diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a73a512488d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import type { INodeType } from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+import { shouldAssignExecuteMethod } from '../utils';
+
+describe('shouldAssignExecuteMethod', () => {
+	it('should return true when node has no execute, poll, trigger, webhook (unless declarative), or methods', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			description: { requestDefaults: {} }, // Declarative node
+			execute: undefined,
+			poll: undefined,
+			trigger: undefined,
+			webhook: undefined,
+			methods: undefined,
+		} as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node has execute', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			execute: jest.fn(),
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node has poll', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			poll: jest.fn(),
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node has trigger', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			trigger: jest.fn(),
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node has webhook and is not declarative', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			description: {},
+			webhook: jest.fn(),
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return true when node has webhook but is declarative', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			description: { requestDefaults: {} }, // Declarative node
+			webhook: jest.fn(),
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node has methods', () => {
+		const nodeType = {
+			methods: {},
+		} as unknown as INodeType;
+
+		expect(shouldAssignExecuteMethod(nodeType)).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/node-types.ts b/packages/cli/src/node-types.ts
index 2572b93e4dc..c8db3b41ea9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/node-types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/node-types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { NodeHelpers, UnexpectedError, UserError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { join, dirname } from 'path';
 
 import { LoadNodesAndCredentials } from './load-nodes-and-credentials';
+import { shouldAssignExecuteMethod } from './utils';
 
 @Service()
 export class NodeTypes implements INodeTypes {
@@ -55,13 +56,7 @@ export class NodeTypes implements INodeTypes {
 			throw new UnexpectedError('Node already has a `supplyData` method', { extra: { nodeType } });
 		}
 
-		if (
-			!versionedNodeType.execute &&
-			!versionedNodeType.poll &&
-			!versionedNodeType.trigger &&
-			!versionedNodeType.webhook &&
-			!versionedNodeType.methods
-		) {
+		if (shouldAssignExecuteMethod(versionedNodeType)) {
 			versionedNodeType.execute = async function (this: ExecuteContext) {
 				const routingNode = new RoutingNode(this, versionedNodeType);
 				const data = await routingNode.runNode();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
index d701707a115..6f19f33dc62 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CliWorkflowOperationError, SubworkflowOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import type { INode } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { INode, INodeType } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import { STARTING_NODES } from '@/constants';
 
@@ -90,3 +90,18 @@ export function rightDiff<T1, T2>(
 export const assertNever = (_value: never) => {};
 
 export const isPositiveInteger = (maybeInt: string) => /^[1-9]\d*$/.test(maybeInt);
+
+/**
+ * Check if a execute method should be assigned to the node
+ */
+export const shouldAssignExecuteMethod = (nodeType: INodeType) => {
+	const isDeclarativeNode = nodeType?.description?.requestDefaults !== undefined;
+
+	return (
+		!nodeType.execute &&
+		!nodeType.poll &&
+		!nodeType.trigger &&
+		(!nodeType.webhook || isDeclarativeNode) &&
+		!nodeType.methods
+	);
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
index cdb23c79fe8..d8894259dc3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
@@ -1018,10 +1018,6 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 	private getCustomOperation(node: INode, type: INodeType) {
 		if (!type.customOperations) return undefined;
 
-		if (type.execute) {
-			throw new UnexpectedError('Node type cannot have both customOperations and execute defined');
-		}
-
 		if (!node.parameters) return undefined;
 
 		const { customOperations } = type;