diff --git a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
index affbbf2d31..0a2c72f5d8 100644
--- a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ GeneratorImpl::~GeneratorImpl() = default;
 bool GeneratorImpl::Generate(const ast::Module& module) {
   module_ = &module;
 
+  out_ << "#include <metal_stdlib>" << std::endl << std::endl;
+
   for (auto* const alias : module.alias_types()) {
     if (!EmitAliasType(alias)) {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl_function_test.cc b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl_function_test.cc
index 083daac986..e555ed5a82 100644
--- a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl_function_test.cc
+++ b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl_function_test.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function) {
   g.increment_indent();
 
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(  void my_func() {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+  void my_func() {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_Name_Collision) {
   g.increment_indent();
 
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(  void main_tint_0() {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+  void main_tint_0() {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -103,7 +107,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_WithParams) {
   g.increment_indent();
 
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(  void my_func(float a, int b) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+  void my_func(float a, int b) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -124,7 +130,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_EntryPoint_NoName) {
 
   GeneratorImpl g;
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(fragment void frag_main() {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+fragment void frag_main() {
 }
 
 )");
@@ -144,7 +152,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_EntryPoint_WithName) {
 
   GeneratorImpl g;
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(kernel void my_main() {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+kernel void my_main() {
 }
 
 )");
@@ -164,7 +174,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_EntryPoint_WithNameCollision) {
 
   GeneratorImpl g;
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(kernel void main_tint_0() {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+kernel void main_tint_0() {
 }
 
 )");
@@ -193,7 +205,9 @@ TEST_F(MslGeneratorImplTest, Emit_Function_WithArrayParams) {
   g.increment_indent();
 
   ASSERT_TRUE(g.Generate(m)) << g.error();
-  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(  void my_func(float a[5]) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(g.result(), R"(#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+  void my_func(float a[5]) {
     return;
   }