diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/is_virtual_base_of.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/is_virtual_base_of.hpp
index e3dd441..30b34f6 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/is_virtual_base_of.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/is_virtual_base_of.hpp
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ struct is_virtual_base_of_impl<Base, Derived, mpl::true_>
        X();
        X(const X&);
        X& operator=(const X&);
-       ~X();
+       ~X()throw();
     };
     struct Y : public virtual Derived 
     {
        Y();
        Y(const Y&);
        Y& operator=(const Y&);
-       ~Y();
+       ~Y()throw();
     };
 #else
     struct X : Derived, virtual Base 
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ struct is_virtual_base_of_impl<Base, Derived, mpl::true_>
        X();
        X(const X&);
        X& operator=(const X&);
-       ~X();
+       ~X()throw();
     };
     struct Y : Derived 
     {
        Y();
        Y(const Y&);
        Y& operator=(const Y&);
-       ~Y();
+       ~Y()throw();
     };
 #endif
     BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value = (sizeof(X)==sizeof(Y)));
diff --git a/test/is_virtual_base_of_test.cpp b/test/is_virtual_base_of_test.cpp
index 4e33714..84ba744 100644
--- a/test/is_virtual_base_of_test.cpp
+++ b/test/is_virtual_base_of_test.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@
 #include "check_integral_constant.hpp"
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_virtual_base_of.hpp>
 
+// for bug report 3317: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3317
+class B
+{
+public:
+   B();
+   virtual ~B()throw();
+};
+
+class D : public B
+{
+public:
+   D();
+   virtual ~D()throw();
+};
+
 TT_TEST_BEGIN(is_virtual_base_of)
 
 BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<Derived,Base>::value), false);
@@ -42,6 +57,9 @@ BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<boost::noncopyable,virtu
 BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<virtual_inherit4,boost::noncopyable>::value), false);
 BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<int_convertible,virtual_inherit5>::value), true);
 BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<virtual_inherit5,int_convertible>::value), false);
+BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<Base,virtual_inherit6>::value), true);
+BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<virtual_inherit6,Base>::value), false);
+BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_virtual_base_of<B,D>::value), false);
 
 TT_TEST_END
 
diff --git a/test/test.hpp b/test/test.hpp
index 8916078..47c3333 100644
--- a/test/test.hpp
+++ b/test/test.hpp
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ struct virtual_inherit2 : virtual_inherit1 { };
 struct virtual_inherit3 : private virtual Base {};
 struct virtual_inherit4 : virtual boost::noncopyable {};
 struct virtual_inherit5 : virtual int_convertible {};
+struct virtual_inherit6 : virtual Base { virtual ~virtual_inherit6()throw(); };
 
 typedef void foo0_t();
 typedef void foo1_t(int);