diff --git a/Include/cpython/structseq.h b/Include/cpython/structseq.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..328fbe86143b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Include/cpython/structseq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef Py_CPYTHON_STRUCTSEQ_H
+#  error "this header file must not be included directly"
+#endif
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyStructSequence_InitType(PyTypeObject *type,
+                                           PyStructSequence_Desc *desc);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyStructSequence_InitType2(PyTypeObject *type,
+                                           PyStructSequence_Desc *desc);
+
+typedef PyTupleObject PyStructSequence;
+#define PyStructSequence_SET_ITEM PyStructSequence_SetItem
+#define PyStructSequence_GET_ITEM PyStructSequence_GetItem
diff --git a/Include/structseq.h b/Include/structseq.h
index 29e24fee54e613..e52d6188030af9 100644
--- a/Include/structseq.h
+++ b/Include/structseq.h
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ typedef struct PyStructSequence_Desc {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(const char * const) PyStructSequence_UnnamedField;
 
-#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyStructSequence_InitType(PyTypeObject *type,
-                                           PyStructSequence_Desc *desc);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyStructSequence_InitType2(PyTypeObject *type,
-                                           PyStructSequence_Desc *desc);
-#endif
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyTypeObject*) PyStructSequence_NewType(PyStructSequence_Desc *desc);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyStructSequence_New(PyTypeObject* type);
@@ -35,9 +29,9 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyStructSequence_SetItem(PyObject*, Py_ssize_t, PyObject*);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyStructSequence_GetItem(PyObject*, Py_ssize_t);
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
-typedef PyTupleObject PyStructSequence;
-#define PyStructSequence_SET_ITEM PyStructSequence_SetItem
-#define PyStructSequence_GET_ITEM PyStructSequence_GetItem
+#  define Py_CPYTHON_STRUCTSEQ_H
+#  include "cpython/structseq.h"
+#  undef Py_CPYTHON_STRUCTSEQ_H
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 061305a9ed11a7..987d55a9bdbd3b 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/pythread.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/setobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/sliceobject.h \
+		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/structseq.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/traceback.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/tracemalloc.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/tupleobject.h \
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index 248b63f25775da..71f508a7e8b5fb 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\pythread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\setobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\sliceobject.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\structseq.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\traceback.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\tracemalloc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\tupleobject.h" />
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index da07a139b7c93d..547e9ee1abf370 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\pylifecycle.h">
       <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\structseq.h">
+      <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\tupleobject.h">
       <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
     </ClInclude>