diff --git a/python/core/qgsrange.sip b/python/core/qgsrange.sip
index ab5c01a3597..997b9504c34 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsrange.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsrange.sip
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 
 
-template <T> class QgsRange
+template <T>
+class QgsRange
 {
 %Docstring
  A template based class for storing ranges (lower to upper values).
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ template <T> class QgsRange
 .. note::
 
    not available in Python bindings (but class provided for template-based inheritance)
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgsrange.h"
 %End
   public:
 
@@ -117,7 +122,8 @@ typedef QgsRange< double > QgsDoubleRange;
 typedef QgsRange< int > QgsIntRange;
 
 
-template <T> class QgsTemporalRange
+template <T>
+class QgsTemporalRange
 {
 %Docstring
  A template based class for storing temporal ranges (beginning to end values).
@@ -134,6 +140,10 @@ template <T> class QgsTemporalRange
 .. note::
 
    not available in Python bindings (but class provided for template-based inheritance)
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgsrange.h"
 %End
   public:
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsrange.h b/src/core/qgsrange.h
index cbf87f0567f..c648d7eec0f 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsrange.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsrange.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
  * \see QgsIntRange
  * \note not available in Python bindings (but class provided for template-based inheritance)
  */
-template <class T> class QgsRange
+template <typename T>
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsRange
 {
   public:
 
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ typedef QgsRange< int > QgsIntRange;
  * \see QgsDateRange
  * \note not available in Python bindings (but class provided for template-based inheritance)
  */
-template <class T> class QgsTemporalRange
+template <typename T>
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsTemporalRange
 {
   public: