diff --git a/libxml++/exceptions/exception.h b/libxml++/exceptions/exception.h
index e6b3d97a..7a657222 100644
--- a/libxml++/exceptions/exception.h
+++ b/libxml++/exceptions/exception.h
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ namespace xmlpp
 
 /** Base class for all xmlpp exceptions.
  */
-class exception : public std::exception
+class LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT exception : public std::exception
 {
 public:
-  LIBXMLPP_API
+  LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD
   explicit exception(const ustring& message);
-  LIBXMLPP_API ~exception() noexcept override;
+  LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD ~exception() noexcept override;
 
-  LIBXMLPP_API const char* what() const noexcept override;
+  LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD const char* what() const noexcept override;
 
-  LIBXMLPP_API virtual void raise() const;
-  LIBXMLPP_API virtual exception* clone() const;
+  LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD virtual void raise() const;
+  LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD virtual exception* clone() const;
 
 private:
   ustring message_;
diff --git a/libxml++config.h.in b/libxml++config.h.in
index cfa46e4d..4310c295 100755
--- a/libxml++config.h.in
+++ b/libxml++config.h.in
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #ifdef LIBXMLPP_DLL
   #ifdef LIBXMLPP_BUILD
     #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllexport)
+    #ifdef __GNUC__
+      #define LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+      #define LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD
+    #endif
   #elif !defined (__GNUC__)
     #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllimport)
   #else /* don't dllimport classes/methods on GCC/MinGW */
@@ -34,5 +38,12 @@
   #define LIBXMLPP_API
 #endif /* GLIBMM_DLL */
 
+#ifndef LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT
+  #define LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT
+#endif
+#ifndef LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD
+  #define LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD LIBXMLPP_API
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LIBXMLPP_CONFIG_H */
 
diff --git a/libxml++config.h.meson b/libxml++config.h.meson
index 2a5f03b2..d1b06ccb 100755
--- a/libxml++config.h.meson
+++ b/libxml++config.h.meson
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #ifdef LIBXMLPP_DLL
   #ifdef LIBXMLPP_BUILD
     #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllexport)
+    #ifdef __GNUC__
+      #define LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+      #define LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD
+    #endif
   #elif !defined (__GNUC__)
     #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllimport)
   #else /* don't dllimport classes/methods on GCC/MinGW */
@@ -36,5 +40,12 @@
   #define LIBXMLPP_API
 #endif /* GLIBMM_DLL */
 
+#ifndef LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT
+  #define LIBXMLPP_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT
+#endif
+#ifndef LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD
+  #define LIBXMLPP_MEMBER_METHOD LIBXMLPP_API
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LIBXMLPP_CONFIG_H */