diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9e229a6a618..304c9cfad863 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   component.][11452]
 - [New documentation editor provides improved Markdown editing experience, and
   paves the way for new documentation features.][11469]
+- ["Write" button in component menu allows to evaluate it separately from the
+  rest of the workflow][11523].
 
 [11151]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11151
 [11271]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11271
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
 [11448]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11448
 [11452]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11452
 [11469]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11469
+[11523]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/11523
 
 #### Enso Standard Library
 
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/CircularMenu.vue b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/CircularMenu.vue
index 79b3edfcb635..c172426ed13f 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/CircularMenu.vue
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/CircularMenu.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   isEnterable: boolean
   matchableNodeColors: Set<string>
   documentationUrl: string | undefined
+  isBeingRecomputed: boolean
 }>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   'update:isVisualizationEnabled': [isVisualizationEnabled: boolean]
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   delete: []
   createNewNode: []
   toggleDocPanel: []
+  recompute: []
 }>()
 
 const isDropdownOpened = ref(false)
@@ -92,6 +94,14 @@ function readableBinding(binding: keyof (typeof graphBindings)['bindings']) {
             <SvgIcon name="comment" class="rowIcon" />
             <span>Add Comment</span>
           </MenuButton>
+          <MenuButton
+            data-testid="recompute"
+            :disabled="props.isBeingRecomputed"
+            @click.stop="closeDropdown(), emit('recompute')"
+          >
+            <SvgIcon name="workflow_play" class="rowIcon" />
+            <span>Write</span>
+          </MenuButton>
           <MenuButton @click.stop="closeDropdown(), (showColorPicker = true)">
             <SvgIcon name="paint_palette" class="rowIcon" />
             <span>Color Component</span>
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor.vue b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor.vue
index 9e76ecec4b20..c340812f48ca 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor.vue
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor.vue
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import type { NodeId } from '@/stores/graph'
 import { provideGraphStore } from '@/stores/graph'
 import type { RequiredImport } from '@/stores/graph/imports'
 import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { provideNodeExecution } from '@/stores/project/nodeExecution'
 import { useSettings } from '@/stores/settings'
 import { provideSuggestionDbStore } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase'
 import type { SuggestionId, Typename } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase/entry'
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const widgetRegistry = provideWidgetRegistry(graphStore.db)
 const _visualizationStore = provideVisualizationStore(projectStore)
 const visible = injectVisibility()
 provideFullscreenContext(rootNode)
+provideNodeExecution(projectStore)
 ;(window as any)._mockSuggestion = suggestionDb.mockSuggestion
 
 onMounted(() => {
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
index 006f4538b21d..8ba589aad4c2 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { injectKeyboard } from '@/providers/keyboard'
 import { useGraphStore, type Node } from '@/stores/graph'
 import { asNodeId } from '@/stores/graph/graphDatabase'
 import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { useNodeExecution } from '@/stores/project/nodeExecution'
 import { suggestionDocumentationUrl } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase/entry'
 import { Ast } from '@/util/ast'
 import type { AstId } from '@/util/ast/abstract'
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ const nodeSelection = injectGraphSelection(true)
 const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 const graph = useGraphStore()
 const navigator = injectGraphNavigator(true)
+const nodeExecution = useNodeExecution()
 
 const nodeId = computed(() => asNodeId(props.node.rootExpr.externalId))
 const potentialSelfArgumentId = computed(() => props.node.primarySubject)
@@ -409,6 +411,21 @@ watchEffect(() => {
 const dataSource = computed(
   () => ({ type: 'node', nodeId: props.node.rootExpr.externalId }) as const,
 )
+
+// === Recompute node expression ===
+
+// The node is considered to be recomputing for at least this time.
+const MINIMAL_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 500
+const recomputationTimeout = ref(false)
+const actualRecomputationStatus = nodeExecution.isBeingRecomputed(nodeId.value)
+const isBeingRecomputed = computed(
+  () => recomputationTimeout.value || actualRecomputationStatus.value,
+)
+function recomputeOnce() {
+  nodeExecution.recomputeOnce(nodeId.value, 'Live')
+  recomputationTimeout.value = true
+  setTimeout(() => (recomputationTimeout.value = false), MINIMAL_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -474,6 +491,7 @@ const dataSource = computed(
       :documentationUrl="documentationUrl"
       :isRemovable="props.node.type === 'component'"
       :isEnterable="graph.nodeCanBeEntered(nodeId)"
+      :isBeingRecomputed="isBeingRecomputed"
       @enterNode="emit('enterNode')"
       @startEditing="startEditingNode"
       @startEditingComment="editingComment = true"
@@ -485,6 +503,7 @@ const dataSource = computed(
       @createNewNode="setSelected(), emit('createNodes', [{ commit: false, content: undefined }])"
       @toggleDocPanel="emit('toggleDocPanel')"
       @click.capture="setSelected"
+      @recompute="recomputeOnce"
     />
     <GraphVisualization
       v-if="isVisualizationVisible"
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/RecordControl.vue b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/RecordControl.vue
index 8f8e50ef3455..62136fc88770 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/project-view/components/RecordControl.vue
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/components/RecordControl.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import SvgButton from '@/components/SvgButton.vue'
-import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { useNodeExecution } from '@/stores/project/nodeExecution'
 import ControlButtons from './ControlButtons.vue'
 
-const project = useProjectStore()
+const nodeExecution = useNodeExecution()
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const project = useProjectStore()
         class="iconButton"
         name="refresh"
         draggable="false"
-        @click.stop="project.executionContext.recompute()"
+        @click.stop="nodeExecution.recomputeAll()"
       />
     </template>
     <template #right>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const project = useProjectStore()
         class="iconButton"
         name="workflow_play"
         draggable="false"
-        @click.stop="project.executionContext.recompute('all', 'Live')"
+        @click.stop="nodeExecution.recomputeAll('Live')"
       />
     </template>
   </ControlButtons>
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/executionContext.ts b/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/executionContext.ts
index 18e51a4535c7..bad4087a5c44 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/executionContext.ts
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/executionContext.ts
@@ -264,16 +264,25 @@ export class ExecutionContext extends ObservableV2<ExecutionContextNotification>
     this.sync()
   }
 
-  /** TODO: Add docs */
+  /** See {@link LanguageServer.recomputeExecutionContext}. */
   recompute(
-    expressionIds: 'all' | ExternalId[] = 'all',
+    invalidatedIds?: 'all' | ExternalId[],
     executionEnvironment?: ExecutionEnvironment,
+    expressionConfigs?: {
+      expressionId: ExpressionId
+      executionEnvironment?: ExecutionEnvironment
+    }[],
   ) {
     this.queue.pushTask(async (state) => {
       if (state.status !== 'created') {
         this.sync()
       }
-      await this.lsRpc.recomputeExecutionContext(this.id, expressionIds, executionEnvironment)
+      await this.lsRpc.recomputeExecutionContext(
+        this.id,
+        invalidatedIds,
+        executionEnvironment,
+        expressionConfigs,
+      )
       return state
     })
   }
diff --git a/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/nodeExecution.ts b/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/nodeExecution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a8c499c99c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gui/src/project-view/stores/project/nodeExecution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { createContextStore } from '@/providers'
+import { NodeId } from '@/stores/graph'
+import { type ProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
+import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue'
+import { ExecutionEnvironment } from 'ydoc-shared/languageServerTypes'
+import { ExternalId } from 'ydoc-shared/yjsModel'
+
+/** Allows to recompute certain expressions (usually nodes). */
+export const { provideFn: provideNodeExecution, injectFn: useNodeExecution } = createContextStore(
+  'nodeExecution',
+  (projectStore: ProjectStore) => {
+    const recomputationInProgress = reactive(new Set<ExternalId>())
+    const globalRecomputationInProgress = ref(false)
+
+    /** Recompute all expressions using provided environment. */
+    function recomputeAll(environment?: ExecutionEnvironment) {
+      projectStore.executionContext.recompute('all', environment)
+      globalRecomputationInProgress.value = true
+      whenExecutionFinished(() => {
+        globalRecomputationInProgress.value = false
+      })
+    }
+
+    /** Recompute a specific node and its using provided environment. */
+    function recomputeOnce(id: ExternalId, environment: ExecutionEnvironment) {
+      // We don’t need to pass `invalidatedIds` when providing per-expression configs.
+      const invalidatedIds = undefined
+      const expressionConfigs = [{ expressionId: id, environment }]
+      projectStore.executionContext.recompute(invalidatedIds, environment, expressionConfigs)
+      recomputationInProgress.add(id)
+      whenExecutionFinished(() => {
+        recomputationInProgress.delete(id)
+      })
+    }
+
+    function isBeingRecomputed(id: NodeId) {
+      return computed(() => globalRecomputationInProgress.value || recomputationInProgress.has(id))
+    }
+
+    function whenExecutionFinished(f: () => void) {
+      projectStore.executionContext.once('executionComplete', f)
+      projectStore.executionContext.once('executionFailed', f)
+    }
+
+    return { recomputeOnce, isBeingRecomputed, recomputeAll }
+  },
+)
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/createNewProject.spec.ts b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/createNewProject.spec.ts
index 5f5aca55e5e3..47f41f231806 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/createNewProject.spec.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/createNewProject.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import { electronTest, loginAsTestUser } from './electronTest'
 
-electronTest('Create new project', async page => {
+electronTest('Create new project', async ({ page }) => {
   await loginAsTestUser(page)
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'New Project', exact: true })).toBeVisible()
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'New Project', exact: true }).click()
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/electronTest.ts b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/electronTest.ts
index d63f353ea061..fccafc8846e4 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/electronTest.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/electronTest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 /** @file Commonly used functions for electron tests */
 
 import { _electron, expect, type Page, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
+import os from 'node:os'
+import pathModule from 'node:path'
 
 const LOADING_TIMEOUT = 10000
 
@@ -9,7 +12,10 @@ const LOADING_TIMEOUT = 10000
  *
  * Similar to playwright's test, but launches electron, and passes Page of the main window.
  */
-export function electronTest(name: string, body: (page: Page) => Promise<void> | void) {
+export function electronTest(
+  name: string,
+  body: (args: { page: Page; projectsDir: string }) => Promise<void> | void,
+) {
   test(name, async () => {
     const app = await _electron.launch({
       executablePath: process.env.ENSO_TEST_EXEC_PATH ?? '',
@@ -20,7 +26,8 @@ export function electronTest(name: string, body: (page: Page) => Promise<void> |
     // Wait until page will be finally loaded: we expect login screen.
     // There's bigger timeout, because the page may load longer on CI machines.
     await expect(page.getByText('Login to your account')).toBeVisible({ timeout: LOADING_TIMEOUT })
-    await body(page)
+    const projectsDir = pathModule.join(os.tmpdir(), 'enso-test-projects', name)
+    await body({ page, projectsDir })
     await app.close()
   })
 }
@@ -52,3 +59,21 @@ export async function loginAsTestUser(page: Page) {
   }
   await page.getByRole('button').click()
 }
+
+/**
+ * Find the most recently edited Enso project in `projectsDir` and return its absolute path.
+ * There can be multiple projects, as the directory can be reused by subsequent test runs.
+ * We precisely know the naming schema for new projects, and we use this knowledge to
+ * find the project that was created most recently.
+ */
+export async function findMostRecentlyCreatedProject(projectsDir: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const dirContent = await fs.readdir(projectsDir)
+  const sorted = dirContent.sort((a, b) => {
+    // Project names always end with a number, so we can sort them by that number.
+    const numA = parseInt(a.match(/\d+/)![0], 10)
+    const numB = parseInt(b.match(/\d+/)![0], 10)
+    return numA - numB
+  })
+  const last = sorted.pop()
+  return last != null ? pathModule.join(projectsDir, last) : null
+}
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/recompute.spec.ts b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/recompute.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5e99eb1b8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/client/tests/recompute.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * @file A test for `Write` button in the node menu – check that nodes do not write
+ * to files unless specifically asked for.
+ */
+
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import assert from 'node:assert'
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
+import pathModule from 'node:path'
+import { electronTest, findMostRecentlyCreatedProject, loginAsTestUser } from './electronTest'
+
+electronTest('Recompute', async ({ page, projectsDir }) => {
+  await loginAsTestUser(page)
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'New Project', exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'New Project', exact: true }).click()
+  await expect(page.locator('.GraphNode')).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 60000 })
+
+  // We see the node type and visualization, so the engine is running the program
+  await expect(page.locator('.node-type')).toHaveText('Table', { timeout: 30000 })
+  await expect(page.locator('.TableVisualization')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 })
+  await expect(page.locator('.TableVisualization')).toContainText('Welcome To Enso!')
+
+  const OUTPUT_FILE = 'output.txt'
+  const EXPECTED_OUTPUT = 'Some text'
+
+  // Create first node (text literal)
+  await page.locator('.PlusButton').click()
+  await expect(page.locator('.ComponentBrowser')).toBeVisible()
+  const input = page.locator('.ComponentBrowser input')
+  await input.fill(`'${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}'`)
+  await page.keyboard.press('Enter')
+  await expect(page.locator('.GraphNode'), {}).toHaveCount(2)
+
+  // Create second node (write)
+  await page.keyboard.press('Enter')
+  await expect(page.locator('.ComponentBrowser')).toBeVisible()
+  const code = `write (enso_project.root / '${OUTPUT_FILE}') on_existing_file=..Append`
+  await input.fill(code)
+  await page.keyboard.press('Enter')
+  await expect(page.locator('.GraphNode'), {}).toHaveCount(3)
+
+  // Check that the output file is not created yet.
+  const writeNode = page.locator('.GraphNode', { hasText: 'write' })
+  await writeNode.click()
+  await writeNode.getByRole('button', { name: 'Visualization' }).click()
+  await expect(writeNode.locator('.TableVisualization')).toContainText('output_ensodryrun')
+
+  const ourProject = await findMostRecentlyCreatedProject(projectsDir)
+  expect(ourProject).not.toBeNull()
+  assert(ourProject)
+  expect(await listFiles(ourProject)).not.toContain(OUTPUT_FILE)
+
+  // Press `Write once` button.
+  await writeNode.locator('.More').click()
+  await writeNode.getByTestId('recompute').click()
+
+  // Check that the output file is created and contains expected text.
+  await expect(writeNode.locator('.TableVisualization')).toContainText(OUTPUT_FILE)
+  const projectFiles = await listFiles(ourProject)
+  expect(projectFiles).toContain(OUTPUT_FILE)
+  if (projectFiles.includes(OUTPUT_FILE)) {
+    const content = await readFile(ourProject, OUTPUT_FILE)
+    expect(content).toStrictEqual(EXPECTED_OUTPUT)
+  }
+})
+
+async function listFiles(projectDir: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  return await fs.readdir(projectDir)
+}
+
+async function readFile(projectDir: string, fileName: string): Promise<string> {
+  return await fs.readFile(pathModule.join(projectDir, fileName), 'utf8')
+}
diff --git a/app/ydoc-shared/src/languageServer.ts b/app/ydoc-shared/src/languageServer.ts
index 5a75f4f6c3ec..9a1f68607f08 100644
--- a/app/ydoc-shared/src/languageServer.ts
+++ b/app/ydoc-shared/src/languageServer.ts
@@ -413,11 +413,16 @@ export class LanguageServer extends ObservableV2<Notifications & TransportEvents
     contextId: ContextId,
     invalidatedExpressions?: 'all' | string[],
     executionEnvironment?: ExecutionEnvironment,
+    expressionConfigs?: {
+      expressionId: ExpressionId
+      executionEnvironment?: ExecutionEnvironment
+    }[],
   ): Promise<LsRpcResult<void>> {
     return this.request('executionContext/recompute', {
       contextId,
       invalidatedExpressions,
       executionEnvironment,
+      expressionConfigs,
     })
   }