diff --git a/asio/include/asio/buffer.hpp b/asio/include/asio/buffer.hpp
index 52c812ca17..bd049a170c 100644
--- a/asio/include/asio/buffer.hpp
+++ b/asio/include/asio/buffer.hpp
@@ -380,12 +380,38 @@ inline const const_buffer* buffer_sequence_begin(const ConstBuffer& b,
   return static_cast<const const_buffer*>(detail::addressof(b));
 }
 
+/// Get an iterator to the first element in a buffer sequence.
+template <typename ConvertibleToBuffer>
+inline const ConvertibleToBuffer* buffer_sequence_begin(
+    const ConvertibleToBuffer& b,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const ConvertibleToBuffer*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const ConvertibleToBuffer*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      is_convertible<ConvertibleToBuffer, mutable_buffer>::value
+        || is_convertible<ConvertibleToBuffer, const_buffer>::value
+    > = 0) noexcept
+{
+  return detail::addressof(b);
+}
+
 /// Get an iterator to the first element in a buffer sequence.
 template <typename C>
 inline auto buffer_sequence_begin(C& c,
     constraint_t<
       !is_convertible<const C*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
-        && !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, mutable_buffer>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, const_buffer>::value
     > = 0) noexcept -> decltype(c.begin())
 {
   return c.begin();
@@ -396,7 +422,15 @@ template <typename C>
 inline auto buffer_sequence_begin(const C& c,
     constraint_t<
       !is_convertible<const C*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
-        && !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, mutable_buffer>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, const_buffer>::value
     > = 0) noexcept -> decltype(c.begin())
 {
   return c.begin();
@@ -431,12 +465,38 @@ inline const const_buffer* buffer_sequence_end(const ConstBuffer& b,
   return static_cast<const const_buffer*>(detail::addressof(b)) + 1;
 }
 
+/// Get an iterator to one past the end element in a buffer sequence.
+template <typename ConvertibleToBuffer>
+inline const ConvertibleToBuffer* buffer_sequence_end(
+    const ConvertibleToBuffer& b,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const ConvertibleToBuffer*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const ConvertibleToBuffer*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      is_convertible<ConvertibleToBuffer, mutable_buffer>::value
+        || is_convertible<ConvertibleToBuffer, const_buffer>::value
+    > = 0) noexcept
+{
+  return detail::addressof(b) + 1;
+}
+
 /// Get an iterator to one past the end element in a buffer sequence.
 template <typename C>
 inline auto buffer_sequence_end(C& c,
     constraint_t<
       !is_convertible<const C*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
-        && !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, mutable_buffer>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, const_buffer>::value
     > = 0) noexcept -> decltype(c.end())
 {
   return c.end();
@@ -447,7 +507,15 @@ template <typename C>
 inline auto buffer_sequence_end(const C& c,
     constraint_t<
       !is_convertible<const C*, const mutable_buffer*>::value
-        && !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<const C*, const const_buffer*>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, mutable_buffer>::value
+    > = 0,
+    constraint_t<
+      !is_convertible<C, const_buffer>::value
     > = 0) noexcept -> decltype(c.end())
 {
   return c.end();
diff --git a/asio/src/tests/unit/buffer.cpp b/asio/src/tests/unit/buffer.cpp
index 154472bfb5..74557de303 100644
--- a/asio/src/tests/unit/buffer.cpp
+++ b/asio/src/tests/unit/buffer.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,17 @@ struct valid_mutable_b
   mutable_buffer* end() const { return 0; }
 };
 
+struct custom_const_buffer_sequence
+{
+  operator const_buffer() const { return const_buffer(0, 0); }
+};
+
+struct custom_mutable_buffer_sequence
+{
+  operator mutable_buffer() const { return mutable_buffer(0, 0); }
+  operator const_buffer() const { return mutable_buffer(0, 0); }
+};
+
 struct invalid_const_a
 {
   typedef int value_type;
@@ -626,6 +637,24 @@ void test()
   ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_begin(b8) == b8.begin());
   ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_end(b8) == b8.end());
 
+  ASIO_CHECK(is_const_buffer_sequence<
+      custom_const_buffer_sequence>::value);
+  ASIO_CHECK(!is_mutable_buffer_sequence<
+      custom_const_buffer_sequence>::value);
+
+  custom_const_buffer_sequence b11;
+  ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_begin(b11) == &b11);
+  ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_end(b11) == &b11 + 1);
+
+  ASIO_CHECK(is_const_buffer_sequence<
+      custom_mutable_buffer_sequence>::value);
+  ASIO_CHECK(is_mutable_buffer_sequence<
+      custom_mutable_buffer_sequence>::value);
+
+  custom_mutable_buffer_sequence b12;
+  ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_begin(b12) == &b12);
+  ASIO_CHECK(buffer_sequence_end(b12) == &b12 + 1);
+
   ASIO_CHECK(!is_const_buffer_sequence<invalid_const_a>::value);
   ASIO_CHECK(!is_mutable_buffer_sequence<invalid_const_a>::value);