diff --git a/include/boost/asio/detail/fenced_block.hpp b/include/boost/asio/detail/fenced_block.hpp
index b04ed0d5..4bfa5cc7 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/detail/fenced_block.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/detail/fenced_block.hpp
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) \
   && ((__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)) \
   && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && !defined(__ICL) \
-  && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__ECC) && !defined(__PATHSCALE__)
+  && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__ECC) && !defined(__PATHSCALE__) \
+  && (!defined(__arm__) || (defined(__arm__) && \
+        (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ > 4)))
 # include <boost/asio/detail/gcc_fenced_block.hpp>
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
 # include <boost/asio/detail/gcc_x86_fenced_block.hpp>
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
+# include <boost/asio/detail/gcc_arm_fenced_block.hpp>
 #elif defined(BOOST_WINDOWS) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
 # include <boost/asio/detail/win_fenced_block.hpp>
 #else
@@ -49,10 +53,14 @@ typedef solaris_fenced_block fenced_block;
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) \
   && ((__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)) \
   && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && !defined(__ICL) \
-  && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__ECC) && !defined(__PATHSCALE__)
+  && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__ECC) && !defined(__PATHSCALE__) \
+  && (!defined(__arm__) || (defined(__arm__) && \
+        (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ > 4)))
 typedef gcc_fenced_block fenced_block;
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
 typedef gcc_x86_fenced_block fenced_block;
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
+typedef gcc_arm_fenced_block fenced_block;
 #elif defined(BOOST_WINDOWS) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
 typedef win_fenced_block fenced_block;
 #else
diff --git a/include/boost/asio/detail/gcc_arm_fenced_block.hpp b/include/boost/asio/detail/gcc_arm_fenced_block.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1350f09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/asio/detail/gcc_arm_fenced_block.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//
+// detail/gcc_arm_fenced_block.hpp
+// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003-2010 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
+//
+// 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)
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_ASIO_DETAIL_GCC_ARM_FENCED_BLOCK_HPP
+#define BOOST_ASIO_DETAIL_GCC_ARM_FENCED_BLOCK_HPP
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
+# pragma once
+#endif // defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
+
+#include <boost/asio/detail/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
+
+#include <boost/asio/detail/push_options.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace asio {
+namespace detail {
+
+class gcc_arm_fenced_block
+  : private noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  // Constructor.
+  gcc_arm_fenced_block()
+  {
+    barrier();
+  }
+
+  // Destructor.
+  ~gcc_arm_fenced_block()
+  {
+    barrier();
+  }
+
+private:
+  static void barrier()
+  {
+#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_4__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_4T__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_5__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_5E__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_5T__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_5TE__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_5TEJ__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6J__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6K__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6Z__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6ZK__) \
+    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6T2__)
+    int a = 0, b = 0;
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("swp %0, %1, [%2]"
+        : "=&r"(a) : "r"(1), "r"(&b) : "memory", "cc");
+#else
+    // ARMv7 and later.
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb" : : : "memory");
+#endif
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace asio
+} // namespace boost
+
+#include <boost/asio/detail/pop_options.hpp>
+
+#endif // defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
+
+#endif // BOOST_ASIO_DETAIL_GCC_ARM_FENCED_BLOCK_HPP