diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 3b473829..841c0305 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Changes in 1.8 (??.??.2011)
 
+ - Scenemanager switches from type ESNT_UNKNOWN to type ESNT_SCENE_MANAGER.
+
  - Add getActiveFont to all elements which have setOverrideFont for cleaner code
 
  - Add getOverrideFont to all elements which have setOverrideFont to have a consistent interface
diff --git a/include/ESceneNodeTypes.h b/include/ESceneNodeTypes.h
index b84ce1a5..5f251691 100644
--- a/include/ESceneNodeTypes.h
+++ b/include/ESceneNodeTypes.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace scene
 	name clashes with external scene nodes.*/
 	enum ESCENE_NODE_TYPE
 	{
+		ESNT_SCENE_MANAGER	= MAKE_IRR_ID('s','m','n','g'),
+
 		//! simple cube scene node
 		ESNT_CUBE           = MAKE_IRR_ID('c','u','b','e'),
 
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
index 7d34ada8..ea939886 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace scene
 		virtual ISceneManager* createNewSceneManager(bool cloneContent);
 
 		//! Returns type of the scene node
-		virtual ESCENE_NODE_TYPE getType() const { return ESNT_UNKNOWN; }
+		virtual ESCENE_NODE_TYPE getType() const { return ESNT_SCENE_MANAGER; }
 
 		//! Returns the default scene node factory which can create all built in scene nodes
 		virtual ISceneNodeFactory* getDefaultSceneNodeFactory();