diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index ffad1aac9c8f9268763f1d1d31ed4ed6d18df04e..e7d515401dad9224f64ecc5edcc4c95ca4cabc42 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -628,3 +628,8 @@ CONFD_REQS = frozenset([
   CONFD_REQ_NODE_PIP_BY_INSTANCE_IP,
   ])
 
+(CONFD_NODE_ROLE_MASTER,
+ CONFD_NODE_ROLE_CANDIDATE,
+ CONFD_NODE_ROLE_OFFLINE,
+ CONFD_NODE_ROLE_DRAINED) = range(4)
+