diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index 571c7f0a..3ba11cb6 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ Convert a fusion sequence to a __map__.
 
 [*Semantics]: Convert a fusion sequence, `seq`, to a __map__.
 
-[*Precondition]: The elements of the sequence are assumed to be
+[*Precondition]: For non-associative sequence, the elements are assumed to be
 __fusion_pair__s. There may be no duplicate __fusion_pair__ key types.
 
 [heading Header]
@@ -1959,9 +1959,25 @@ __fusion_pair__s. There may be no duplicate __fusion_pair__ key types.
 
 [heading Example]
 
+    // from sequence of __fusion_pair__
     as_map(__make_vector__(
         __fusion_make_pair__<int>('X')
       , __fusion_make_pair__<double>("Men")))
+    
+    // from associative sequence
+    namespace ns
+    {
+        struct x_member;
+        struct y_member;
+    }
+    BOOST_FUSION_DEFINE_ASSOC_STRUCT(
+        (ns),
+        point,
+        (int, x, ns::x_member)
+        (int, y, ns::y_member)
+    )
+    ...
+    as_map(ns::point(123, 456))
 
 [endsect]
 
@@ -2150,7 +2166,7 @@ Returns the result type of __as_map__.
 
 [*Semantics]: Convert a fusion sequence, `Sequence`, to a __map__.
 
-[*Precondition]: The elements of the sequence are assumed to be
+[*Precondition]: For non-associative sequence, the elements are assumed to be
 __fusion_pair__s. There may be no duplicate __fusion_pair__ key types.
 
 [heading Header]
@@ -2160,9 +2176,25 @@ __fusion_pair__s. There may be no duplicate __fusion_pair__ key types.
 
 [heading Example]
 
+    // from sequence of __fusion_pair__
     result_of::as_map<__vector__<
         __fusion_pair__<int, char>
       , __fusion_pair__<double, std::string> > >::type
+    
+    // from associative sequence
+    namespace ns
+    {
+        struct x_member;
+        struct y_member;
+    }
+    BOOST_FUSION_DEFINE_ASSOC_STRUCT(
+        (ns),
+        point,
+        (int, x, ns::x_member)
+        (int, y, ns::y_member)
+    )
+    ...
+    result_of::as_map<ns::point>::type // __map__<__fusion_pair__<ns::x_member, int>, __fusion_pair__<ns::y_member, int> >
 
 [endsect]
 
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 00c0dd41..752a798a 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ project
     [ run sequence/as_deque.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/as_list.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/as_map.cpp :  :  :  : ]
+    [ run sequence/as_map_assoc.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/as_set.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/as_vector.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/boost_tuple.cpp :  :  :  : ]
diff --git a/test/sequence/as_map_assoc.cpp b/test/sequence/as_map_assoc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc9a6951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sequence/as_map_assoc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2001-2011 Joel de Guzman
+
+    Distributed under 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)
+==============================================================================*/
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/adapted/struct/adapt_assoc_struct.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/vector/vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/adapted/mpl.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/generation/make_vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/map/convert.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/generation/make_set.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/vector/convert.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/comparison/equal_to.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/intrinsic/at_key.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/io/out.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/support/pair.hpp>
+
+namespace ns
+{
+    struct x_member;
+    struct y_member;
+    struct z_member;
+
+    struct point
+    {
+        int x;
+        int y;
+    };
+}
+
+BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_ASSOC_STRUCT(
+    ns::point,
+    (int, x, ns::x_member)
+    (int, y, ns::y_member)
+)
+
+int
+main()
+{
+    using namespace boost::fusion;
+    using namespace boost;
+
+    std::cout << tuple_open('[');
+    std::cout << tuple_close(']');
+    std::cout << tuple_delimiter(", ");
+
+    {
+        ns::point p = {123, 456};
+        std::cout << as_map(p) << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        ns::point p = {123, 456};
+        boost::fusion::result_of::as_map<ns::point>::type map(p);
+        std::cout << at_key<ns::x_member>(map) << std::endl;
+        std::cout << at_key<ns::y_member>(map) << std::endl;
+        BOOST_TEST(at_key<ns::x_member>(map) == 123);
+        BOOST_TEST(at_key<ns::y_member>(map) == 456);
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::fusion::result_of::as_map<set<int, char> >::type map(make_set(1, '2'));
+        BOOST_TEST(at_key<int>(map) == 1);
+        BOOST_TEST(at_key<char>(map) == '2');
+    }
+    
+    {
+        // test conversion
+        typedef map<
+            pair<ns::x_member, int>
+          , pair<ns::y_member, int> >
+        map_type;
+
+        ns::point p = {123, 456};
+        map_type m(p);
+        BOOST_TEST(as_vector(m) == make_vector(make_pair<ns::x_member>(123), make_pair<ns::y_member>(456)));
+        m = (make_vector(make_pair<ns::x_member>(123), make_pair<ns::y_member>(456))); // test assign
+        BOOST_TEST(as_vector(m) == make_vector(make_pair<ns::x_member>(123), make_pair<ns::y_member>(456)));
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}
+