diff --git a/comfy/controlnet.py b/comfy/controlnet.py
index b8e27c71..12e5f16c 100644
--- a/comfy/controlnet.py
+++ b/comfy/controlnet.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ControlBase:
         self.timestep_range = None
         self.compression_ratio = 8
         self.upscale_algorithm = 'nearest-exact'
+        self.extra_args = {}
 
         if device is None:
             device = comfy.model_management.get_torch_device()
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class ControlBase:
         c.compression_ratio = self.compression_ratio
         c.upscale_algorithm = self.upscale_algorithm
         c.latent_format = self.latent_format
+        c.extra_args = self.extra_args.copy()
         c.vae = self.vae
 
     def inference_memory_requirements(self, dtype):
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ class ControlBase:
                                 o[i] = prev_val + o[i] #TODO: change back to inplace add if shared tensors stop being an issue
         return out
 
+    def set_extra_arg(self, argument, value=None):
+        self.extra_args[argument] = value
+
+
 class ControlNet(ControlBase):
     def __init__(self, control_model=None, global_average_pooling=False, compression_ratio=8, latent_format=None, device=None, load_device=None, manual_cast_dtype=None):
         super().__init__(device)
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ class ControlNet(ControlBase):
         timestep = self.model_sampling_current.timestep(t)
         x_noisy = self.model_sampling_current.calculate_input(t, x_noisy)
 
-        control = self.control_model(x=x_noisy.to(dtype), hint=self.cond_hint, timesteps=timestep.float(), context=context.to(dtype), y=y)
+        control = self.control_model(x=x_noisy.to(dtype), hint=self.cond_hint, timesteps=timestep.float(), context=context.to(dtype), y=y, **self.extra_args)
         return self.control_merge(control, control_prev, output_dtype)
 
     def copy(self):
diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes_controlnet.py b/comfy_extras/nodes_controlnet.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e550436b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes_controlnet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+UNION_CONTROLNET_TYPES = {"auto": -1,
+                          "openpose": 0,
+                          "depth": 1,
+                          "hed/pidi/scribble/ted": 2,
+                          "canny/lineart/anime_lineart/mlsd": 3,
+                          "normal": 4,
+                          "segment": 5,
+                          "tile": 6,
+                          "repaint": 7,
+                        }
+
+class SetUnionControlNetType:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+        return {"required": {"control_net": ("CONTROL_NET", ),
+                             "type": (list(UNION_CONTROLNET_TYPES.keys()),)
+                             }}
+
+    CATEGORY = "conditioning"
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("CONTROL_NET",)
+
+    FUNCTION = "set_controlnet_type"
+
+    def set_controlnet_type(self, control_net, type):
+        control_net = control_net.copy()
+        type_number = UNION_CONTROLNET_TYPES[type]
+        if type_number >= 0:
+            control_net.set_extra_arg("control_type", [type_number])
+        else:
+            control_net.set_extra_arg("control_type", [])
+
+        return (control_net,)
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "SetUnionControlNetType": SetUnionControlNetType,
+}
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 998b316b..89a2f21d 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -2036,6 +2036,7 @@ def init_builtin_extra_nodes():
         "nodes_audio.py",
         "nodes_sd3.py",
         "nodes_gits.py",
+        "nodes_controlnet.py",
     ]
 
     import_failed = []