diff --git a/comphelper/source/misc/asyncnotification.cxx b/comphelper/source/misc/asyncnotification.cxx
index 697954de0bc1..68cd57388bcd 100644
--- a/comphelper/source/misc/asyncnotification.cxx
+++ b/comphelper/source/misc/asyncnotification.cxx
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ namespace comphelper
 
     static std::vector<std::weak_ptr<AsyncEventNotifierAutoJoin>> g_Notifiers;
 
+    template class EventHolder<css::document::DocumentEvent>;
+
     void JoinAsyncEventNotifiers()
     {
         std::vector<std::weak_ptr<AsyncEventNotifierAutoJoin>> notifiers;
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/core/dataaccess/documenteventnotifier.cxx b/dbaccess/source/core/dataaccess/documenteventnotifier.cxx
index 475b16c0b551..a5c678579253 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/core/dataaccess/documenteventnotifier.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/core/dataaccess/documenteventnotifier.cxx
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ namespace dbaccess
 
     using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 
-    // DocumentEventHolder
-    typedef ::comphelper::EventHolder< DocumentEvent >  DocumentEventHolder;
-
     // DocumentEventNotifier_Impl
     class DocumentEventNotifier_Impl : public ::comphelper::IEventProcessor
     {
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ namespace dbaccess
                 ::comphelper::AsyncEventNotifierAutoJoin::launch(m_pEventBroadcaster);
             }
         }
-        m_pEventBroadcaster->addEvent( new DocumentEventHolder( _rEvent ), this );
+        m_pEventBroadcaster->addEvent( new comphelper::DocumentEventHolder( _rEvent ), this );
     }
 
     void DocumentEventNotifier_Impl::processEvent( const ::comphelper::AnyEvent& _rEvent )
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@ namespace dbaccess
             if  ( m_bDisposed )
                 return;
         }
-        const DocumentEventHolder& rEventHolder = dynamic_cast< const DocumentEventHolder& >( _rEvent );
+        const comphelper::DocumentEventHolder& rEventHolder = dynamic_cast< const comphelper::DocumentEventHolder& >( _rEvent );
         impl_notifyEvent_nothrow( rEventHolder.getEventObject() );
     }
 
diff --git a/include/comphelper/asyncnotification.hxx b/include/comphelper/asyncnotification.hxx
index 16b36593b963..ae241e4bc997 100644
--- a/include/comphelper/asyncnotification.hxx
+++ b/include/comphelper/asyncnotification.hxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sal/config.h>
 #include <config_options.h>
 
+#include <com/sun/star/document/DocumentEvent.hpp>
 #include <comphelper/comphelperdllapi.h>
 #include <rtl/ref.hxx>
 #include <sal/types.h>
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ namespace comphelper
     /** AnyEvent derivee holding a foreign event instance
     */
     template < typename EVENT_OBJECT >
-    class SAL_DLLPUBLIC_RTTI EventHolder final : public AnyEvent
+    class SAL_DLLPUBLIC_TEMPLATE EventHolder final : public AnyEvent
     {
     public:
         typedef EVENT_OBJECT    EventObjectType;
@@ -216,6 +217,9 @@ namespace comphelper
         const EventObjectType& getEventObject() const { return m_aEvent; }
     };
 
+    extern template class EventHolder<css::document::DocumentEvent>;
+    using DocumentEventHolder = EventHolder<css::document::DocumentEvent>;
+
     COMPHELPER_DLLPUBLIC void JoinAsyncEventNotifiers();
 
 } // namespace comphelper