diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index de10f73b5..928e0a9aa 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(key_error, PyExc_KeyError)
 PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(value_error, PyExc_ValueError)
 PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(type_error, PyExc_TypeError)
 PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(buffer_error, PyExc_BufferError)
+PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(import_error, PyExc_ImportError)
 PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(cast_error, PyExc_RuntimeError) /// Thrown when pybind11::cast or handle::call fail due to a type casting error
 PYBIND11_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION(reference_cast_error, PyExc_RuntimeError) /// Used internally