diff --git a/app/node/node.cpp b/app/node/node.cpp
index 6ef47e2d8..7cdfbceb2 100644
--- a/app/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/node/node.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ Node::Node() :
 {
 }
 
+Node::~Node()
+{
+  // We delete in the Node destructor rather than relying on the QObject system because the parameter may need to
+  // perform actions on this Node object and we want them to be done before the Node object is fully destroyed
+  foreach (NodeParam* param, params_) {
+    delete param;
+  }
+}
+
 QString Node::Category()
 {
   // Return an empty category for any nodes that don't use one
@@ -234,6 +243,11 @@ bool Node::IsBlock()
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Node::IsTrack()
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
 rational Node::LastProcessedTime()
 {
   rational t;
diff --git a/app/node/node.h b/app/node/node.h
index d3deeeb8c..a02255ad4 100644
--- a/app/node/node.h
+++ b/app/node/node.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class Node : public QObject
 public:
   Node();
 
+  virtual ~Node() override;
+
   /**
    * @brief Creates a clone of the Node
    *
@@ -240,6 +242,14 @@ public:
    */
   virtual bool IsBlock();
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Returns whether this Node is a "Track" type or not
+   *
+   * You shouldn't ever need to override this since all derivatives of Track will automatically have this set to true.
+   * It's just a more convenient way of checking than dynamic_casting.
+   */
+  virtual bool IsTrack();
+
   /**
    * @brief The main processing function
    *