diff --git a/cypress/e2e/12-canvas.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/12-canvas.cy.ts
index 94900b82065ad..9af6d25697ae0 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/12-canvas.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/12-canvas.cy.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ describe('Canvas Node Manipulation and Navigation', () => {
 		WorkflowPage.actions.addNodeToCanvas(SWITCH_NODE_NAME, true, true);
 
 		for (let i = 0; i < desiredOutputs; i++) {
-			cy.contains('Add Routing Rule').click()
+			cy.contains('Add Routing Rule').click();
 		}
 
-		NDVDialog.actions.close()
+		NDVDialog.actions.close();
 		for (let i = 0; i < desiredOutputs; i++) {
 			WorkflowPage.getters.canvasNodePlusEndpointByName(SWITCH_NODE_NAME, i).click({ force: true });
 			WorkflowPage.getters.nodeCreatorSearchBar().should('be.visible');
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ describe('Canvas Node Manipulation and Navigation', () => {
 		cy.reload();
 		cy.waitForLoad();
 		// Make sure outputless switch was connected correctly
-		cy.get(`[data-target-node="${SWITCH_NODE_NAME}1"][data-source-node="${EDIT_FIELDS_SET_NODE_NAME}3"]`).should('be.visible');
+		cy.get(
+			`[data-target-node="${SWITCH_NODE_NAME}1"][data-source-node="${EDIT_FIELDS_SET_NODE_NAME}3"]`,
+		).should('be.visible');
 		// Make sure all connections are there after reload
 		for (let i = 0; i < desiredOutputs; i++) {
 			const setName = `${EDIT_FIELDS_SET_NODE_NAME}${i > 0 ? i : ''}`;
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ describe('Canvas Node Manipulation and Navigation', () => {
 			.canvasNodes()
 			.last()
 			.should('have.css', 'left', '740px')
-			.should('have.css', 'top', '320px')
+			.should('have.css', 'top', '320px');
 	});
 
 	it('should zoom in', () => {
@@ -350,5 +352,17 @@ describe('Canvas Node Manipulation and Navigation', () => {
 		cy.waitForLoad();
 		WorkflowPage.getters.canvasNodes().should('have.length', 2);
 		cy.get('.rect-input-endpoint.jtk-endpoint-connected').should('have.length', 1);
-	})
+	});
+
+	it('should remove unknown credentials on pasting workflow', () => {
+		cy.fixture('workflow-with-unknown-credentials.json').then((data) => {
+			cy.get('body').paste(JSON.stringify(data));
+
+			WorkflowPage.getters.canvasNodes().should('have.have.length', 2);
+
+			WorkflowPage.actions.openNode('n8n');
+			cy.get('[class*=hasIssues]').should('have.length', 1);
+			NDVDialog.actions.close();
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/workflow-with-unknown-credentials.json b/cypress/fixtures/workflow-with-unknown-credentials.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2793889fee176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/workflow-with-unknown-credentials.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "meta": {
+    "instanceId": "123"
+  },
+  "nodes": [
+    {
+      "parameters": {
+        "resource": "credential",
+        "name": "123",
+        "credentialTypeName": "123"
+      },
+      "id": "a01f79f6-e8c3-44c5-be5e-4bc482e23172",
+      "name": "n8n",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
+      "typeVersion": 1,
+      "position": [
+        540,
+        240
+      ],
+      "credentials": {
+        "n8nApi": {
+          "id": "10",
+          "name": "n8n account"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "parameters": {},
+      "id": "acdd1bdc-c642-4ea6-ad67-f4201b640cfa",
+      "name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
+      "typeVersion": 1,
+      "position": [
+        300,
+        240
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "connections": {
+    "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"": {
+      "main": [
+        [
+          {
+            "node": "n8n",
+            "type": "main",
+            "index": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index 952f7389f65a3..b8228bc40d8bc 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -1677,6 +1677,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 					});
 				}
 
+				this.removeUnknownCredentials(workflowData);
+
 				const currInstanceId = this.rootStore.instanceId;
 
 				const nodeGraph = JSON.stringify(
@@ -1756,6 +1758,23 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				this.showError(error, this.$locale.baseText('nodeView.showError.importWorkflowData.title'));
 			}
 		},
+
+		removeUnknownCredentials(workflow: IWorkflowToShare) {
+			if (!workflow?.nodes) return;
+
+			for (const node of workflow.nodes) {
+				if (!node.credentials) continue;
+
+				for (const [name, credential] of Object.entries(node.credentials)) {
+					if (credential.id === null) continue;
+
+					if (!this.credentialsStore.getCredentialById(credential.id)) {
+						delete node.credentials[name];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		onDragOver(event: DragEvent) {
 			event.preventDefault();
 		},