diff --git a/doc/html/index.html b/doc/html/index.html
index 56ac700b..88c3b169 100644
--- a/doc/html/index.html
+++ b/doc/html/index.html
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
       that allow use of C++14 features with C++11 or earlier compilers</a></span></dt>
 <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html#boost_config.boost_macro_reference.macros_that_describe_c__17_features_not_supported">Macros
       that describe C++17 features not supported</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html#boost_config.boost_macro_reference.macros_that_allow_use_of_c__17_features_with_c__14_or_earlier_compilers">Macros
+      that allow use of C++17 features with C++14 or earlier compilers</a></span></dt>
 <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html#boost_config.boost_macro_reference.macros_that_describe_features_that_have_been_removed_from_the_standard_">Macros
       that describe features that have been removed from the standard.</a></span></dt>
 <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html#boost_config.boost_macro_reference.boost_helper_macros">Boost
@@ -988,7 +990,7 @@
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 </div>
 <table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
-<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: October 29, 2019 at 09:32:56 GMT</small></p></td>
+<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: October 29, 2019 at 16:54:06 GMT</small></p></td>
 <td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer"></div></td>
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diff --git a/doc/macro_reference.qbk b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
index fb95ed3a..c6b04b03 100644
--- a/doc/macro_reference.qbk
+++ b/doc/macro_reference.qbk
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ provide compliant C++14 support.
 
 [table
 [[Macro ][ Description ]]
-[[`BOOST_CXX14_CONSTEXPR`][This macro works similar to BOOST_CONSTEXPR, but expands to `constexpr` only if the C++14 "relaxed" `constexpr` is available.]]
+[[`BOOST_CXX14_CONSTEXPR`][This macro works similar to `BOOST_CONSTEXPR`, but expands to `constexpr` only if the C++14 "relaxed" `constexpr` is available.]]
 ]
 
 [endsect]
@@ -959,7 +959,21 @@ that are not yet supported by a particular compiler or library.
 [[`BOOST_NO_CXX17_STD_INVOKE`][The compiler does not support `std::invoke()`.]]
 [[`BOOST_NO_CXX17_ITERATOR_TRAITS`][The compiler does not support SFINAE-friendly `std::iterator_traits`.]]
 [[`BOOST_NO_CXX17_IF_CONSTEXPR`][The compiler does not support `if constexpr`.]]
-[[`BOOST_NO_CXX17_INLINE_VARIABLES`][The compiler does not support C++17 inline variables.]]
+[[`BOOST_NO_CXX17_INLINE_VARIABLES`][The compiler does not support `inline` variables.]]
+]
+
+[endsect]
+
+[#config_17_for_14]
+
+[section Macros that allow use of C++17 features with C++14 or earlier compilers]
+
+The following macros allow use of C++17 features even with compilers that do not yet
+provide compliant C++17 support.
+
+[table
+[[Macro ][ Description ]]
+[[`BOOST_INLINE_VARIABLE`][This macro expands to `inline` on compilers that support C++17 inline variables and to nothing otherwise. Users may need to check for `BOOST_NO_CXX17_INLINE_VARIABLES` for further adjustments to the code.]]
 ]
 
 [endsect]
diff --git a/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp b/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
index 3a5acc75..6daf8335 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/detail/suffix.hpp
@@ -994,6 +994,15 @@ namespace std{ using ::type_info; }
 #define BOOST_CXX14_CONSTEXPR constexpr
 #endif
 
+//
+// C++17 inline variables
+//
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX17_INLINE_VARIABLES)
+#define BOOST_INLINE_VARIABLE inline
+#else
+#define BOOST_INLINE_VARIABLE
+#endif
+
 //
 // Unused variable/typedef workarounds:
 //