diff --git a/libs/gst/net/Makefile.am b/libs/gst/net/Makefile.am
index 35ed906..de254e9 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gst/net/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 libgstnet_@GST_API_VERSION@_includedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/net
 libgstnet_@GST_API_VERSION@_include_HEADERS = \
     net.h \
+    net-prelude.h \
     gstnet.h \
     gstnetaddressmeta.h \
     gstnetclientclock.h \
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnet.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnet.h
index 96cc8b8..2817380 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnet.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnet.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef __GST_NET_H__
 #define __GST_NET_H__
 
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
+
 #include <gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h>
 #include <gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h>
 #include <gst/net/gstnettimepacket.h>
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h
index e891413..e949b31 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -40,20 +41,20 @@
   GSocketAddress *addr;
 };
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType gst_net_address_meta_api_get_type (void);
 #define GST_NET_ADDRESS_META_API_TYPE (gst_net_address_meta_api_get_type())
 
 /* implementation */
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 const GstMetaInfo *gst_net_address_meta_get_info (void);
 #define GST_NET_ADDRESS_META_INFO (gst_net_address_meta_get_info())
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetAddressMeta * gst_buffer_add_net_address_meta (GstBuffer      *buffer,
                                                      GSocketAddress *addr);
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetAddressMeta * gst_buffer_get_net_address_meta (GstBuffer      *buffer);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h
index 0a9a26c..b741e6b 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/gstsystemclock.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType           gst_net_client_clock_get_type	(void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstClock*	gst_net_client_clock_new	(const gchar *name, const gchar *remote_address,
                                                  gint remote_port, GstClockTime base_time);
 
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@
 typedef struct _GstNetClientClock GstNtpClock;
 typedef struct _GstNetClientClockClass GstNtpClockClass;
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType           gst_ntp_clock_get_type	        (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstClock*	gst_ntp_clock_new	        (const gchar *name, const gchar *remote_address,
                                                  gint remote_port, GstClockTime base_time);
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnetcontrolmessagemeta.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnetcontrolmessagemeta.h
index 39fe66d..b51b876 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnetcontrolmessagemeta.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnetcontrolmessagemeta.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
   GSocketControlMessage *message;
 };
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType gst_net_control_message_meta_api_get_type (void);
 
 #define GST_NET_CONTROL_MESSAGE_META_API_TYPE \
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@
 
 /* implementation */
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 const GstMetaInfo *gst_net_control_message_meta_get_info (void);
 
 #define GST_NET_CONTROL_MESSAGE_META_INFO \
   (gst_net_control_message_meta_get_info())
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetControlMessageMeta * gst_buffer_add_net_control_message_meta (GstBuffer             * buffer,
                                                                     GSocketControlMessage * message);
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnettimepacket.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnettimepacket.h
index 36ceef8..a04ea03 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnettimepacket.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnettimepacket.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -47,26 +48,26 @@
   GstClockTime remote_time;
 };
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType                   gst_net_time_packet_get_type    (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetTimePacket*       gst_net_time_packet_new         (const guint8 *buffer);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetTimePacket*       gst_net_time_packet_copy        (const GstNetTimePacket *packet);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 void                    gst_net_time_packet_free        (GstNetTimePacket *packet);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 guint8*                 gst_net_time_packet_serialize   (const GstNetTimePacket *packet);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetTimePacket*	gst_net_time_packet_receive     (GSocket         * socket,
                                                          GSocketAddress ** src_address,
                                                          GError         ** error);
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 gboolean                gst_net_time_packet_send        (const GstNetTimePacket * packet,
                                                          GSocket                * socket,
                                                          GSocketAddress         * dest_address,
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstnettimeprovider.h b/libs/gst/net/gstnettimeprovider.h
index 9343306..d1f6de3 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstnettimeprovider.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstnettimeprovider.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define __GST_NET_TIME_PROVIDER_H__
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType                   gst_net_time_provider_get_type  (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstNetTimeProvider*     gst_net_time_provider_new       (GstClock *clock,
                                                          const gchar *address,
                                                          gint port);
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/gstptpclock.h b/libs/gst/net/gstptpclock.h
index 6a1c839..06ca5cf 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/gstptpclock.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/gstptpclock.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/gstsystemclock.h>
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -75,19 +76,19 @@
  */
 #define GST_PTP_CLOCK_ID_NONE ((guint64) -1)
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GType           gst_ptp_clock_get_type             (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 gboolean        gst_ptp_is_supported               (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 gboolean        gst_ptp_is_initialized             (void);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 gboolean        gst_ptp_init                       (guint64 clock_id,
                                                     gchar ** interfaces);
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 void            gst_ptp_deinit                     (void);
 
 #define GST_PTP_STATISTICS_NEW_DOMAIN_FOUND           "GstPtpStatisticsNewDomainFound"
@@ -142,13 +143,13 @@
 typedef gboolean  (*GstPtpStatisticsCallback)      (guint8 domain,
                                                     const GstStructure * stats,
                                                     gpointer user_data);
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 gulong          gst_ptp_statistics_callback_add    (GstPtpStatisticsCallback callback,
                                                     gpointer user_data, GDestroyNotify destroy_data);
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 void            gst_ptp_statistics_callback_remove (gulong id);
 
-GST_EXPORT
+GST_NET_API
 GstClock*       gst_ptp_clock_new                  (const gchar *name,
                                                     guint domain);
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/meson.build b/libs/gst/net/meson.build
index c32bef2..0a76fd2 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/meson.build
+++ b/libs/gst/net/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  'gstnettimepacket.h',
  'gstnettimeprovider.h',
  'gstptpclock.h',
+ 'net-prelude.h',
  'net.h',
 ]
 install_headers(gst_net_headers, subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/net/')
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/net-prelude.h b/libs/gst/net/net-prelude.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8db7565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gst/net/net-prelude.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* GStreamer Net Library
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 GStreamer developers
+ *
+ * net-prelude.h: prelude include header for gst-net library
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_NET_PRELUDE_H__
+#define __GST_NET_PRELUDE_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#ifndef GST_NET_API
+#define GST_NET_API GST_EXPORT
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __GST_NET_PRELUDE_H__ */
diff --git a/libs/gst/net/net.h b/libs/gst/net/net.h
index 8af032e..abecd32 100644
--- a/libs/gst/net/net.h
+++ b/libs/gst/net/net.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #ifndef __GST_NET__H__
 #define __GST_NET__H__
 
+#include <gst/net/net-prelude.h>
+
 #include <gst/net/gstnet.h>
 #include <gst/net/gstnetaddressmeta.h>
 #include <gst/net/gstnetclientclock.h>