diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index e101f0f986c..4cab0f221b3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "BKE_lib_id.hh"
 #include "BKE_main.hh"
 #include "BKE_node.hh"
+#include "BKE_node_enum.hh"
 #include "BKE_node_runtime.hh"
 #include "BKE_node_tree_update.hh"
 #include "BKE_node_tree_zones.hh"
@@ -1298,6 +1299,16 @@ void node_socket_color_get(const bContext &C,
   sock.typeinfo->draw_color((bContext *)&C, &ptr, &node_ptr, r_color);
 }
 
+static StringRef find_menu_item_name(const bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItems &menu, const int identifier)
+{
+  const bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItem *item = std::find_if(
+      menu.items.begin(), menu.items.end(), [&](const bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItem &item) -> bool {
+        return item.identifier == identifier;
+      });
+  BLI_assert(item != menu.items.end());
+  return item->name;
+}
+
 static void create_inspection_string_for_generic_value(const bNodeSocket &socket,
                                                        const GPointer value,
                                                        std::stringstream &ss)
@@ -1335,12 +1346,30 @@ static void create_inspection_string_for_generic_value(const bNodeSocket &socket
   }
 
   const CPPType &socket_type = *socket.typeinfo->base_cpp_type;
+  if (socket.type == SOCK_MENU) {
+    /* Currently there is no implicit conversion from any scalar type to menu item index. */
+    if (value_type != socket_type) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItems *menu_items =
+        socket.default_value_typed<bNodeSocketValueMenu>()->enum_items;
+    if (menu_items == nullptr) {
+      ss << fmt::format(TIP_("\"\" (Menu)"));
+      return;
+    }
+    const int identifier = *value.get<int>();
+    const StringRef item_name = find_menu_item_name(*menu_items, identifier);
+    ss << fmt::format(TIP_("{} (Menu)"), item_name);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const bke::DataTypeConversions &convert = bke::get_implicit_type_conversions();
   if (value_type != socket_type) {
     if (!convert.is_convertible(value_type, socket_type)) {
       return;
     }
   }
+
   BUFFER_FOR_CPP_TYPE_VALUE(socket_type, socket_value);
   /* This will just copy the value if the types are equal. */
   convert.convert_to_uninitialized(value_type, socket_type, buffer, socket_value);
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_log.cc b/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_log.cc
index 659728cffcd..34943fbf862 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_log.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_log.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "BKE_compute_contexts.hh"
 #include "BKE_curves.hh"
-#include "BKE_node_enum.hh"
 #include "BKE_node_runtime.hh"
 #include "BKE_node_socket_value.hh"
 
@@ -178,16 +177,6 @@ void GeoTreeLogger::log_value(const bNode &node, const bNodeSocket &socket, cons
     store_logged_value(this->allocator->construct<GenericValueLog>(GMutablePointer{type, buffer}));
   };
 
-  auto log_menu_value = [&](Span<bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItem> enum_items, const int identifier) {
-    for (const bke::RuntimeNodeEnumItem &item : enum_items) {
-      if (item.identifier == identifier) {
-        log_generic_value(CPPType::get<std::string>(), &item.name);
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    log_generic_value(CPPType::get<int>(), &identifier);
-  };
-
   if (type.is<bke::GeometrySet>()) {
     const bke::GeometrySet &geometry = *value.get<bke::GeometrySet>();
     store_logged_value(this->allocator->construct<GeometryInfoLog>(geometry));
@@ -201,20 +190,7 @@ void GeoTreeLogger::log_value(const bNode &node, const bNodeSocket &socket, cons
     else {
       value_variant.convert_to_single();
       const GPointer value = value_variant.get_single_ptr();
-      if (socket.type == SOCK_MENU) {
-        const bNodeSocketValueMenu &default_value =
-            *socket.default_value_typed<bNodeSocketValueMenu>();
-        if (default_value.enum_items) {
-          const int identifier = *value.get<int>();
-          log_menu_value(default_value.enum_items->items, identifier);
-        }
-        else {
-          log_generic_value(*value.type(), value.get());
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        log_generic_value(*value.type(), value.get());
-      }
+      log_generic_value(*value.type(), value.get());
     }
   }
   else {