diff --git a/test/function_ptr.cpp b/test/function_ptr.cpp
index 2e08a15..be08c11 100755
--- a/test/function_ptr.cpp
+++ b/test/function_ptr.cpp
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<double(*)()>::value);
 BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<double(*)(int, double, short, char*, bool, char, float, long, unsigned short)>::value);
 BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<void(*)()>::value);
 BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<void(*)(int, double, short, char*, bool, char, float, long, unsigned short)>::value);
+
+// check that const gets stripped from function pointer
+
+int foo(double);
+typedef int(*PTR)(double);
+typedef const PTR CPTR;
+CPTR cptr = foo;
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<BOOST_TYPEOF(cptr), PTR>::value));
diff --git a/test/function_ref.cpp b/test/function_ref.cpp
index bc9f6ec..560ef53 100755
--- a/test/function_ref.cpp
+++ b/test/function_ref.cpp
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@
 
 BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<void(&)()>::value);
 BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::type_of::test<int(&)(int, short)>::value);
+
+// check that function values/refs can be bound
+
+int foo(double);
+typedef int(&FREF)(double);
+FREF fref = *foo;
+
+BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<BOOST_TYPEOF(fref), int(double)>::value));
diff --git a/test/nested_typedef.cpp b/test/nested_typedef.cpp
index d1bb3e4..129307e 100644
--- a/test/nested_typedef.cpp
+++ b/test/nested_typedef.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void do_int(int) {}
 
 struct {
     template<typename T>
-    T operator[](const T&) {}
+    T operator[](const T& n) {return n;}
 } int_p;