diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/brightness.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/brightness.cc
index 026621ea427..7c3261c9f2b 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/brightness.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/brightness.cc
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 
 NodeItem BrightContrastNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color");
-  NodeItem bright = get_input_value("Bright");
-  NodeItem contrast = get_input_value("Contrast");
+  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem bright = get_input_value("Bright", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem contrast = get_input_value("Contrast", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   /* This formula was given from OSL shader code in Cycles. */
   return (bright + color * (contrast + value(1.0f)) - contrast * value(0.5f)).max(value(0.0f));
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/bsdf_principled.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/bsdf_principled.cc
index 5abd13ddaab..41e93336471 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/bsdf_principled.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/bsdf_principled.cc
@@ -8,38 +8,36 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 
 NodeItem BSDFPrincipledNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  /* Getting required inputs
-   * Note: if some inputs are not needed they won't be taken */
-  NodeItem base_color = get_input_value("Base Color");
+  NodeItem base_color = get_input_value("Base Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
 
-  NodeItem subsurface = get_input_value("Subsurface");
-  NodeItem subsurface_radius = get_input_value("Subsurface Radius");
-  NodeItem subsurface_color = get_input_value("Subsurface Color");
+  NodeItem subsurface = get_input_value("Subsurface", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem subsurface_radius = get_input_value("Subsurface Radius", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem subsurface_color = get_input_value("Subsurface Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
 
-  NodeItem metallic = get_input_value("Metallic");
-  NodeItem specular = get_input_value("Specular");
+  NodeItem metallic = get_input_value("Metallic", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem specular = get_input_value("Specular", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   // NodeItem specular_tint = get_input_value("Specular Tint");
-  NodeItem roughness = get_input_value("Roughness");
+  NodeItem roughness = get_input_value("Roughness", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   /* TODO: use Specular Tint input */
-  NodeItem anisotropic = get_input_value("Anisotropic");
-  NodeItem anisotropic_rotation = get_input_value("Anisotropic Rotation");
+  NodeItem anisotropic = get_input_value("Anisotropic", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem anisotropic_rotation = get_input_value("Anisotropic Rotation", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   // anisotropic_rotation = 0.5 - (anisotropic_rotation % 1.0)
 
-  NodeItem sheen = get_input_value("Sheen");
+  NodeItem sheen = get_input_value("Sheen", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   // sheen_tint = get_input_value("Sheen Tint");
 
-  NodeItem clearcoat = get_input_value("Clearcoat");
-  NodeItem clearcoat_roughness = get_input_value("Clearcoat Roughness");
+  NodeItem clearcoat = get_input_value("Clearcoat", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem clearcoat_roughness = get_input_value("Clearcoat Roughness", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
-  NodeItem ior = get_input_value("IOR");
+  NodeItem ior = get_input_value("IOR", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
-  NodeItem transmission = get_input_value("Transmission");
+  NodeItem transmission = get_input_value("Transmission", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
-  NodeItem emission = get_input_value("Emission");
-  NodeItem emission_strength = get_input_value("Emission Strength");
+  NodeItem emission = get_input_value("Emission", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem emission_strength = get_input_value("Emission Strength", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
-  NodeItem alpha = get_input_value("Alpha");
+  NodeItem alpha = get_input_value("Alpha", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   // transparency = 1.0 - alpha
 
   NodeItem normal = get_input_link("Normal");
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ NodeItem BSDFPrincipledNodeParser::compute()
   /* Creating standard_surface */
   NodeItem res = create_node("standard_surface", "surfaceshader");
   res.set_input("base", 1.0, "float");
-  res.set_input("base_color", base_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("base_color", base_color);
   res.set_input("diffuse_roughness", roughness);
   if (normal) {
     res.set_input("normal", normal);
@@ -60,27 +58,27 @@ NodeItem BSDFPrincipledNodeParser::compute()
   res.set_input("metalness", metallic);
 
   res.set_input("specular", specular);
-  res.set_input("specular_color", base_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("specular_color", base_color);
   res.set_input("specular_roughness", roughness);
   res.set_input("specular_IOR", ior);
   res.set_input("specular_anisotropy", anisotropic);
   res.set_input("specular_rotation", anisotropic_rotation);
 
   res.set_input("transmission", transmission);
-  res.set_input("transmission_color", base_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("transmission_color", base_color);
   res.set_input("transmission_extra_roughness", roughness);
 
   res.set_input("subsurface", subsurface);
-  res.set_input("subsurface_color", subsurface_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
-  res.set_input("subsurface_radius", subsurface_radius, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("subsurface_color", subsurface_color);
+  res.set_input("subsurface_radius", subsurface_radius);
   res.set_input("subsurface_anisotropy", anisotropic);
 
   res.set_input("sheen", sheen);
-  res.set_input("sheen_color", base_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("sheen_color", base_color);
   res.set_input("sheen_roughness", roughness);
 
   res.set_input("coat", clearcoat);
-  res.set_input("coat_color", base_color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("coat_color", base_color);
   res.set_input("coat_roughness", clearcoat_roughness);
   res.set_input("coat_IOR", ior);
   res.set_input("coat_anisotropy", anisotropic);
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ NodeItem BSDFPrincipledNodeParser::compute()
   }
 
   res.set_input("emission", emission_strength);
-  res.set_input("emission_color", emission, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("emission_color", emission);
 
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/huesatval.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/huesatval.cc
index 8d3af670a29..05723f49a3f 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/huesatval.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/huesatval.cc
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ NodeItem HueSatValNodeParser::compute()
 {
   /* TODO: implement fac, see do_hue_sat_fac in
    * source\blender\nodes\texture\nodes\node_texture_hueSatVal.cc */
-  NodeItem hue = get_input_value("Hue");
-  NodeItem saturation = get_input_value("Saturation");
-  NodeItem val = get_input_value("Value");
-  NodeItem fac = get_input_value("Fac");
-  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color");
+  NodeItem hue = get_input_value("Hue", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem saturation = get_input_value("Saturation", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem val = get_input_value("Value", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem fac = get_input_value("Fac", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
 
   /* Modifier to follow Cycles result */
   hue = hue - value(0.5f);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ NodeItem HueSatValNodeParser::compute()
   combine.set_input("in3", val);
 
   NodeItem res = create_node("hsvadjust", "color3");
-  res.set_input("in", color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("in", color);
   res.set_input("amount", combine);
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/invert.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/invert.cc
index b6ca706330f..47ef4857899 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/invert.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/invert.cc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 
 NodeItem InvertNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  NodeItem fac = get_input_value("Fac");
-  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color");
+  NodeItem fac = get_input_value("Fac", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
   return fac.blend(color, fac.val(1.0f) - color);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/math.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/math.cc
index 598c80a2fae..c974f9d46a3 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/math.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/math.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ NodeItem MathNodeParser::compute()
   NodeItem res = empty();
 
   /* Single operand operations */
-  NodeItem x = get_input_value(0);
+  NodeItem x = get_input_value(0, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
   switch (op) {
     case NODE_MATH_SINE:
       res = x.sin();
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ NodeItem MathNodeParser::compute()
 
     default: {
       /* 2-operand operations */
-      NodeItem y = get_input_value(1);
+      NodeItem y = get_input_value(1, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
       switch (op) {
         case NODE_MATH_ADD:
           res = x + y;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ NodeItem MathNodeParser::compute()
 
         default: {
           /* 3-operand operations */
-          NodeItem z = get_input_value(2);
+          NodeItem z = get_input_value(2, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
           switch (op) {
             case NODE_MATH_WRAP:
               CLOG_WARN(LOG_MATERIALX_SHADER, "Unimplemented math operation %d", op);
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.cc
index 1b1801e741c..7801d540913 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.cc
@@ -549,14 +549,6 @@ void NodeItem::set_input(const std::string &name,
   }
 }
 
-void NodeItem::set_input(const std::string &name,
-                         const NodeItem &item,
-                         Type in_type,
-                         const std::string &output_name)
-{
-  set_input(name, item.convert(in_type), output_name);
-}
-
 void NodeItem::add_output(const std::string &name, Type out_type)
 {
   node->addOutput(name, type(out_type));
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.h b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.h
index 6e9e011ad2f..19e29ef1854 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.h
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_item.h
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ class NodeItem {
   void set_input(const std::string &in_name,
                  const NodeItem &item,
                  const std::string &out_name = "");
-  void set_input(const std::string &in_name,
-                 const NodeItem &item,
-                 Type in_type,
-                 const std::string &out_name = "");
   void add_output(const std::string &in_name, Type out_type);
 
  private:
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.cc
index f3fa66be0ac..ec3462efb80 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.cc
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_link(int index)
   return get_input_link(node_->input_socket(index));
 }
 
-NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(const std::string &name)
+NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(const std::string &name, const NodeItem::Type type)
 {
-  return get_input_value(node_->input_by_identifier(name));
+  return get_input_value(node_->input_by_identifier(name), type);
 }
 
-NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(int index)
+NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(int index, const NodeItem::Type type)
 {
-  return get_input_value(node_->input_socket(index));
+  return get_input_value(node_->input_socket(index), type);
 }
 
 NodeItem NodeParser::empty() const
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_link(const bNodeSocket &socket)
   return res;
 }
 
-NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(const bNodeSocket &socket)
+NodeItem NodeParser::get_input_value(const bNodeSocket &socket, const NodeItem::Type type)
 {
   NodeItem res = get_input_link(socket);
   if (!res) {
     res = get_input_default(socket);
   }
-  return res;
+  return type == NodeItem::Type::Empty ? res : res.convert(type);
 }
 
 NodeItem NodeParser::compute_full()
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.h b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.h
index ebd9ec05c7d..15243b74f99 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.h
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/node_parser.h
@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ class NodeParser {
   NodeItem get_input_default(int index);
   NodeItem get_input_link(const std::string &name);
   NodeItem get_input_link(int index);
-  NodeItem get_input_value(const std::string &name);
-  NodeItem get_input_value(int index);
+  NodeItem get_input_value(const std::string &name,
+                           const NodeItem::Type type);
+  NodeItem get_input_value(int index, const NodeItem::Type type);
   NodeItem empty() const;
   template<class T> NodeItem value(const T &data) const;
 
  private:
   NodeItem get_input_default(const bNodeSocket &socket);
   NodeItem get_input_link(const bNodeSocket &socket);
-  NodeItem get_input_value(const bNodeSocket &socket);
+  NodeItem get_input_value(const bNodeSocket &socket,
+                           const NodeItem::Type type);
   NodeItem compute_full();
 };
 
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/normal_map.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/normal_map.cc
index b7cc0ff9a20..8145a3444ac 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/normal_map.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/normal_map.cc
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ NodeItem NormalMapNodeParser::compute()
 {
   std::string default_space = "object";
   NodeShaderNormalMap *normal_map_node = static_cast<NodeShaderNormalMap *>(node_->storage);
-  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color");
-  NodeItem strength = get_input_value("Strength");
+  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem strength = get_input_value("Strength", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   NodeItem res = create_node("normalmap", "vector3");
-  res.set_input("in", color, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("in", color);
   res.set_input("scale", strength);
 
   switch (normal_map_node->space) {
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_color.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_color.cc
index 02f7d60e1bf..7867808285d 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_color.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_color.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 NodeItem SeparateColorNodeParser::compute()
 {
   int mode = static_cast<NodeCombSepColor *>(node_->storage)->mode;
-  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color");
+  NodeItem color = get_input_value("Color", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
 
   NodeItem convert = empty();
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ NodeItem SeparateColorNodeParser::compute()
 NodeItem CombineColorNodeParser::compute()
 {
   int mode = static_cast<NodeCombSepColor *>(node_->storage)->mode;
-  NodeItem red = get_input_value("Red");
-  NodeItem green = get_input_value("Green");
-  NodeItem blue = get_input_value("Blue");
+  NodeItem red = get_input_value("Red", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem green = get_input_value("Green", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem blue = get_input_value("Blue", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   NodeItem convert = empty();
   NodeItem combine = create_node("combine3", "color3");
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_xyz.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_xyz.cc
index 104130d840b..1143a97511d 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_xyz.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/sepcomb_xyz.cc
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 
 NodeItem SeparateXYZNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  NodeItem vector = get_input_value("Vector");
+  NodeItem vector = get_input_value("Vector", NodeItem::Type::Vector3);
   int index = STREQ(socket_out_->name, "X") ? 0 : STREQ(socket_out_->name, "Y") ? 1 : 2;
   return vector.extract(index);
 }
 
 NodeItem CombineXYZNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  NodeItem x = get_input_value("X");
-  NodeItem y = get_input_value("Y");
-  NodeItem z = get_input_value("Z");
+  NodeItem x = get_input_value("X", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem y = get_input_value("Y", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem z = get_input_value("Z", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   NodeItem res = create_node("combine3", "vector3");
   res.set_input("in1", x);
   res.set_input("in2", y);
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_checker.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_checker.cc
index 8325bb0e06e..7cf1d8ee52a 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_checker.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_checker.cc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 NodeItem TexCheckerNodeParser::compute()
 {
   NodeItem vector = get_input_link("Vector");
-  NodeItem color1 = get_input_value("Color1");
-  NodeItem color2 = get_input_value("Color2");
-  NodeItem scale = get_input_value("Scale");
+  NodeItem color1 = get_input_value("Color1", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem color2 = get_input_value("Color2", NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  NodeItem scale = get_input_value("Scale", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   if (!vector) {
     vector = create_node("texcoord", "vector2");
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ NodeItem TexCheckerNodeParser::compute()
   vector = vector * scale;
 
   NodeItem separate = create_node("separate2", "multioutput");
-  separate.set_input("in", vector, NodeItem::Type::Vector2);
+  separate.set_input("in", vector);
   separate.add_output("outx", NodeItem::Type::Float);
   separate.add_output("outy", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ NodeItem TexCheckerNodeParser::compute()
                          .if_else(NodeItem::CompareOp::Eq, value(1.0f), value(0.0f), value(1.0f));
 
   NodeItem res = create_node("mix", "color3");
-  res.set_input("bg", color1, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
-  res.set_input("fg", color2, NodeItem::Type::Color3);
+  res.set_input("bg", color1);
+  res.set_input("fg", color2);
   res.set_input("mix", ifequal);
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_noise.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_noise.cc
index 2136f8abd06..60631acb4ff 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_noise.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/tex_noise.cc
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ namespace blender::nodes::materialx {
 
 NodeItem TexNoiseNodeParser::compute()
 {
-  NodeItem scale = get_input_value("Scale");
-  NodeItem detail = get_input_value("Detail");
-  NodeItem lacunarity = get_input_value("Lacunarity");
+  NodeItem scale = get_input_value("Scale", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem detail = get_input_value("Detail", NodeItem::Type::Float);
+  NodeItem lacunarity = get_input_value("Lacunarity", NodeItem::Type::Float);
 
   if (detail.value && detail.type() == NodeItem::Type::Float) {
     detail = value(int(detail.value->asA<float>()));
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ NodeItem TexNoiseNodeParser::compute()
   position = position * scale;
 
   NodeItem res = create_node("fractal3d", "color3");
-  res.set_input("position", position, NodeItem::Type::Vector3);
+  res.set_input("position", position);
   res.set_input("octaves", detail);
   res.set_input("lacunarity", lacunarity);
   return res;
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/vector_math.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/vector_math.cc
index db8a165a626..df476460969 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/vector_math.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/materialx/nodes/vector_math.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ NodeItem VectorMathNodeParser::compute()
   NodeItem res = empty();
 
   /* Single operand operations */
-  NodeItem x = get_input_value(0);
+  NodeItem x = get_input_value(0, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
   switch (op) {
     case NODE_VECTOR_MATH_SINE:
       res = x.sin();
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ NodeItem VectorMathNodeParser::compute()
 
     default: {
       /* 2-operand operations */
-      NodeItem y = get_input_value(1);
+      NodeItem y = get_input_value(1, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
       switch (op) {
         case NODE_VECTOR_MATH_ADD:
           res = x + y;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ NodeItem VectorMathNodeParser::compute()
 
         default: {
           /* 3-operand operations */
-          NodeItem z = get_input_value(2);
+          NodeItem z = get_input_value(2, NodeItem::Type::Empty);
           switch (op) {
             case NODE_VECTOR_MATH_MULTIPLY_ADD:
               res = x * y + z;