diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 3344ebc39e..caeecd0e31 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ include_rules = [
 
   # These should eventually move out of here.
   "+common_types.h",
+  "+typedefs.h",
 
   "+WebRTC",
   "+api",
diff --git a/typedefs.h b/typedefs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd10048ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typedefs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2012 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+// TODO(solenberg): Make the files including typedefs.h directly include the
+//                  files below they need.
+#ifndef TYPEDEFS_H_
+#define TYPEDEFS_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "rtc_base/system/arch.h"
+#include "rtc_base/system/unused.h"
+
+#endif  // TYPEDEFS_H_