diff --git a/include/boost/move/detail/type_traits.hpp b/include/boost/move/detail/type_traits.hpp
index ffae853..cf91acb 100644
--- a/include/boost/move/detail/type_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/move/detail/type_traits.hpp
@@ -810,6 +810,15 @@ template<class T>
 struct is_nothrow_move_assignable
 {  static const bool value = BOOST_MOVE_IS_NOTHROW_MOVE_ASSIGNABLE(T);  };
 
+//////////////////////////////////////
+//    is_nothrow_swappable
+//////////////////////////////////////
+template<class T>
+struct is_nothrow_swappable
+{
+   static const bool value = is_empty<T>::value || is_pod<T>::value;
+};
+
 //////////////////////////////////////
 //       alignment_of
 //////////////////////////////////////