diff --git a/doc/91_relnotes.qbk b/doc/91_relnotes.qbk
index a29137c..f19da24 100644
--- a/doc/91_relnotes.qbk
+++ b/doc/91_relnotes.qbk
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 [section:relnotes Release Notes]
 
+[heading Boost Release 1.73]
+
+* Fixed [@https://github.com/boostorg/optional/issues/78 issue #78].
+
 [heading Boost Release 1.69]
 
 * Remove deprecation mark from `reset()` method (without arguments).
diff --git a/doc/html/boost_optional/relnotes.html b/doc/html/boost_optional/relnotes.html
index 3d84696..600639e 100644
--- a/doc/html/boost_optional/relnotes.html
+++ b/doc/html/boost_optional/relnotes.html
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 </h2></div></div></div>
 <h4>
 <a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h0"></a>
+      <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_73"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_73">Boost
+      Release 1.73</a>
+    </h4>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
+          Fixed <a href="https://github.com/boostorg/optional/issues/78" target="_top">issue
+          #78</a>.
+        </li></ul></div>
+<h4>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h1"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_69"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_69">Boost
       Release 1.69</a>
     </h4>
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h1"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h2"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_68"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_68">Boost
       Release 1.68</a>
     </h4>
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h2"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h3"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_67"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_67">Boost
       Release 1.67</a>
     </h4>
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h3"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h4"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_66"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_66">Boost
       Release 1.66</a>
     </h4>
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h4"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h5"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_63"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_63">Boost
       Release 1.63</a>
     </h4>
@@ -118,7 +127,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h5"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h6"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_62"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_62">Boost
       Release 1.62</a>
     </h4>
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@
           Fixed <a href="https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12179" target="_top">Trac #12179</a>.
         </li></ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h6"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h7"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_61"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_61">Boost
       Release 1.61</a>
     </h4>
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h7"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h8"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_60"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_60">Boost
       Release 1.60</a>
     </h4>
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@
           #11203</a>.
         </li></ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h8"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h9"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_59"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_59">Boost
       Release 1.59</a>
     </h4>
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h9"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h10"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_58"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_58">Boost
       Release 1.58</a>
     </h4>
@@ -230,7 +239,7 @@
         </li>
 </ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h10"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h11"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_57"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_57">Boost
       Release 1.57</a>
     </h4>
@@ -240,7 +249,7 @@
           to fix C++03 compile error on <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">logic_error</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"..."</span><span class="special">)</span></code>"</em></span>.
         </li></ul></div>
 <h4>
-<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h11"></a>
+<a name="boost_optional.relnotes.h12"></a>
       <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_56"></a></span><a class="link" href="relnotes.html#boost_optional.relnotes.boost_release_1_56">Boost
       Release 1.56</a>
     </h4>
diff --git a/doc/html/index.html b/doc/html/index.html
index 39d99e7..9094ce0 100644
--- a/doc/html/index.html
+++ b/doc/html/index.html
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
-<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: November 08, 2018 at 17:44:53 GMT</small></p></td>
+<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: December 19, 2019 at 23:07:07 GMT</small></p></td>
 <td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer"></div></td>
 </tr></table>
 <hr>
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 7936ad7..a881d52 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import testing ;
     [ run optional_test_member_T.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_tc_base.cpp ]
     [ compile optional_test_sfinae_friendly_ctor.cpp ]
+    [ compile optional_test_path_assignment.cpp ]
     [ compile-fail optional_test_fail_const_swap.cpp ]
     [ compile-fail optional_test_ref_convert_assign_const_int_prevented.cpp ]
     [ compile-fail optional_test_fail1.cpp ]
diff --git a/test/optional_test_path_assignment.cpp b/test/optional_test_path_assignment.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da6718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/optional_test_path_assignment.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 Andrzej Krzemienski.
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  akrzemi1@gmail.com
+
+#include "boost/optional/optional.hpp"
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+#pragma hdrstop
+#endif
+
+template <typename, typename>
+struct void_t
+{
+  typedef void type;
+};
+ 
+
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+struct trait
+{
+};
+
+// the following trait emulates properties std::iterator_traits
+template <typename T>
+struct trait<T, BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME void_t<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME T::value_type, 
+                                              BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::enable_if<boost::is_constructible<T, T&> >::type
+                                             >::type>
+{
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME T::value_type value_type;
+};
+
+// This class emulates the properties of std::filesystem::path
+struct Path
+{
+    template <typename T, typename = BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME trait<T>::value_type>
+        Path(T const&);
+};
+
+
+int main()
+{ 
+#ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_NO_IS_CONSTRUCTIBLE_TRAIT
+#ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_NO_SFINAE_FRIENDLY_CONSTRUCTORS
+
+    boost::optional<Path> optFs1;
+    boost::optional<Path> optFs2;
+
+    optFs1 = optFs2;
+
+    // the following still fails although it shouldn't
+    //BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((std::is_copy_constructible<boost::optional<Path>>::value));
+
+#endif
+#endif
+}