diff --git a/src/Gui/DocumentObserver.h b/src/Gui/DocumentObserver.h
index 38600565cf..df8bb9fec6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DocumentObserver.h
+++ b/src/Gui/DocumentObserver.h
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ private:
     ViewProviderWeakPtrT ptr;
 };
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#  pragma warning(push)
+#  pragma warning(disable: 4251)  // MSVC emits warning C4251 too conservatively for our use-case
+#endif
+
 /**
  * The DocumentObserver class simplifies the step to write classes that listen
  * to what happens inside a document.
@@ -368,6 +373,10 @@ private:
     Connection connectDocumentDelete;
 };
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#  pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
 } //namespace Gui
 
 #endif // GUI_DOCUMENTOBSERVER_H