diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
index 08e42bd..b0e3528 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "rcutils/macros.h"
+
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
 #include "rcl/node.h"
 
@@ -812,6 +814,7 @@ public:
    * \throws std::bad_alloc if the allocation of the OnSetParametersCallbackHandle fails.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  RCUTILS_WARN_UNUSED
   OnSetParametersCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
   add_on_set_parameters_callback(OnParametersSetCallbackType callback);
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
index cf26768..88817cb 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "rcutils/macros.h"
+
 #include "rcl_interfaces/msg/list_parameters_result.hpp"
 #include "rcl_interfaces/msg/parameter_descriptor.hpp"
 #include "rcl_interfaces/msg/parameter_event.hpp"
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ public:
   list_parameters(const std::vector<std::string> & prefixes, uint64_t depth) const override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  RCUTILS_WARN_UNUSED
   OnSetParametersCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
   add_on_set_parameters_callback(OnParametersSetCallbackType callback) override;
 
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp
index bd2327f..e291d19 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "rcutils/macros.h"
+
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
 #include "rcl/node.h"
 
@@ -456,6 +458,7 @@ public:
    * \sa rclcpp::Node::add_on_set_parameters_callback
    */
   RCLCPP_LIFECYCLE_PUBLIC
+  RCUTILS_WARN_UNUSED
   rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode::OnSetParametersCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
   add_on_set_parameters_callback(
     rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode::OnParametersSetCallbackType callback);