diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/View/FusionView.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/View/FusionView.php
index 5f8d50363fe..3e998b6e1c8 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/View/FusionView.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/View/FusionView.php
@@ -72,13 +72,7 @@ public function render(): ResponseInterface|StreamInterface
     {
         $currentNode = $this->getCurrentNode();
 
-        $subgraph = $this->contentRepositoryRegistry->subgraphForNode($currentNode);
-        $currentSiteNode = $subgraph->findClosestNode($currentNode->aggregateId, FindClosestNodeFilter::create(nodeTypes: NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_SITE));
-
-        if (!$currentSiteNode) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException('No site node found!', 1697053346);
-        }
-
+        $currentSiteNode = $this->getCurrentSiteNode();
         $fusionRuntime = $this->getFusionRuntime($currentSiteNode);
 
         $this->setFallbackRuleFromDimension($currentNode->dimensionSpacePoint);
@@ -165,6 +159,12 @@ public function getFusionPath()
 
     protected function getClosestDocumentNode(Node $node): ?Node
     {
+        $nodeTypeManager = $this->contentRepositoryRegistry->get($node->contentRepositoryId)->getNodeTypeManager();
+
+        // Skip expensive subgraph lookup if the node is already a document node
+        if ($nodeTypeManager->getNodeType($node->nodeTypeName)?->isOfType(NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_DOCUMENT)) {
+            return $node;
+        }
         return $this->contentRepositoryRegistry->subgraphForNode($node)
             ->findClosestNode($node->aggregateId, FindClosestNodeFilter::create(nodeTypes: NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_DOCUMENT));
     }
@@ -175,11 +175,20 @@ protected function getClosestDocumentNode(Node $node): ?Node
      */
     protected function getCurrentSiteNode(): Node
     {
-        $currentNode = $this->variables['site'] ?? null;
-        if (!$currentNode instanceof Node) {
-            throw new Exception('FusionView needs a variable \'site\' set with a Node object.', 1538996432);
+        $currentSiteNode = $this->variables['site'] ?? null;
+        if (!$currentSiteNode instanceof Node) {
+            $currentNode = $this->getCurrentNode();
+            $subgraph = $this->contentRepositoryRegistry->subgraphForNode($currentNode);
+            $currentSiteNode = $subgraph->findClosestNode(
+                $currentNode->aggregateId,
+                FindClosestNodeFilter::create(nodeTypes: NodeTypeNameFactory::NAME_SITE)
+            );
+            $this->assign('site', $currentSiteNode);
         }
-        return $currentNode;
+        if (!$currentSiteNode) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('No site node found!', 1697053346);
+        }
+        return $currentSiteNode;
     }
 
     /**