diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ea70aa26..ec8b6665 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ env:
     # to boost's .tar.gz.
     - LCOV_ROOT=$HOME/lcov
     - VALGRIND_ROOT=$HOME/valgrind-install
-    - BOOST_ROOT=$HOME/boost_1_64_0
-    - BOOST_URL='http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.64.0/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz'
+    - BOOST_ROOT=$HOME/boost_1_58_0
+    - BOOST_URL='http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.58.0/boost_1_58_0.tar.gz'
 
 addons:
   apt:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b903b15c..407b8b98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 44
 
 * Use BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION
 * Tidy up read_size_helper and dynamic buffers
+* Require Boost 1.58.0 or later
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a698853a..671236a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ The library has been submitted to the
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* Boost 1.64.0 or later
+* Boost 1.58.0 or later
 * C++11 or later
 
 When using Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 or later is required.
diff --git a/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp b/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
index 9c9f1dee..a51e529c 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define BEAST_CONSUMING_BUFFERS_HPP
 
 #include <beast/config.hpp>
+#include <beast/core/detail/in_place_init.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <cstdint>
diff --git a/include/beast/core/detail/in_place_init.hpp b/include/beast/core/detail/in_place_init.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f97ad085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/beast/core/detail/in_place_init.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#ifndef BEAST_DETAIL_IN_PLACE_INIT_HPP
+#define BEAST_DETAIL_IN_PLACE_INIT_HPP
+
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
+
+// Provide boost::in_place_init_t and boost::in_place_init
+// for Boost versions earlier than 1.63.0.
+
+#if BOOST_VERSION < 106300
+
+namespace boost {
+
+namespace optional_ns {
+ 
+// a tag for in-place initialization of contained value
+struct in_place_init_t
+{
+  struct init_tag{};
+  explicit in_place_init_t(init_tag){}
+};            
+const in_place_init_t in_place_init ((in_place_init_t::init_tag()));
+  
+} // namespace optional_ns
+
+using optional_ns::in_place_init_t;
+using optional_ns::in_place_init;
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
+