diff --git a/test/lib_typeid.cpp b/test/lib_typeid.cpp
index c74c856..b07a393 100644
--- a/test/lib_typeid.cpp
+++ b/test/lib_typeid.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define EXPORT
 #endif
 
-EXPORT boost::core::typeinfo const * get_typeid_int()
+EXPORT boost::core::typeinfo const & get_typeid_int()
 {
-    return &BOOST_CORE_TYPEID( int );
+    return BOOST_CORE_TYPEID( int );
 }
diff --git a/test/test_lib_typeid.cpp b/test/test_lib_typeid.cpp
index 762ed26..4e1fd75 100644
--- a/test/test_lib_typeid.cpp
+++ b/test/test_lib_typeid.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,22 @@
 #include <boost/core/typeinfo.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
-boost::core::typeinfo const * get_typeid_int();
+boost::core::typeinfo const & get_typeid_int();
 
 int main()
 {
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ( get_typeid_int(), &BOOST_CORE_TYPEID( int ) );
+    boost::core::typeinfo const & ti = BOOST_CORE_TYPEID( int );
+    boost::core::typeinfo const & tf = BOOST_CORE_TYPEID( float );
+
+    boost::core::typeinfo const & ti2 = get_typeid_int();
+
+    BOOST_TEST( ti2 == ti );
+    BOOST_TEST( ti2 != tf );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( !ti2.before( ti ) );
+    BOOST_TEST( !ti.before( ti2 ) );
+
+    BOOST_TEST( ti2.before( tf ) != tf.before( ti2 ) );
+
     return boost::report_errors();
 }