diff --git a/meshroom/core/desc/node.py b/meshroom/core/desc/node.py
index 4d940c75..4692a00a 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/desc/node.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/desc/node.py
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ class BaseNode(object):
     outputs = []
     size = StaticNodeSize(1)
     parallelization = None
-    documentation = ''
-    category = 'Other'
+    documentation = ""
+    category = "Other"
+    plugin = None
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(BaseNode, self).__init__()
diff --git a/meshroom/core/plugins.py b/meshroom/core/plugins.py
index a25ff556..c7bb1cdb 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/plugins.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/plugins.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class NodePlugin(BaseObject):
         self.plugin: Plugin = plugin
         self.path: str = Path(getfile(nodeDesc)).resolve().as_posix()
         self.nodeDescriptor: desc.Node = nodeDesc
+        self.nodeDescriptor.plugin = self
 
         self.status: NodePluginStatus = NodePluginStatus.NOT_LOADED
         self.errors: list[str] = validateNodeDesc(nodeDesc)