diff --git a/doc/nvp.qbk b/doc/nvp.qbk
index 233b329..73a37e5 100644
--- a/doc/nvp.qbk
+++ b/doc/nvp.qbk
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ template<class T>
 const nvp<T> make_nvp(const char* name, T& value) noexcept;
 
 } /* boost */
+
+#define BOOST_NVP(object) ``['see below]``
 ```
 
 [section Constructors]
@@ -86,6 +88,14 @@ noexcept;`]
 
 [endsect]
 
+[section Macros]
+
+[variablelist
+[[`#define BOOST_NVP(object) see below`]
+[Expands to `boost::make_nvp(BOOST_STRINGIZE(object), object)`.]]]
+
+[endsect]
+
 [endsect]
 
 [section Acknowledgments]
diff --git a/include/boost/core/nvp.hpp b/include/boost/core/nvp.hpp
index deab002..4fead97 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/nvp.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/nvp.hpp
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ make_nvp(const char* n, T& v) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 
 } /* boost */
 
+#define BOOST_NVP(v) boost::make_nvp(BOOST_STRINGIZE(v), v)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/test/nvp_test.cpp b/test/nvp_test.cpp
index 2e8316e..c292659 100644
--- a/test/nvp_test.cpp
+++ b/test/nvp_test.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 (http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 */
 #include <boost/core/nvp.hpp>
-#include <boost/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
 void test()
 {
@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ void test_factory()
     BOOST_TEST_EQ(&p.value(), &v);
 }
 
+void test_macro()
+{
+    int v = 1;
+    boost::nvp<int> p = BOOST_NVP(v);
+    BOOST_TEST_CSTR_EQ(p.name(), "v");
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(p.value(), 1);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(&p.value(), &v);
+}
+
 int main()
 {
     test();
     test_factory();
+    test_macro();
     return boost::report_errors();
 }