diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/Middlewares/RestrictExtent.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/Middlewares/RestrictExtent.tsx
index beec2630..7a447414 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/Middlewares/RestrictExtent.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/Middlewares/RestrictExtent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NodeChange, Panel, useNodeChangeMiddleware } from '@xyflow/react';
+import { NodeChange, experimental_useOnNodesChangeMiddleware } from '@xyflow/react';
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 
 export function RestrictExtent({
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function RestrictExtent({
   maxY?: number;
 }) {
   const [isEnabled, setIsEnabled] = useState(false);
-  useNodeChangeMiddleware(
+  experimental_useOnNodesChangeMiddleware(
     useCallback(
       (changes: NodeChange[]) => {
         if (!isEnabled) return changes;
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export function RestrictExtent({
               change.item = item;
             }
           }
-
           return change;
         });
       },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
index 28f3aa4b..f6c6436c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function BatchProvider<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
       onNodesChange,
       nodeLookup,
       fitViewQueued,
-      nodeChangeMiddleware,
+      onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap,
     } = store.getState();
 
     /*
@@ -53,16 +53,10 @@ export function BatchProvider<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
       lookup: nodeLookup,
     }) as NodeChange<NodeType>[];
 
-    for (const middleware of nodeChangeMiddleware.values()) {
+    for (const middleware of onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap.values()) {
       changes = middleware(changes);
     }
 
-    // for (const middleware of nodeSyncMiddleware.values()) {
-    //   changes = middleware(changes);
-    // }
-
-    // Do we always want to setNodes(next) or only when there are changes?
-
     if (hasDefaultNodes) {
       setNodes(next);
     }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts
index b2192564..a83a0c85 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { NodeChange } from '@xyflow/system';
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { EdgeChange, NodeChange } from '@xyflow/system';
+
 import { useStoreApi } from './useStore';
-import { Edge, Node } from '../types';
+import type { Edge, Node } from '../types';
 
 /**
  * We identify each middleware with a symbol that is unique for each hook instance.
  */
-
 function useSymbol() {
   const symbol = useRef<symbol>();
   if (!symbol.current) {
@@ -15,83 +15,40 @@ function useSymbol() {
   return symbol;
 }
 
-export function useNodeChangeMiddleware<NodeType extends Node = Node>(
+export function experimental_useOnNodesChangeMiddleware<NodeType extends Node = Node>(
   fn: (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]
 ) {
   const store = useStoreApi<NodeType, Edge>();
   const symbol = useSymbol();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
-    nodeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+    const { onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap } = store.getState();
+    onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap.set(symbol.current!, fn);
   }, [fn]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+    const { onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap } = store.getState();
     return () => {
-      nodeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+      onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap.delete(symbol.current!);
     };
   }, []);
 }
 
-export function useNodeChangeMiddlewareDynamic<NodeType extends Node = Node>(
-  fn: (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]
+export function experimental_useOnEdgesChangeMiddleware<EdgeType extends Edge = Edge>(
+  fn: (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]
 ) {
-  const store = useStoreApi<NodeType, Edge>();
+  const store = useStoreApi<Node, EdgeType>();
   const symbol = useSymbol();
 
-  const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
-  nodeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
-  nodeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const { onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap } = store.getState();
+    onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+  }, [fn]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const { onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap } = store.getState();
+    return () => {
+      onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap.delete(symbol.current!);
+    };
+  }, []);
 }
-
-// export function useEdgeChangeMiddleware(fn: (changes: EdgeChange[]) => EdgeChange[]) {
-//   const store = useStoreApi();
-//   const symbol = useSymbol();
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { edgeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     edgeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
-//   }, [fn]);
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { edgeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     return () => {
-//       edgeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
-//     };
-//   }, []);
-// }
-
-// export function useNodeSyncMiddleware(fn: (changes: NodeChange[]) => NodeChange[]) {
-//   const store = useStoreApi();
-//   const symbol = useSymbol();
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { nodeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     nodeSyncMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
-//   }, [fn]);
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { nodeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     return () => {
-//       nodeSyncMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
-//     };
-//   }, []);
-// }
-
-// export function useEdgeSyncMiddleware(fn: (changes: EdgeChange[]) => EdgeChange[]) {
-//   const store = useStoreApi();
-//   const symbol = useSymbol();
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { edgeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     edgeSyncMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
-//   }, [fn]);
-
-//   useEffect(() => {
-//     const { edgeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
-//     return () => {
-//       edgeSyncMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
-//     };
-//   }, []);
-// }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.ts b/packages/react/src/index.ts
index 859e51e8..c6809d33 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ export { useConnection } from './hooks/useConnection';
 export { useInternalNode } from './hooks/useInternalNode';
 export { useNodeId } from './contexts/NodeIdContext';
 
-export { useNodeChangeMiddleware, useNodeChangeMiddlewareDynamic } from './hooks/useMiddleware';
+export {
+  experimental_useOnNodesChangeMiddleware,
+  experimental_useOnEdgesChangeMiddleware,
+} from './hooks/useMiddleware';
 
 export { applyNodeChanges, applyEdgeChanges } from './utils/changes';
 export { isNode, isEdge } from './utils/general';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
index 0391b041..28984d91 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const createStore = ({
       updateNodePositions: (nodeDragItems, dragging = false) => {
         const parentExpandChildren: ParentExpandChild[] = [];
         let changes = [];
-        const { nodeLookup, triggerNodeChanges, nodeChangeMiddleware } = get();
+        const { nodeLookup, triggerNodeChanges, onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap } = get();
 
         for (const [id, dragItem] of nodeDragItems) {
           // we are using the nodelookup to be sure to use the current expandParent and parentId value
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ const createStore = ({
           changes.push(...parentExpandChanges);
         }
 
-        for (const middleware of nodeChangeMiddleware.values()) {
+        for (const middleware of onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap.values()) {
           changes = middleware(changes);
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts b/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
index 917ef3e7..4ef80e74 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ const getInitialState = ({
     debug: false,
     ariaLabelConfig: defaultAriaLabelConfig,
 
-    nodeChangeMiddleware: new Map(),
-    edgeChangeMiddleware: new Map(),
-    nodeSyncMiddleware: new Map(),
-    edgeSyncMiddleware: new Map(),
+    onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap: new Map(),
+    onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap: new Map(),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
index a1ab5d64..36f0538f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
@@ -153,10 +153,8 @@ export type ReactFlowStore<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge =
   debug: boolean;
   ariaLabelConfig: AriaLabelConfig;
 
-  nodeChangeMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]>;
-  edgeChangeMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]>;
-  nodeSyncMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]>;
-  edgeSyncMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]>;
+  onNodesChangeMiddlewareMap: Map<symbol, (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]>;
+  onEdgesChangeMiddlewareMap: Map<symbol, (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]>;
 };
 
 export type ReactFlowActions<NodeType extends Node, EdgeType extends Edge> = {