diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/event.h b/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
index 35ea678d4..c6c8c1a84 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ enum spa_node_event {
 #define SPA_NODE_EVENT_ID(ev)	SPA_EVENT_ID(ev, SPA_TYPE_EVENT_Node)
 #define SPA_NODE_EVENT_INIT(id) SPA_EVENT_INIT(SPA_TYPE_EVENT_Node, id)
 
+/* properties for SPA_TYPE_EVENT_Node */
+enum spa_event_node {
+	SPA_EVENT_NODE_START,
+};
+
 /**
  * \}
  */
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h b/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
index 84c86bf66..6c143c9df 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const struct spa_type_info spa_type_node_event_id[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct spa_type_info spa_type_node_event[] = {
-	{ 0, SPA_TYPE_Id, SPA_TYPE_INFO_NODE_EVENT_BASE, spa_type_node_event_id },
+	{ SPA_EVENT_NODE_START, SPA_TYPE_Id, SPA_TYPE_INFO_NODE_EVENT_BASE, spa_type_node_event_id },
 	{ 0, 0, NULL, NULL },
 };