueBorder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            else
+                _valueBorder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+        }
+
         private void OnPinPropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.PropertyName == nameof(VisualScriptPin.AbsolutePosition))
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptEditor.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptEditor.cs
index 8af40eb0b..f4c963902 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptEditor.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
             set => SetValue(AvailableNodesProperty, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty AlwaysShowValuesProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+            "AlwaysShowValues", typeof(bool), typeof(VisualScriptEditor), new PropertyMetadata(default(bool)));
+
+        public bool AlwaysShowValues
+        {
+            get => (bool)GetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty);
+            set => SetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty, value);
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptPresenter.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptPresenter.cs
index 0b939b2a3..1e3a468ad 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Controls/VisualScriptPresenter.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Editor.Controls
             set => SetValue(AvailableNodesProperty, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty AlwaysShowValuesProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+            "AlwaysShowValues", typeof(bool), typeof(VisualScriptPresenter), new PropertyMetadata(default(bool)));
+
+        public bool AlwaysShowValues
+        {
+            get => (bool)GetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty);
+            set => SetValue(AlwaysShowValuesProperty, value);
+        }
+
         public static readonly DependencyProperty CreateNodeCommandProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             "CreateNodeCommand", typeof(ICommand), typeof(VisualScriptPresenter), new PropertyMetadata(default(ICommand)));
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptEditor.xaml b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptEditor.xaml
index 227d14b7a..09f5b5a6f 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptEditor.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptEditor.xaml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
                 BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
                 Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
             <controls:VisualScriptPresenter Script="{TemplateBinding Script}"
-                                            AvailableNodes="{TemplateBinding AvailableNodes}" />
+                                            AvailableNodes="{TemplateBinding AvailableNodes}" 
+                                            AlwaysShowValues="{TemplateBinding AlwaysShowValues}"/>
         </Border>
     </ControlTemplate>
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptPresenter.xaml b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptPresenter.xaml
index eb9341488..265423dd5 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptPresenter.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Editor/Styles/VisualScriptPresenter.xaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
                         <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate>
-                                <controls:VisualScriptCablePresenter Cable="{Binding .}" />
+                                <controls:VisualScriptCablePresenter Cable="{Binding .}" AlwaysShowValues="{Binding AlwaysShowValues, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=controls:VisualScriptPresenter}}"/>
                             </DataTemplate>
                         </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                     </ItemsControl>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/CustomViewModels/DataModelNodeCustomViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/CustomViewModels/DataModelNodeCustomViewModel.cs
index eb3f10cca..44db086bd 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/CustomViewModels/DataModelNodeCustomViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/CustomViewModels/DataModelNodeCustomViewModel.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Nodes.CustomViewModels
         private readonly DataModelNode _node;
         private BindableCollection<Module> _modules;
 
-        public DataModelNodeCustomViewModel(DataModelNode node, ISettingsService settingsService, IPluginManagementService test) : base(node)
+        public DataModelNodeCustomViewModel(DataModelNode node, ISettingsService settingsService) : base(node)
         {
             _node = node;
 
-            var tessst = test.GetFeaturesOfType<Module>();
-
             ShowFullPaths = settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.ShowFullPaths", true);
             ShowDataModelValues = settingsService.GetSetting("ProfileEditor.ShowDataModelValues", false);
         }
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Nodes.CustomViewModels
                 if (ReferenceEquals(_node.DataModelPath, value))
                     return;
 
-                _node.DataModelPath.Dispose();
+                _node.DataModelPath?.Dispose();
                 _node.DataModelPath = value;
                 _node.DataModelPath.Save();
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/DataModelNode.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/DataModelNode.cs
index dbbb0ded9..850a71cef 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/DataModelNode.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/DataModelNode.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ namespace Artemis.VisualScripting.Nodes
                 if (Output == null)
                     UpdateOutputPin(false);
 
-                Output.Value = DataModelPath.GetValue() ?? Output.Type.GetDefault();
+                object pathValue = DataModelPath.GetValue();
+                if (pathValue != null)
+                    Output.Value = pathValue;
             }
         }