diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 553abfa..5428709 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
     include/igloo/sock.h \
     include/igloo/thread.h \
     include/igloo/timing.h \
-    include/igloo/ro.h
+    include/igloo/ro.h \
+    include/igloo/types.h
 
 libigloo_la_SOURCES = \
     src/libigloo.c \
diff --git a/include/igloo/types.h b/include/igloo/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a56a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/igloo/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2018       Marvin Scholz <epirat07@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012       Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LIBIGLOO__TYPES_H_
+#define _LIBIGLOO__TYPES_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif