diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_attribute_access.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_attribute_access.hh
index ef43e21b739..baa918d9949 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_attribute_access.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_attribute_access.hh
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ template<typename T> class OutputAttribute_Typed {
   VMutableArray<T> *varray_ = nullptr;
 
  public:
-  OutputAttribute_Typed() = default;
+  OutputAttribute_Typed();
   OutputAttribute_Typed(OutputAttribute attribute) : attribute_(std::move(attribute))
   {
     if (attribute_) {
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ template<typename T> class OutputAttribute_Typed {
     }
   }
 
-  OutputAttribute_Typed(OutputAttribute_Typed &&other) = default;
-  ~OutputAttribute_Typed() = default;
+  OutputAttribute_Typed(OutputAttribute_Typed &&other);
+  ~OutputAttribute_Typed();
 
   OutputAttribute_Typed &operator=(OutputAttribute_Typed &&other)
   {
@@ -316,6 +316,13 @@ template<typename T> class OutputAttribute_Typed {
   }
 };
 
+/* These are not defined in the class directly, because when defining them there, the external
+ * template instantiation does not work, resulting in longer compile times. */
+template<typename T> inline OutputAttribute_Typed<T>::OutputAttribute_Typed() = default;
+template<typename T>
+inline OutputAttribute_Typed<T>::OutputAttribute_Typed(OutputAttribute_Typed &&other) = default;
+template<typename T> inline OutputAttribute_Typed<T>::~OutputAttribute_Typed() = default;
+
 /**
  * A basic container around DNA CustomData so that its users
  * don't have to implement special copy and move constructors.
@@ -501,3 +508,15 @@ template<typename T> inline MutableSpan<T> OutputAttribute::as_span()
 }
 
 }  // namespace blender::bke
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Extern template instantiations that are defined in `intern/extern_implementations.cc`.
+ */
+
+namespace blender::bke {
+extern template class OutputAttribute_Typed<float>;
+extern template class OutputAttribute_Typed<int>;
+extern template class OutputAttribute_Typed<float3>;
+extern template class OutputAttribute_Typed<bool>;
+extern template class OutputAttribute_Typed<ColorGeometry4f>;
+}  // namespace blender::bke
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
index fb7fdd1ac21..5a4bc148c0a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ set(SRC
   intern/editmesh_cache.c
   intern/editmesh_tangent.c
   intern/effect.c
+  intern/extern_implementations.cc
   intern/fcurve.c
   intern/fcurve_cache.c
   intern/fcurve_driver.c
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/extern_implementations.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/extern_implementations.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07a4b6fc455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/extern_implementations.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "BKE_attribute_access.hh"
+
+namespace blender::bke {
+
+template class OutputAttribute_Typed<float>;
+template class OutputAttribute_Typed<int>;
+template class OutputAttribute_Typed<float3>;
+template class OutputAttribute_Typed<bool>;
+template class OutputAttribute_Typed<ColorGeometry4f>;
+
+}  // namespace blender::bke