diff --git a/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_reference_spec.hpp b/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_reference_spec.hpp
index ba3951a..4d1552f 100644
--- a/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_reference_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_reference_spec.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     template <class U>
         explicit optional(const optional<U&>& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT : ptr_(rhs.ptr_) {}
     optional(const optional& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT : ptr_(rhs.ptr_) {}
+    optional(T& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT : ptr_(boost::addressof(rhs)) {}
     
 
     optional& operator=(const optional& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT { ptr_ = rhs.ptr_; return *this; }
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ public:
     
 #ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_NO_RVALUE_REFERENCES   
  
+    optional(T&& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT { detail::prevent_binding_rvalue<T&&>(); }
+    
     template <class R>
         optional(R&& r, BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::enable_if<detail::is_no_optional<R> >::type* = 0) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
         : ptr_(boost::addressof(r)) { detail::prevent_binding_rvalue<R>(); }
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 7394ce8..180bbab 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import testing ;
     [ run optional_test.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_swap.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_conversions_from_U.cpp ]
+    [ run optional_test_convert_from_T.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_tie.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_ref_assign_portable_minimum.cpp ]
     [ run optional_test_ref_assign_mutable_int.cpp ]
diff --git a/test/optional_test_convert_from_T.cpp b/test/optional_test_convert_from_T.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4ce4bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/optional_test_convert_from_T.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2014 Andrzej Krzemienski.
+//
+// Use, modification, and distribution is subject to 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  akrzemi1@gmail.com
+
+#include "boost/optional/optional.hpp"
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+#pragma hdrstop
+#endif
+
+#include "boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp"
+#include "boost/none.hpp"
+
+//#ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_NO_CONVERTING_COPY_CTOR
+
+using boost::optional;
+using boost::none;
+
+void test_optional_optional_T()
+{
+  optional<int> oi1 (1), oiN;
+  optional< optional<int> > ooi1 (oi1), ooiN(oiN);
+  
+  BOOST_TEST(ooi1);
+  BOOST_TEST(*ooi1);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(**ooi1, 1);
+  
+  BOOST_TEST(ooiN);
+  BOOST_TEST(!*ooiN);
+}  
+
+int main()
+{
+    test_optional_optional_T();
+  
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}
diff --git a/test/optional_test_ref_assign_portable_minimum.cpp b/test/optional_test_ref_assign_portable_minimum.cpp
index 9ee0a0f..19085d3 100644
--- a/test/optional_test_ref_assign_portable_minimum.cpp
+++ b/test/optional_test_ref_assign_portable_minimum.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ int main()
 {
   test_optional_ref_assignment<ScopeGuard>();
   test_optional_ref_assignment<Abstract>();
+  test_optional_ref_assignment< optional<int> >();
   
   return boost::report_errors();
 }
diff --git a/test/optional_test_ref_converting_ctor.cpp b/test/optional_test_ref_converting_ctor.cpp
index 735c354..81f3c0f 100644
--- a/test/optional_test_ref_converting_ctor.cpp
+++ b/test/optional_test_ref_converting_ctor.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ int main()
   test_all_const_cases<int>();
   test_all_const_cases<ScopeGuard>();
   test_all_const_cases<Abstract>();
+  test_all_const_cases< optional<int> >();
   
   return boost::report_errors();
 }
diff --git a/test/optional_test_ref_portable_minimum.cpp b/test/optional_test_ref_portable_minimum.cpp
index 5bd7d11..303559a 100644
--- a/test/optional_test_ref_portable_minimum.cpp
+++ b/test/optional_test_ref_portable_minimum.cpp
@@ -465,10 +465,12 @@ int main()
   test_optional_ref<int>();
   test_optional_ref<ScopeGuard>();
   test_optional_ref<Abstract>();
+  test_optional_ref< optional<int> >();
   
   test_optional_const_ref<int>();
   test_optional_const_ref<ScopeGuard>();
   test_optional_const_ref<Abstract>();
+  test_optional_const_ref< optional<int> >();
   
   return boost::report_errors();
 }
diff --git a/test/testable_classes.hpp b/test/testable_classes.hpp
index e18359f..3b2a436 100644
--- a/test/testable_classes.hpp
+++ b/test/testable_classes.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_TEST_TESTABKE_CLASSES_AK_07JAN2015_HPP
 #define BOOST_OPTIONAL_TEST_TESTABKE_CLASSES_AK_07JAN2015_HPP
 
+#include "boost/optional/optional.hpp"
+
 struct ScopeGuard // no copy/move ctor/assign
 {
   int val_;
@@ -74,13 +76,23 @@ struct has_arrow<int>
   static const bool value = false;
 };
 
+template <>
+struct has_arrow< boost::optional<int> >
+{
+  static const bool value = false;
+};
+
 int& val(int& i) { return i; }
 int& val(Abstract& a) { return a.val(); }
+int& val(Impl& a) { return a.val(); }
 int& val(ScopeGuard& g) { return g.val(); }
+template <typename T> int& val(T& o) { return *o; }
 
 const int& val(const int& i) { return i; }
 const int& val(const Abstract& a) { return a.val(); }
+const int& val(const Impl& a) { return a.val(); }
 const int& val(const ScopeGuard& g) { return g.val(); }
+template <typename T> const int& val(const T& o) { return *o; }
 
 bool operator==(const Abstract& l, const Abstract& r) { return l.val() == r.val(); }
 bool operator==(const ScopeGuard& l, const ScopeGuard& r) { return l.val() == r.val(); }