diff --git a/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp b/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..15ed099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2003. 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)
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
+#include <boost/iterator/is_readable_iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/iterator.hpp>
+
+// Last, for BOOST_NO_LVALUE_RETURN_DETECTION
+#include <boost/iterator/detail/config_def.hpp>
+
+struct v
+{
+    v();
+    ~v();
+};
+
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(v)
+
+struct value_iterator : boost::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,v>
+{
+    v operator*() const;
+};
+
+struct noncopyable_iterator : boost::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,boost::noncopyable>
+{
+    boost::noncopyable const& operator*() const;
+};
+
+struct proxy_iterator : boost::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag,v>
+{
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, == 2)
+    typedef boost::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,v> base;
+    typedef base::iterator_category iterator_category;
+    typedef base::value_type value_type;
+    typedef base::difference_type difference_type;
+    typedef base::pointer pointer;
+    typedef base::reference reference;
+#endif 
+    
+    struct proxy
+    {
+        operator v&();
+        proxy& operator=(v) const;
+    };
+        
+    proxy operator*() const;
+};
+
+struct proxy_iterator2 : boost::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag,v>
+{
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, == 2)
+    typedef boost::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,v> base;
+    typedef base::iterator_category iterator_category;
+    typedef base::value_type value_type;
+    typedef base::difference_type difference_type;
+    typedef base::pointer pointer;
+    typedef base::reference reference;
+#endif 
+    
+    struct proxy
+    {
+        proxy& operator=(v) const;
+    };
+        
+    proxy operator*() const;
+};
+
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(proxy_iterator::proxy)
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<v*>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<v const*>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<std::deque<v>::iterator>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<std::deque<v>::const_iterator>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!boost::is_readable_iterator<std::back_insert_iterator<std::deque<v> > >::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!boost::is_readable_iterator<std::ostream_iterator<v> >::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<proxy_iterator>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!boost::is_readable_iterator<proxy_iterator2>::value);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<value_iterator>::value);
+    
+    // Make sure inaccessible copy constructor doesn't prevent
+    // readability
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_readable_iterator<noncopyable_iterator>::value);
+    
+    return 0;
+}