diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 7d98a83b752084616cc2b5f19ddb9823bf82309c..6ece00eafb51a659a77619850a7ba4bbe33bf570 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Next release
 ============
 
 Features and enhancements
+- #1403222 - Relaxed setting of bundle for node destinations.
 - #1364326 - Default --limit option to items.
 - #1337640 - Properly optimize the SQL source query for highwater marks.
 - #1366588 - Source plugin support has been refactored to put more of the common
diff --git a/plugins/destinations/node.inc b/plugins/destinations/node.inc
index f7fbcb0274dcef983ec092990268d2125190c1b1..77f0b6b087ce339df2e097b8263be495f64423ea 100644
--- a/plugins/destinations/node.inc
+++ b/plugins/destinations/node.inc
@@ -151,10 +151,14 @@ class MigrateDestinationNode extends MigrateDestinationEntity {
         $node->uid = $old_node->uid;
       }
     }
+    else if (!isset($node->type)) {
+      // Default the type to our designated destination bundle (by doing this
+      // conditionally, we permit some flexibility in terms of implementing
+      // migrations which can affect more than one type).
+      $node->type = $this->bundle;
+    }
 
     // Set some required properties.
-    // Set type before invoking prepare handlers - they may take type-dependent actions.
-    $node->type = $this->bundle;
 
     if ($migration->getSystemOfRecord() == Migration::SOURCE) {
       if (!isset($node->language)) {