diff --git a/base_from_member_ref_test.cpp b/base_from_member_ref_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc6f249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base_from_member_ref_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Test that a base_from_member<T&> can be properly constructed
+//
+// Copyright 2014 Agustin Berge
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#include <boost/utility/base_from_member.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+struct foo : boost::base_from_member<int&>
+{
+    explicit foo(int& ref) : boost::base_from_member<int&>(ref)
+    {
+        BOOST_TEST(&member == &ref);
+    }
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    foo f(i);
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}
diff --git a/doc/base_from_member.qbk b/doc/base_from_member.qbk
index 0a4f568..9afd949 100644
--- a/doc/base_from_member.qbk
+++ b/doc/base_from_member.qbk
@@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ type does not need to concern itself with the integer.
     #endif
     };
 
+    template < typename MemberType, int UniqueID >
+    class base_from_member<MemberType&, UniqueID>
+    {
+    protected:
+        MemberType& member;
+
+        explicit constexpr base_from_member( MemberType& x )
+            noexcept;
+    };
+
 The class template has a first template parameter `MemberType` representing
 the type of the based-member. It has a last template parameter `UniqueID`,
 that is an `int`, to differentiate between multiple base classes that use
@@ -169,6 +179,9 @@ constructor member templates. These constructor templates can take as many
 arguments (currently up to ten) as possible and pass them to a constructor
 of the data member.
 
+A specialization for member references offers a single constructor taking
+a `MemberType&`, which is the only way to initialize a reference.
+
 Since C++ does not allow any way to explicitly state the template parameters
 of a templated constructor, make sure that the arguments are already close
 as possible to the actual type used in the data member's desired constructor.
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/base_from_member.hpp b/include/boost/utility/base_from_member.hpp
index e32ecb8..fc0e13c 100644
--- a/include/boost/utility/base_from_member.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/utility/base_from_member.hpp
@@ -148,6 +148,19 @@ protected:
 
 };  // boost::base_from_member
 
+template < typename MemberType, int UniqueID >
+class base_from_member<MemberType&, UniqueID>
+{
+protected:
+    MemberType& member;
+
+    explicit BOOST_CONSTEXPR base_from_member( MemberType& x )
+        BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        : member( x )
+        {}
+
+};  // boost::base_from_member
+
 }  // namespace boost
 
 
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 3b7b9a1..2829574 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ test-suite utility
         [ run ../addressof_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../addressof_test2.cpp ]
         [ run ../base_from_member_test.cpp ]
+        [ run ../base_from_member_ref_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../binary_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../call_traits_test.cpp : -u ]
         [ compile-fail ../checked_delete_test.cpp ]