diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 80ecab9..63e46cf 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DEPENDS all : smart_ptr ;
           [ run get_deleter_test.cpp ]
           [ run intrusive_ptr_test.cpp ]
           [ run intrusive_ptr_test.cpp ]
+          [ run atomic_count_test.cpp ]
           [ compile-fail shared_ptr_assign_fail.cpp ]
         ;
     
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 688cb2e..d4d7545 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import testing ;
           [ run shared_from_this_test.cpp : : : <toolset>gcc:<cxxflags>-Wno-non-virtual-dtor ]
           [ run get_deleter_test.cpp ]
           [ run intrusive_ptr_test.cpp ]
+          [ run atomic_count_test.cpp ]
           [ compile-fail shared_ptr_assign_fail.cpp ]
         ;
     
diff --git a/test/atomic_count_test.cpp b/test/atomic_count_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e2e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atomic_count_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//
+// astomic_count_test.cpp
+//
+// Copyright 2005 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/atomic_count.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    boost::detail::atomic_count n( 4 );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( n == 4L );
+
+    ++n;
+
+    BOOST_TEST( n == 5L );
+    BOOST_TEST( --n != 0L );
+
+    boost::detail::atomic_count m( 0 );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( m == 0 );
+
+    ++m;
+
+    BOOST_TEST( m == 1 );
+
+    ++m;
+
+    BOOST_TEST( m == 2 );
+    BOOST_TEST( --m != 0 );
+    BOOST_TEST( --m == 0 );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}