diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 6a066e9..42db052 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ class Node {
         return this.get().name
     }
 
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of this node
+     * @see node-html-light.Node.TYPE_COMMENT
+     * @see node-html-light.Node.TYPE_TAG
+     * @see node-html-light.Node.TYPE_TEXT
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    get type() {
+        return this.get().type
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the parent node of this node
      * @returns {Node}