diff --git a/doc/Jamfile.v2 b/doc/Jamfile.v2
index 53d6d7d..c788a1b 100644
--- a/doc/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/doc/Jamfile.v2
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ doxygen autodoc
    :
       [ glob ../../../boost/type_index.hpp ]
       [ glob ../../../boost/type_index/*.hpp ]
+      [ glob ../../../boost/type_index/runtime_cast/*.hpp ]
    :
         <doxygen:param>EXTRACT_ALL=NO
         <doxygen:param>HIDE_UNDOC_MEMBERS=YES
diff --git a/doc/type_index.qbk b/doc/type_index.qbk
index 27d8777..539fc83 100644
--- a/doc/type_index.qbk
+++ b/doc/type_index.qbk
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ Depending on the `typeid()` availability TypeIndex library will choose an optima
 [macroref BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_CLASS] macro is a helper macro that places some virtual helper functions or
 expands to nothing.
 
+[macroref BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS] macro is a helper macro that places the same
+helpers as BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_CLASS plus some additional helpers for boost::typeindex::runtime_cast
+to function.
+
 Issues with cross module type comparison on a bugged compilers are bypassed by directly comparing strings with type 
 (latest versions of those compilers resolved that issue using exactly the same approach).
 
@@ -262,6 +266,9 @@ Issues with cross module type comparison on a bugged compilers are bypassed by d
 [import ../examples/inheritance.cpp]
 [section Getting through the inheritance to receive a real type name ] [type_index_derived_example] [endsect]
 
+[import ../examples/runtime_cast.cpp]
+[section Using runtime_cast where RTTI is unavailable or undesirable ] [type_index_runtime_cast_example] [endsect]
+
 [import ../examples/exact_types_match.cpp]
 [section Exact type matching: storing type with const, volatile and reference qualifiers] [type_index_exact_type_match_example] [endsect]
 
diff --git a/examples/exact_types_match.cpp b/examples/exact_types_match.cpp
index f245066..498d662 100644
--- a/examples/exact_types_match.cpp
+++ b/examples/exact_types_match.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <boost/type_index.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <cstdlib>
+    
 //<-
 // Making `#include <cassert>` visible in docs, while actually using hand-made check
 // instead of `assert`. This is required to verify correct behavior even if NDEBUG
diff --git a/examples/inheritance.cpp b/examples/inheritance.cpp
index c263439..3da7527 100644
--- a/examples/inheritance.cpp
+++ b/examples/inheritance.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <boost/type_index.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/register_runtime_class.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 
 struct A {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ struct A {
 };
 struct B: public A { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_CLASS };
 struct C: public B { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_CLASS };
+struct D: public C { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS) };
 
 void print_real_type(const A& a) {
     std::cout << boost::typeindex::type_id_runtime(a).pretty_name() << '\n';
@@ -31,6 +33,15 @@ int main() {
     const A& c_as_a = c;
     print_real_type(c_as_a);    // Outputs `struct C`
     print_real_type(B());       // Outputs `struct B`
+
+/*`
+    It's also possible to use type_id_runtime with the BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS, which adds additional
+    information for runtime_cast to work.
+*/
+    D d;
+    const A& d_as_a = d;
+    print_real_type(d_as_a);    // Outputs `struct D`
+
 }
 
 //] [/type_index_derived_example]
diff --git a/examples/runtime_cast.cpp b/examples/runtime_cast.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43e7aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/runtime_cast.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+//[type_index_runtime_cast_example
+/*`
+    The following example shows that `runtime_cast` is able to find a valid pointer
+    in various class hierarchies regardless of inheritance or type relation.
+
+    Example works with and without RTTI."
+*/
+
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+struct A {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    virtual ~A()
+    {}
+};
+
+struct B {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    virtual ~B()
+    {}
+};
+
+struct C : A {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((A))
+};
+
+struct D : B {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((B))
+};
+
+struct E : C, D {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((C)(D))
+};
+
+int main() {
+    C c;
+    A* a = &c;
+
+    if(C* cp = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast<C*>(a)) {
+        std::cout << "Yes, a points to a C: "
+                  << a << "->" << cp << '\n';
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "Error: Expected a to point to a C" << '\n';
+    }
+
+    if(E* ce = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast<E*>(a)) {
+        std::cout << "Error: Expected a to not points to an E: "
+                  << a << "->" << ce << '\n';
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "But, a does not point to an E" << '\n';
+    }
+
+    E e;
+    C* cp2 = &e;
+    if(D* dp = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast<D*>(cp2)) {
+        std::cout << "Yes, we can cross-cast from a C* to a D* when we actually have an E: "
+                  << cp2 << "->" << dp << '\n';
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "Error: Expected cp to point to a D" << '\n';
+    }
+
+/*`
+    Alternatively, we can use runtime_pointer_cast so we don't need to specity the target as a pointer.
+    This works for smart_ptr types too.
+*/
+    A* ap = &e;
+    if(B* bp = boost::typeindex::runtime_pointer_cast<B>(ap)) {
+        std::cout << "Yes, we can cross-cast and up-cast at the same time."
+                  << ap << "->" << bp << '\n';
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "Error: Expected ap to point to a B" << '\n';
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+//] [/type_index_runtime_cast_example]
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c72b119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_HPP
+
+/// \file runtime_cast.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the basic utilities necessary to fully emulate
+/// dynamic_cast for language level constructs (raw pointers and references).
+///
+/// boost::typeindex::runtime_cast is a drop in replacement for dynamic_cast
+/// that can be used in situations where traditional rtti is either unavailable
+/// or undesirable.
+
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/register_runtime_class.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/pointer_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/reference_cast.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/boost_shared_ptr_cast.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/boost_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31f19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/boost_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_BOOST_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_BOOST_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
+
+/// \file boost_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the overload of boost::typeindex::runtime_pointer_cast for
+/// boost::shared_ptr types.
+
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp>
+#include <boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+/// \brief Creates a new instance of std::shared_ptr whose stored pointer is obtained from u's
+/// stored pointer using a runtime_cast.
+///
+/// The new shared_ptr will share ownership with u, except that it is empty if the runtime_cast
+/// performed by runtime_pointer_cast returns a null pointer.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type to return a pointer of.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance pointed to from u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U* to T*, returns a boost::shared_ptr<T>
+/// that points to an address suitably offset from u.
+/// If no such conversion exists, returns boost::shared_ptr<T>();
+template<typename T, typename U>
+boost::shared_ptr<T> runtime_pointer_cast(boost::shared_ptr<U> const& u) {
+    T* value = detail::runtime_cast_impl<T>(u.get(), boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+    if(value)
+        return boost::shared_ptr<T>(u, value);
+    return boost::shared_ptr<T>();
+}
+
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_BOOST_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8164eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_DETAIL_RUNTIME_CAST_IMPL_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_DETAIL_RUNTIME_CAST_IMPL_HPP
+
+/// \file pointer_class.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the overload of boost::typeindex::runtime_cast for
+/// pointer types.
+///
+/// boost::typeindex::runtime_cast can be used to emulate dynamic_cast
+/// functionality on platorms that don't provide it or should the user
+/// desire opt in functionality instead of enabling it system wide.
+
+#include <boost/type_index.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/integral_constant.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T* runtime_cast_impl(U* u, boost::true_type) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return u;
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T const* runtime_cast_impl(U const* u, boost::true_type) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return u;
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T* runtime_cast_impl(U* u, boost::false_type) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return const_cast<T*>(static_cast<T const*>(
+        u->boost_type_index_find_instance_(boost::typeindex::type_id<T>())
+    ));
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T const* runtime_cast_impl(U const* u, boost::false_type) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return static_cast<T const*>(u->boost_type_index_find_instance_(boost::typeindex::type_id<T>()));
+}
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_DETAIL_RUNTIME_CAST_IMPL_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/pointer_cast.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/pointer_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49a7613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/pointer_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
+
+/// \file pointer_class.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the function overloads of boost::typeindex::runtime_cast for
+/// pointer types.
+#include <boost/type_index.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_pointer.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+/// \brief Safely converts pointers to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type. Like dynamic_cast, must be a pointer to complete class type.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U* to T, returns a T that points to
+/// an address suitably offset from u. If no such conversion exists, returns NULL.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T runtime_cast(U* u) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    typedef typename boost::remove_pointer<T>::type impl_type;
+    return detail::runtime_cast_impl<impl_type>(u, boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+}
+
+/// \brief Safely converts pointers to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type. Like dynamic_cast, must be a pointer to complete class type.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U* to T, returns a T that points to
+/// an address suitably offset from u. If no such conversion exists, returns NULL.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T runtime_cast(U const* u) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    typedef typename boost::remove_pointer<T>::type impl_type;
+    return detail::runtime_cast_impl<impl_type>(u, boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+}
+
+/// \brief Safely converts pointers to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance
+/// hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type to return a pointer to.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U const* to T*, returns a T*
+/// that points to an address suitably offset from u.
+/// If no such conversion exists, returns NULL.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T* runtime_pointer_cast(U* u) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return detail::runtime_cast_impl<T>(u, boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+}
+
+/// \brief Safely converts pointers to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance
+/// hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type to return a pointer to.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U const* to T const*, returns a T const*
+/// that points to an address suitably offset from u.
+/// If no such conversion exists, returns NULL.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T const* runtime_pointer_cast(U const* u) BOOST_NOEXCEPT {
+    return detail::runtime_cast_impl<T>(u, boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+}
+
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/reference_cast.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/reference_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b5dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/reference_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REFERENCE_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REFERENCE_CAST_HPP
+
+/// \file reference_cast.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the overload of boost::typeindex::runtime_cast for
+/// reference types.
+
+#include <boost/core/addressof.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp>
+#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+/// \brief Indicates that runtime_cast was unable to perform the desired cast operation
+/// because the source instance was not also an instance of the target type.
+struct bad_runtime_cast : std::exception
+{};
+
+/// \brief Safely converts references to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type. Like dynamic_cast, must be a pointer to complete class type.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U& to T, returns a T that references an address
+/// suitably offset from u. If no such conversion exists, throws boost::typeindex::bad_runtime_cast.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T& runtime_cast(U& u) {
+    typedef typename boost::remove_reference<T>::type impl_type;
+    impl_type* value = detail::runtime_cast_impl<impl_type>(
+        boost::addressof(u), boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+    if(!value)
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(bad_runtime_cast());
+    return *value;
+}
+
+/// \brief Safely converts references to classes up, down, and sideways along the inheritance hierarchy.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type. Like dynamic_cast, must be a pointer to complete class type.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance, u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U const& to T const, returns a T const that references an address
+/// suitably offset from u. If no such conversion exists, throws boost::typeindex::bad_runtime_cast.
+template<typename T, typename U>
+T const& runtime_cast(U const& u) {
+    typedef typename boost::remove_reference<T>::type impl_type;
+    impl_type* value = detail::runtime_cast_impl<impl_type>(
+        boost::addressof(u), boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+    if(!value)
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(bad_runtime_cast());
+    return *value;
+}
+
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REFERENCE_CAST_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/register_runtime_class.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/register_runtime_class.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37ce686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/register_runtime_class.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS_HPP
+
+/// \file register_runtime_class.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the macro BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS
+#include <boost/type_index.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/seq/for_each.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template<typename T>
+inline type_index runtime_class_construct_type_id(T const*) {
+    return type_id<T>();
+}
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+/// @cond
+
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_CHECK_BASE_(r, data, Base) \
+    if(void const* ret_val = this->Base::boost_type_index_find_instance_(idx)) return ret_val;
+
+/// @endcond
+
+/// \def BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS
+/// \brief Macro used to make a class compatible with boost::typeindex::runtime_cast
+///
+/// BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS generates a virtual function
+/// in the current class that, when combined with the supplied base class information, allows
+/// boost::typeindex::runtime_cast to accurately convert between dynamic types of instances of
+/// the current class.
+///
+/// \b Example:
+/// \code
+/// struct base1 {
+///     BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+///     virtual ~base1();
+/// };
+///
+/// struct base2 {
+///     BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+///     virtual ~base2();
+/// };
+///
+/// struct derived1 : base1 {
+///     BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base1))
+/// };
+///
+/// struct derived2 : base1, base2 {
+///     BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base1)(base2))
+/// };
+///
+/// ...
+///
+/// base1* pb1 = get_object();
+/// if(derived2* pb2 = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast<derived2*>(pb1))
+/// { /* ... */ }
+/// \endcode
+///
+/// \param base_class_seq A Boost.Preprocessor sequence of the current class' direct bases, or
+/// BOOST_PP_SEQ_NIL if this class has no direct base classes.
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(base_class_seq)                                                          \
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_CLASS                                                                                      \
+    virtual void const* boost_type_index_find_instance_(boost::typeindex::type_index const& idx) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT {  \
+        if(idx == boost::typeindex::detail::runtime_class_construct_type_id(this))                                       \
+            return this;                                                                                                 \
+         BOOST_PP_SEQ_FOR_EACH(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_CHECK_BASE_, _, base_class_seq)                                          \
+         return NULL;                                                                                                    \
+    }
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS BOOST_PP_SEQ_NIL
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/std_shared_ptr_cast.hpp b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/std_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..277a524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/type_index/runtime_cast/std_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_STD_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_STD_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
+
+/// \file std_shared_ptr_cast.hpp
+/// \brief Contains the overload of boost::typeindex::runtime_pointer_cast for
+/// std::shared_ptr types.
+
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/detail/runtime_cast_impl.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_HAS_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace typeindex {
+
+/// \brief Creates a new instance of std::shared_ptr whose stored pointer is obtained from u's
+/// stored pointer using a runtime_cast.
+///
+/// The new shared_ptr will share ownership with u, except that it is empty if the runtime_cast
+/// performed by runtime_pointer_cast returns a null pointer.
+/// \tparam T The desired target type to return a pointer of.
+/// \tparam U A complete class type of the source instance pointed to from u.
+/// \return If there exists a valid conversion from U* to T*, returns a std::shared_ptr<T>
+/// that points to an address suitably offset from u.
+/// If no such conversion exists, returns std::shared_ptr<T>();
+template<typename T, typename U>
+std::shared_ptr<T> runtime_pointer_cast(std::shared_ptr<U> const& u) {
+    T* value = detail::runtime_cast_impl<T>(u.get(), boost::is_base_and_derived<T, U>());
+    if(value)
+        return std::shared_ptr<T>(u, value);
+    return std::shared_ptr<T>();
+}
+
+}} // namespace boost::typeindex
+
+#endif // BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_RUNTIME_CAST_STD_SHARED_PTR_CAST_HPP
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 6986c96..8a1d3a4 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ exe testing_crossmodule_anonymous_no_rtti : testing_crossmodule_anonymous.cpp te
 test-suite type_index
   : 
     [ run type_index_test.cpp ]
+    [ run type_index_runtime_cast_test.cpp ]
     [ run type_index_constexpr_test.cpp ]
     [ run type_index_test.cpp : : : <rtti>off $(norttidefines) : type_index_test_no_rtti ]
     [ run ctti_print_name.cpp : : : <test-info>always_show_run_output ]
diff --git a/test/type_index_runtime_cast_test.cpp b/test/type_index_runtime_cast_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c64222a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/type_index_runtime_cast_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+//
+// Copyright Chris Glover, 2016.
+//
+// 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)
+
+// #include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp>
+// #include <boost/type_index/runtime_reference_cast.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/std_shared_ptr_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_index/runtime_cast/boost_shared_ptr_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/smart_ptr/make_shared.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+
+// Classes include a member variable "name" with the
+// name of the class hard coded so we can be sure that
+// the pointer offsets are all working, since we're doing
+// a cast from void* at some point.
+
+#define IMPLEMENT_CLASS(type_name) \
+        type_name() : name( #type_name ) {} \
+        std::string name;
+
+struct base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(base)
+};
+
+struct single_derived : base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(single_derived)
+};
+
+struct base1 {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(base1)
+};
+
+struct base2 {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(base2)
+};
+
+struct multiple_derived : base1, base2 {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base1)(base2))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(multiple_derived)
+};
+
+struct baseV1 : virtual base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(baseV1)
+};
+
+struct baseV2 : virtual base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(baseV2)
+};
+
+struct multiple_virtual_derived : baseV1, baseV2 {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((baseV1)(baseV2))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(multiple_virtual_derived)
+};
+
+struct unrelated {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS)
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(unrelated)
+};
+
+struct unrelated_with_base : base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(unrelated_with_base)
+};
+
+struct unrelatedV1 : virtual base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(unrelatedV1)
+};
+
+struct level1_a : base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(level1_a)
+};
+
+struct level1_b : base {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((base))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(level1_b)
+};
+
+struct level2 : level1_a, level1_b {
+    BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((level1_a)(level1_b))
+    IMPLEMENT_CLASS(level2)
+};
+
+void no_base()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    base b;
+    base* b2 = runtime_pointer_cast<base>(&b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(b2, (base*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(b2->name, "base");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(&b), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<single_derived>(&b), (single_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelatedV1>(&b), (unrelatedV1*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated_with_base>(&b), (unrelated_with_base*)NULL);
+}
+
+void single_base()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    single_derived d;
+    base* b = &d;
+    single_derived* d2 = runtime_pointer_cast<single_derived>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, (single_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "single_derived");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(&d), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(b), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated_with_base>(b), (unrelated_with_base*)NULL);
+}
+
+void multiple_base()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    multiple_derived d;
+    base1* b1 = &d;
+    multiple_derived* d2 = runtime_pointer_cast<multiple_derived>(b1);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, (multiple_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "multiple_derived");
+
+    base2* b2 = runtime_pointer_cast<base2>(b1);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(b2, (base2*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(b2->name, "base2");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(&d), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(b1), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated_with_base>(b1), (unrelated_with_base*)NULL);
+}
+
+void virtual_base()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    multiple_virtual_derived d;
+    base* b = &d;
+    multiple_virtual_derived* d2 = runtime_pointer_cast<multiple_virtual_derived>(b);
+    baseV1* bv1 = runtime_pointer_cast<baseV1>(b);
+    baseV2* bv2 = runtime_pointer_cast<baseV2>(b);
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, (multiple_virtual_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "multiple_virtual_derived");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(bv1, (baseV1*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(bv1->name, "baseV1");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(bv2, (baseV2*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(bv2->name, "baseV2");
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(b), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(&d), (unrelated*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated_with_base>(b), (unrelated_with_base*)NULL);
+}
+
+void pointer_interface()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    single_derived d;
+    base* b = &d;
+    single_derived* d2 = runtime_cast<single_derived*>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, (single_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "single_derived");
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(b), (unrelated*)NULL);
+}
+
+void reference_interface()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    single_derived d;
+    base& b = d;
+    single_derived& d2 = runtime_cast<single_derived&>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2.name, "single_derived");
+
+    try {
+        unrelated& u = runtime_cast<unrelated&>(b);
+        (void)u;
+        BOOST_TEST(!"should throw bad_runtime_cast");
+    }
+    catch(boost::typeindex::bad_runtime_cast&) {
+    }
+    catch(...) {
+        BOOST_TEST(!"should throw bad_runtime_cast");
+    }
+}
+
+void const_pointer_interface()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    const single_derived d;
+    base const* b = &d;
+    single_derived const* d2 = runtime_cast<single_derived const*>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, (single_derived*)NULL);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "single_derived");
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(runtime_pointer_cast<unrelated>(b), (unrelated*)NULL);
+}
+
+void const_reference_interface()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    const single_derived d;
+    base const& b = d;
+    single_derived const& d2 = runtime_cast<single_derived const&>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2.name, "single_derived");
+
+    try {
+        unrelated const& u = runtime_cast<unrelated const&>(b);
+        (void)u;
+        BOOST_TEST(!"should throw bad_runtime_cast");
+    }
+    catch(boost::typeindex::bad_runtime_cast&) {
+    }
+    catch(...) {
+        BOOST_TEST(!"should throw bad_runtime_cast");
+    }
+}
+
+void diamond_non_virtual()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    level2 inst;
+    level1_a* l1a = &inst;
+    base* b1 = l1a;
+    level1_b* l1_b = runtime_cast<level1_b*>(b1);
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(l1_b->name, "level1_b");
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(l1_b, (level1_b*)NULL);
+}
+
+void boost_shared_ptr()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    boost::shared_ptr<single_derived> d = boost::make_shared<single_derived>();
+    boost::shared_ptr<base> b = d;
+    boost::shared_ptr<single_derived> d2 = runtime_pointer_cast<single_derived>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, boost::shared_ptr<single_derived>());
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "single_derived");
+}
+
+void std_shared_ptr()
+{
+    using namespace boost::typeindex;
+    std::shared_ptr<single_derived> d = std::make_shared<single_derived>();
+    std::shared_ptr<base> b = d;
+    std::shared_ptr<single_derived> d2 = runtime_pointer_cast<single_derived>(b);
+    BOOST_TEST_NE(d2, std::shared_ptr<single_derived>());
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ(d2->name, "single_derived");
+}
+
+int main() {
+    no_base();
+    single_derived();
+    multiple_base();
+    virtual_base();
+    pointer_interface();
+    reference_interface();
+    const_pointer_interface();
+    const_reference_interface();
+    diamond_non_virtual();
+    boost_shared_ptr();
+    std_shared_ptr();
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}