diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index d8fbe2a..bde61b2 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -144,5 +144,6 @@ import testing ;
           [ run allocate_shared_arrays_create_test.cpp ]
           [ run allocate_shared_array_throws_test.cpp ]
           [ run allocate_shared_array_esft_test.cpp ]
+          [ run allocate_shared_array_args_test.cpp ]
         ;
 }
diff --git a/test/allocate_shared_array_args_test.cpp b/test/allocate_shared_array_args_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1226b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/allocate_shared_array_args_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// allocate_shared_array_args_test.cpp
+//
+// Copyright 2007-2009, 2012 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/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+class X
+{
+private:
+
+    X( X const & );
+    X & operator=( X const & );
+
+    void * operator new[]( std::size_t n );
+    void operator delete[]( void * p );
+
+public:
+
+    static int instances;
+
+    int v;
+
+    explicit X( int a1 = 0, int a2 = 0, int a3 = 0, int a4 = 0, int a5 = 0, int a6 = 0, int a7 = 0, int a8 = 0, int a9 = 0 ): v( a1+a2+a3+a4+a5+a6+a7+a8+a9 )
+    {
+        ++instances;
+    }
+
+    ~X()
+    {
+        --instances;
+    }
+};
+
+int X::instances = 0;
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 0 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+#if defined(BOOST_HAS_VARIADIC_TMPL) && defined(BOOST_HAS_RVALUE_REFS)
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4+5 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4+5 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr< X[] > px = boost::allocate_shared< X[] >( std::allocator<X>(), 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 2 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[0].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 );
+        BOOST_TEST( px[1].v == 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 );
+
+        px.reset();
+
+        BOOST_TEST( X::instances == 0 );
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}