diff --git a/example/Jamfile.v2 b/example/Jamfile.v2
index a57b049e..f1bc9d99 100644
--- a/example/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/example/Jamfile.v2
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ run boost_web_graph.cpp : $(TEST_DIR)/boost_web.dat ;
 exe boykov_kolmogorov-eg : boykov_kolmogorov-eg.cpp ;
 exe bron_kerbosch_clique_number : bron_kerbosch_clique_number.cpp ;
 exe bron_kerbosch_print_cliques : bron_kerbosch_print_cliques.cpp ;
+run bucket_sorter.cpp ;
 run canonical_ordering.cpp ;
 run city_visitor.cpp ;
 exe closeness_centrality : closeness_centrality.cpp ;
@@ -223,7 +224,3 @@ explicit girth ;
 # This one dereferences a null-iterator:
 #
 # run ordered_out_edges.cpp ;
-#
-# does not compile:
-#
-# run bucket_sorter.cpp ;
diff --git a/example/bucket_sorter.cpp b/example/bucket_sorter.cpp
index bb05d86b..d1f37b5d 100644
--- a/example/bucket_sorter.cpp
+++ b/example/bucket_sorter.cpp
@@ -24,38 +24,27 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <boost/pending/bucket_sorter.hpp>
 
-template <class Integral>
-struct trivial_id {
-  std::size_t operator[](Integral i) {
-    return i;
-  }
-  std::size_t operator[](Integral i) const {
-    return i;
-  }
-};
-
-
 int main() {
   using namespace std;
   using boost::bucket_sorter;
-  
+
   const std::size_t N = 10;
 
   vector<std::size_t> bucket(N);
   for (std::size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
     bucket[i] = rand() % N;
     cout.width(6);
-    cout << "Number " << i << " has its bucket "  << bucket[i] << endl;
+    cout << "Number " << i << " is in bucket "  << bucket[i] << endl;
   }
 
-  typedef trivial_id<int> ID;
-  typedef bucket_sorter<std::size_t, int, 
+  typedef boost::identity_property_map ID;
+  typedef bucket_sorter<std::size_t, int,
     vector<std::size_t>::iterator, ID> BS;
   BS my_bucket_sorter(N, N, bucket.begin());
 
   for (std::size_t ii=0; ii<N; ii++)
     my_bucket_sorter.push(ii);
-    
+
   std::size_t j;
   for (j=0; j<N; j++) {
     cout << "The bucket " << j;
@@ -68,7 +57,7 @@ int main() {
       } while ( ! my_bucket_sorter[j].empty() );
       cout << endl;
     } else {
-      cout << " has no number associated with." << endl;
+      cout << " has no number associated with it." << endl;
     }
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +67,7 @@ int main() {
   my_bucket_sorter.remove(5);
   my_bucket_sorter.remove(7);
 
-  cout << "Afer remove number 5 and 7, check correctness again." << endl;
+  cout << "After removing numbers 5 and 7, check correctness again." << endl;
 
   for (j=0; j<N; j++) {
     cout << "The bucket " << j;
@@ -91,7 +80,7 @@ int main() {
       } while ( ! my_bucket_sorter[j].empty() );
       cout << endl;
     } else {
-      cout << " has no number associated with." << endl;
+      cout << " has no number associated with it." << endl;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/pending/bucket_sorter.hpp b/include/boost/pending/bucket_sorter.hpp
index 8b7926d2..97c26b26 100644
--- a/include/boost/pending/bucket_sorter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/pending/bucket_sorter.hpp
@@ -19,34 +19,37 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <boost/limits.hpp>
+#include <boost/concept/assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/property_map/property_map.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 
-  template <class BucketType, class ValueType, class Bucket, 
+  template <class BucketType, class ValueType, class Bucket,
             class ValueIndexMap>
   class bucket_sorter {
+    BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( ReadablePropertyMapConcept<ValueIndexMap, ValueType> ));
   public:
     typedef BucketType bucket_type;
     typedef ValueType value_type;
     typedef typename std::vector<value_type>::size_type size_type;
-    
-    bucket_sorter(size_type _length, bucket_type _max_bucket, 
-                  const Bucket& _bucket = Bucket(), 
-                  const ValueIndexMap& _id = ValueIndexMap()) 
+
+    bucket_sorter(size_type _length, bucket_type _max_bucket,
+                  const Bucket& _bucket = Bucket(),
+                  const ValueIndexMap& _id = ValueIndexMap())
       : head(_max_bucket, invalid_value()),
-        next(_length, invalid_value()), 
+        next(_length, invalid_value()),
         prev(_length, invalid_value()),
         id_to_value(_length),
         bucket(_bucket), id(_id) { }
-    
+
     void remove(const value_type& x) {
       const size_type i = get(id, x);
       const size_type& next_node = next[i];
       const size_type& prev_node = prev[i];
-    
-      //check if i is the end of the bucket list 
+
+      //check if i is the end of the bucket list
       if ( next_node != invalid_value() )
-        prev[next_node] = prev_node; 
+        prev[next_node] = prev_node;
       //check if i is the begin of the bucket list
       if ( prev_node != invalid_value() )
         next[prev_node] = next_node;
@@ -58,21 +61,21 @@ namespace boost {
       id_to_value[get(id, x)] = x;
       (*this)[bucket[x]].push(x);
     }
-    
+
     void update(const value_type& x) {
       remove(x);
       (*this)[bucket[x]].push(x);
     }
-    //  private: 
+    //  private:
     //    with KCC, the nested stack class is having access problems
     //    despite the friend decl.
     static size_type invalid_value() {
       return (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)();
     }
-    
+
     typedef typename std::vector<size_type>::iterator Iter;
     typedef typename std::vector<value_type>::iterator IndexValueMap;
-    
+
   public:
     friend class stack;
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ namespace boost {
       // constructor of the ValueIndexMap is not required if not used.
       stack(bucket_type _bucket_id, Iter h, Iter n, Iter p, IndexValueMap v)
         : bucket_id(_bucket_id), head(h), next(n), prev(p), value(v) {}
-      
+
       void push(const value_type& x) {
         const size_type new_head = get(id, x);
         const size_type current = head[bucket_id];
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ namespace boost {
       IndexValueMap value;
       ValueIndexMap id;
     };
-    
+
     stack operator[](const bucket_type& i) {
       assert(i < head.size());
       return stack(i, head.begin(), next.begin(), prev.begin(),
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ namespace boost {
     Bucket bucket;
     ValueIndexMap id;
   };
-  
+
 }
 
 #endif