diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index b6101e3d..12407035 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ import testing ;
     [ run sequence/tuple_misc.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/tuple_mutate.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/tuple_tie.cpp :  :  :  : ]
+    [ run sequence/tr1_tuple_auto_conv.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/transform_view.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/vector_comparison.cpp :  :  :  : ]
     [ run sequence/vector_construction.cpp :  :  :  : ]
diff --git a/test/sequence/construction.hpp b/test/sequence/construction.hpp
index c667b1a4..5c6abdf2 100644
--- a/test/sequence/construction.hpp
+++ b/test/sequence/construction.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Jaakko Jarvi
     Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Joel de Guzman
 
-    Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying 
+    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/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ test()
 
     FUSION_SEQUENCE<> empty0;
 
+#ifndef TR1_TUPLE_TEST
     FUSION_SEQUENCE<> empty1(empty);
+#endif
 
     FUSION_SEQUENCE<int> t1;
     BOOST_TEST(FUSION_AT<0>(t1) == int());
diff --git a/test/sequence/tr1_tuple_auto_conv.cpp b/test/sequence/tr1_tuple_auto_conv.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c20fa3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sequence/tr1_tuple_auto_conv.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <boost/tr1/memory.hpp>
+#include <boost/tr1/tuple.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace Core
+{
+    class AutoConverter
+    {
+        std::tr1::shared_ptr<boost::any> t_;
+
+    public:
+        AutoConverter(std::tr1::shared_ptr<boost::any> const & t)
+            : t_(t)
+        {}
+
+        template <typename C>
+        operator C ()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                boost::any & a = (*t_);
+
+                return boost::any_cast<C>(a);
+            }
+            catch(boost::bad_any_cast & e)
+            {
+                std::cerr << "Internal conversion bug: "
+                          << "Failed to convert data holder to "
+                          << typeid(C).name() << "\n"
+                          << e.what()
+                          << std::endl;
+
+                C c = C();
+                return c;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    inline AutoConverter Demo()
+    {
+        std::tr1::shared_ptr<boost::any> p_result
+            (new boost::any(std::tr1::make_tuple(1, 2, 3, 4)));
+        return p_result;
+    }
+
+} // namespace Core
+
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    std::tr1::tuple<int, int, int, int> test = Core::Demo();
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/test/sequence/tuple_construction.cpp b/test/sequence/tuple_construction.cpp
index 7f025d51..ec602abb 100644
--- a/test/sequence/tuple_construction.cpp
+++ b/test/sequence/tuple_construction.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
     Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Jaakko Jarvi
     Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Joel de Guzman
 
-    Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying 
+    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/fusion/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/mpl.hpp>
 
+#define TR1_TUPLE_TEST
 #define FUSION_SEQUENCE tuple
 #define FUSION_AT get
 #include "construction.hpp"