diff --git a/doc/macro_reference.qbk b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
index 8e67f7c8..af7cbdc7 100644
--- a/doc/macro_reference.qbk
+++ b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
@@ -881,6 +881,10 @@ If `BOOST_NO_CXX11_NOEXCEPT` is not defined (i.e. C++11 compliant compilers) the
 ``
 ]
 ]]
+[[`BOOST_FINAL`][
+If `BOOST_NO_CXX11_FINAL` is not defined (i.e. C++11 compliant compilers), expands to `final` keyword,
+otherwise expands to nothing.
+]]
 [[`BOOST_MSVC_ENABLE_2012_NOV_CTP`][
 For Microsoft Visual C++ 2012, enable the C++11 features supplied by the
 November 2012 Community Technology Preview. These features are not automatically
diff --git a/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp b/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
index 86f6081e..1d6691f8 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
@@ -943,6 +943,14 @@ namespace std{ using ::type_info; }
 //  ------------------ End of deprecated macros for 1.51 ---------------------------
 
 
+//
+// Helper macro for marking types and methods final
+//
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_FINAL)
+#  define BOOST_FINAL final
+#else
+#  define BOOST_FINAL
+#endif
 
 //
 // Helper macros BOOST_NOEXCEPT, BOOST_NOEXCEPT_IF, BOOST_NOEXCEPT_EXPR