diff --git a/src/systemc/ext/channel/_using.hh b/src/systemc/ext/channel/_using.hh
index 307e89f21c..e582ea2828 100644
--- a/src/systemc/ext/channel/_using.hh
+++ b/src/systemc/ext/channel/_using.hh
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ using sc_core::sc_in_clk;
 using sc_core::sc_inout_clk;
 using sc_core::sc_out_clk;
 
+using sc_core::sc_event_queue_if;
 using sc_core::sc_event_queue;
+using sc_core::sc_event_queue_port;
 
 using sc_core::sc_fifo;
 
diff --git a/src/systemc/ext/channel/sc_event_queue.hh b/src/systemc/ext/channel/sc_event_queue.hh
index aa2f72e771..1cd3c01aba 100644
--- a/src/systemc/ext/channel/sc_event_queue.hh
+++ b/src/systemc/ext/channel/sc_event_queue.hh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "../core/sc_interface.hh"
 #include "../core/sc_module.hh" // for sc_gen_unique_name
 #include "../core/sc_module_name.hh"
+#include "../core/sc_port.hh"
 #include "../core/sc_time.hh"
 #include "warn_unimpl.hh"
 
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ class sc_event_queue : public sc_event_queue_if, public sc_module
     virtual const sc_event &default_event() const;
 };
 
+// Nonstandard
+typedef sc_port<sc_event_queue_if, 1, SC_ONE_OR_MORE_BOUND>
+        sc_event_queue_port;
+
 } // namespace sc_core
 
 #endif  //__SYSTEMC_EXT_CHANNEL_SC_EVENT_QUEUE_HH__