diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
index bb54de5..c66d8f4 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ private:
 } /* namespace node */
 } /* namespace rclcpp */
 
-#define RCLCPP_REGISTER_NODE(Class) rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr \
+#define RCLCPP_REGISTER_NODE(Class) RMW_EXPORT \
+rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr \
 create_node() \
 { \
   return rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr(new Class(rclcpp::contexts::default_context::DefaultContext::make_shared())); \
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/node_main.cpp b/rclcpp/src/node_main.cpp
index 510b1bf..d6d07c4 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/node_main.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/node_main.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp>
 
 // This forward declaration is implemented by the RCLCPP_REGISTER_NODE macro
-rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr create_node();
+RMW_IMPORT rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr create_node();
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {