diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
index 934239cc7d..68883eb984 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
@@ -1380,9 +1380,6 @@ export class LGraphNode
 
   changeMode(modeTo: number): boolean {
     switch (modeTo) {
-      case LGraphEventMode.ON_EVENT:
-        break
-
       case LGraphEventMode.ON_TRIGGER:
         this.addOnTriggerInput()
         this.addOnExecutedOutput()
@@ -1399,7 +1396,8 @@ export class LGraphNode
         break
 
       default:
-        return false
+        // Numeric default-accept: any caller-supplied numeric mode (including
+        // the deprecated slot 1 / ON_EVENT) falls through and is assigned.
         break
     }
     this.mode = modeTo
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
index f2323e78ac..710ac37693 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LiteGraphGlobal.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export class LiteGraphGlobal {
   /** use with node_box_coloured_by_mode */
   NODE_MODES_COLORS = ['#666', '#422', '#333', '#224', '#626']
   ALWAYS = LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS
-  ON_EVENT = LGraphEventMode.ON_EVENT
+  // ON_EVENT is registered as a deprecation getter in the constructor — see
+  // Object.defineProperty call below. The numeric slot (1) is preserved for
+  // v2 ABI; the symbol will be removed in release N+1.
   NEVER = LGraphEventMode.NEVER
   ON_TRIGGER = LGraphEventMode.ON_TRIGGER
 
@@ -372,6 +374,15 @@ export class LiteGraphGlobal {
 
   constructor() {
     Object.defineProperty(this, 'Classes', { writable: false })
+    Object.defineProperty(this, 'ON_EVENT', {
+      get() {
+        console.warn(
+          'LiteGraph.ON_EVENT is deprecated; numeric slot 1 is preserved for v2 ABI but the symbol will be removed in release N+1. ON_EVENT is a no-op mode — use NEVER to mute a node.'
+        )
+        return 1
+      },
+      configurable: true
+    })
   }
 
   Classes = {
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/globalEnums.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/globalEnums.ts
index c955b8e1e3..ee2781a815 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/globalEnums.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/types/globalEnums.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ export enum TitleMode {
 
 export enum LGraphEventMode {
   ALWAYS = 0,
-  ON_EVENT = 1,
+  /** @deprecated No-op mode. Numeric slot 1 is preserved for v2 ABI; the
+   *  symbol will be removed in release N+1. Use NEVER to mute a node. */
+  _UNUSED_1 = 1,
   NEVER = 2,
   ON_TRIGGER = 3,
   BYPASS = 4