diff --git a/src/LGraphNode.ts b/src/LGraphNode.ts
index dd81cb7cc..1f82da943 100644
--- a/src/LGraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/LGraphNode.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { NullGraphError } from "./infrastructure/NullGraphError"
 import { Rectangle } from "./infrastructure/Rectangle"
 import { BadgePosition, LGraphBadge } from "./LGraphBadge"
 import { LGraphCanvas } from "./LGraphCanvas"
+import { LGraphNodeProperties } from "./LGraphNodeProperties"
 import { type LGraphNodeConstructor, LiteGraph, type Subgraph, type SubgraphNode } from "./litegraph"
 import { LLink } from "./LLink"
 import { createBounds, isInRect, isInRectangle, isPointInRect, snapPoint } from "./measure"
@@ -233,6 +234,9 @@ export class LGraphNode implements NodeLike, Positionable, IPinnable, IColorable
   properties_info: INodePropertyInfo[] = []
   flags: INodeFlags = {}
   widgets?: IBaseWidget[]
+
+  /** Property manager for this node */
+  changeTracker: LGraphNodeProperties
   /**
    * The amount of space available for widgets to grow into.
    * @see {@link layoutWidgets}
@@ -687,6 +691,9 @@ export class LGraphNode implements NodeLike, Positionable, IPinnable, IColorable
       error: this.#getErrorStrokeStyle,
       selected: this.#getSelectedStrokeStyle,
     }
+
+    // Initialize property manager with tracked properties
+    this.changeTracker = new LGraphNodeProperties(this)
   }
 
   /** Internal callback for subgraph nodes. Do not implement externally. */
diff --git a/src/LGraphNodeProperties.ts b/src/LGraphNodeProperties.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c486415c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LGraphNodeProperties.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import type { LGraphNode } from "./LGraphNode"
+
+/**
+ * Default properties to track
+ */
+const DEFAULT_TRACKED_PROPERTIES: string[] = [
+  "title",
+  "flags.collapsed",
+]
+
+/**
+ * Manages node properties with optional change tracking and instrumentation.
+ */
+export class LGraphNodeProperties {
+  /** The node this property manager belongs to */
+  node: LGraphNode
+
+  /** Set of property paths that have been instrumented */
+  #instrumentedPaths = new Set<string>()
+
+  constructor(node: LGraphNode) {
+    this.node = node
+
+    this.#setupInstrumentation()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets up property instrumentation for all tracked properties
+   */
+  #setupInstrumentation(): void {
+    for (const path of DEFAULT_TRACKED_PROPERTIES) {
+      this.#instrumentProperty(path)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Instruments a single property to track changes
+   */
+  #instrumentProperty(path: string): void {
+    const parts = path.split(".")
+
+    if (parts.length > 1) {
+      this.#ensureNestedPath(path)
+    }
+
+    let targetObject: any = this.node
+    let propertyName = parts[0]
+
+    if (parts.length > 1) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+        targetObject = targetObject[parts[i]]
+      }
+      propertyName = parts.at(-1)!
+    }
+
+    const hasProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(targetObject, propertyName)
+    const currentValue = targetObject[propertyName]
+
+    if (!hasProperty) {
+      let value: any = undefined
+
+      Object.defineProperty(targetObject, propertyName, {
+        get: () => value,
+        set: (newValue: any) => {
+          const oldValue = value
+          value = newValue
+          this.#emitPropertyChange(path, oldValue, newValue)
+
+          // Update enumerable: true for non-undefined values, false for undefined
+          const shouldBeEnumerable = newValue !== undefined
+          const currentDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(targetObject, propertyName)
+          if (currentDescriptor && currentDescriptor.enumerable !== shouldBeEnumerable) {
+            Object.defineProperty(targetObject, propertyName, {
+              ...currentDescriptor,
+              enumerable: shouldBeEnumerable,
+            })
+          }
+        },
+        enumerable: false,
+        configurable: true,
+      })
+    } else {
+      Object.defineProperty(
+        targetObject,
+        propertyName,
+        this.#createInstrumentedDescriptor(path, currentValue),
+      )
+    }
+
+    this.#instrumentedPaths.add(path)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a property descriptor that emits change events
+   */
+  #createInstrumentedDescriptor(propertyPath: string, initialValue: any): PropertyDescriptor {
+    let value = initialValue
+
+    return {
+      get: () => value,
+      set: (newValue: any) => {
+        const oldValue = value
+        value = newValue
+        this.#emitPropertyChange(propertyPath, oldValue, newValue)
+      },
+      enumerable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Emits a property change event if the node is connected to a graph
+   */
+  #emitPropertyChange(propertyPath: string, oldValue: any, newValue: any): void {
+    if (oldValue !== newValue && this.node.graph) {
+      this.node.graph.trigger("node:property:changed", {
+        nodeId: this.node.id,
+        property: propertyPath,
+        oldValue,
+        newValue,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ensures parent objects exist for nested properties
+   */
+  #ensureNestedPath(path: string): void {
+    const parts = path.split(".")
+    let current: any = this.node
+
+    // Create all parent objects except the last property
+    for (let i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+      const part = parts[i]
+      if (!current[part]) {
+        current[part] = {}
+      }
+      current = current[part]
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a property is being tracked
+   */
+  isTracked(path: string): boolean {
+    return this.#instrumentedPaths.has(path)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the list of tracked properties
+   */
+  getTrackedProperties(): string[] {
+    return [...DEFAULT_TRACKED_PROPERTIES]
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Custom toJSON method for JSON.stringify
+   * Returns undefined to exclude from serialization since we only use defaults
+   */
+  toJSON(): any {
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts b/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
index 72b2be01b..f99508000 100644
--- a/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
+++ b/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ export class LiteGraphGlobal {
 
     // callback
     node.onNodeCreated?.()
+
     return node
   }
 
diff --git a/src/litegraph.ts b/src/litegraph.ts
index 080152021..20e654a2c 100644
--- a/src/litegraph.ts
+++ b/src/litegraph.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export { BadgePosition, LGraphBadge, type LGraphBadgeOptions } from "./LGraphBad
 export { LGraphCanvas, type LGraphCanvasState } from "./LGraphCanvas"
 export { LGraphGroup } from "./LGraphGroup"
 export { LGraphNode, type NodeId } from "./LGraphNode"
+export { LGraphNodeProperties } from "./LGraphNodeProperties"
 export { type LinkId, LLink } from "./LLink"
 export { clamp, createBounds } from "./measure"
 export { Reroute, type RerouteId } from "./Reroute"
diff --git a/test/LGraphNodeProperties.test.ts b/test/LGraphNodeProperties.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e21183cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/LGraphNodeProperties.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
+
+import { LGraphNodeProperties } from "@/LGraphNodeProperties"
+
+describe("LGraphNodeProperties", () => {
+  let mockNode: any
+  let mockGraph: any
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockGraph = {
+      trigger: vi.fn(),
+    }
+
+    mockNode = {
+      id: 123,
+      title: "Test Node",
+      flags: {},
+      graph: mockGraph,
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe("constructor", () => {
+    it("should initialize with default tracked properties", () => {
+      const propManager = new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+      const tracked = propManager.getTrackedProperties()
+
+      expect(tracked).toHaveLength(2)
+      expect(tracked).toContain("title")
+      expect(tracked).toContain("flags.collapsed")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("property tracking", () => {
+    it("should track changes to existing properties", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      mockNode.title = "New Title"
+
+      expect(mockGraph.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("node:property:changed", {
+        nodeId: mockNode.id,
+        property: "title",
+        oldValue: "Test Node",
+        newValue: "New Title",
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should track changes to nested properties", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = true
+
+      expect(mockGraph.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("node:property:changed", {
+        nodeId: mockNode.id,
+        property: "flags.collapsed",
+        oldValue: undefined,
+        newValue: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should not emit events when value doesn't change", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      mockNode.title = "Test Node" // Same value as original
+
+      expect(mockGraph.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+    })
+
+    it("should not emit events when node has no graph", () => {
+      mockNode.graph = null
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      // Should not throw
+      expect(() => {
+        mockNode.title = "New Title"
+      }).not.toThrow()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("isTracked", () => {
+    it("should correctly identify tracked properties", () => {
+      const propManager = new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      expect(propManager.isTracked("title")).toBe(true)
+      expect(propManager.isTracked("flags.collapsed")).toBe(true)
+      expect(propManager.isTracked("untracked")).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("serialization behavior", () => {
+    it("should not make non-existent properties enumerable", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      // flags.collapsed doesn't exist initially
+      const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(mockNode.flags, "collapsed")
+      expect(descriptor?.enumerable).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it("should make properties enumerable when set to non-default values", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = true
+
+      const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(mockNode.flags, "collapsed")
+      expect(descriptor?.enumerable).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it("should make properties non-enumerable when set back to undefined", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = true
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = undefined
+
+      const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(mockNode.flags, "collapsed")
+      expect(descriptor?.enumerable).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it("should keep existing properties enumerable", () => {
+      // title exists initially
+      const initialDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(mockNode, "title")
+      expect(initialDescriptor?.enumerable).toBe(true)
+
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      const afterDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(mockNode, "title")
+      expect(afterDescriptor?.enumerable).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it("should only include non-undefined values in JSON.stringify", () => {
+      new LGraphNodeProperties(mockNode)
+
+      // Initially, flags.collapsed shouldn't appear
+      let json = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockNode))
+      expect(json.flags.collapsed).toBeUndefined()
+
+      // After setting to true, it should appear
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = true
+      json = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockNode))
+      expect(json.flags.collapsed).toBe(true)
+
+      // After setting to false, it should still appear (false is not undefined)
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = false
+      json = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockNode))
+      expect(json.flags.collapsed).toBe(false)
+
+      // After setting back to undefined, it should disappear
+      mockNode.flags.collapsed = undefined
+      json = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockNode))
+      expect(json.flags.collapsed).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/ConfigureGraph.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/ConfigureGraph.test.ts.snap
index 37d51774f..a90c8d3de 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/ConfigureGraph.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/ConfigureGraph.test.ts.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/LGraph.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/LGraph.test.ts.snap
index d1f520005..acf54ccee 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/LGraph.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/LGraph.test.ts.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/LGraph_constructor.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/LGraph_constructor.test.ts.snap
index a0fea6132..abbe6bdfd 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/LGraph_constructor.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/LGraph_constructor.test.ts.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ LGraph {
       "bgcolor": undefined,
       "block_delete": undefined,
       "boxcolor": undefined,
+      "changeTracker": undefined,
       "clip_area": undefined,
       "clonable": undefined,
       "color": undefined,