diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/package.json b/projects/limble-tree/package.json
index 75c35bc..1ad4ad4 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/package.json
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@limble/limble-tree",
-   "version": "6.0.0",
+   "version": "6.0.1",
    "peerDependencies": {
       "@angular/common": "^19.0.0",
       "@angular/core": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/branch/branch.component.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/branch/branch.component.ts
index 02e1f9c..70c70ae 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/branch/branch.component.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/branch/branch.component.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class BranchComponent<T>
 
    @Input() contentToHost?: Type<T>;
 
-   @Output() readonly contentCreated = new EventEmitter<T>();
+   @Output() readonly contentCreated = new EventEmitter<ComponentRef<T>>();
    @Output() readonly showDropzones = new EventEmitter<"upper" | "lower">();
    @Output() readonly dropped = new EventEmitter<"inner" | "lateral">();
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class BranchComponent<T>
       this.hostedContent = this.contentContainer.createComponent(
          this.contentToHost
       );
-      this.contentCreated.emit(this.hostedContent.instance);
+      this.contentCreated.emit(this.hostedContent);
       assert(this.dropzones !== undefined);
       const inner = this.dropzones.get(0);
       const lateral = this.dropzones.get(1);
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/host-component.interface.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/host-component.interface.ts
index 67f54f5..2a9b564 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/host-component.interface.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/components/host-component.interface.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { ComponentRef, EventEmitter, Type } from "@angular/core";
 
 export interface HostComponent<UserlandComponent> {
-   contentCreated: EventEmitter<UserlandComponent>;
+   contentCreated: EventEmitter<ComponentRef<UserlandComponent>>;
    contentToHost?: Type<UserlandComponent>;
    getHostedContent: () => ComponentRef<UserlandComponent> | undefined;
 }
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/branch-options.interface.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/branch-options.interface.ts
index 1053d61..cc666cf 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/branch-options.interface.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/branch-options.interface.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import type { EventEmitter, Type } from "@angular/core";
+import type { EventEmitter, InputSignal, Type } from "@angular/core";
 
 export interface BranchOptions<Component> {
    inputBindings?: {
-      [K in keyof Component]?: Component[K];
+      [K in keyof Component]?: Component[K] extends InputSignal<infer U>
+         ? U
+         : Component[K];
    };
    outputBindings?: {
       [K in keyof Component]?: Component[K] extends EventEmitter<infer T>
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/branch-controller.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/branch-controller.ts
index 846bd09..ba74a94 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/branch-controller.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/branch-controller.ts
@@ -80,21 +80,25 @@ export class BranchController<UserlandComponent>
    private getContentCreatedSub(
       instance: BranchComponent<UserlandComponent>
    ): Subscription {
-      return instance.contentCreated.subscribe((userlandComponentInstance) => {
-         const component = userlandComponentInstance as any;
+      return instance.contentCreated.subscribe((userlandComponentRef) => {
          Object.entries(
             this.treeBranch.branchOptions.inputBindings ?? {}
          ).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-            component[key] = value;
+            userlandComponentRef.setInput(key, value);
          });
+         const userlandComponentInstance = userlandComponentRef.instance as any;
          Object.entries(
             this.treeBranch.branchOptions.outputBindings ?? {}
          ).forEach(([key, value]) => {
             this.outputBindingSubscriptions.push(
-               component[key].subscribe(value)
+               userlandComponentInstance[key].subscribe(value)
             );
          });
-         component.treeBranch = this.treeBranch;
+         if ("treeBranch" in userlandComponentInstance) {
+            userlandComponentRef.setInput("treeBranch", this.treeBranch);
+         } else {
+            userlandComponentInstance.treeBranch = this.treeBranch;
+         }
          const dropzones = instance.dropzones;
          assert(dropzones !== undefined);
          dropzoneRenderer.registerDropzones(dropzones, this.treeBranch);
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/tree-branch.spec.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/tree-branch.spec.ts
index 5585a70..523569c 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/tree-branch.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/core/tree-branch/tree-branch.spec.ts
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ describe("TreeBranch", () => {
    it("should pass itself to the userland component as an input", () => {
       const branch = getStandardBranch();
       expect(
-         (branch.getUserlandComponentRef()?.instance as any).treeBranch
+         (branch.getUserlandComponentRef()?.instance as any).treeBranch()
       ).toBe(branch);
    });
 
@@ -725,4 +725,14 @@ describe("TreeBranch", () => {
       const branch = root.grow(BranchGrowthComponent);
       expect(branch.branches().length).toBe(2);
    });
+
+   it("should be able to host a userland component which has a signal input, when a corresponding inputBinding is provided", () => {
+      const root = new TreeRoot<EmptyComponent>(getViewContainer());
+      const branch = root.grow(EmptyComponent, {
+         inputBindings: { testInput2: "testing" }
+      });
+      expect(branch.getUserlandComponentRef()?.instance.testInput2()).toBe(
+         "testing"
+      );
+   });
 });
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/legacy/legacy-tree.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/legacy/legacy-tree.ts
index 4d9135e..0050b83 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/legacy/legacy-tree.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/legacy/legacy-tree.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Type, ViewContainerRef } from "@angular/core";
+import type { InputSignal, Type, ViewContainerRef } from "@angular/core";
 import { TreeRoot, type TreeBranch, type TreeOptions, config } from "../core";
 import type { LimbleTreeOptions as LegacyLimbleTreeOptions } from "./legacy-tree-options.interface";
 import type {
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ export class LegacyTree {
       }
       const bindings = (node.component?.bindings ??
          options.defaultComponent?.bindings ??
-         {}) as { [K in keyof T]?: T[K] | undefined };
+         {}) as {
+         [K in keyof T]?: T[K] extends InputSignal<infer U> ? U : T[K];
+      };
       const nodeData = node;
       const branch = parent.grow(component as Type<T>, {
          inputBindings: bindings,
diff --git a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/test-util/empty.component.ts b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/test-util/empty.component.ts
index 2183ecb..b30103c 100644
--- a/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/test-util/empty.component.ts
+++ b/projects/limble-tree/src/lib/test-util/empty.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Input } from "@angular/core";
+import { Component, input, Input } from "@angular/core";
 
 @Component({
    standalone: true,
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ import { Component, Input } from "@angular/core";
 })
 export class EmptyComponent {
    @Input() testInput?: string;
+   testInput2 = input<string>();
+   treeBranch = input.required();
 }