diff --git a/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp b/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
index 8379c54..9b30b7b 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ namespace boost
 
             //! This type
             typedef iterator_range<IteratorT> this_type;
+
+			//! Refence type
+			//
+			// Needed because value-type is the same for 
+			// const and non-const iterators
+			//
+			typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
+				iterator_reference<IteratorT>::type reference;
             
             //! const_iterator type
             /*! 
@@ -306,20 +314,20 @@ namespace boost
 #endif            
 
         public: // convenience
-           value_type& front() const
+           reference front() const
            {
                BOOST_ASSERT( !empty() );
                return *m_Begin;
            }
     
-           value_type& back() const
+           reference back() const
            {
                BOOST_ASSERT( !empty() );
                IteratorT last( m_End );
                return *--last;
            }
     
-           value_type& operator[]( size_type sz ) const
+           reference operator[]( size_type sz ) const
            {
                //BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT( is_random_access );
                BOOST_ASSERT( sz < size() );
diff --git a/test/iterator_range.cpp b/test/iterator_range.cpp
index fbf168c..2b28b09 100755
--- a/test/iterator_range.cpp
+++ b/test/iterator_range.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost.Range library
 //
-//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen & Larry Evans 2003-2005. 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)
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 using namespace boost;
 using namespace std;
+	
+void check_reference_type();
 
 void check_iterator_range()
 {
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ void check_iterator_range()
     BOOST_CHECK( rrr == "ello worl" );
     rrr = make_iterator_range( rrr, -1, 1 );
     BOOST_CHECK( rrr == str );
+
+	check_reference_type();
 }
 
 
@@ -105,3 +109,33 @@ test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int argc, char* argv[] )
     return test;
 }
 
+
+//
+//
+// Check that constness is propgated correct from
+// the iterator types.
+// 
+// Test contributed by Larry Evans.
+// 
+
+template< class Container >
+void test_iter_range( Container& a_cont )
+{
+    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_result_iterator<Container>::type citer_type;
+    typedef iterator_range<citer_type> riter_type;
+    riter_type a_riter( make_iterator_range( a_cont ) );
+	a_riter.front();
+	a_riter.back();
+	int i = a_riter[0];
+}
+
+
+
+void check_reference_type()
+{
+    typedef vector<int> veci_type;
+    veci_type a_vec;
+    a_vec.push_back( 999 );
+    test_iter_range<veci_type>(a_vec);
+    test_iter_range<veci_type const>(a_vec);
+}