diff --git a/engine/src/lib.rs b/engine/src/lib.rs
index 144da44c6..0bb5639ae 100644
--- a/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ impl IncludeCppEngine {
             .generate_inline_functions(true)
             .respect_cxx_access_specs(true)
             .use_specific_virtual_function_receiver(true)
+            .cpp_semantic_attributes(true)
             .layout_tests(false); // TODO revisit later
         for item in known_types().get_initial_blocklist() {
             builder = builder.blocklist_item(item);