diff --git a/rosidl_generator_cpp/resource/idl.hpp.em b/rosidl_generator_cpp/resource/idl.hpp.em
index 1c82824b9..dd4b8c500 100644
--- a/rosidl_generator_cpp/resource/idl.hpp.em
+++ b/rosidl_generator_cpp/resource/idl.hpp.em
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ include_base = '/'.join(include_parts_detail)
 #ifndef @(header_guard_variable)
 #define @(header_guard_variable)
 
-#include "@(include_base)__struct.hpp"
-#include "@(include_base)__builder.hpp"
-#include "@(include_base)__traits.hpp"
-#include "@(include_base)__type_support.hpp"
+#include "@(include_base)__struct.hpp"  // IWYU pragma: export
+#include "@(include_base)__builder.hpp"    // IWYU pragma: export
+#include "@(include_base)__traits.hpp"    // IWYU pragma: export
+#include "@(include_base)__type_support.hpp"    // IWYU pragma: export
 
 #endif  // @(header_guard_variable)