diff --git a/dace/frontend/python/newast.py b/dace/frontend/python/newast.py
index c9cfb698b4..ae8a4558cd 100644
--- a/dace/frontend/python/newast.py
+++ b/dace/frontend/python/newast.py
@@ -3744,18 +3744,20 @@ def _is_inputnode(self, sdfg: SDFG, name: str):
         for state in sdfg.states():
             visited_state_data = set()
             for node in state.nodes():
-                if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode) and node.data == name:
-                    visited_state_data.add(node.data)
-                    if (node.data not in visited_data and state.in_degree(node) == 0):
-                        return True
+                if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode):
+                    if node.data == name or ('.' in node.data and node.data.split('.')[0] == name):
+                        visited_state_data.add(node.data)
+                        if (node.data not in visited_data and state.in_degree(node) == 0):
+                            return True
             visited_data = visited_data.union(visited_state_data)
 
     def _is_outputnode(self, sdfg: SDFG, name: str):
         for state in sdfg.states():
             for node in state.nodes():
-                if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode) and node.data == name:
-                    if state.in_degree(node) > 0:
-                        return True
+                if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode):
+                    if node.data == name or ('.' in node.data and node.data.split('.')[0] == name):
+                        if state.in_degree(node) > 0:
+                            return True
 
     def _get_sdfg(self, value: Any, args: Tuple[Any], kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> SDFG:
         if isinstance(value, SDFG):  # Already an SDFG
diff --git a/dace/transformation/interstate/sdfg_nesting.py b/dace/transformation/interstate/sdfg_nesting.py
index 31e751bb6a..d62a9f0bf9 100644
--- a/dace/transformation/interstate/sdfg_nesting.py
+++ b/dace/transformation/interstate/sdfg_nesting.py
@@ -380,8 +380,11 @@ def apply(self, state: SDFGState, sdfg: SDFG):
                     pass
         for node in nstate.sink_nodes():
             if (isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode) and node.data not in transients and node.data not in reshapes):
-                new_outgoing_edges[node] = outputs[node.data]
-                sink_accesses.add(node)
+                try:
+                    new_outgoing_edges[node] = outputs[node.data]
+                    sink_accesses.add(node)
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
 
         # All constants (and associated transients) become constants of the parent
         for cstname, (csttype, cstval) in nsdfg.constants_prop.items():
@@ -427,11 +430,26 @@ def apply(self, state: SDFGState, sdfg: SDFG):
 
         orig_data: Dict[Union[nodes.AccessNode, MultiConnectorEdge], str] = {}
         for node in nstate.nodes():
-            if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode) and node.data in repldict:
-                orig_data[node] = node.data
-                node.data = repldict[node.data]
+            if isinstance(node, nodes.AccessNode):
+                if '.' in node.data:
+                    parts = node.data.split('.')
+                    root_container = parts[0]
+                    if root_container in repldict:
+                        orig_data[node] = node.data
+                        full_data = [repldict[root_container]] + parts[1:]
+                        node.data = '.'.join(full_data)
+                elif node.data in repldict:
+                    orig_data[node] = node.data
+                    node.data = repldict[node.data]
         for edge in nstate.edges():
-            if edge.data.data in repldict:
+            if edge.data.data is not None and '.' in edge.data.data:
+                parts = edge.data.data.split('.')
+                root_container = parts[0]
+                if root_container in repldict:
+                    orig_data[edge] = edge.data.data
+                    full_data = [repldict[root_container]] + parts[1:]
+                    edge.data.data = '.'.join(full_data)
+            elif edge.data.data in repldict:
                 orig_data[edge] = edge.data.data
                 edge.data.data = repldict[edge.data.data]
 
@@ -557,13 +575,19 @@ def apply(self, state: SDFGState, sdfg: SDFG):
         for edge in removed_in_edges:
             # Find first access node that refers to this edge
             try:
-                node = next(n for n in order if n.data == edge.data.data)
+                node = next(n for n in order
+                            if n.data == edge.data.data or ('.' in n.data and n.data.split('.')[0] == edge.data.data))
             except StopIteration:
                 continue
                 # raise NameError(f'Access node with data "{edge.data.data}" not found in'
                 #                 f' nested SDFG "{nsdfg.name}" while inlining '
                 #                 '(reconnecting inputs)')
-            state.add_edge(edge.src, edge.src_conn, node, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
+            if node.data != edge.data.data:
+                anode = state.add_access(edge.data.data)
+                state.add_edge(edge.src, edge.src_conn, anode, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
+                state.add_edge(anode, None, node, None, Memlet())
+            else:
+                state.add_edge(edge.src, edge.src_conn, node, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
             # Fission state if necessary
             cc = utils.weakly_connected_component(state, node)
             if not any(n in cc for n in subgraph.nodes()):
@@ -571,13 +595,19 @@ def apply(self, state: SDFGState, sdfg: SDFG):
         for edge in removed_out_edges:
             # Find last access node that refers to this edge
             try:
-                node = next(n for n in reversed(order) if n.data == edge.data.data)
+                node = next(n for n in reversed(order)
+                            if n.data == edge.data.data or ('.' in n.data and n.data.split('.')[0] == edge.data.data))
             except StopIteration:
                 continue
                 # raise NameError(f'Access node with data "{edge.data.data}" not found in'
                 #                 f' nested SDFG "{nsdfg.name}" while inlining '
                 #                 '(reconnecting outputs)')
-            state.add_edge(node, edge.src_conn, edge.dst, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
+            if node.data != edge.data.data:
+                anode = state.add_access(edge.data.data)
+                state.add_edge(node, None, anode, None, Memlet())
+                state.add_edge(anode, edge.src_conn, edge.dst, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
+            else:
+                state.add_edge(node, edge.src_conn, edge.dst, edge.dst_conn, edge.data)
             # Fission state if necessary
             cc = utils.weakly_connected_component(state, node)
             if not any(n in cc for n in subgraph.nodes()):