diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 97832b1a3..ca431c389 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ int pw_impl_node_register(struct pw_impl_node *this,
 		PW_KEY_MODULE_ID,
 		PW_KEY_FACTORY_ID,
 		PW_KEY_CLIENT_ID,
+		PW_KEY_CLIENT_API,
 		PW_KEY_DEVICE_ID,
 		PW_KEY_PRIORITY_SESSION,
 		PW_KEY_PRIORITY_DRIVER,