diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/Property.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/Property.php
index dbff01dffc..766754d0af 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/Property.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/Property.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeModification\Command\SetNodeProperties;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeModification\Dto\PropertyValuesToWrite;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Command\SetNodeReferences;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Dto\NodeReferencesForName;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Dto\NodeReferencesToWrite;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeTypeChange\Command\ChangeNodeAggregateType;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeTypeChange\Dto\NodeAggregateTypeChangeChildConstraintConflictResolutionStrategy;
@@ -239,8 +240,12 @@ private function handleNodeReferenceChange(Node $subject, string $propertyName):
                 $subject->workspaceName,
                 $subject->aggregateId,
                 $subject->originDimensionSpacePoint,
-                ReferenceName::fromString($propertyName),
-                NodeReferencesToWrite::fromNodeAggregateIds(NodeAggregateIds::fromArray($destinationNodeAggregateIds))
+                NodeReferencesToWrite::fromReferences(
+                    NodeReferencesForName::fromNameAndTargets(
+                        ReferenceName::fromString($propertyName),
+                        NodeAggregateIds::fromArray($destinationNodeAggregateIds)
+                    )
+                )
             )
         );
     }
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/NodeCreation/NodeCreationCommands.php b/Classes/Domain/NodeCreation/NodeCreationCommands.php
index ad225e5fcb..52115aad6e 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/NodeCreation/NodeCreationCommands.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/NodeCreation/NodeCreationCommands.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeModification\Command\SetNodeProperties;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeModification\Dto\PropertyValuesToWrite;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Command\SetNodeReferences;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Dto\NodeReferencesToWrite;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\NodeType\NodeTypeManager;
 
 /**
@@ -107,6 +108,14 @@ public function withInitialPropertyValues(PropertyValuesToWrite $newInitialPrope
         );
     }
 
+    public function withInitialReferences(NodeReferencesToWrite $newInitialReferences): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            $this->first->withReferences($newInitialReferences),
+            ...$this->additionalCommands
+        );
+    }
+
     public function withAdditionalCommands(
         CreateNodeAggregateWithNode|SetNodeProperties|DisableNodeAggregate|EnableNodeAggregate|SetNodeReferences|CopyNodesRecursively ...$additionalCommands
     ): self {
diff --git a/Classes/Infrastructure/ContentRepository/CreationDialog/PromotedElementsCreationHandlerFactory.php b/Classes/Infrastructure/ContentRepository/CreationDialog/PromotedElementsCreationHandlerFactory.php
index 88066dab9e..ba06077aa5 100644
--- a/Classes/Infrastructure/ContentRepository/CreationDialog/PromotedElementsCreationHandlerFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Infrastructure/ContentRepository/CreationDialog/PromotedElementsCreationHandlerFactory.php
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 namespace Neos\Neos\Ui\Infrastructure\ContentRepository\CreationDialog;
 
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\ContentRepository;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Command\SetNodeReferences;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Dto\NodeReferencesToWrite;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Feature\NodeReferencing\Dto\NodeReferencesForName;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\NodeType\NodeTypeManager;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Node\NodeAggregateIds;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Node\ReferenceName;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public function handle(NodeCreationCommands $commands, NodeCreationElements $ele
                     return $commands;
                 }
                 $propertyValues = $commands->first->initialPropertyValues;
-                $setReferencesCommands = [];
+                $initialReferences = $commands->first->references;
                 foreach ($elements as $elementName => $elementValue) {
                     // handle properties
                     if ($nodeType->hasProperty($elementName)) {
@@ -56,16 +55,12 @@ public function handle(NodeCreationCommands $commands, NodeCreationElements $ele
                     if ($nodeType->hasReference($elementName)) {
                         assert($elementValue instanceof NodeAggregateIds);
                         $referenceConfiguration = $nodeType->getReferences()[$elementName];
-                        if (
-                            ($referenceConfiguration['ui']['showInCreationDialog'] ?? false) === true
-                        ) {
-                            // a promoted element
-                            $setReferencesCommands[] = SetNodeReferences::create(
-                                $commands->first->workspaceName,
-                                $commands->first->nodeAggregateId,
-                                $commands->first->originDimensionSpacePoint,
-                                ReferenceName::fromString($elementName),
-                                NodeReferencesToWrite::fromNodeAggregateIds($elementValue)
+                        if (($referenceConfiguration['ui']['showInCreationDialog'] ?? false) === true) {
+                            $initialReferences = $initialReferences->withReference(
+                                NodeReferencesForName::fromNameAndTargets(
+                                    ReferenceName::fromString($elementName),
+                                    $elementValue
+                                )
                             );
                         }
                     }
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@ public function handle(NodeCreationCommands $commands, NodeCreationElements $ele
 
                 return $commands
                     ->withInitialPropertyValues($propertyValues)
-                    ->withAdditionalCommands(...$setReferencesCommands);
+                    ->withInitialReferences($initialReferences);
             }
         };
     }