diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.cpp
index 6e75e4e003..54a5eabf2f 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ Ifc4x3_rc1::IfcStyledItem* create_styled_item(Ifc4x3_rc1::IfcRepresentationItem*
 	return new Ifc4x3_rc1::IfcStyledItem(item, style_assignments, boost::none);
 }
 
+Ifc4x3_rc2::IfcStyledItem* create_styled_item(Ifc4x3_rc2::IfcRepresentationItem* item, Ifc4x3_rc2::IfcPresentationStyleAssignment* style_assignment) {
+   IfcEntityList::ptr style_assignments(new IfcEntityList);
+   style_assignments->push(style_assignment);
+   return new Ifc4x3_rc2::IfcStyledItem(item, style_assignments, boost::none);
+}
+
 template <typename Schema>
 void IfcHierarchyHelper<Schema>::setSurfaceColour(typename Schema::IfcRepresentation* rep, 
 	typename Schema::IfcPresentationStyleAssignment* style_assignment) 
@@ -581,3 +587,4 @@ template IFC_PARSE_API class IfcHierarchyHelper<Ifc4>;
 template IFC_PARSE_API class IfcHierarchyHelper<Ifc4x1>;
 template IFC_PARSE_API class IfcHierarchyHelper<Ifc4x2>;
 template IFC_PARSE_API class IfcHierarchyHelper<Ifc4x3_rc1>;
+template IFC_PARSE_API class IfcHierarchyHelper<Ifc4x3_rc2>;
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h
index 392e663d18..0ff2514274 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "../ifcparse/Ifc4x1.h"
 #include "../ifcparse/Ifc4x2.h"
 #include "../ifcparse/Ifc4x3_rc1.h"
+#include "../ifcparse/Ifc4x3_rc2.h"
 
 
 #include "../ifcparse/IfcFile.h"