diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee13516f..fe6a2688 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version 84:
 * Tidy up buffer_front
 * static_buffer::consume improvement
 * multi_buffer is type-check friendly
+* bind_handler allows placeholders
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/include/beast/core/bind_handler.hpp b/include/beast/core/bind_handler.hpp
index a4a30280..b884c980 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/bind_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/core/bind_handler.hpp
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ namespace beast {
 
 /** Bind parameters to a completion handler, creating a new handler.
 
-    This function creates a new handler which, when invoked with no
-    parameters, calls the original handler with the list of bound
-    arguments. The passed handler and arguments are forwarded into
-    the returned handler, which provides the same `io_service`
-    execution guarantees as the original handler.
+    This function creates a new handler which, when invoked, calls
+    the original handler with the list of bound arguments. Any
+    parameters passed in the invocation will be subtituted for
+    placeholders present in the list of bound arguments. Parameters
+    which are not matched to placeholders are silently discarded.
+    The passed handler and arguments are forwarded into the returned
+    handler, which provides the same `io_service` execution guarantees
+    as the original handler.
 
     Unlike `boost::asio::io_service::wrap`, the returned handler can
     be used in a subsequent call to `boost::asio::io_service::post`
@@ -57,9 +60,11 @@ detail::bound_handler<
 #endif
 bind_handler(Handler&& handler, Args&&... args)
 {
+#if 0
     static_assert(is_completion_handler<
         Handler, void(Args...)>::value,
             "Handler requirements not met");
+#endif
     return detail::bound_handler<typename std::decay<
         Handler>::type, Args...>(std::forward<
             Handler>(handler), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
diff --git a/include/beast/core/detail/bind_handler.hpp b/include/beast/core/detail/bind_handler.hpp
index ad9f4e48..3afa47eb 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/detail/bind_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/core/detail/bind_handler.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <boost/asio/handler_alloc_hook.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/handler_continuation_hook.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/handler_invoke_hook.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/ignore_unused.hpp>
+#include <functional>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace beast {
@@ -32,16 +34,72 @@ private:
     Handler h_;
     args_type args_;
 
-    template<class Tuple, std::size_t... S>
-    static void invoke(Handler& h, Tuple& args,
+    template<class Arg, class Vals>
+    static
+    typename std::enable_if<
+        std::is_placeholder<typename
+            std::decay<Arg>::type>::value == 0,
+    Arg&&>::type
+    extract(Arg&& arg, Vals& vals)
+    {
+        return arg;
+    }
+
+    template<class Arg, class Vals>
+    static
+    typename std::enable_if<
+        std::is_placeholder<typename
+            std::decay<Arg>::type>::value != 0,
+    typename std::tuple_element<
+        std::is_placeholder<
+            typename std::decay<Arg>::type>::value - 1,
+    Vals>::type&&>::type
+    extract(Arg&&, Vals&& vals)
+    {
+        return std::get<std::is_placeholder<
+            typename std::decay<Arg>::type>::value - 1>(
+                std::forward<Vals>(vals));
+    }
+
+    template<
+        class ArgsTuple,
+        std::size_t... S>
+    static
+    void
+    invoke(
+        Handler& h,
+        ArgsTuple& args,
+        std::tuple<>&&,
         index_sequence<S...>)
     {
+        boost::ignore_unused(args);
         h(std::get<S>(args)...);
     }
 
+    template<
+        class ArgsTuple,
+        class ValsTuple,
+        std::size_t... S>
+    static
+    void
+    invoke(
+        Handler& h,
+        ArgsTuple& args,
+        ValsTuple&& vals,
+        index_sequence<S...>)
+    {
+        boost::ignore_unused(args);
+        boost::ignore_unused(vals);
+        h(extract(std::get<S>(args),
+            std::forward<ValsTuple>(vals))...);
+    }
+
 public:
     using result_type = void;
 
+    bound_handler(bound_handler&&) = default;
+    bound_handler(bound_handler const&) = default;
+
     template<class DeducedHandler>
     explicit
     bound_handler(
@@ -51,17 +109,23 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    template<class... Values>
     void
-    operator()()
+    operator()(Values&&... values)
     {
         invoke(h_, args_,
+            std::forward_as_tuple(
+                std::forward<Values>(values)...),
             index_sequence_for<Args...>());
     }
 
+    template<class... Values>
     void
-    operator()() const
+    operator()(Values&&... values) const
     {
         invoke(h_, args_,
+            std::forward_as_tuple(
+                std::forward<Values>(values)...),
             index_sequence_for<Args...>());
     }
 
@@ -107,8 +171,6 @@ public:
 } // detail
 } // beast
 
-#include <functional>
-
 namespace std {
 template<class Handler, class... Args>
 void
diff --git a/test/core/bind_handler.cpp b/test/core/bind_handler.cpp
index 85486325..05e9ac0c 100644
--- a/test/core/bind_handler.cpp
+++ b/test/core/bind_handler.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,20 @@
 
 #include <beast/core/detail/type_traits.hpp>
 #include <beast/unit_test/suite.hpp>
-#include <functional>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace beast {
 
 class bind_handler_test : public unit_test::suite
 {
 public:
+    template<class... Args>
     struct handler
     {
         void
-        operator()() const;
+        operator()(Args const&...) const
+        {
+        }
     };
 
 #if 0
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ public:
     void
     failStdBind()
     {
-        std::bind(bind_handler(handler{}));
+        std::bind(bind_handler(handler<>{}));
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -37,14 +40,27 @@ public:
     {
         BEAST_EXPECT(v == 42);
     }
+    
+    void
+    testPlaceholders()
+    {
+        namespace ph = std::placeholders;
+        
+        bind_handler(handler<>{})();
+        bind_handler(handler<int>{}, 1)();
+        bind_handler(handler<int, std::string>{}, 1, "hello")();
+        bind_handler(handler<int>{}, ph::_1)(1);
+        bind_handler(handler<int, std::string>{}, ph::_1, ph::_2)(1, "hello");
+    }
 
-    void run()
+    void
+    run() override
     {
         auto f = bind_handler(std::bind(
             &bind_handler_test::callback, this,
                 std::placeholders::_1), 42);
         f();
-        pass();
+        testPlaceholders();
     }
 };