diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/keys.h b/spa/include/spa/node/keys.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e0f1f38b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/keys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* Simple Plugin API
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2019 Wim Taymans
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SPA_NODE_KEYS_H
+#define SPA_NODE_KEYS_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** node keys */
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME		"node.name"		/**< a node name */
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_LATENCY		"node.latency"		/**< the requested node latency */
+
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_DRIVER		"node.driver"		/**< the node can be a driver */
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_ALWAYS_PROCESS	"node.always-process"	/**< call the process function even if
+								  *  not linked. */
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_PAUSE_ON_IDLE	"node.pause-on-idle"	/**< if the node should be paused
+								  *  immediately when idle. */
+#define SPA_KEY_NODE_MONITOR		"node.monitor"		/**< the node has monitor ports */
+
+
+/** port keys */
+#define SPA_KEY_PORT_NAME		"port.name"		/**< a port name */
+#define SPA_KEY_PORT_ALIAS		"port.alias"		/**< a port alias */
+#define SPA_KEY_PORT_MONITOR		"port.monitor"		/**< this port is a monitor port */
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}  /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* SPA_NODE_KEYS_H */
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/node.h b/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
index 4bb9ca620..827aac52f 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
@@ -645,22 +645,6 @@ struct spa_node_methods {
 #define spa_node_port_reuse_buffer(n,...)	spa_node_method(n, port_reuse_buffer, 0, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define spa_node_process(n)			spa_node_method(n, process, 0)
 
-
-/** node keys */
-#define SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME		"node.name"		/**< a node name */
-#define SPA_KEY_NODE_LATENCY		"node.latency"		/**< the requested node latency */
-
-#define SPA_KEY_NODE_DRIVER		"node.driver"		/**< the node can be a driver */
-#define SPA_KEY_NODE_ALWAYS_PROCESS	"node.always-process"	/**< call the process function even if
-								  *  not linked. */
-#define SPA_KEY_NODE_PAUSE_ON_IDLE	"node.pause-on-idle"	/**< if the node should be paused
-								  *  immediately when idle. */
-
-/** port keys */
-#define SPA_KEY_PORT_NAME		"port.name"		/**< a port name */
-#define SPA_KEY_PORT_ALIAS		"port.alias"		/**< a port alias */
-#define SPA_KEY_PORT_MONITOR		"port.monitor"		/**< this port is a monitor port */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  /* extern "C" */
 #endif