diff --git a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
index b6648b7..db213e3 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ boost
         E const & set_info( E const &, throw_line const & );
         }
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
+#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
+# endif
+#endif
     class
     exception
         {
@@ -251,6 +256,11 @@ boost
         mutable char const * throw_file_;
         mutable int throw_line_;
         };
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
+#  pragma GCC visibility pop
+# endif
+#endif
 
     inline
     exception::