diff --git a/include/boost/container_hash/hash/hash.hpp b/include/boost/container_hash/hash/hash.hpp
index a524aa2..4b10870 100644
--- a/include/boost/container_hash/hash/hash.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container_hash/hash/hash.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 #   if !defined(BOOST_HASH_HAS_OPTIONAL) && __has_include(<optional>)
 #       define BOOST_HASH_HAS_OPTIONAL 1
 #   endif
+#   if !defined(BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT) && __has_include(<variant>)
+#       define BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT 1
+#   endif
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_HASH_HAS_STRING_VIEW)
@@ -95,6 +98,10 @@
 #   define BOOST_HASH_HAS_OPTIONAL 0
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT)
+#   define BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT 0
+#endif
+
 #if BOOST_HASH_HAS_STRING_VIEW
 #   include <string_view>
 #endif
@@ -103,6 +110,10 @@
 #   include <optional>
 #endif
 
+#if BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+#   include <variant>
+#endif
+
 namespace boost
 {
     namespace hash_detail
@@ -235,6 +246,12 @@ namespace boost
     std::size_t hash_value(std::optional<T> const&);
 #endif
 
+#if BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+    std::size_t hash_value(std::monostate);
+    template <typename... Types>
+    std::size_t hash_value(std::variant<Types...> const&);
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TYPEINDEX)
     std::size_t hash_value(std::type_index);
 #endif
@@ -499,6 +516,21 @@ namespace boost
     }
 #endif
 
+#if BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+    std::size_t hash_value(std::monostate) {
+        return 0x87654321;
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Types>
+    inline std::size_t hash_value(std::variant<Types...> const& v) {
+        std::size_t seed = 0;
+        hash_combine(seed, v.index());
+        std::visit([&seed](auto&& x) { hash_combine(seed, x); }, v);
+        return seed;
+    }
+#endif
+
+
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TYPEINDEX)
     inline std::size_t hash_value(std::type_index v)
     {
@@ -631,6 +663,12 @@ namespace boost
     BOOST_HASH_SPECIALIZE_TEMPLATE_REF(std::optional<T>)
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT)
+    template <typename... T>
+    BOOST_HASH_SPECIALIZE_TEMPLATE_REF(std::variant<T...>)
+    BOOST_HASH_SPECIALIZE(std::monostate)
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TYPEINDEX)
     BOOST_HASH_SPECIALIZE(std::type_index)
 #endif
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 96c3b67..a9dddfb 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ test-suite container_hash/hash
         [ run hash_map_test.cpp ]
         [ run hash_complex_test.cpp ]
         [ run hash_optional_test.cpp ]
+        [ run hash_variant_test.cpp ]
         [ run hash_type_index_test.cpp ]
         [ run hash_system_error_test.cpp ]
         [ run hash_std_array_test.cpp ]
diff --git a/test/hash_info.cpp b/test/hash_info.cpp
index c7b8ec8..7159d1f 100644
--- a/test/hash_info.cpp
+++ b/test/hash_info.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ int main() {
         << BOOST_HASH_HAS_OPTIONAL
         << std::endl;
 
+    std::cout << "BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT: "
+        << BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+        << std::endl;
+
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TYPEINDEX)
     std::cout << "No <typeindex>" << std::endl;
 #else
diff --git a/test/hash_variant_test.cpp b/test/hash_variant_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80f317a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hash_variant_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+
+// Copyright 2018 Daniel James
+// 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 "./config.hpp"
+
+#ifndef BOOST_HASH_TEST_STD_INCLUDES
+#  include <boost/container_hash/hash.hpp>
+#endif
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+#if BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+
+#include <variant>
+#include <string>
+
+void test_monostate()
+{
+    std::monostate x1;
+    std::monostate x2;
+
+    boost::hash<std::monostate> hasher;
+
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x1) == hasher(x2));
+}
+
+void test_variant_int()
+{
+    std::variant<std::monostate, int> x1a;
+    std::variant<std::monostate, int> x1b;
+    std::variant<std::monostate, int> x2a(10);
+    std::variant<std::monostate, int> x2b(x2a);
+    std::variant<std::monostate, int> x3(20);
+
+    boost::hash<std::variant<std::monostate, int> > hasher;
+
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x1a) == hasher(x1a));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x1a) == hasher(x1b));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x1a) != hasher(x2a));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x1a) != hasher(x3));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x2a) == hasher(x2a));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x2b) == hasher(x2b));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x2a) != hasher(x3));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(x3) == hasher(x3));
+}
+
+struct custom1 {
+    int value;
+    friend std::size_t hash_value(custom1 v) { return v.value; }
+};
+
+struct custom2 {
+    int value;
+    friend std::size_t hash_value(custom2 v) { return v.value; }
+};
+
+void test_variant_unique_types()
+{
+    custom1 x11 = { 0 };
+    custom1 x12 = { 1 };
+    custom2 x21 = { 0 };
+    custom2 x22 = { 1 };
+
+    boost::hash<custom1> hasher1;
+    boost::hash<custom2> hasher2;
+
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher1(x11) == hasher2(x21));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher1(x11) != hasher2(x22));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher1(x12) != hasher2(x21));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher1(x12) == hasher2(x22));
+
+    typedef std::variant<custom1, custom2> variant_type;
+
+    variant_type y11(x11);
+    variant_type y12(x12);
+    variant_type y21(x21);
+    variant_type y22(x22);
+
+    boost::hash<variant_type> hasher;
+
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(y11) != hasher(y21));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(y11) != hasher(y22));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(y12) != hasher(y21));
+    BOOST_TEST(hasher(y12) != hasher(y22));
+}
+
+#endif
+
+int main()
+{
+#if BOOST_HASH_HAS_VARIANT
+    test_variant_int();
+    test_variant_unique_types();
+#else
+    BOOST_LIGHTWEIGHT_TEST_OSTREAM << "<variant> not available." << std::endl;
+#endif
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}