diff --git a/src/ioc/Makefile b/src/ioc/Makefile
index 1406613..aea0877 100644
--- a/src/ioc/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_
 
 INC += pv/syncChannelFind.h
 INC += pv/iocshelper.h
+INC += pv/iocreftrack.h
 
+DBD += PVACommonRegister.dbd
 DBD += PVAServerRegister.dbd
 DBD += PVAClientRegister.dbd
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/PVACommonRegister.dbd b/src/ioc/PVACommonRegister.dbd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6634b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/PVACommonRegister.dbd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registrar("refTrackRegistrar")
diff --git a/src/ioc/PVAServerRegister.dbd b/src/ioc/PVAServerRegister.dbd
index b065342..3397efe 100644
--- a/src/ioc/PVAServerRegister.dbd
+++ b/src/ioc/PVAServerRegister.dbd
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 registrar("registerStartPVAServer")
-registrar("refTrackRegistrar")
+include "PVACommonRegister.dbd"
diff --git a/src/ioc/pv/iocreftrack.h b/src/ioc/pv/iocreftrack.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e783bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/pv/iocreftrack.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef IOCREFTRACK_H
+#define IOCREFTRACK_H
+
+#include <shareLib.h>
+
+namespace epics {namespace pvAccess {
+
+epicsShareExtern void refTrackRegistrar();
+
+}}
+
+#endif // IOCREFTRACK_H
diff --git a/src/ioc/reftrackioc.cpp b/src/ioc/reftrackioc.cpp
index 979b4a6..b5138fb 100644
--- a/src/ioc/reftrackioc.cpp
+++ b/src/ioc/reftrackioc.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 
 #include <exception>
 
+#include <iocsh.h>
+
 #include <pv/reftrack.h>
 #include <pv/iocshelper.h>
 
-#include <iocsh.h>
-
 #include <epicsExport.h>
 
+#include <pv/iocreftrack.h>
+
 namespace {
 
 void showRefs(const epics::RefSnapshot& snap, int lvl, bool delta)
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@ void refmon(double period, int lvl)
     }
 }
 
+} // namespace
+
+namespace epics {namespace pvAccess {
+
 void refTrackRegistrar()
 {
     epics::iocshRegister<int, &refshow>("refshow", "detail level");
@@ -83,8 +89,9 @@ void refTrackRegistrar()
     epics::iocshRegister<double, int, &refmon>("refmon", "update period", "detail level");
 }
 
-} // namespace
+}}
 
 extern "C" {
+    using namespace epics::pvAccess;
     epicsExportRegistrar(refTrackRegistrar);
 }