diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/event.h b/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
index 0488657c0..51f773a7f 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/event.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum spa_node_event {
 	SPA_NODE_EVENT_Error,
 	SPA_NODE_EVENT_Buffering,
 	SPA_NODE_EVENT_RequestRefresh,
+	SPA_NODE_EVENT_PortsChanged,
 };
 
 #define SPA_NODE_EVENT_ID(ev)	SPA_EVENT_ID(ev, SPA_TYPE_EVENT_Node)
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h b/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
index 493b09d9b..6cff138c6 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/type-info.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static const struct spa_type_info spa_type_node_event_id[] = {
 	{ SPA_NODE_EVENT_Error,		 SPA_TYPE_NODE_EVENT_BASE "Error",   SPA_TYPE_Int, },
 	{ SPA_NODE_EVENT_Buffering,	 SPA_TYPE_NODE_EVENT_BASE "Buffering", SPA_TYPE_Int, },
 	{ SPA_NODE_EVENT_RequestRefresh, SPA_TYPE_NODE_EVENT_BASE "RequestRefresh", SPA_TYPE_Int, },
+	{ SPA_NODE_EVENT_PortsChanged,   SPA_TYPE_NODE_EVENT_BASE "PortsChanged", SPA_TYPE_Int, },
 	{ 0, NULL, },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index ce4989754..104f121aa 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -758,6 +758,15 @@ static void node_event(void *data, struct spa_event *event)
 
 	pw_log_trace("node %p: event %d", node, SPA_EVENT_TYPE(event));
 	pw_node_events_event(node, event);
+
+	switch (SPA_NODE_EVENT_ID(event)) {
+	case SPA_NODE_EVENT_PortsChanged:
+		pw_node_update_ports(node);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 }
 
 static void node_process(void *data, int status)