diff --git a/doc/move.qbk b/doc/move.qbk
index 05f4baf..b0ff171 100644
--- a/doc/move.qbk
+++ b/doc/move.qbk
@@ -758,8 +758,9 @@ Many thanks to all boosters that have tested, reviewed and improved the library.
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_56_00 Boost 1.56 Release]
 
 *  Added [macroref BOOST_MOVE_RET BOOST_MOVE_RET].
-*  Fixed bug [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9482 #9482: ['"MSVC macros not undefined in boost/move/detail/config_end.hpp"]].
-             [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9045 #9045: ['"Wrong macro name on docs"]].
+*  Fixed bug [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9482 #9482: ['"MSVC macros not undefined in boost/move/detail/config_end.hpp"]],
+             [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9045 #9045: ['"Wrong macro name on docs"]],
+             [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8420 #8420: ['"move's is_convertible does not compile with aligned data"]].
 
 [endsect]
 
diff --git a/example/movable.hpp b/example/movable.hpp
index 07912dd..7b1d990 100644
--- a/example/movable.hpp
+++ b/example/movable.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class movable
    {  value_ = m.value_;   m.value_ = 0;  return *this;  }
 
    bool moved() const //Observer
-   {  return value_ == 0; }
+   {  return !value_; }
+
+   int value() const //Observer
+   {  return value_; }
 };
 
 namespace boost{
diff --git a/include/boost/move/detail/meta_utils.hpp b/include/boost/move/detail/meta_utils.hpp
index 2bdb654..0da3c68 100644
--- a/include/boost/move/detail/meta_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/move/detail/meta_utils.hpp
@@ -72,19 +72,32 @@ struct identity
    typedef T type;
 };
 
-//is_convertible
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1400)
+
+//use intrinsic since in MSVC
+//overaligned types can't go through ellipsis
+template <class T, class U>
+struct is_convertible
+{
+   static const bool value = __is_convertible_to(T, U);
+};
+
+#else
+
 template <class T, class U>
 class is_convertible
 {
    typedef char true_t;
    class false_t { char dummy[2]; };
-   static true_t dispatch(U);
    static false_t dispatch(...);
+   static true_t  dispatch(U);
    static T &trigger();
    public:
-   enum { value = sizeof(dispatch(trigger())) == sizeof(true_t) };
+   static const bool value = sizeof(dispatch(trigger())) == sizeof(true_t);
 };
 
+#endif
+
 //and_ not_
 template <typename Condition1, typename Condition2, typename Condition3 = integral_constant<bool, true> >
 struct and_
diff --git a/test/move_algorithm.cpp b/test/move_algorithm.cpp
index d3944b1..2178328 100644
--- a/test/move_algorithm.cpp
+++ b/test/move_algorithm.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int main()
    boost::move_backward(v2.begin(), v2.end(), v.end());
 
    //Test values have been moved
-   if(!v2[0].moved()){
+   if(!v2[1].moved()){
       return 1;
    }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main()
       return 1;
    }
 
-   if(v[0].moved()){
+   if(v[1].moved()){
       return 1;
    }