diff --git a/include/boost/core/launder.hpp b/include/boost/core/launder.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d32d5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/core/launder.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#ifndef BOOST_CORE_LAUNDER_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_CORE_LAUNDER_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+// MS compatible compilers support #pragma once
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+//  Copyright 2023 Peter Dimov
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#if defined(__has_builtin)
+# if __has_builtin(__builtin_launder)
+#  define BOOST_CORE_HAS_BUILTIN_LAUNDER
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_CORE_HAS_BUILTIN_LAUNDER)
+# include <new>
+#endif
+
+namespace boost
+{
+namespace core
+{
+
+#if defined(BOOST_CORE_HAS_BUILTIN_LAUNDER)
+
+template<class T> T* launder( T* p )
+{
+    return __builtin_launder( p );
+}
+
+#elif defined(__cpp_lib_launder)
+
+template<class T> T* launder( T* p )
+{
+    return std::launder( p );
+}
+
+#else
+
+template<class T> T* launder( T* p )
+{
+    return p;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+} // namespace core
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif  // #ifndef BOOST_CORE_LAUNDER_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index e9743be..3b1b5a1 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -352,5 +352,7 @@ run-fail verbose_terminate_handler_fail.cpp : : : <exception-handling>off : verb
 run-fail verbose_terminate_handler_fail.cpp : : : <rtti>off : verbose_terminate_handler_fail_nr ;
 run-fail verbose_terminate_handler_fail.cpp : : : <exception-handling>off <rtti>off : verbose_terminate_handler_fail_nxr ;
 
+run launder_test.cpp ;
+
 use-project /boost/core/swap : ./swap ;
 build-project ./swap ;
diff --git a/test/launder_test.cpp b/test/launder_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98adcfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/launder_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/launder.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <new>
+
+struct X
+{
+    int v_;
+
+    explicit X( int v = 0 ): v_( v ) {}
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    X x;
+
+    typedef X const CX;
+
+    ::new( &x ) CX( 1 );
+    X const* px1 = &x;
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( px1->v_, 1 );
+
+    ::new( &x ) CX( 2 );
+    X const* px2 = boost::core::launder( px1 );
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( px1, px2 );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( px2->v_, 2 );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}