diff --git a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
index ef8b8cf..9374568 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
@@ -123,4 +123,14 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<T>::type begin( const T& r )
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING    
 
+namespace boost
+{
+    template< class T >
+    inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<T>::type
+    const_begin( const T& r )
+    {
+        return begin( r );
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/end.hpp b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
index e588c0e..a0fa09d 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/end.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
@@ -143,4 +143,15 @@ inline range_const_iterator<const wchar_t*>::type end<const wchar_t*>( const wch
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
 
+
+namespace boost
+{
+    template< class T >
+    inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<T>::type
+    const_end( const T& r )
+    {
+        return end( r );
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp b/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
index a7dc914..06b7314 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ rbegin( const C& c )
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
 
+template< class T >
+inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_reverse_iterator<T>::type
+const_rbegin( const T& r )
+{
+    return rbegin( r );
 }
 
+} // namespace 'boost'
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/rend.hpp b/include/boost/range/rend.hpp
index f04df18..151a035 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/rend.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/rend.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ rend( const C& c )
 
 #endif
 
+template< class T >
+inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_reverse_iterator<T>::type
+const_rend( const T& r )
+{
+    return rend( r );
+}
+
 } // namespace 'boost'
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index c3f6eed..30fd632 100755
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ test-suite range
         :
         : reversible_range_test
        ] 
-#     [ run
-#             compat1.cpp    
-#            : :
-#        :
-#        : compat1_test
-#       ] 
+     [ run
+             const_ranges.cpp    
+            : :
+        :
+        : const_ranges
+       ] 
 #     [ run
 #             compat3.cpp    
 #            : :
diff --git a/test/const_ranges.cpp b/test/const_ranges.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81080da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/const_ranges.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. 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)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
+//
+
+
+#include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
+#  pragma warn -8091 // supress warning in Boost.Test
+#  pragma warn -8057 // unused argument argc/argv in Boost.Test
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/range.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+// This should be included before "using namespace boost",
+// otherwise gcc headers will be confused with boost::iterator
+// namespace.
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test_framework.hpp> 
+
+using namespace boost;
+using namespace std;
+
+template< class T >
+const T& as_const( const T& r )
+{
+    return r;
+}
+
+void check_const_ranges()
+{
+    std::string       foo( "foo" );
+    const std::string bar( "bar" ); 
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_begin( foo )  == begin( as_const( foo ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_end( foo )    == end( as_const( foo ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_rbegin( foo ) == rbegin( as_const( foo ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_rend( foo )   == rend( as_const( foo ) ) );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_begin( bar )  == begin( as_const( bar ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_end( bar )    == end( as_const( bar ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_rbegin( bar ) == rbegin( as_const( bar ) ) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( const_rend( bar )   == rend( as_const( bar ) ) );
+
+}
+
+
+
+using boost::unit_test_framework::test_suite;
+
+test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    test_suite* test = BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Range Test Suite" );
+
+    test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &check_const_ranges ) );
+
+    return test;
+}
+
+
+
+
+