diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/has_new_operator.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/has_new_operator.hpp
index 2c2c322..c615127 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/has_new_operator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/has_new_operator.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
 // should be the last #include
 #include <boost/type_traits/detail/bool_trait_def.hpp>
 
+#if defined(new) 
+#  if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, >= 1310)
+#     define BOOST_TT_AUX_MACRO_NEW_DEFINED
+#     pragma push_macro("new")
+#     undef new
+#  else
+#     error "Sorry but you can't include this header if 'new' is defined as a macro."
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 namespace boost {
 namespace detail {
     template <class U, U x> 
@@ -135,6 +145,10 @@ BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_DEF1(has_new_operator,T,::boost::detail::has_new_operato
 
 } // namespace boost
 
+#if defined(BOOST_TT_AUX_MACRO_NEW_DEFINED)
+#  pragma pop_macro("new")
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/type_traits/detail/bool_trait_undef.hpp>
 
 #endif // BOOST_TT_HAS_NEW_OPERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/test/has_operator_new_test.cpp b/test/has_operator_new_test.cpp
index 5d24350..22d54c6 100644
--- a/test/has_operator_new_test.cpp
+++ b/test/has_operator_new_test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@
 #pragma warning(disable:1720)
 #endif
 
+#if defined(new) 
+#  if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, >= 1310)
+#     define BOOST_TT_AUX_MACRO_NEW_DEFINED
+#     pragma push_macro("new")
+#     undef new
+#  else
+#     error "Sorry but you can't include this header if 'new' is defined as a macro."
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+
 struct class_with_new_op {
     void * operator new(std::size_t);
 };