diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
index 7d2424e18..c58fa65cc 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
@@ -169,20 +169,20 @@ Node.prototype._emit = Node.prototype.emit;
 /**
  * Emit an event to all registered listeners.
  */
-Node.prototype.emit = function(event,arg) {
+Node.prototype.emit = function(event, ...args) {
     var node = this;
     if (event === "input") {
         // When Pluggable Message Routing arrives, this will be called from
         // that and will already be sync/async depending on the router.
         if (this._asyncDelivery) {
             setImmediate(function() {
-                node._emitInput(arg);
+                node._emitInput.apply(node,args);
             });
         } else {
-            this._emitInput(arg);
+            this._emitInput.apply(this,args);
         }
     } else {
-        this._emit(event,arg);
+        this._emit.apply(this,arguments);
     }
 }