diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeom.h b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeom.h
index 322d0c2bfd..7719ce8449 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeom.h
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeom.h
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@
 #include "../ifcparse/IfcParse.h"
 #include "../ifcparse/IfcUtil.h"
 
-namespace IfcGeom {
-	typedef std::pair<gp_GTrsf*,const TopoDS_Shape*> LocationShape;
-	typedef std::vector<LocationShape> ShapeList;
+#include "../ifcgeom/IfcShapeList.h"
 
+namespace IfcGeom {
 	bool convert_wire_to_face(const TopoDS_Wire& wire, TopoDS_Face& face);
 	bool convert_shapes(const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* L, ShapeList& result);
 	bool is_shape_collection(const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* L);
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomObjects.h b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomObjects.h
index 817dbf83e4..b2cf90d865 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomObjects.h
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomObjects.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #include <gp_Trsf.hxx>
 #include <gp_Trsf2d.hxx>
 
-#include "../ifcgeom/IfcGeom.h"
+#include "../ifcgeom/IfcShapeList.h"
 
 namespace IfcGeomObjects {
 
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcShapeList.h b/src/ifcgeom/IfcShapeList.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..338979c2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcShapeList.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ *                                                                              *
+ * This file is part of IfcOpenShell.                                           *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify         *
+ * it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3.0 of the License, or          *
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                          *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                 *
+ * Lesser GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * You should have received a copy of the Lesser GNU General Public License     *
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.         *
+ *                                                                              *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef IFCSHAPELIST_H
+#define IFCSHAPELIST_H
+
+#include <gp_GTrsf.hxx>
+#include <TopoDS_Shape.hxx>
+
+namespace IfcGeom {
+	typedef std::pair<gp_GTrsf*,const TopoDS_Shape*> LocationShape;
+	typedef std::vector<LocationShape> ShapeList;
+}
+#endif