diff --git a/include/boost/lambda2/lambda2.hpp b/include/boost/lambda2/lambda2.hpp
index ce7a735..56e85b1 100644
--- a/include/boost/lambda2/lambda2.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/lambda2/lambda2.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ BOOST_LAMBDA2_BINARY_FN(<<, left_shift)
 BOOST_LAMBDA2_BINARY_FN(>>, right_shift)
 
 BOOST_LAMBDA2_PREFIX_FN(+, unary_plus)
+BOOST_LAMBDA2_PREFIX_FN(*, dereference)
 
 // operators
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ BOOST_LAMBDA2_BINARY_LAMBDA(<<, lambda2_detail::left_shift)
 BOOST_LAMBDA2_BINARY_LAMBDA(>>, lambda2_detail::right_shift)
 
 BOOST_LAMBDA2_UNARY_LAMBDA(+, lambda2_detail::unary_plus)
+BOOST_LAMBDA2_UNARY_LAMBDA(*, lambda2_detail::dereference)
 
 } // namespace lambda2
 } // namespace boost
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 5f8f799..dfe9cbd 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ run quick.cpp ;
 run lambda2_test.cpp ;
 run version.cpp ;
 run lookup_problem.cpp ;
+run dereference.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/dereference.cpp b/test/dereference.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aae8e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dereference.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/lambda2.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using namespace boost::lambda2;
+
+    int x[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (*_1)(x+0), *(x+0) );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (*_1)(x+1), *(x+1) );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (*_1 + *_2)(x+0, x+1), *(x+0) + *(x+1) );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (*_1 + *_2 + *_3)(x+0, x+1, x+2), *(x+0) + *(x+1) + *(x+2) );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( std::bind(_1 + _2 + _3, *_1, *_2, *_3)(x+0, x+1, x+2), *(x+0) + *(x+1) + *(x+2) );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}