diff --git a/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/internal/singleton.inl b/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/internal/singleton.inl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e8bf099ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/internal/singleton.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 by Apex.AI Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#ifndef IOX_DUST_SINGLETON_INL
+#define IOX_DUST_SINGLETON_INL
+
+#include "iceoryx_dust/singleton.hpp"
+
+namespace iox
+{
+
+template <typename T>
+bool Singleton<T>::isInitialized()
+{
+    return ptr().load(std::memory_order_relaxed) != nullptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+template <typename... Args>
+T& Singleton<T>::init(Args&&... args)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
+    if (!isInitialized())
+    {
+        // initialized by this call
+        return *initialize(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    // initialized before by some other call
+    return *ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void Singleton<T>::destroy()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
+    auto p = ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+    if (p)
+    {
+        p->~T();
+        ptr().store(nullptr);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T& Singleton<T>::instance()
+{
+    // need to sync the memory at *p as well
+    auto p = ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+    if (!p)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
+        // could have been initialized in the meantime,
+        // so we double check under lock
+        auto p = ptr().load();
+        if (p)
+        {
+            return *p;
+        }
+
+        p = initialize(); // lazy default initialization
+        ptr().store(p, std::memory_order_release);
+
+        // was initialized and stays initialized until destroy
+        return *p;
+    }
+    return *p;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+Singleton<T>::~Singleton()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+auto& Singleton<T>::storage()
+{
+    static storage_t s;
+    return s;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+auto& Singleton<T>::ptr()
+{
+    static std::atomic<T*> p;
+    return p;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+auto& Singleton<T>::lock()
+{
+    static std::mutex m;
+    return m;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+template <typename... Args>
+T* Singleton<T>::initialize(Args&&... args)
+{
+    static Singleton singleton; // dtor will be called later and call destroy
+    // NOLINTJUSTIFICATION implicit conversion from raw pointer is intentional in design of relocatable structures
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory) T dtor will be called by singleton dtor
+    auto p = new (&storage()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    ptr().store(p, std::memory_order_relaxed); // memory synced by lock
+    return p;
+}
+
+} // namespace iox
+
+#endif
diff --git a/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/singleton.hpp b/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/singleton.hpp
index 11dfd99660f..bd41f3d169d 100644
--- a/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/singleton.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_dust/include/iceoryx_dust/singleton.hpp
@@ -92,101 +92,8 @@ class Singleton
     static T* initialize(Args&&... args);
 };
 
-template <typename T>
-bool Singleton<T>::isInitialized()
-{
-    return ptr().load(std::memory_order_relaxed) != nullptr;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-template <typename... Args>
-T& Singleton<T>::init(Args&&... args)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
-    if (!isInitialized())
-    {
-        // initialized by this call
-        return *initialize(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    }
-    // initialized before by some other call
-    return *ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-void Singleton<T>::destroy()
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
-    auto p = ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
-    if (p)
-    {
-        p->~T();
-        ptr().store(nullptr);
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-T& Singleton<T>::instance()
-{
-    // need to sync the memory at *p as well
-    auto p = ptr().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
-    if (!p)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(lock());
-        // could have been initialized in the meantime,
-        // so we double check under lock
-        auto p = ptr().load();
-        if (p)
-        {
-            return *p;
-        }
-
-        p = initialize(); // lazy default initialization
-        ptr().store(p, std::memory_order_release);
-
-        // was initialized and stays initialized until destroy
-        return *p;
-    }
-    return *p;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-Singleton<T>::~Singleton()
-{
-    destroy();
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-auto& Singleton<T>::storage()
-{
-    static storage_t s;
-    return s;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-auto& Singleton<T>::ptr()
-{
-    static std::atomic<T*> p;
-    return p;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-auto& Singleton<T>::lock()
-{
-    static std::mutex m;
-    return m;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-template <typename... Args>
-T* Singleton<T>::initialize(Args&&... args)
-{
-    static Singleton singleton; // dtor will be called later and call destroy
-    // NOLINTJUSTIFICATION implicit conversion from raw pointer is intentional in design of relocatable structures
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory) T dtor will be called by singleton dtor
-    auto p = new (&storage()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    ptr().store(p, std::memory_order_relaxed); // memory synced by lock
-    return p;
-}
 } // namespace iox
 
-#endif // IOX_DUST_SINGLETON_HPP
\ No newline at end of file
+#include "iceoryx_dust/internal/singleton.inl"
+
+#endif // IOX_DUST_SINGLETON_HPP