diff --git a/include/boost/bind.hpp b/include/boost/bind.hpp
index 42ede32..f59c9ca 100644
--- a/include/boost/bind.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/bind.hpp
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ public:
 
     A1 operator[] (arg<1>) const { return a1_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -191,6 +193,9 @@ public:
     A1 operator[] (arg<1>) const { return a1_; }
     A2 operator[] (arg<2>) const { return a2_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -239,6 +244,10 @@ public:
     A2 operator[] (arg<2>) const { return a2_; }
     A3 operator[] (arg<3>) const { return a3_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -290,6 +299,11 @@ public:
     A3 operator[] (arg<3>) const { return a3_; }
     A4 operator[] (arg<4>) const { return a4_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -344,6 +358,12 @@ public:
     A4 operator[] (arg<4>) const { return a4_; }
     A5 operator[] (arg<5>) const { return a5_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+    A5 operator[] (arg<5> (*) ()) const { return a5_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -401,6 +421,13 @@ public:
     A5 operator[] (arg<5>) const { return a5_; }
     A6 operator[] (arg<6>) const { return a6_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+    A5 operator[] (arg<5> (*) ()) const { return a5_; }
+    A6 operator[] (arg<6> (*) ()) const { return a6_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -461,6 +488,14 @@ public:
     A6 operator[] (arg<6>) const { return a6_; }
     A7 operator[] (arg<7>) const { return a7_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+    A5 operator[] (arg<5> (*) ()) const { return a5_; }
+    A6 operator[] (arg<6> (*) ()) const { return a6_; }
+    A7 operator[] (arg<7> (*) ()) const { return a7_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -524,6 +559,15 @@ public:
     A7 operator[] (arg<7>) const { return a7_; }
     A8 operator[] (arg<8>) const { return a8_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+    A5 operator[] (arg<5> (*) ()) const { return a5_; }
+    A6 operator[] (arg<6> (*) ()) const { return a6_; }
+    A7 operator[] (arg<7> (*) ()) const { return a7_; }
+    A8 operator[] (arg<8> (*) ()) const { return a8_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -590,6 +634,16 @@ public:
     A8 operator[] (arg<8>) const { return a8_; }
     A9 operator[] (arg<9>) const { return a9_; }
 
+    A1 operator[] (arg<1> (*) ()) const { return a1_; }
+    A2 operator[] (arg<2> (*) ()) const { return a2_; }
+    A3 operator[] (arg<3> (*) ()) const { return a3_; }
+    A4 operator[] (arg<4> (*) ()) const { return a4_; }
+    A5 operator[] (arg<5> (*) ()) const { return a5_; }
+    A6 operator[] (arg<6> (*) ()) const { return a6_; }
+    A7 operator[] (arg<7> (*) ()) const { return a7_; }
+    A8 operator[] (arg<8> (*) ()) const { return a8_; }
+    A9 operator[] (arg<9> (*) ()) const { return a9_; }
+
     template<class T> T & operator[] (value<T> & v) const { return v.get(); }
 
     template<class T> T const & operator[] (value<T> const & v) const { return v.get(); }
@@ -916,6 +970,11 @@ template<int I> struct add_value< arg<I> >
     typedef arg<I> type;
 };
 
+template<int I> struct add_value< arg<I> (*) () >
+{
+    typedef arg<I> (*type) ();
+};
+
 template<class R, class F, class L> struct add_value< bind_t<R, F, L> >
 {
     typedef bind_t<R, F, L> type;
@@ -947,6 +1006,7 @@ typedef char (&_avt_r2) [2];
 template<class T> _avt_r1 _avt_f(value<T>);
 template<class T> _avt_r1 _avt_f(reference_wrapper<T>);
 template<int I> _avt_r1 _avt_f(arg<I>);
+template<int I> _avt_r1 _avt_f(arg<I> (*) ());
 template<class R, class F, class L> _avt_r1 _avt_f(bind_t<R, F, L>);
 
 _avt_r2 _avt_f(...);
diff --git a/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp b/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
index c902e0c..0121330 100644
--- a/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
@@ -19,31 +19,20 @@
 //
 
 #include <boost/bind/arg.hpp>
-#include <boost/config.hpp>
-
-// With MSVC precompiled headers, unnamed namespaces are not unique
-
-#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
-# define BOOST_BIND_STATIC static
-#else
-# define BOOST_BIND_STATIC
-#endif
 
 namespace
 {
 
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<1> _1;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<2> _2;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<3> _3;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<4> _4;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<5> _5;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<6> _6;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<7> _7;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<8> _8;
-BOOST_BIND_STATIC boost::arg<9> _9;
+static inline boost::arg<1> _1() { return boost::arg<1>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<2> _2() { return boost::arg<2>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<3> _3() { return boost::arg<3>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<4> _4() { return boost::arg<4>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<5> _5() { return boost::arg<5>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<6> _6() { return boost::arg<6>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<7> _7() { return boost::arg<7>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<8> _8() { return boost::arg<8>(); }
+static inline boost::arg<9> _9() { return boost::arg<9>(); }
 
 } // unnamed namespace
 
-#undef BOOST_BIND_STATIC
-
 #endif // #ifndef BOOST_BIND_PLACEHOLDERS_HPP_INCLUDED