diff --git a/include/boost/system/result.hpp b/include/boost/system/result.hpp
index 3b7fb09..03ab010 100644
--- a/include/boost/system/result.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/system/result.hpp
@@ -1100,6 +1100,24 @@ result<T, E>& operator|=( result<T, E>& r, F&& f )
     return r;
 }
 
+// result |= nullary-returning-result
+
+template<class T, class E, class F,
+    class U = decltype( std::declval<F>()() ),
+    class En1 = typename std::enable_if<detail::is_result<U>::value>::type,
+    class En2 = typename std::enable_if<detail::is_value_convertible_to<typename U::value_type, T>::value>::type,
+    class En3 = typename std::enable_if<std::is_convertible<typename U::error_type, E>::value>::type
+>
+result<T, E>& operator|=( result<T, E>& r, F&& f )
+{
+    if( !r )
+    {
+        r = std::forward<F>( f )();
+    }
+
+    return r;
+}
+
 // operator&
 
 // result & unary-returning-value
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index dc20a82..7bda2f4 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,3 +176,4 @@ boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES result_and_eq_fn1r.cpp)
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES result_in_place_use.cpp)
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES result_or_eq_value.cpp)
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES result_or_eq_fn0v.cpp)
+boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES result_or_eq_fn0r.cpp)
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index f9acaf0..8e3e5a8 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -206,3 +206,4 @@ run result_and_eq_fn1r.cpp ;
 run result_in_place_use.cpp ;
 run result_or_eq_value.cpp ;
 run result_or_eq_fn0v.cpp ;
+run result_or_eq_fn0r.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/result_or_eq_fn0r.cpp b/test/result_or_eq_fn0r.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b333081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/result_or_eq_fn0r.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// Copyright 2017, 2021-2024 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/system/result.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::system;
+
+struct X
+{
+    int v_;
+};
+
+struct Y
+{
+    int v_;
+
+    explicit Y( int v ): v_( v ) {}
+    Y( X x ): v_( x.v_) {}
+
+    Y( Y const& ) = delete;
+    Y& operator=( Y const& ) = delete;
+
+    Y( Y&& r ): v_( r.v_ )
+    {
+        r.v_ = 0;
+    }
+
+    Y& operator=( Y&& r )
+    {
+        if( &r != this )
+        {
+            v_ = r.v_;
+            r.v_ = 0;
+        }
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+};
+
+struct E
+{
+};
+
+struct E2
+{
+    E2() {}
+    E2( E ) {}
+};
+
+result<int, E> fi()
+{
+    return 2;
+}
+
+result<int, E2> fi2()
+{
+    return E2();
+}
+
+result<X, E> fy()
+{
+    return X{ 2 };
+}
+
+result<Y, E2> fy2()
+{
+    return E2();
+}
+
+result<int&, E> fri()
+{
+    static int x = 2;
+    return x;
+}
+
+result<int&, E2> fri2()
+{
+    return E2();
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    {
+        result<int, E2> r( 1 );
+
+        r |= fi;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( *r, 1 );
+
+        r |= fi2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( *r, 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        result<int, E2> r( in_place_error );
+
+        r |= fi2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_error() );
+
+        r |= fi;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( *r, 2 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        result<Y, E2> r( in_place_value, 1 );
+
+        r |= fy;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( r->v_, 1 );
+
+        r |= fy2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( r->v_, 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        result<Y, E2> r( in_place_error );
+
+        r |= fy2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_error() );
+
+        r |= fy;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( r->v_, 2 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        int x1 = 1;
+
+        result<int&, E2> r( x1 );
+
+        r |= fri;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( &*r, &x1 );
+
+        r |= fri2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( &*r, &x1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        result<int&, E2> r( in_place_error );
+
+        r |= fri2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_error() );
+
+        r |= fri;
+
+        BOOST_TEST( r.has_value() ) && BOOST_TEST_EQ( &*r, &*fri() );
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}