diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index aa31f0a..341c16c 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1217,8 +1217,9 @@ use [*Boost.Container]? There are several reasons for that:
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_64_00 Boost 1.64 Release]
 
 * Fixed bugs:
-   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12749  Trac #12749: ['"container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator compilation error"]].
-   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11333  Trac #11333: ['"boost::basic_string_ref should interop with boost::container::basic_string"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12749 Trac #12749: ['"container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator compilation error"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11333 Trac #11333: ['"boost::basic_string_ref should interop with boost::container::basic_string"]].
+   * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/45 GitHub #45: ['"emplace_back must return reference to back(), not to *end()"]].
 
 [endsect]
 
diff --git a/include/boost/container/vector.hpp b/include/boost/container/vector.hpp
index 3fdd003..7456ee8 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/vector.hpp
@@ -1794,10 +1794,11 @@ class vector
    BOOST_CONTAINER_FORCEINLINE reference emplace_back(BOOST_MOVE_UREF##N)\
    {\
       if (BOOST_LIKELY(this->room_enough())){\
+         T* const p = this->priv_raw_end();\
          allocator_traits_type::construct (this->m_holder.alloc()\
             , this->priv_raw_end() BOOST_MOVE_I##N BOOST_MOVE_FWD##N);\
          ++this->m_holder.m_size;\
-         return *this->priv_raw_end();\
+         return *p;\
       }\
       else{\
          typedef container_detail::insert_emplace_proxy_arg##N<Allocator, T* BOOST_MOVE_I##N BOOST_MOVE_TARG##N> type;\