diff --git a/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.cpp b/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.cpp
index 78b60dafae..515aa53f14 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ NS_CC_BEGIN
 Action::Action()
 :_originalTarget(NULL)
 ,_target(NULL)
-,_tag(kActionTagInvalid)
+,_tag(Action::INVALID_TAG)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.h b/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.h
index 222cf853b8..ad5459a2f5 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/actions/CCAction.h
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 NS_CC_BEGIN
 
-enum {
-    //! Default tag
-    kActionTagInvalid = -1,
-};
-
 /**
  * @addtogroup actions
  * @{
@@ -49,6 +44,9 @@ enum {
 class CC_DLL Action : public Object, public Clonable
 {
 public:
+    /// Default tag used for all the actions
+    static const int INVALID_TAG = -1;
+
     Action(void);
 
     virtual ~Action(void);
diff --git a/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.cpp b/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.cpp
index 55e87d637b..3b85f8dd87 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ void ActionManager::removeAction(Action *pAction)
     }
 }
 
-void ActionManager::removeActionByTag(unsigned int tag, Object *target)
+void ActionManager::removeActionByTag(int tag, Object *target)
 {
-    CCASSERT((int)tag != kActionTagInvalid, "");
+    CCASSERT(tag != Action::INVALID_TAG, "");
     CCASSERT(target != NULL, "");
 
     tHashElement *pElement = NULL;
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ void ActionManager::removeActionByTag(unsigned int tag, Object *target)
 
 // XXX: Passing "const O *" instead of "const O&" because HASH_FIND_IT requries the address of a pointer
 // and, it is not possible to get the address of a reference
-Action* ActionManager::getActionByTag(unsigned int tag, const Object *target) const
+Action* ActionManager::getActionByTag(int tag, const Object *target) const
 {
-    CCASSERT((int)tag != kActionTagInvalid, "");
+    CCASSERT(tag != Action::INVALID_TAG, "");
 
     tHashElement *pElement = NULL;
     HASH_FIND_INT(_targets, &target, pElement);
diff --git a/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.h b/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.h
index 2929fc27ad..607cc9b9d7 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/actions/CCActionManager.h
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ public:
     void removeAction(Action *pAction);
 
     /** Removes an action given its tag and the target */
-    void removeActionByTag(unsigned int tag, Object *target);
+    void removeActionByTag(int tag, Object *target);
 
     /** Gets an action given its tag an a target
      @return the Action the with the given tag
      */
-    Action* getActionByTag(unsigned int tag, const Object *target) const;
+    Action* getActionByTag(int tag, const Object *target) const;
 
     /** Returns the numbers of actions that are running in a certain target. 
      * Composable actions are counted as 1 action. Example:
diff --git a/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.cpp b/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.cpp
index 69fabed44d..d441eab31c 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Node::Node(void)
 , _children(NULL)
 , _parent(NULL)
 // "whole screen" objects. like Scenes and Layers, should set _ignoreAnchorPointForPosition to true
-, _tag(kNodeTagInvalid)
+, _tag(Node::INVALID_TAG)
 // userData is always inited as nil
 , _userData(NULL)
 , _userObject(NULL)
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void Node::childrenAlloc(void)
 
 Node* Node::getChildByTag(int aTag)
 {
-    CCASSERT( aTag != kNodeTagInvalid, "Invalid tag");
+    CCASSERT( aTag != Node::INVALID_TAG, "Invalid tag");
 
     if(_children && _children->count() > 0)
     {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void Node::removeChild(Node* child, bool cleanup /* = true */)
 
 void Node::removeChildByTag(int tag, bool cleanup/* = true */)
 {
-    CCASSERT( tag != kNodeTagInvalid, "Invalid tag");
+    CCASSERT( tag != Node::INVALID_TAG, "Invalid tag");
 
     Node *child = this->getChildByTag(tag);
 
@@ -976,13 +976,13 @@ void Node::stopAction(Action* action)
 
 void Node::stopActionByTag(int tag)
 {
-    CCASSERT( tag != kActionTagInvalid, "Invalid tag");
+    CCASSERT( tag != Action::INVALID_TAG, "Invalid tag");
     _actionManager->removeActionByTag(tag, this);
 }
 
 Action * Node::getActionByTag(int tag)
 {
-    CCASSERT( tag != kActionTagInvalid, "Invalid tag");
+    CCASSERT( tag != Action::INVALID_TAG, "Invalid tag");
     return _actionManager->getActionByTag(tag, this);
 }
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.h b/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.h
index bfd830d72e..875375bd7b 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/base_nodes/CCNode.h
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ class ComponentContainer;
  * @{
  */
 
-enum {
-    kNodeTagInvalid = -1,
-};
-
 enum {
     kNodeOnEnter,
     kNodeOnExit,
@@ -128,6 +124,9 @@ enum {
 class CC_DLL Node : public Object
 {
 public:
+    /// Default tag used for all the nodes
+    static const int INVALID_TAG = -1;
+
     /// @{
     /// @name Constructor, Distructor and Initializers
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/include/CCDeprecated.h b/cocos2dx/include/CCDeprecated.h
index ee31c2829a..df5a23a510 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/include/CCDeprecated.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/include/CCDeprecated.h
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE typedef TransitionScene::Orientation tOrientation;
 CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCPrioritySystem = Scheduler::PRIORITY_SYSTEM;
 CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCPriorityNonSystemMin = Scheduler::PRIORITY_NON_SYSTEM_MIN;
 
-CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCActionTagInvalid = kActionTagInvalid;
-CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCNodeTagInvalid = kNodeTagInvalid;
+CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCActionTagInvalid = Action::INVALID_TAG;
+CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCNodeTagInvalid = Node::INVALID_TAG;
 
 CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCNodeOnEnter = kNodeOnEnter;
 CC_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE const int kCCNodeOnExit = kNodeOnExit;