diff --git a/src/idnode.c b/src/idnode.c
index 71c20bd1..cad09d36 100644
--- a/src/idnode.c
+++ b/src/idnode.c
@@ -655,6 +655,28 @@ idnode_serialize0(idnode_t *self, int optmask)
  */
 static void
 idnode_updated(idnode_t *in, int optmask)
+{
+  idnode_notify("idnodeParamsChanged", in, optmask);
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+void
+idnode_notify_title_changed(void *obj)
+{
+  idnode_t *in = obj;
+  htsmsg_t *m = htsmsg_create_map();
+  htsmsg_add_str(m, "id", idnode_uuid_as_str(in));
+  htsmsg_add_str(m, "text", idnode_get_title(in));
+  notify_by_msg("idnodeNameChanged", m);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify on a given channel
+ */
+void
+idnode_notify(const char *chn, idnode_t *in, int optmask)
 {
   const idclass_t *ic = in->in_class;
 
@@ -675,20 +697,7 @@ idnode_updated(idnode_t *in, int optmask)
   add_params(in, in->in_class, p, optmask);
   htsmsg_add_msg(m, "params", p);
 
-  notify_by_msg("idnodeParamsChanged", m);
-}
-
-/**
- *
- */
-void
-idnode_notify_title_changed(void *obj)
-{
-  idnode_t *in = obj;
-  htsmsg_t *m = htsmsg_create_map();
-  htsmsg_add_str(m, "id", idnode_uuid_as_str(in));
-  htsmsg_add_str(m, "text", idnode_get_title(in));
-  notify_by_msg("idnodeNameChanged", m);
+  notify_by_msg(chn, m);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/idnode.h b/src/idnode.h
index 64a8170c..bc156caa 100644
--- a/src/idnode.h
+++ b/src/idnode.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ int           idnode_is_instance  (idnode_t *in, const idclass_t *idc);
 void         *idnode_find    (const char *uuid, const idclass_t *idc);
 idnode_set_t *idnode_find_all(const idclass_t *idc);
 
+void idnode_notify(const char *chn, idnode_t *in, int optmask);
 void idnode_notify_title_changed(void *obj);
 
 htsmsg_t *idclass_serialize0 (const idclass_t *idc, int optmask);