diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/funcWrapper.h b/interfaces/cython/cantera/funcWrapper.h
index 2d370aa04..aa458da12 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/funcWrapper.h
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/funcWrapper.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define CT_CYTHON_FUNC_WRAPPER
 
 #include "cantera/numerics/Func1.h"
+#include "cantera/base/ctexceptions.h"
+
+#include "Python.h"
 
 typedef double(*callback_wrapper)(double, void*, void**);
 
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/wrappers.h b/interfaces/cython/cantera/wrappers.h
index d0f733cd6..9cc7acea5 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/wrappers.h
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/wrappers.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "cantera/thermo/ThermoPhase.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/TransportBase.h"
-
+#include "cantera/kinetics/Kinetics.h"
 
 // Wrappers for preprocessor defines
 std::string get_cantera_version()