diff --git a/example/cloning_1.cpp b/example/cloning_1.cpp
index 55e8479..5aa700a 100644
--- a/example/cloning_1.cpp
+++ b/example/cloning_1.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 //This example shows how to enable cloning when throwing a boost::exception.
 
-#include <boost/exception/enable_exception_cloning.hpp>
+#include <boost/exception/enable_current_exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/exception/info.hpp>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ void
 file_read( FILE * f, void * buffer, size_t size )
     {
     if( size!=fread(buffer,1,size,f) )
-        throw boost::enable_exception_cloning(file_read_error()) << errno_info(errno);
+        throw boost::enable_current_exception(file_read_error()) <<
+            errno_info(errno);
     }
diff --git a/example/cloning_2.cpp b/example/cloning_2.cpp
index 157f0b5..8fe4ec2 100644
--- a/example/cloning_2.cpp
+++ b/example/cloning_2.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ worker_thread( boost::exception_ptr & error )
         error = boost::exception_ptr();
         }
     catch(
-    boost::exception & e )
+    ... )
         {
-        error = boost::clone_exception(e);
+        error = boost::current_exception();
         }
     }
 
-//
+// ...continued
 
 void
 work()
diff --git a/include/boost/exception/cloning.hpp b/include/boost/exception/cloning.hpp
index 4025762..f401f35 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/cloning.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/cloning.hpp
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef UUID_FA5836A2CADA11DC8CD47C8555D89593
 #define UUID_FA5836A2CADA11DC8CD47C8555D89593
 
-#include <boost/exception/enable_exception_cloning.hpp>
+#include <boost/exception/enable_current_exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/exception/exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/exception/detail/cloning_base.hpp>
-#include <exception>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace
 boost
@@ -21,31 +21,165 @@ boost
         {
         public:
 
-        explicit
         unknown_exception()
             {
             }
 
         explicit
-        unknown_exception( boost::exception const & x ):
-            boost::exception(x)
+        unknown_exception( boost::exception const & e ):
+            boost::exception(e)
             {
             }
         };
 
     typedef intrusive_ptr<exception_detail::clone_base const> exception_ptr;
 
+    namespace
+    exception_detail
+        {
+        template <class T>
+        class
+        current_exception_std_exception_wrapper:
+            public T,
+            public boost::exception
+            {
+            public:
+
+            explicit
+            current_exception_std_exception_wrapper( T const & e1 ):
+                T(e1)
+                {
+                }
+
+            current_exception_std_exception_wrapper( T const & e1, boost::exception const & e2 ):
+                T(e1),
+                boost::exception(e2)
+                {
+                }
+            };
+
+        template <class T>
+        exception_ptr
+        current_exception_std_exception( T const & e1 )
+            {
+            if( boost::exception const * e2 = dynamic_cast<boost::exception const *>(&e1) )
+                return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(current_exception_std_exception_wrapper<T>(e1,*e2)));
+            else
+                return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(current_exception_std_exception_wrapper<T>(e1)));
+            }
+
+        inline
+        exception_ptr
+        current_exception_unknown_exception()
+            {
+            return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(unknown_exception()));
+            }
+
+        inline
+        exception_ptr
+        current_exception_unknown_std_exception( std::exception const & e )
+            {
+            if( boost::exception const * be = dynamic_cast<boost::exception const *>(&e) )
+                return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(unknown_exception(*be)));
+            else
+                return current_exception_unknown_exception();
+            }
+
+        inline
+        exception_ptr
+        current_exception_unknown_boost_exception( boost::exception const & e )
+            {
+            return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(unknown_exception(e)));
+            }
+        }
+
+    inline
+    exception_ptr
+    current_exception()
+        {
+        try
+            {
+            throw;
+            }
+        catch(
+        exception_detail::cloning_base & e )
+            {
+            exception_detail::clone_base const * c = e.clone();
+            BOOST_ASSERT(c!=0);
+            return exception_ptr(c);
+            }
+        catch(
+        ... )
+            {
+            }
+        try
+            {
+            throw;
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::invalid_argument & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::out_of_range & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::logic_error & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::bad_alloc & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::bad_cast & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::bad_typeid & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::bad_exception & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        std::exception & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_unknown_std_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        boost::exception & e )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_unknown_boost_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch(
+        ... )
+            {
+            return exception_detail::current_exception_unknown_exception();
+            }
+        }
+
     template <class T>
     exception_ptr
-    clone_exception( T const & e )
+    copy_exception( T const & e )
         {
-        if( boost::exception_detail::cloning_base const * cb = dynamic_cast<boost::exception_detail::cloning_base const *>(&e) )
-            if( exception_detail::clone_base const * c = cb->clone() )
-                return exception_ptr(c);
-        if( boost::exception const * be = dynamic_cast<boost::exception const *>(&e) )
-            return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(unknown_exception(*be)));
-        else
-            return exception_ptr(exception_detail::make_clone(unknown_exception()));
+        try
+            {
+            throw enable_current_exception(e);
+            }
+        catch( ... )
+            {
+            return current_exception();
+            }
         }
 
     inline
diff --git a/include/boost/exception/enable_exception_cloning.hpp b/include/boost/exception/enable_current_exception.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from include/boost/exception/enable_exception_cloning.hpp
rename to include/boost/exception/enable_current_exception.hpp
index 2e732f5..976a881 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/enable_exception_cloning.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/enable_current_exception.hpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ boost
 
     template <class T>
     exception_detail::clone_impl<T>
-    enable_exception_cloning( T const & x )
+    enable_current_exception( T const & x )
         {
         return exception_detail::clone_impl<T>(x);
         }
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index a08d0fc..e6db8e0 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ compile-fail to_string_fail.cpp ;
 
 #exception
 run cloning_test.cpp ;
+run copy_exception_test.cpp ;
 run unknown_exception_test.cpp ;
 run exception_test.cpp ;
 run boost_error_info_test.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/cloning_test.cpp b/test/cloning_test.cpp
index 9052cc5..39bc756 100644
--- a/test/cloning_test.cpp
+++ b/test/cloning_test.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ main()
     {
     try
         {
-        throw boost::enable_exception_cloning(test_exception());
+        throw boost::enable_current_exception(test_exception());
         }
     catch(
-    std::exception & x )
+    ... )
         {
-        boost::exception_ptr p = boost::clone_exception(x);
+        boost::exception_ptr p = boost::current_exception();
         try
             {
             rethrow_exception(p);
diff --git a/test/copy_exception_test.cpp b/test/copy_exception_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61d0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/copy_exception_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Emil Dotchevski and Reverge Studios, Inc.
+
+//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/exception/cloning.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+struct
+test_exception:
+    std::exception
+    {
+    };
+
+int
+main()
+    {
+    boost::exception_ptr p = boost::copy_exception(test_exception());
+    try
+        {
+        rethrow_exception(p);
+        BOOST_TEST(false);
+        }
+    catch(
+    test_exception & )
+        {
+        }
+    catch(
+    ... )
+        {
+        BOOST_TEST(false);
+        }
+    return boost::report_errors();
+    }
diff --git a/test/throw_exception_test.cpp b/test/throw_exception_test.cpp
index 7f5ddfd..197bfea 100644
--- a/test/throw_exception_test.cpp
+++ b/test/throw_exception_test.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ tester()
         BOOST_ASSERT(false);
         }
     catch(
-    std::exception & x )
+    ... )
         {
-        boost::exception_ptr p = boost::clone_exception(x);
+        boost::exception_ptr p = boost::current_exception();
         try
             {
             rethrow_exception(p);
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ tester()
             BOOST_TEST(false);
             }
         }
-    catch(
-    ... )
-        {
-        BOOST_TEST(false);
-        }
     }
 
 int
diff --git a/test/unknown_exception_test.cpp b/test/unknown_exception_test.cpp
index 9e46727..37ff54e 100644
--- a/test/unknown_exception_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unknown_exception_test.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ main()
         throw_boost_exception();
         }
     catch(
-    boost::exception & x )
+    ... )
         {
-        boost::exception_ptr ep=boost::clone_exception(x);
+        boost::exception_ptr ep=boost::current_exception();
         try
             {
             rethrow_exception(ep);
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ main()
             BOOST_TEST( 42==*boost::get_error_info<test>(x) );
             }
         catch(
+        ... )
+            {
+            BOOST_TEST(false);
+            }
+        try
+            {
+            rethrow_exception(ep);
+            }
+        catch(
+        boost::exception & x )
+            {
+            BOOST_TEST( 42==*boost::get_error_info<test>(x) );
+            }
+        catch(
         ... )
             {
             BOOST_TEST(false);
@@ -63,9 +77,9 @@ main()
         throw_unknown_exception();
         }
     catch(
-    std::exception & x )
+    ... )
         {
-        boost::exception_ptr ep=boost::clone_exception(x);
+        boost::exception_ptr ep=boost::current_exception();
         try
             {
             rethrow_exception(ep);
@@ -75,6 +89,19 @@ main()
             {
             }
         catch(
+        ... )
+            {
+            BOOST_TEST(false);
+            }
+        try
+            {
+            rethrow_exception(ep);
+            }
+        catch(
+        boost::exception & )
+            {
+            }
+        catch(
         ... )
             {
             BOOST_TEST(false);