diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/container/list/cons.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/cons.hpp
index 75f244cc..1de7048b 100644
--- a/include/boost/fusion/container/list/cons.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/cons.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <boost/fusion/sequence/intrinsic/end.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/iterator/next.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/iterator/deref.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/container/list/cons_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/container/list/detail/begin_impl.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/container/list/detail/end_impl.hpp>
@@ -35,31 +36,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace fusion
     struct forward_traversal_tag;
     struct fusion_sequence_tag;
 
-    struct nil_ : sequence_base<nil_>
-    {
-        typedef mpl::int_<0> size;
-        typedef cons_tag fusion_tag;
-        typedef fusion_sequence_tag tag; // this gets picked up by MPL
-        typedef mpl::false_ is_view;
-        typedef forward_traversal_tag category;
-        typedef void_ car_type;
-        typedef void_ cdr_type;
-
-        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
-        nil_() {}
-
-        template <typename Iterator>
-        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
-        nil_(Iterator const& /*iter*/, mpl::true_ /*this_is_an_iterator*/)
-        {}
-
-        template <typename Iterator>
-        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
-        void assign_from_iter(Iterator const& /*iter*/)
-        {
-        }
-    };
-
     template <typename Car, typename Cdr /*= nil_*/>
     struct cons : sequence_base<cons<Car, Cdr> >
     {
diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/container/list/detail/empty_impl.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/detail/empty_impl.hpp
index b6b43c8b..e25eab0b 100644
--- a/include/boost/fusion/container/list/detail/empty_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/detail/empty_impl.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/fusion/support/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace fusion
 {
diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86373995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2014 Eric Niebler
+
+    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)
+==============================================================================*/
+#if !defined(FUSION_NIL_04232014_0843)
+#define FUSION_NIL_04232014_0843
+
+#include <boost/fusion/support/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/list/cons_fwd.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/support/sequence_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/int.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/bool.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace fusion
+{
+    struct void_;
+    struct cons_tag;
+    struct forward_traversal_tag;
+    struct fusion_sequence_tag;
+
+    struct nil_ : sequence_base<nil_>
+    {
+        typedef mpl::int_<0> size;
+        typedef cons_tag fusion_tag;
+        typedef fusion_sequence_tag tag; // this gets picked up by MPL
+        typedef mpl::false_ is_view;
+        typedef forward_traversal_tag category;
+        typedef void_ car_type;
+        typedef void_ cdr_type;
+
+        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
+        nil_() {}
+
+        template <typename Iterator>
+        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
+        nil_(Iterator const& /*iter*/, mpl::true_ /*this_is_an_iterator*/)
+        {}
+
+        template <typename Iterator>
+        BOOST_FUSION_GPU_ENABLED
+        void assign_from_iter(Iterator const& /*iter*/)
+        {
+        }
+    };
+}}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/fusion/include/nil.hpp b/include/boost/fusion/include/nil.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3efde4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/fusion/include/nil.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2014 Eric Niebler
+
+    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)
+==============================================================================*/
+#if !defined(FUSION_INCLUDE_NIL)
+#define FUSION_INCLUDE_NIL
+
+#include <boost/fusion/support/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/container/list/nil.hpp>
+
+#endif