diff --git a/include/boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp b/include/boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp
index 64f9057..d08992b 100644
--- a/include/boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ namespace boost
             *this->stored_iterator = x;
             return x;
         }
+
+        // Provides X(r++)
+        operator Iterator const&() const
+        {
+            return stored_iterator;
+        }
+        
      private:
         mutable value_type stored_value;
         Iterator stored_iterator;
diff --git a/test/iterator_facade.cpp b/test/iterator_facade.cpp
index b478b9c..871c196 100755
--- a/test/iterator_facade.cpp
+++ b/test/iterator_facade.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ int main()
     state = 3;
     boost::readable_iterator_test(counter_iterator<proxy>(&state), 3);
     boost::writable_iterator_test(counter_iterator<proxy>(&state), 9, 7);
-    BOOST_ASSERT(state == 7);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(state == 8);
     return 0;
 }