diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 4c142816..f5cd2a8f 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
 # define FMT_MSC_VER 0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef FMT_OVERRIDE
+# if FMT_HAS_FEATURE(cxx_override) || \
+     (FMT_GCC_VERSION >= 408 && FMT_HAS_GXX_CXX11) || \
+     FMT_MSC_VER >= 1900
+#  define FMT_OVERRIDE override
+# else
+#  define FMT_OVERRIDE
+# endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef FMT_NULL
 # if FMT_HAS_FEATURE(cxx_nullptr) || \
    (FMT_GCC_VERSION >= 408 && FMT_HAS_GXX_CXX11) || \
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.cc b/include/fmt/format.cc
index 57f68185..e41f2cba 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.cc
+++ b/include/fmt/format.cc
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ template void basic_fixed_buffer<char>::grow(std::size_t);
 
 template void internal::arg_map<context>::init(const format_args &args);
 
-template int internal::char_traits<char>::format_float(
+template FMT_API int internal::char_traits<char>::format_float(
     char *buffer, std::size_t size, const char *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, double value);
 
-template int internal::char_traits<char>::format_float(
+template FMT_API int internal::char_traits<char>::format_float(
     char *buffer, std::size_t size, const char *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, long double value);
 
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ template void basic_fixed_buffer<wchar_t>::grow(std::size_t);
 
 template void internal::arg_map<wcontext>::init(const wformat_args &args);
 
-template int internal::char_traits<wchar_t>::format_float(
+template FMT_API int internal::char_traits<wchar_t>::format_float(
     wchar_t *buffer, std::size_t size, const wchar_t *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, double value);
 
-template int internal::char_traits<wchar_t>::format_float(
+template FMT_API int internal::char_traits<wchar_t>::format_float(
     wchar_t *buffer, std::size_t size, const wchar_t *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, long double value);
 
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index fcd72a44..28bf0177 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class format_error : public std::runtime_error {
   explicit format_error(const std::string &message)
   : std::runtime_error(message) {}
 
-  ~format_error() throw();
+  FMT_API ~format_error() throw();
 };
 
 namespace internal {
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ class arg_formatter: public internal::arg_formatter_base<Range> {
 */
 class system_error : public std::runtime_error {
  private:
-  void init(int err_code, string_view format_str, format_args args);
+  FMT_API void init(int err_code, string_view format_str, format_args args);
 
  protected:
   int error_code_;
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ class system_error : public std::runtime_error {
     init(error_code, message, make_args(args...));
   }
 
-  ~system_error() FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT;
+  FMT_API ~system_error() FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT;
 
   int error_code() const { return error_code_; }
 };
diff --git a/include/fmt/ostream.h b/include/fmt/ostream.h
index b24d026d..9f868b32 100644
--- a/include/fmt/ostream.h
+++ b/include/fmt/ostream.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class FormatBuf : public std::basic_streambuf<Char> {
     this->setp(start_, start_ + buffer_.capacity());
   }
 
-  int_type overflow(int_type ch = traits_type::eof()) {
+  int_type overflow(int_type ch = traits_type::eof()) FMT_OVERRIDE {
     if (!traits_type::eq_int_type(ch, traits_type::eof())) {
       size_t buf_size = size();
       buffer_.resize(buf_size);