diff --git a/src/entt/entity/entity.hpp b/src/entt/entity/entity.hpp
index c85e51e16..4a39784be 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/entity.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/entity.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include "../config/config.h"
+#include "fwd.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {