diff --git a/include/boost/detail/sp_typeinfo.hpp b/include/boost/detail/sp_typeinfo.hpp
index e78c943..636fe27 100644
--- a/include/boost/detail/sp_typeinfo.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/detail/sp_typeinfo.hpp
@@ -19,20 +19,66 @@
 
 #if defined( BOOST_NO_TYPEID )
 
+#include <boost/current_function.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+
 namespace boost
 {
 
 namespace detail
 {
 
-typedef void* sp_typeinfo;
+class sp_typeinfo
+{
+private:
+
+    sp_typeinfo( sp_typeinfo const& );
+    sp_typeinfo& operator=( sp_typeinfo const& );
+
+    char const * name_;
+
+public:
+
+    explicit sp_typeinfo( char const * name ): name_( name )
+    {
+    }
+
+    bool operator==( sp_typeinfo const& rhs ) const
+    {
+        return this == &rhs;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=( sp_typeinfo const& rhs ) const
+    {
+        return this != &rhs;
+    }
+
+    bool before( sp_typeinfo const& rhs ) const
+    {
+        return std::less< sp_typeinfo const* >()( this, &rhs );
+    }
+
+    char const* name() const
+    {
+        return name_;
+    }
+};
 
 template<class T> struct sp_typeid_
 {
-    static char v_;
+    static sp_typeinfo ti_;
+
+    static char const * name()
+    {
+        return BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION;
+    }
 };
 
-template<class T> char sp_typeid_< T >::v_;
+template<class T> sp_typeinfo sp_typeid_< T >::ti_( sp_typeid_< T >::name() );
+
+template<class T> struct sp_typeid_< T & >: sp_typeid_< T >
+{
+};
 
 template<class T> struct sp_typeid_< T const >: sp_typeid_< T >
 {
@@ -50,7 +96,7 @@ template<class T> struct sp_typeid_< T const volatile >: sp_typeid_< T >
 
 } // namespace boost
 
-#define BOOST_SP_TYPEID(T) (&boost::detail::sp_typeid_<T>::v_)
+#define BOOST_SP_TYPEID(T) (boost::detail::sp_typeid_<T>::ti_)
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index fee0107..8782d59 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ import testing ;
           [ run enable_shared_from_raw_test.cpp ]
           [ compile-fail auto_ptr_lv_fail.cpp ]
           [ run atomic_count_test2.cpp ]
+          [ run sp_typeinfo_test.cpp ]
         ;
 }
diff --git a/test/sp_typeinfo_test.cpp b/test/sp_typeinfo_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47d04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sp_typeinfo_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//
+// sp_typeinfo_test.cpp
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2009 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/detail/sp_typeinfo.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST( BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int ) == BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int ) );
+    BOOST_TEST( BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int ) != BOOST_SP_TYPEID( long ) );
+    BOOST_TEST( BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int ) != BOOST_SP_TYPEID( void ) );
+
+    boost::detail::sp_typeinfo const & ti = BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int );
+
+    boost::detail::sp_typeinfo const * pti = &BOOST_SP_TYPEID( int );
+    BOOST_TEST( *pti == ti );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( ti == ti );
+    BOOST_TEST( !( ti != ti ) );
+    BOOST_TEST( !ti.before( ti ) );
+
+    char const * nti = ti.name();
+	std::cout << nti << std::endl;
+
+    boost::detail::sp_typeinfo const & tv = BOOST_SP_TYPEID( void );
+
+    boost::detail::sp_typeinfo const * ptv = &BOOST_SP_TYPEID( void );
+    BOOST_TEST( *ptv == tv );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( tv == tv );
+    BOOST_TEST( !( tv != tv ) );
+    BOOST_TEST( !tv.before( tv ) );
+
+    char const * ntv = tv.name();
+	std::cout << ntv << std::endl;
+
+    BOOST_TEST( ti != tv );
+    BOOST_TEST( !( ti == tv ) );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( ti.before( tv ) != tv.before( ti ) );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}