diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 6bd1d69b..393691dd 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ local check14 = [ check-target-builds mixed_cxxstd/<cxxstd>14 : : <build>no ] ;
 
 run test_mixed_cxxstd.cpp mixed_cxxstd/<cxxstd>14 : : : <link>shared $(check14) : mixed_cxxstd_shared_14 ;
 run test_mixed_cxxstd.cpp mixed_cxxstd/<cxxstd>14 : : : <link>static $(check14) : mixed_cxxstd_static_14 ;
+
+lib return_function : return_function.cpp : <link>shared:<define>RETURN_FUNCTION_DYN_LINK=1 ;
+
+run test_return_function.cpp return_function : : : <link>shared : return_function_shared ;
+run test_return_function.cpp return_function : : : <link>static : return_function_static ;
diff --git a/test/return_function.cpp b/test/return_function.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fca7bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/return_function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+// Copyright 2018 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(RETURN_FUNCTION_DYN_LINK)
+# define EXPORT BOOST_SYMBOL_EXPORT
+#else
+# define EXPORT
+#endif
+
+int f( int x, int y )
+{
+    return x + y;
+}
+
+EXPORT boost::function<int(int, int)> get_fn_1()
+{
+    return f;
+}
+
+EXPORT boost::function2<int, int, int> get_fn_2()
+{
+    return f;
+}
diff --git a/test/test_return_function.cpp b/test/test_return_function.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05712ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_return_function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+// Copyright 2018 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+//
+
+boost::function<int(int, int)> get_fn_1();
+boost::function2<int, int, int> get_fn_2();
+
+//
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( get_fn_1()( 1, 2 ), 3 );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( get_fn_2()( 1, 2 ), 3 );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}