diff --git a/include/boost/variant2/variant.hpp b/include/boost/variant2/variant.hpp
index 9c1fba9..01b49d5 100644
--- a/include/boost/variant2/variant.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/variant2/variant.hpp
@@ -1768,6 +1768,25 @@ namespace detail
 
 template<class T> using remove_cv_ref_t = typename std::remove_cv<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type;
 
+template<class... T> variant<T...> const & extract_variant_base_( variant<T...> const & );
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MSVC, < 1930 )
+
+template<class V> struct extract_vbase_impl
+{
+    using type = decltype( extract_variant_base_( std::declval<V>() ) );
+};
+
+template<class V> using extract_variant_base = remove_cv_ref_t< typename extract_vbase_impl<V>::type >;
+
+#else
+
+template<class V> using extract_variant_base = remove_cv_ref_t< decltype( extract_variant_base_( std::declval<V>() ) ) >;
+
+#endif
+
+template<class V> using variant_base_size = variant_size< extract_variant_base<V> >;
+
 template<class T, class U> struct copy_cv_ref
 {
     using type = T;
@@ -1807,7 +1826,7 @@ template<class F> struct Qret
 
 template<class L> using front_if_same = mp11::mp_if<mp11::mp_apply<mp11::mp_same, L>, mp11::mp_front<L>>;
 
-template<class V> using apply_cv_ref = mp11::mp_product<copy_cv_ref_t, remove_cv_ref_t<V>, mp11::mp_list<V>>;
+template<class V> using apply_cv_ref = mp11::mp_product<copy_cv_ref_t, extract_variant_base<V>, mp11::mp_list<V>>;
 
 template<class F, class... V> using Vret = front_if_same<mp11::mp_product_q<Qret<F>, apply_cv_ref<V>...>>;
 
@@ -1836,7 +1855,7 @@ template<class F, class V1> struct visit_L1
 
 template<class F, class V1> constexpr auto visit( F&& f, V1&& v1 ) -> detail::Vret<F, V1>
 {
-    return mp11::mp_with_index<variant_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L1<F, V1>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1) } );
+    return mp11::mp_with_index<detail::variant_base_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L1<F, V1>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1) } );
 }
 
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX14_GENERIC_LAMBDAS) || BOOST_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MSVC, < 1920 )
@@ -1878,7 +1897,7 @@ template<class F, class V1, class V2> struct visit_L2
 
 template<class F, class V1, class V2> constexpr auto visit( F&& f, V1&& v1, V2&& v2 ) -> detail::Vret<F, V1, V2>
 {
-    return mp11::mp_with_index<variant_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L2<F, V1, V2>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2) } );
+    return mp11::mp_with_index<detail::variant_base_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L2<F, V1, V2>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2) } );
 }
 
 namespace detail
@@ -1903,7 +1922,7 @@ template<class F, class V1, class V2, class V3> struct visit_L3
 
 template<class F, class V1, class V2, class V3> constexpr auto visit( F&& f, V1&& v1, V2&& v2, V3&& v3 ) -> detail::Vret<F, V1, V2, V3>
 {
-    return mp11::mp_with_index<variant_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L3<F, V1, V2, V3>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2), std::forward<V3>(v3) } );
+    return mp11::mp_with_index<detail::variant_base_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L3<F, V1, V2, V3>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2), std::forward<V3>(v3) } );
 }
 
 namespace detail
@@ -1929,14 +1948,14 @@ template<class F, class V1, class V2, class V3, class V4> struct visit_L4
 
 template<class F, class V1, class V2, class V3, class V4> constexpr auto visit( F&& f, V1&& v1, V2&& v2, V3&& v3, V4&& v4 ) -> detail::Vret<F, V1, V2, V3, V4>
 {
-    return mp11::mp_with_index<variant_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L4<F, V1, V2, V3, V4>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2), std::forward<V3>(v3), std::forward<V4>(v4) } );
+    return mp11::mp_with_index<detail::variant_base_size<V1>>( v1.index(), detail::visit_L4<F, V1, V2, V3, V4>{ std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<V1>(v1), std::forward<V2>(v2), std::forward<V3>(v3), std::forward<V4>(v4) } );
 }
 
 #else
 
 template<class F, class V1, class V2, class... V> constexpr auto visit( F&& f, V1&& v1, V2&& v2, V&&... v ) -> detail::Vret<F, V1, V2, V...>
 {
-    return mp11::mp_with_index<variant_size<V1>>( v1.index(), [&]( auto I ){
+    return mp11::mp_with_index<detail::variant_base_size<V1>>( v1.index(), [&]( auto I ){
 
         auto f2 = [&]( auto&&... a ){ return std::forward<F>(f)( detail::unsafe_get<I.value>( std::forward<V1>(v1) ), std::forward<decltype(a)>(a)... ); };
         return visit( f2, std::forward<V2>(v2), std::forward<V>(v)... );
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 93bbb67..8242786 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ run variant_hash.cpp ;
 
 run variant_trivial.cpp ;
 run variant_special.cpp ;
+
+run variant_visit_derived.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/variant_visit_derived.cpp b/test/variant_visit_derived.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed33241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/variant_visit_derived.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+// Copyright 2017, 2020 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4244 ) // conversion from float to int, possible loss of data
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/config/workaround.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+struct X: boost::variant2::variant<int, float>
+{
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MSVC, < 1930 )
+
+    template<class T> explicit X( T&& t ): variant( std::forward<T>( t ) ) {};
+
+#else
+
+    using variant::variant;
+
+#endif
+};
+
+template<class... T> struct Y: boost::variant2::variant<T...>
+{
+    using boost::variant2::variant<T...>::variant;
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    {
+        X v1( 1 );
+        X const v2( 3.14f );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( (visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ return (int)(x1 * 1000) + (int)(x2 * 100); }, v1, v2 )), 1314 );
+
+        visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ BOOST_TEST_EQ( x1, 1 ); BOOST_TEST_EQ( x2, 3.14f ); }, v1, v2 );
+        visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ BOOST_TEST_EQ( x1, 1 ); BOOST_TEST_EQ( x2, 3.14f ); }, std::move(v1), std::move(v2) );
+    }
+
+    {
+        Y<int, float> v1( 1 );
+        Y<int, float> const v2( 3.14f );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( (visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ return (int)(x1 * 1000) + (int)(x2 * 100); }, v1, v2 )), 1314 );
+
+        visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ BOOST_TEST_EQ( x1, 1 ); BOOST_TEST_EQ( x2, 3.14f ); }, v1, v2 );
+        visit( []( int x1, float x2 ){ BOOST_TEST_EQ( x1, 1 ); BOOST_TEST_EQ( x2, 3.14f ); }, std::move(v1), std::move(v2) );
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}