diff --git a/include/boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp b/include/boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp
index 45506b1..539bf58 100644
--- a/include/boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ struct mp_take_c_impl<N, L<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T...>, typen
 template<class L, std::size_t N> using mp_take_c = typename detail::mp_take_c_impl<N, L>::type;
 template<class L, class N> using mp_take = typename detail::mp_take_c_impl<std::size_t{ N::value }, L>::type;
 
+// mp_back<L>
+template<class L> using mp_back = mp_at_c<L, mp_size<L>::value - 1>;
+
+// mp_pop_back<L>
+template<class L> using mp_pop_back = mp_take_c<L, mp_size<L>::value - 1>;
+
 // mp_replace<L, V, W>
 namespace detail
 {
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 74f6b67..ba8e33d 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ run mp_max_element.cpp ;
 run mp_max_element_q.cpp ;
 run mp_nth_element.cpp ;
 run mp_nth_element_q.cpp ;
+run mp_back.cpp ;
+run mp_pop_back.cpp ;
 
 # integral
 run integral.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/mp_back.cpp b/test/mp_back.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..457364e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mp_back.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+// Copyright 2015, 2019 Peter Dimov
+//
+// 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/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/list.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/utility.hpp>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <utility>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using boost::mp11::mp_list;
+    using boost::mp11::mp_back;
+
+    using L1 = mp_list<void>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L1>, void>));
+
+    using L2 = mp_list<float, void, int[]>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L2>, int[]>));
+
+    using L3 = std::tuple<int>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L3>, int>));
+
+    using L4 = std::pair<char, double>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L4>, double>));
+
+    using L5 = std::add_const<void()>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L5>, void()>));
+
+    using boost::mp11::mp_iota_c;
+    using boost::mp11::mp_size_t;
+
+    int const N = 137;
+
+    using L6 = mp_iota_c<N>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_back<L6>, mp_size_t<N-1>>));
+
+    using boost::mp11::mp_valid;
+
+    using L7 = mp_list<>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_FALSE((mp_valid<mp_back, L7>));
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}
diff --git a/test/mp_pop_back.cpp b/test/mp_pop_back.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..554da9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mp_pop_back.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+// Copyright 2015, 2019 Peter Dimov
+//
+// 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/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/algorithm.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/list.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/utility.hpp>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <utility>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using boost::mp11::mp_list;
+    using boost::mp11::mp_pop_back;
+
+    using L1 = mp_list<void>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_pop_back<L1>, mp_list<>>));
+
+    using L2 = mp_list<float, void, int[]>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_pop_back<L2>, mp_list<float, void>>));
+
+    using L3 = std::tuple<int>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_pop_back<L3>, std::tuple<>>));
+
+    using L4 = std::tuple<char, double>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_pop_back<L4>, std::tuple<char>>));
+
+    using boost::mp11::mp_iota_c;
+    using boost::mp11::mp_size_t;
+
+    int const N = 137;
+
+    using L6 = mp_iota_c<N>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE((std::is_same<mp_pop_back<L6>, mp_iota_c<N-1>>));
+
+    using boost::mp11::mp_valid;
+
+    using L7 = mp_list<>;
+    BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_FALSE((mp_valid<mp_pop_back, L7>));
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}