diff --git a/src/julia.h b/src/julia.h
index a4b61a4ebd913..02ccec09069b1 100644
--- a/src/julia.h
+++ b/src/julia.h
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ enum jlsmall_typeof_tags {
     jl_bitstags_first = jl_char_tag, // n.b. bool is not considered a bitstype, since it can be compared by pointer
     jl_max_tags = 64
 };
+#ifndef JL_LIBRARY_EXPORTS
+JL_DLLIMPORT
+#endif
 extern jl_datatype_t *small_typeof[(jl_max_tags << 4) / sizeof(jl_datatype_t*)];
 static inline jl_value_t *jl_to_typeof(uintptr_t t)
 {
diff --git a/test/embedding/embedding.c b/test/embedding/embedding.c
index 1294d4cdafb45..c5b8845b7c823 100644
--- a/test/embedding/embedding.c
+++ b/test/embedding/embedding.c
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ int main()
         checked_eval_string("f28825()");
     }
 
+    {
+        // jl_typeof works (#50714)
+        jl_value_t *v = checked_eval_string("sqrt(2.0)");
+        jl_value_t *t = jl_typeof(v);
+    }
+
     JL_TRY {
         jl_error("exception thrown");
     }