diff --git a/absl/status/internal/status_internal.h b/absl/status/internal/status_internal.h
index 2f615e75..24280691 100644
--- a/absl/status/internal/status_internal.h
+++ b/absl/status/internal/status_internal.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #ifndef ABSL_STATUS_INTERNAL_STATUS_INTERNAL_H_
 #define ABSL_STATUS_INTERNAL_STATUS_INTERNAL_H_
 
+// IWYU pragma: private, include "absl/status/status.h"
+
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>