diff --git a/scripts/build.header.c/000_TopHeader.h b/scripts/build.header.c/000_TopHeader.h
index 08c7fd4..d8d369c 100644
--- a/scripts/build.header.c/000_TopHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.header.c/000_TopHeader.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #ifndef HEADER_@CNAME@
 #define HEADER_@CNAME@
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* standard includes, or includes needed for type declarations */
 
 /* options for text editors
diff --git a/scripts/build.header.c/999_BottomHeader.h b/scripts/build.header.c/999_BottomHeader.h
index c3def5d..dcb0064 100644
--- a/scripts/build.header.c/999_BottomHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.header.c/999_BottomHeader.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
  *  License: GPLv3
  */
 
+#ifdef __cpluscplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 /* options for text editors
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
index 08c7fd4..d8d369c 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #ifndef HEADER_@CNAME@
 #define HEADER_@CNAME@
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* standard includes, or includes needed for type declarations */
 
 /* options for text editors
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
index c3def5d..7ca650e 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
  *  License: GPLv3
  */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 /* options for text editors