diff --git a/doc/macro_reference.qbk b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
index d334d7f0..48da112b 100644
--- a/doc/macro_reference.qbk
+++ b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
@@ -751,6 +751,61 @@ with:
   BOOST_STATIC_CONSTEXPR UIntType xor_mask = a;
 ``
 ]]
+[[`BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(fun, body)`][
+This macro is intended to be used within a class definition in order to declare a default implementation of function `fun`.
+For the compilers that do not support C++11 defaulted functions the macro will expand into an inline function definition
+with the `body` implementation. For example:
+``
+  struct my_struct
+  {
+      BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(my_struct(), {})
+  };
+``
+is equivalent to:
+``
+  struct my_struct
+  {
+      my_struct() = default;
+  };
+``
+or:
+``
+  struct my_struct
+  {
+      my_struct() {}
+  };
+``
+]]
+[[`BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(fun)`][
+This macro is intended to be used within a class definition in order to declare a deleted function `fun`.
+For the compilers that do not support C++11 deleted functions the macro will expand into a private function
+declaration with no definition. Since the macro may change the access mode, it is recommended to use this macro
+at the end of the class definition. For example:
+``
+  struct noncopyable
+  {
+      BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(noncopyable(noncopyable const&))
+      BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(noncopyable& operator= (noncopyable const&))
+  };
+``
+is equivalent to:
+``
+  struct noncopyable
+  {
+      noncopyable(noncopyable const&) = delete;
+      noncopyable& operator= (noncopyable const&) = delete;
+  };
+``
+or:
+``
+  struct noncopyable
+  {
+  private:
+      noncopyable(noncopyable const&);
+      noncopyable& operator= (noncopyable const&);
+  };
+``
+]]
 [[
 ``
   BOOST_NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
index 4ce54d7c..d2ea38e8 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@
 #  define BOOST_NO_SFINAE_EXPR
 #endif
 
+// GCC 4.5 forbids declaration of defaulted functions in private or protected sections
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS) && (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 5)
+#  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_NON_PUBLIC_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
+
 // C++0x features in 4.5.0 and later
 //
 #if __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 5) || !defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
diff --git a/include/boost/config/suffix.hpp b/include/boost/config/suffix.hpp
index 5e60eb22..1d9cec61 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/suffix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/suffix.hpp
@@ -689,6 +689,36 @@ namespace std{ using ::type_info; }
 #  define BOOST_ALIGNMENT(x)
 #endif
 
+// Defaulted and deleted function declaration helpers
+// These macros are intended to be inside a class definition.
+// BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION accepts the function declaration and its
+// body, which will be used if the compiler doesn't support defaulted functions.
+// BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION only accepts the function declaration. It
+// will expand to a private function declaration, if the compiler doesn't support
+// deleted functions. Because of this it is recommended to use BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION
+// in the end of the class definition.
+//
+//  class my_class
+//  {
+//  public:
+//      // Default-constructible
+//      BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(my_class(), {})
+//      // Copying prohibited
+//      BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(my_class(my_class const&))
+//      BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(my_class& operator= (my_class const&))
+//  };
+//
+#if !(defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS) || defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_NON_PUBLIC_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS))
+#   define BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(fun, body) fun = default;
+#else
+#   define BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(fun, body) fun body
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_DELETED_FUNCTIONS)
+#   define BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(fun) fun = delete;
+#else
+#   define BOOST_DELETED_FUNCTION(fun) private: fun;
+#endif
 
 //
 // Set BOOST_NO_DECLTYPE_N3276 when BOOST_NO_DECLTYPE is defined