diff --git a/include/doorkeeper/implem/configuration.h b/include/doorkeeper/implem/configuration.h
index 19a68ea..98d88e4 100644
--- a/include/doorkeeper/implem/configuration.h
+++ b/include/doorkeeper/implem/configuration.h
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 #ifndef id2E81C803F1B94170B2C61A63D5020E08
 #define id2E81C803F1B94170B2C61A63D5020E08
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#	include <cstdint>
+#else
+#	include <stdint.h>
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(DK_COORD_SCALAR_TYPE)
 /* this type represent tiles' coordinates, so it should be an integer type */
 /* so it's not the tile position in your game world */
 #	define DK_COORD_SCALAR_TYPE int
 #endif
+#if !defined(DK_COORD_DISTANCE_TYPE)
+#	define DK_COORD_DISTANCE_TYPE int64_t
+#endif
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 #	define MAKE_DK_NAME(a) a
@@ -15,12 +24,14 @@ namespace dk {
 #endif
 
 typedef DK_COORD_SCALAR_TYPE MAKE_DK_NAME(CoordinateScalarType);
+typedef DK_COORD_DISTANCE_TYPE MAKE_DK_NAME(CoordinateDistType);
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 } //namespace dk
 #endif
 
 #undef DK_COORD_SCALAR_TYPE
+#undef DK_COORD_DISTANCE_TYPE
 #undef MAKE_DK_NAME
 
 #if !defined(NDEBUG) && !defined(NO_DK_ASSERTIONS)