diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index a1db7b7..b3fcac9 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ DEPENDS all : smart_ptr ;
           [ run shared_ptr_alias_test.cpp ]
           [ run shared_ptr_rv_test.cpp ]
           [ run shared_ptr_move_test.cpp ]
+          [ compile-fail shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp ]
         ;
     
     # this one is too slow to run unless explicitly requested, and ALL
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 2d96a46..b980bfc 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ import testing ;
           [ run shared_ptr_alias_test.cpp ]
           [ run shared_ptr_rv_test.cpp ]
           [ run shared_ptr_move_test.cpp ]
+          [ compile-fail shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp ]
         ;
 }
diff --git a/test/shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp b/test/shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..924e657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#pragma warning(disable: 4786)  // identifier truncated in debug info
+#pragma warning(disable: 4710)  // function not inlined
+#pragma warning(disable: 4711)  // function selected for automatic inline expansion
+#pragma warning(disable: 4514)  // unreferenced inline removed
+#endif
+
+//
+//  shared_ptr_pv_fail.cpp - a negative test for converting a shared_ptr to void*
+//
+//  Copyright 2007 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/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+void f( void* )
+{
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    boost::shared_ptr<int> p;
+    f( p ); // must fail
+    return 0;
+}