diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index f4dfdf2..8a781ea 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ namespace pugi
     template <typename It> class xml_object_range
     {
     public:
+        typedef It const_iterator;
+
         xml_object_range(It b, It e): _begin(b), _end(e)
         {
         }