diff --git a/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobIter.h b/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobIter.h
index ef7b48c52..169927e84 100644
--- a/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobIter.h
+++ b/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobIter.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class GlobIter : public std::iterator<
   typedef          PatternType                       pattern_type;
   typedef typename PatternType::index_type             index_type;
 
+  typedef          GlobMemType                        memory_type;
+
 private:
   typedef GlobIter<
             const ElementType,
diff --git a/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobViewIter.h b/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobViewIter.h
index a91900ee5..f9e334be5 100644
--- a/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobViewIter.h
+++ b/dash/include/dash/iterator/GlobViewIter.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class GlobViewIter
   typedef          PatternType                       pattern_type;
   typedef typename PatternType::index_type             index_type;
 
+  typedef          GlobMemType                        memory_type;
+
 private:
   typedef GlobViewIter<
             const ElementType,