diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-spiders-play.md b/.changeset/grumpy-spiders-play.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf7d295f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-spiders-play.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@xyflow/react': minor
+'@xyflow/svelte': minor
+'@xyflow/system': minor
+---
+
+Improve typing for Nodes
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts b/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
index b07c0337..8dc213d7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { NodeTypes } from './general';
  */
 export type Node<
   NodeData extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>,
-  NodeType extends string = string
+  NodeType extends string | undefined = string | undefined
 > = NodeBase<NodeData, NodeType> & {
   style?: CSSProperties;
   className?: string;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
index 2299f11f..f861c13b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type InternalNode<NodeType extends Node = Node> = InternalNodeBase<NodeTy
  */
 export type Node<
   NodeData extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>,
-  NodeType extends string = string
+  NodeType extends string | undefined = string | undefined
 > = NodeBase<NodeData, NodeType> & {
   class?: ClassValue;
   style?: string;
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts b/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
index b32d58c5..687f81ba 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Optional } from '../utils/types';
  */
 export type NodeBase<
   NodeData extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>,
-  NodeType extends string = string
+  NodeType extends string | undefined = string | undefined
 > = {
   /** Unique id of a node. */
   id: string;
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ export type NodeBase<
   position: XYPosition;
   /** Arbitrary data passed to a node. */
   data: NodeData;
-  /** Type of node defined in `nodeTypes`. */
-  type?: NodeType;
   /**
    * Only relevant for default, source, target nodeType. Controls source position.
    * @example 'right', 'left', 'top', 'bottom'
@@ -79,7 +77,15 @@ export type NodeBase<
     width?: number;
     height?: number;
   };
-};
+} & (undefined extends NodeType
+  ? {
+      /** Type of node defined in nodeTypes */
+      type?: string | undefined;
+    }
+  : {
+      /** Type of node defined in nodeTypes */
+      type: NodeType;
+    });
 
 export type InternalNodeBase<NodeType extends NodeBase = NodeBase> = Omit<NodeType, 'measured'> & {
   measured: {