diff --git a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
index 248e9e891..4ea476a9b 100644
--- a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
+++ b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
 
 #include <osg/Switch>
+#include <osg/Types>
 #include <osgText/Text>
 
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <osgGA/Device>
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <osg/GLExtensions>
 
diff --git a/include/osg/Types b/include/osg/Types
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9613dfb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osg/Types
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __OSG_TYPES
+#define __OSG_TYPES
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+typedef __int8 int8_t;
+typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
+typedef __int16 int16_t;
+typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
+typedef __int32 int32_t;
+typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
+typedef __int64 int64_t;
+typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+#else
+#include <stdint.h>
+#endif
+
+#endif  // __OSG_TYPES
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h b/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
index 051b59b46..71bd4d899 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
@@ -12,19 +12,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-typedef __int8 int8_t;
-typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
-typedef __int16 int16_t;
-typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
-typedef __int32 int32_t;
-typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
-typedef __int64 int64_t;
-typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
-#else
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif
+#include <osg/Types>
 
 struct KTXTexHeader
 {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/BinaryStreamOperator.h b/src/osgPlugins/osg/BinaryStreamOperator.h
index 3505dfb56..479a844e1 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/BinaryStreamOperator.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/BinaryStreamOperator.h
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@
 #define OSG2_BINARYSTREAMOPERATOR
 
 #include <osgDB/StreamOperator>
+#include <osg/Types>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
-typedef __int32 int32_t;
-#else
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
 
 class BinaryOutputIterator : public osgDB::OutputIterator
 {
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void writeWrappedString( const std::string& str )
     { writeString( str ); }
-    
+
 protected:
     std::vector<std::streampos> _beginPositions;
 };
@@ -258,7 +252,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void readWrappedString( std::string& str )
     { readString( str ); }
-    
+
     virtual void advanceToCurrentEndBracket()
     {
         if ( _supportBinaryBrackets && _beginPositions.size()>0 )
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/pvr/ReaderWriterPVR.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/pvr/ReaderWriterPVR.cpp
index c41b0d906..a1a6d6dca 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/pvr/ReaderWriterPVR.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/pvr/ReaderWriterPVR.cpp
@@ -19,20 +19,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-typedef UINT64     uint64_t;
-typedef INT64      int64_t;
-typedef UINT32     uint32_t;
-typedef INT32      int32_t;
-typedef UINT16     uint16_t;
-typedef UINT8      uint8_t;
-#else
-#if defined __sun || defined __hpux
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#else
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-#endif
+#include <osg/Types>
 
 using namespace osg;