diff --git a/include/crm/common/scheduler_types.h b/include/crm/common/scheduler_types.h
index ff8ab7aa1f..49b86cfa3f 100644
--- a/include/crm/common/scheduler_types.h
+++ b/include/crm/common/scheduler_types.h
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2023 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #ifndef PCMK__CRM_COMMON_SCHEDULER_TYPES__H
 #  define PCMK__CRM_COMMON_SCHEDULER_TYPES__H
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /*!
  * \file
  * \brief Type aliases needed to define scheduler objects
  * \ingroup core
  */
 
 //! Node object (including information that may vary depending on resource)
 typedef struct pe_node_s pcmk_node_t;
 
+//! Resource object
+typedef struct pe_resource_s pcmk_resource_t;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 #endif // PCMK__CRM_COMMON_SCHEDULER_TYPES__H