diff --git a/include/boost/container/small_vector.hpp b/include/boost/container/small_vector.hpp
index 6bc3d2f..75f7663 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/small_vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/small_vector.hpp
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ class small_vector : public small_vector_base<T, Allocator>
 
    typedef typename base_type::allocator_type   allocator_type;
    typedef typename base_type::size_type        size_type;
+   typedef typename base_type::value_type       value_type;
 
    static std::size_t internal_capacity()
    {  return (sizeof(small_vector) - storage_test::s_start)/sizeof(T);  }
@@ -485,6 +486,14 @@ class small_vector : public small_vector_base<T, Allocator>
       : base_type(initial_capacity_t(), internal_capacity(), a)
    {  this->move_construct_impl(other, a);   }
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   small_vector(std::initializer_list<value_type> il, const allocator_type& a = allocator_type())
+      : base_type(initial_capacity_t(), internal_capacity(), a)
+   {
+      this->assign(il.begin(), il.end());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    small_vector& operator=(BOOST_COPY_ASSIGN_REF(small_vector) other)
    {  return static_cast<small_vector&>(this->base_type::operator=(static_cast<base_type const&>(other)));  }
 
diff --git a/test/small_vector_test.cpp b/test/small_vector_test.cpp
index cb3fb14..10a939e 100644
--- a/test/small_vector_test.cpp
+++ b/test/small_vector_test.cpp
@@ -167,9 +167,8 @@ int main()
    ////////////////////////////////////
    //    Initializer lists testing
    ////////////////////////////////////
-   if(!boost::container::test::test_vector_methods_with_initializer_list_as_argument_for<
-       boost::container::vector<int>
-   >()) {
+   if(!boost::container::test::test_vector_methods_with_initializer_list_as_argument_for
+      < boost::container::small_vector<int, 5> >()) {
       return 1;
    }