diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node_tree_reference_lifetimes.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node_tree_reference_lifetimes.cc
index 5edf6388734..9c1e764df1e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node_tree_reference_lifetimes.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node_tree_reference_lifetimes.cc
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ static bool pass_left_to_right(const bNodeTree &tree,
         }
         const bNode *input_node = zone->input_node;
         const bNode *output_node = node;
+        const auto *storage = static_cast<const NodeGeometryForeachGeometryElementOutput *>(
+            node->storage);
         const int src_index = input_node->input_socket(0).index_in_tree();
         for (const bNodeSocket *output_socket : output_node->output_sockets()) {
           if (output_socket->type == SOCK_GEOMETRY) {
@@ -421,6 +423,24 @@ static bool pass_left_to_right(const bNodeTree &tree,
             r_potential_data_by_socket[dst_index] |= r_potential_data_by_socket[src_index];
           }
         }
+
+        /* Propagate references from the inside to the outside. Like in the repeat zone, new
+         * references created in the zone stay local inside the zone and are not propagated to the
+         * outside. Instead, the foreach-element output node creates new references. */
+        const BitVector<> outside_references = get_references_coming_from_outside_zone(
+            *zone, r_potential_data_by_socket, r_potential_reference_by_socket);
+        for (const int item_i : IndexRange(storage->generation_items.items_num)) {
+          const int src_index =
+              node->input_socket(storage->main_items.items_num + item_i).index_in_tree();
+          const int dst_index =
+              node->output_socket(1 + storage->main_items.items_num + item_i).index_in_tree();
+          bits::inplace_or_masked(r_potential_data_by_socket[dst_index],
+                                  outside_references,
+                                  r_potential_data_by_socket[src_index]);
+          bits::inplace_or_masked(r_potential_reference_by_socket[dst_index],
+                                  outside_references,
+                                  r_potential_reference_by_socket[src_index]);
+        }
         break;
       }
       case GEO_NODE_REPEAT_OUTPUT: {
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_foreach_geometry_element.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_foreach_geometry_element.cc
index 56f05e157d6..edbecfc2afc 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_foreach_geometry_element.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_foreach_geometry_element.cc
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ static void node_declare(NodeDeclarationBuilder &b)
           "The original input geometry with potentially new attributes that are output by the "
           "zone");
 
-  aal::RelationsInNode &relations = b.get_anonymous_attribute_relations();
-
   const bNode *node = b.node_or_null();
   const bNodeTree *tree = b.tree_or_null();
   if (node && tree) {
@@ -284,10 +282,6 @@ static void node_declare(NodeDeclarationBuilder &b)
       if (socket_type == SOCK_GEOMETRY) {
         previous_input_geometry_index = input_decl.index();
         previous_output_geometry_index = output_decl.index();
-        aal::PropagateRelation relation;
-        relation.from_geometry_input = input_decl.index();
-        relation.to_geometry_output = output_decl.index();
-        relations.propagate_relations.append(relation);
 
         input_decl.description(
             "Geometry generated in the current iteration. Will be joined with geometries from all "