diff --git a/src/extensions/client-node.h b/src/extensions/client-node.h
index 66480d983..fc552a4e5 100644
--- a/src/extensions/client-node.h
+++ b/src/extensions/client-node.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct pw_client_node_buffer {
 	struct spa_buffer *buffer;	/**< buffer describing metadata and buffer memory */
 };
 
+#define PW_TYPE_CLIENT_NODE_IO__Position	SPA_TYPE_IO_BASE "ClientNode:Position"
+
 struct pw_client_node_position {
 #define PW_VERSION_CLIENT_NODE_POSITION		0
 	uint32_t version;
@@ -184,15 +186,15 @@ pw_client_node_proxy_destroy(struct pw_client_node_proxy *p)
 #define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_ADD_MEM		0
 #define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_TRANSPORT		1
 #define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_SET_PARAM		2
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_EVENT		3
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_COMMAND		4
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_ADD_PORT		5
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_REMOVE_PORT		6
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_SET_PARAM	7
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_USE_BUFFERS	8
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_COMMAND		9
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_SET_IO		10
-#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_SET_POSITION		11
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_SET_IO		3
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_EVENT		4
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_COMMAND		5
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_ADD_PORT		6
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_REMOVE_PORT		7
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_SET_PARAM	8
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_USE_BUFFERS	9
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_COMMAND		10
+#define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_PORT_SET_IO		11
 #define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_NUM			12
 
 /** \ref pw_client_node events */
@@ -248,6 +250,22 @@ struct pw_client_node_proxy_events {
 	void (*set_param) (void *object, uint32_t seq,
 			   uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			   const struct spa_pod *param);
+	/**
+	 * Configure an IO area for the client
+	 *
+	 * IO areas are identified with an id and are used to
+	 * exchange state between client and server
+	 *
+	 * \param id the id of the io area
+	 * \param mem_id the id of the memory to use
+	 * \param offset offset of io area in memory
+	 * \param size size of the io area
+	 */
+	void (*set_io) (void *object,
+			uint32_t id,
+			uint32_t mem_id,
+			uint32_t offset,
+			uint32_t size);
 	/**
 	 * Receive an event from the client node
 	 * \param event the received event */
@@ -350,11 +368,6 @@ struct pw_client_node_proxy_events {
 			     uint32_t mem_id,
 			     uint32_t offset,
 			     uint32_t size);
-
-	void (*set_position) (void *object,
-			      uint32_t mem_id,
-			      uint32_t offset,
-			      uint32_t size);
 };
 
 static inline void
@@ -372,6 +385,8 @@ pw_client_node_proxy_add_listener(struct pw_client_node_proxy *p,
 	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,transport,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_client_node_resource_set_param(r,...)	\
 	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,set_param,__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pw_client_node_resource_set_io(r,...)	\
+	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,set_io,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_client_node_resource_event(r,...)	\
 	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,event,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_client_node_resource_command(r,...)	\
@@ -388,8 +403,6 @@ pw_client_node_proxy_add_listener(struct pw_client_node_proxy *p,
 	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,port_command,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_client_node_resource_port_set_io(r,...)	\
 	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,port_set_io,__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pw_client_node_resource_set_position(r,...)	\
-	pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_client_node_proxy_events,set_position,__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
index 49ee6308b..647d2e986 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
 
 #define CHECK_PORT_BUFFER(this,b,p)      (b < p->n_buffers)
 
+struct type {
+	uint32_t client_node_position;
+};
+
+static inline void init_type(struct type *type, struct spa_type_map *map)
+{
+	type->client_node_position = spa_type_map_get_id(map, PW_TYPE_CLIENT_NODE_IO__Position);
+}
+
 struct mem {
 	uint32_t id;
 	int ref;
@@ -135,6 +144,8 @@ struct node {
 struct impl {
 	struct pw_client_node this;
 
+	struct type type;
+
 	struct pw_core *core;
 	struct pw_type *t;
 
@@ -323,7 +334,6 @@ static int impl_node_send_command(struct spa_node *node, const struct spa_comman
 {
 	struct node *this;
 	int res = 0;
-	struct pw_type *t;
 
 	if (node == NULL || command == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -333,8 +343,6 @@ static int impl_node_send_command(struct spa_node *node, const struct spa_comman
 	if (this->resource == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	t = this->impl->t;
-
 	pw_client_node_resource_command(this->resource, this->seq, command);
 	res = SPA_RESULT_RETURN_ASYNC(this->seq++);
 
@@ -1202,10 +1210,11 @@ static void node_initialized(void *data)
 	m = ensure_mem(impl, impl->io_areas->fd, t->data.MemFd, impl->io_areas->flags);
 	pw_log_debug("client-node %p: io areas %p", node, impl->io_areas->ptr);
 
-	pw_client_node_resource_set_position(this->resource,
-					     m->id,
-					     area_size,
-					     sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position));
+	pw_client_node_resource_set_io(this->resource,
+				       impl->type.client_node_position,
+				       m->id,
+				       area_size,
+				       sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position));
 
 	if ((global = pw_node_get_global(node)) != NULL)
 		pw_client_node_registered(this, pw_global_get_id(global));
@@ -1358,8 +1367,9 @@ struct pw_client_node *pw_client_node_new(struct pw_resource *resource,
 	impl->fds[0] = impl->fds[1] = -1;
 	pw_log_debug("client-node %p: new", impl);
 
-	support = pw_core_get_support(impl->core, &n_support);
+	init_type(&impl->type, impl->t->map);
 
+	support = pw_core_get_support(impl->core, &n_support);
 	node_init(&impl->node, NULL, support, n_support);
 	impl->node.impl = impl;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
index a4aa49090..13cd32c42 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
@@ -440,22 +440,23 @@ static int client_node_demarshal_port_set_io(void *object, void *data, size_t si
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int client_node_demarshal_set_position(void *object, void *data, size_t size)
+static int client_node_demarshal_set_io(void *object, void *data, size_t size)
 {
 	struct pw_proxy *proxy = object;
 	struct spa_pod_parser prs;
-	uint32_t memid, off, sz;
+	uint32_t id, memid, off, sz;
 
 	spa_pod_parser_init(&prs, data, size, 0);
 	if (spa_pod_parser_get(&prs,
 			"["
+			"I", &id,
 			"i", &memid,
 			"i", &off,
 			"i", &sz, NULL) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_client_node_proxy_events, set_position,
-							memid, off, sz);
+	pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_client_node_proxy_events, set_io,
+			id, memid, off, sz);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -699,16 +700,18 @@ client_node_marshal_port_set_io(void *object,
 }
 
 static void
-client_node_marshal_set_position(void *object,
-			         uint32_t memid,
-			         uint32_t offset,
-			         uint32_t size)
+client_node_marshal_set_io(void *object,
+			   uint32_t id,
+			   uint32_t memid,
+			   uint32_t offset,
+			   uint32_t size)
 {
 	struct pw_resource *resource = object;
 	struct spa_pod_builder *b;
 
-	b = pw_protocol_native_begin_resource(resource, PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_SET_POSITION);
+	b = pw_protocol_native_begin_resource(resource, PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENT_SET_IO);
 	spa_pod_builder_struct(b,
+			       "I", id,
 			       "i", memid,
 			       "i", offset,
 			       "i", size);
@@ -908,6 +911,7 @@ static const struct pw_client_node_proxy_events pw_protocol_native_client_node_e
 	&client_node_marshal_add_mem,
 	&client_node_marshal_transport,
 	&client_node_marshal_set_param,
+	&client_node_marshal_set_io,
 	&client_node_marshal_event_event,
 	&client_node_marshal_command,
 	&client_node_marshal_add_port,
@@ -916,13 +920,13 @@ static const struct pw_client_node_proxy_events pw_protocol_native_client_node_e
 	&client_node_marshal_port_use_buffers,
 	&client_node_marshal_port_command,
 	&client_node_marshal_port_set_io,
-	&client_node_marshal_set_position,
 };
 
 static const struct pw_protocol_native_demarshal pw_protocol_native_client_node_event_demarshal[] = {
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_add_mem, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_transport, 0 },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_set_param, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
+	{ &client_node_demarshal_set_io, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_event_event, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_command, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_add_port, 0 },
@@ -931,7 +935,6 @@ static const struct pw_protocol_native_demarshal pw_protocol_native_client_node_
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_port_use_buffers, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_port_command, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 	{ &client_node_demarshal_port_set_io, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
-	{ &client_node_demarshal_set_position, PW_PROTOCOL_NATIVE_REMAP },
 };
 
 static const struct pw_protocol_marshal pw_protocol_native_client_node_marshal = {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index a910f94da..6cc1356f9 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
 #define MAX_MIX	4096
 
 /** \cond */
+
+struct type {
+	uint32_t client_node_position;
+};
+
+static inline void init_type(struct type *type, struct spa_type_map *map)
+{
+	type->client_node_position = spa_type_map_get_id(map, PW_TYPE_CLIENT_NODE_IO__Position);
+}
+
 struct remote {
 	struct pw_remote this;
 	uint32_t type_client_node;
@@ -88,6 +98,8 @@ struct node_data {
 	struct pw_core *core;
 	struct pw_type *t;
 
+	struct type type;
+
 	int rtwritefd;
 	struct spa_source *rtsocket_source;
 
@@ -833,6 +845,58 @@ client_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t seq, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 	pw_log_warn("set param not implemented");
 }
 
+
+static void
+client_node_set_io(void *object,
+		   uint32_t id,
+		   uint32_t memid,
+		   uint32_t offset,
+		   uint32_t size)
+{
+	struct pw_proxy *proxy = object;
+	struct node_data *data = proxy->user_data;
+	struct pw_type *t = data->t;
+	struct mem *m;
+	void *ptr;
+
+	if (memid == SPA_ID_INVALID) {
+		ptr = NULL;
+		size = 0;
+	}
+	else {
+		m = find_mem(data, memid);
+		if (m == NULL) {
+			pw_log_warn("unknown memory id %u", memid);
+			return;
+		}
+		ptr = mem_map(data, &m->map, m->fd,
+			PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, offset, size);
+		if (ptr == NULL)
+			return;
+		m->ref++;
+	}
+
+	pw_log_debug("node %p: set io %s %p", proxy,
+			spa_type_map_get_type(t->map, id), ptr);
+
+	if (id == data->type.client_node_position) {
+		if (ptr == NULL && data->position) {
+			m = find_mem_ptr(data, data->position);
+			if (m && --m->ref == 0)
+				clear_mem(data, m);
+		}
+		data->position = ptr;
+		if (ptr)
+			data->node->rt.quantum = SPA_MEMBER(ptr,
+					sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position), void);
+		else
+			data->node->rt.quantum = NULL;
+	}
+	else {
+		pw_log_warn("unknown io id %u", id);
+	}
+}
+
 static void client_node_event(void *object, const struct spa_event *event)
 {
 	pw_log_warn("unhandled node event %d", SPA_EVENT_TYPE(event));
@@ -1184,53 +1248,12 @@ client_node_port_set_io(void *object,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-client_node_set_position(void *object,
-                         uint32_t memid,
-                         uint32_t offset,
-                         uint32_t size)
-{
-	struct pw_proxy *proxy = object;
-	struct node_data *data = proxy->user_data;
-	struct mem *m;
-	void *ptr;
-
-	if (memid == SPA_ID_INVALID) {
-		ptr = NULL;
-		size = 0;
-	}
-	else {
-		m = find_mem(data, memid);
-		if (m == NULL) {
-			pw_log_warn("unknown memory id %u", memid);
-			return;
-		}
-		ptr = mem_map(data, &m->map, m->fd,
-			PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, offset, size);
-		if (ptr == NULL)
-			return;
-		m->ref++;
-	}
-
-	pw_log_debug("node %p: set position %p", proxy, ptr);
-	if (ptr == NULL && data->position) {
-		m = find_mem_ptr(data, data->position);
-		if (m && --m->ref == 0)
-			clear_mem(data, m);
-	}
-	data->position = ptr;
-	if (ptr)
-		data->node->rt.quantum = SPA_MEMBER(ptr,
-				sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position), void);
-	else
-		data->node->rt.quantum = NULL;
-}
-
 static const struct pw_client_node_proxy_events client_node_events = {
 	PW_VERSION_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_EVENTS,
 	.add_mem = client_node_add_mem,
 	.transport = client_node_transport,
 	.set_param = client_node_set_param,
+	.set_io = client_node_set_io,
 	.event = client_node_event,
 	.command = client_node_command,
 	.add_port = client_node_add_port,
@@ -1239,7 +1262,6 @@ static const struct pw_client_node_proxy_events client_node_events = {
 	.port_use_buffers = client_node_port_use_buffers,
 	.port_command = client_node_port_command,
 	.port_set_io = client_node_port_set_io,
-	.set_position = client_node_set_position,
 };
 
 static void do_node_init(struct pw_proxy *proxy)
@@ -1376,6 +1398,7 @@ struct pw_proxy *pw_remote_export(struct pw_remote *remote,
 	data->core = pw_node_get_core(node);
 	data->t = pw_core_get_type(data->core);
 	data->node_proxy = (struct pw_client_node_proxy *)proxy;
+	init_type(&data->type, data->t->map);
 
 	node->exported = true;
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 6b70aa6ad..aa4faa391 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #define MAX_PORTS	1
 
 struct type {
-	uint32_t client_node;
 	uint32_t prop_volume;
         uint32_t io_prop_volume;
 	struct spa_type_media_type media_type;
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ struct type {
 
 static inline void init_type(struct type *type, struct spa_type_map *map)
 {
-	type->client_node = spa_type_map_get_id(map, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE__ClientNode);
-
 	type->prop_volume = spa_type_map_get_id(map, SPA_TYPE_PROPS__volume);
         type->io_prop_volume = spa_type_map_get_id(map, SPA_TYPE_IO_PROP_BASE "volume");