diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd010d0f..c3317685 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Version 80:
 * Shrink buffer_prefix_view
 * Remove unused file_path
 * Add basic_file_body.hpp
+* buffers_ref is Assignable
 
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diff --git a/include/beast/core/detail/buffers_ref.hpp b/include/beast/core/detail/buffers_ref.hpp
index 92fe9f53..741a5634 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/detail/buffers_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/core/detail/buffers_ref.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace detail {
 template<class BufferSequence>
 class buffers_ref
 {
-    BufferSequence const& buffers_;
+    BufferSequence const* buffers_;
 
 public:
     using value_type =
@@ -27,23 +27,24 @@ public:
         typename BufferSequence::const_iterator;
 
     buffers_ref(buffers_ref const&) = default;
+    buffers_ref& operator=(buffers_ref const&) = default;
 
     explicit
     buffers_ref(BufferSequence const& buffers)
-        : buffers_(buffers)
+        : buffers_(std::addressof(buffers))
     {
     }
 
     const_iterator
     begin() const
     {
-        return buffers_.begin();
+        return buffers_->begin();
     }
 
     const_iterator
     end() const
     {
-        return buffers_.end();
+        return buffers_->end();
     }
 };