diff --git a/tiledb/sm/cpp_api/group_experimental.h b/tiledb/sm/cpp_api/group_experimental.h
index 58bab2bfade..29bbbbdce33 100644
--- a/tiledb/sm/cpp_api/group_experimental.h
+++ b/tiledb/sm/cpp_api/group_experimental.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define TILEDB_CPP_API_GROUP_EXPERIMENTAL_H
 
 #include "context.h"
+#include "object.h"
 #include "tiledb.h"
 
 namespace tiledb {