diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
index 691f18ed..619140a7 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/hooks.ts
@@ -145,3 +145,29 @@ export interface Emits {
   (event: 'update:nodes', value: GraphNode[]): void
   (event: 'update:edges', value: GraphEdge[]): void
 }
+
+/**
+ * To type `Args` (the event callback arguments) pass an array as argument list as first generic type
+ * To type `Return` (the event callback return value) pass a value to the second generic type
+ */
+export type CustomEvent<Args extends any[] = any[], Return = any> = (...args: Args) => Return
+
+export interface DefaultNodeEvents {
+  doubleClick: NodeMouseEvent
+  click: NodeMouseEvent
+  mouseEnter: NodeMouseEvent
+  mouseMove: NodeMouseEvent
+  mouseLeave: NodeMouseEvent
+  contextMenu: NodeMouseEvent
+  dragStart: NodeDragEvent
+  drag: NodeDragEvent
+  dragStop: NodeDragEvent
+}
+
+export type NodeEventsOn = Readonly<{
+  [key in keyof DefaultNodeEvents]: EventHookOn<DefaultNodeEvents[key]>
+}>
+
+export type NodeEvents<CustomEvents extends Record<string, CustomEvent>> = {
+  [key in keyof DefaultNodeEvents]: (event: DefaultNodeEvents[key]) => void
+} & CustomEvents
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/node.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/node.ts
index 43c04af9..1ec24173 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/node.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/node.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Component, VNode } from 'vue'
 import type { ClassFunc, Dimensions, ElementData, Position, SnapGrid, StyleFunc, Styles, XYPosition, XYZPosition } from './flow'
 import type { DefaultNodeTypes, NodeComponent } from './components'
 import type { HandleElement, ValidConnectionFunc } from './handle'
+import type { CustomEvent, NodeEvents, NodeEventsOn } from "./hooks";
 
 /** Defined as [[x-from, y-from], [x-to, y-to]] **/
 export type CoordinateExtent = [[number, number], [number, number]]
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ type WidthFunc = <Data = ElementData>(node: GraphNode<Data>) => number | string
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
 type HeightFunc = <Data = ElementData>(node: GraphNode<Data>) => number | string | void
 
-export interface Node<Data = ElementData> {
+export interface Node<Data = ElementData, CustomEvents extends Record<string, CustomEvent> = {}> {
   /** Unique node id */
   id: string
   /** A node label */
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ export interface Node<Data = ElementData> {
   template?: NodeComponent
   /** Additional data that is passed to your custom components */
   data?: Data
+  /** contextual and custom events that are passed to your custom components */
+  events?: NodeEvents<CustomEvents>
 }
 
 export interface GraphNode<Data = ElementData> extends Node<Data> {
@@ -83,13 +86,11 @@ export interface GraphNode<Data = ElementData> extends Node<Data> {
 }
 
 /** these props are passed to node components */
-export interface NodeProps<Data = ElementData> {
+export interface NodeProps<Data = ElementData, CustomEvents extends Record<string, CustomEvent> = {}> {
   /** unique node id */
   id: string
   /** node type */
   type: keyof DefaultNodeTypes | string
-  /** additional data of node */
-  data?: Data
   /** is node selected */
   selected: boolean
   /** can node be connected */
@@ -124,4 +125,9 @@ export interface NodeProps<Data = ElementData> {
   dragHandle?: string
   /** node DOM-element */
   nodeElement: HTMLDivElement
+
+  /** additional data of node */
+  data?: Data
+  /** contextual and custom events of node */
+  events?: Partial<NodeEventsOn>
 }