diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/iterator/mpl/fusion_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/iterator/mpl/fusion_iterator.hpp
index 5c655d47..253d35bc 100644
--- a/include/boost/fusion/iterator/mpl/fusion_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/iterator/mpl/fusion_iterator.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/fusion/iterator/prior.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/iterator/advance.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/iterator/distance.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/support/category_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/next_prior.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/advance_fwd.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/distance_fwd.hpp>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace mpl
     struct fusion_iterator
     {
         typedef typename fusion::result_of::value_of<Iterator>::type type;
+        typedef typename fusion::traits::category_of<Iterator>::type category;
         typedef Iterator iterator;
     };
 
diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/mpl.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/mpl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cf71d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/mpl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Joel de Guzman
+
+    Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+    License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+    http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+==============================================================================*/
+#if !defined(FUSION_MPL_09172006_2049)
+#define FUSION_MPL_09172006_2049
+
+// The fusion <--> MPL link headers
+#include <boost/fusion/iterator/mpl.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/intrinsic/mpl.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/adapted/mpl.hpp>
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/support/detail/mpl_iterator_category.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/support/detail/mpl_iterator_category.hpp
index 0a9a8d27..771c08a8 100644
--- a/include/boost/fusion/support/detail/mpl_iterator_category.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/support/detail/mpl_iterator_category.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ namespace boost { namespace fusion { namespace detail
     {
         typedef random_access_traversal_tag type;
     };
+
+    template <>
+    struct mpl_iterator_category<forward_traversal_tag>
+    {
+        typedef forward_traversal_tag type;
+    };
+
+    template <>
+    struct mpl_iterator_category<bidirectional_traversal_tag>
+    {
+        typedef bidirectional_traversal_tag type;
+    };
+
+    template <>
+    struct mpl_iterator_category<random_access_traversal_tag>
+    {
+        typedef random_access_traversal_tag type;
+    };
 }}}
 
 #endif