diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core/impl/buffers_adaptor.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core/impl/buffers_adaptor.hpp
index dc13efa5..94f03b5c 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/core/impl/buffers_adaptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/core/impl/buffers_adaptor.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
         net::const_buffer>::type;
 
     struct iterator;
+    using const_iterator = iterator;
 
     // construct from two iterators plus optionally subrange definition
     subrange(
diff --git a/test/beast/core/buffers_adaptor.cpp b/test/beast/core/buffers_adaptor.cpp
index 31de910a..ce4acf35 100644
--- a/test/beast/core/buffers_adaptor.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/core/buffers_adaptor.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <boost/beast/core/read_size.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/_experimental/unit_test/suite.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/buffers_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/streambuf.hpp>
 #include <iterator>
 
@@ -114,6 +115,15 @@ public:
         read_size(ba, 1024);
     }
 
+    void
+    testIssue2459()
+    {
+        char s[13];
+        buffers_triple tb(s, sizeof(s));
+        buffers_adaptor<buffers_triple> b(tb);
+        ignore_unused(net::buffers_begin(b.data()));
+    }
+
     template<bool isMutable>
     void
     testSubrange()
@@ -165,6 +175,7 @@ public:
         testDynamicBuffer();
         testSpecial();
         testIssue386();
+        testIssue2459();
         testSubrange<true>();
         testSubrange<false>();
     }