diff --git a/include/boost/container/detail/placement_new.hpp b/include/boost/container/detail/placement_new.hpp
index 6d7ead8..0d3aa68 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/detail/placement_new.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/detail/placement_new.hpp
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp>   //BOOST_CONTAINER_RETURNS_NONNULL
 
 struct boost_container_new_t{};
 
 //avoid including <new>
+//returns_nonnull lets the compiler drop the null check the new-expression
+//otherwise performs on the result of this custom placement operator new;
+//nonnull(2) tells it the passed pointer 'p' is never null either.
+BOOST_CONTAINER_RETURNS_NONNULL BOOST_CONTAINER_NONNULL(2)
 inline void *operator new(std::size_t, void *p, boost_container_new_t)
 {  return p;  }