diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index a62a3b6..f345656 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ compile apply_wrap.cpp ;
 compile arithmetic.cpp ;
 compile as_sequence.cpp ;
 compile assert.cpp ;
+link assert_vc8_p1.cpp assert_vc8_p2.cpp ;
 compile at.cpp ;
 compile back.cpp ;
 compile bind.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/assert_vc8.hpp b/test/assert_vc8.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f54df0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/assert_vc8.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+// Copyright Robin Linden 2018
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl for documentation.
+
+// $Id$
+// $Date$
+// $Revision$
+
+// Part of a test to demonstrate a linking error with
+// BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG inside of functions under VC++8.
+
+#include <boost/mpl/assert.hpp>
+
+template<class T>
+bool func()
+{
+    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG(
+        true,
+        ALWAYS_TRUE,
+        (T));
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/test/assert_vc8_p1.cpp b/test/assert_vc8_p1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2883135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/assert_vc8_p1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+// Copyright Robin Linden 2018
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl for documentation.
+
+// $Id$
+// $Date$
+// $Revision$
+
+// Part of a test to demonstrate a linking error with
+// BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG inside of functions under VC++8.
+
+#include "assert_vc8.hpp"
+
+static bool a = func<int>();
+
+int main()
+{
+}
diff --git a/test/assert_vc8_p2.cpp b/test/assert_vc8_p2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b53573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/assert_vc8_p2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+// Copyright Robin Linden 2018
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl for documentation.
+
+// $Id$
+// $Date$
+// $Revision$
+
+// Part of a test to demonstrate a linking error with
+// BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG inside of functions under VC++8.
+
+#include "assert_vc8.hpp"
+
+static bool a = func<int>();