diff --git a/include/boost/compute/closure.hpp b/include/boost/compute/closure.hpp
index 385ea3c5..f1eafb8c 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/closure.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/closure.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/boost_tuple.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/algorithm/iteration/for_each.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/for_each.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/transform.hpp>
 #include <boost/typeof/typeof.hpp>
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <boost/compute/cl.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/function.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/type_traits/type_name.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace compute {
@@ -126,12 +128,6 @@ public:
         return m_source;
     }
 
-    /// \internal_
-    void recapture(const CaptureTuple &capture)
-    {
-        m_capture = capture;
-    }
-
     /// \internal_
     void define(std::string name, std::string value = std::string())
     {
@@ -224,21 +220,24 @@ struct closure_signature_argument_inserter
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    void operator()(const T&)
+    void operator()(const T&) const
     {
         BOOST_ASSERT(n < m_capture_names.size());
 
-        // remove leading and trailing whitespace from variable name
-        boost::trim(m_capture_names[n]);
+        // get captured variable name
+        std::string variable_name = m_capture_names[n];
 
-        s << type_name<T>() << " " << m_capture_names[n];
+        // remove leading and trailing whitespace from variable name
+        boost::trim(variable_name);
+
+        s << capture_traits<T>::type_name() << " " << variable_name;
         if(n+1 < m_last){
             s << ", ";
         }
         n++;
     }
 
-    size_t n;
+    mutable size_t n;
     size_t m_last;
     std::vector<std::string> m_capture_names;
     std::stringstream &s;
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ template<class Signature, class CaptureTuple>
 inline std::string
 make_closure_declaration(const char *name,
                          const char *arguments,
-                         const CaptureTuple&,
+                         const CaptureTuple &capture_tuple,
                          const char *capture_string)
 {
     typedef typename
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ make_closure_declaration(const char *name,
     closure_signature_argument_inserter j(
         s, capture_string, boost::tuples::length<CaptureTuple>::value
     );
-    mpl::for_each<CaptureTuple>(j);
+    fusion::for_each(capture_tuple, j);
 
     s << ")";
     return s.str();
@@ -336,12 +335,12 @@ make_closure_impl(const char *name,
 #else
 #define BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE(return_type, name, arguments, capture, ...) \
     ::boost::compute::closure< \
-        return_type arguments, BOOST_TYPEOF(boost::make_tuple capture) \
+        return_type arguments, BOOST_TYPEOF(boost::tie capture) \
     > name = \
         ::boost::compute::detail::make_closure_impl< \
             return_type arguments \
         >( \
-            #name, #arguments, boost::make_tuple capture, #capture, #__VA_ARGS__ \
+            #name, #arguments, boost::tie capture, #capture, #__VA_ARGS__ \
         )
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/boost/compute/container/array.hpp b/include/boost/compute/container/array.hpp
index 76b980a7..6ea0cf95 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/container/array.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/container/array.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <boost/compute/algorithm/fill.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/algorithm/swap_ranges.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/iterator/buffer_iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/detail/buffer_value.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -244,6 +245,23 @@ struct set_kernel_arg<array<T, N> >
     }
 };
 
+// for capturing array<T, N> with BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE()
+template<class T, size_t N>
+struct capture_traits<array<T, N> >
+{
+    static std::string type_name()
+    {
+        return std::string("__global ") + ::boost::compute::type_name<T>() + "*";
+    }
+};
+
+// meta_kernel streaming operator for array<T, N>
+template<class T, size_t N>
+meta_kernel& operator<<(meta_kernel &k, const array<T, N> &array)
+{
+  return k << k.get_buffer_identifier<T>(array.get_buffer());
+}
+
 } // end detail namespace
 } // end compute namespace
 } // end boost namespace
diff --git a/include/boost/compute/container/vector.hpp b/include/boost/compute/container/vector.hpp
index 33a239d3..cbc3663a 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/container/vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/container/vector.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <boost/compute/algorithm/fill_n.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/container/allocator.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/iterator/buffer_iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/detail/buffer_value.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/detail/iterator_range_size.hpp>
 
@@ -721,6 +722,23 @@ struct set_kernel_arg<vector<T, Alloc> >
     }
 };
 
+// for capturing vector<T> with BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE()
+template<class T, class Alloc>
+struct capture_traits<vector<T, Alloc> >
+{
+    static std::string type_name()
+    {
+        return std::string("__global ") + ::boost::compute::type_name<T>() + "*";
+    }
+};
+
+// meta_kernel streaming operator for vector<T>
+template<class T, class Alloc>
+meta_kernel& operator<<(meta_kernel &k, const vector<T, Alloc> &vector)
+{
+  return k << k.get_buffer_identifier<T>(vector.get_buffer());
+}
+
 } // end detail namespace
 } // end compute namespace
 } // end boost namespace
diff --git a/include/boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp b/include/boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ad9f90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/compute/type_traits/detail/capture_traits.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Kyle Lutz <kyle.r.lutz@gmail.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
+//
+// See http://kylelutz.github.com/compute for more information.
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_COMPUTE_TYPE_TRAITS_DETAIL_CAPTURE_TRAITS_HPP
+#define BOOST_COMPUTE_TYPE_TRAITS_DETAIL_CAPTURE_TRAITS_HPP
+
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/type_name.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace compute {
+namespace detail {
+
+template<class T>
+struct capture_traits
+{
+    static std::string type_name()
+    {
+        return ::boost::compute::type_name<T>();
+    }
+};
+
+} // end detail namespace
+} // end compute namespace
+} // end boost namespace
+
+#endif // BOOST_COMPUTE_TYPE_TRAITS_DETAIL_CAPTURE_TRAITS_HPP
diff --git a/test/test_closure.cpp b/test/test_closure.cpp
index 10224607..be4c0679 100644
--- a/test/test_closure.cpp
+++ b/test/test_closure.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 #include <boost/compute/function.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/algorithm/copy.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/algorithm/transform.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/algorithm/transform_reduce.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/container/array.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/container/vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/iterator/counting_iterator.hpp>
 
 #include "check_macros.hpp"
 #include "context_setup.hpp"
@@ -64,6 +67,34 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(add_two_and_pi)
     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(results[3], 9.84f, 1e-6);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(add_y)
+{
+    // setup input and output vectors
+    int data[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+    compute::vector<int> input(data, data + 4, queue);
+    compute::vector<int> output(4, context);
+
+    // make closure which adds 'y' to each value
+    int y = 2;
+    BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE(int, add_y, (int x), (y),
+    {
+        return x + y;
+    });
+
+    compute::transform(
+        input.begin(), input.end(), output.begin(), add_y, queue
+    );
+    CHECK_RANGE_EQUAL(int, 4, output, (3, 4, 5, 6));
+
+    // change y and run again
+    y = 4;
+
+    compute::transform(
+        input.begin(), input.end(), output.begin(), add_y, queue
+    );
+    CHECK_RANGE_EQUAL(int, 4, output, (5, 6, 7, 8));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(scale_add_vec)
 {
     const int N = 10;
@@ -80,4 +111,111 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(scale_add_vec)
     compute::transform(b.begin(), b.end(), a.begin(), b.begin(), scaleAddVec, queue);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(capture_vector)
+{
+    int data[] = { 6, 7, 8, 9 };
+    compute::vector<int> vec(data, data + 4, queue);
+
+    BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE(int, get_vec, (int i), (vec),
+    {
+        return vec[i];
+    });
+
+    // run using a counting iterator to copy from vec to output
+    compute::vector<int> output(4, context);
+    compute::transform(
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(0),
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(4),
+        output.begin(),
+        get_vec,
+        queue
+    );
+    CHECK_RANGE_EQUAL(int, 4, output, (6, 7, 8, 9));
+
+    // fill vec with 4's and run again
+    compute::fill(vec.begin(), vec.end(), 4, queue);
+    compute::transform(
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(0),
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(4),
+        output.begin(),
+        get_vec,
+        queue
+    );
+    CHECK_RANGE_EQUAL(int, 4, output, (4, 4, 4, 4));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(capture_array)
+{
+    int data[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+    compute::array<int, 4> array(context);
+    compute::copy(data, data + 4, array.begin(), queue);
+
+    BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE(int, negative_array_value, (int i), (array),
+    {
+        return -array[i];
+    });
+
+    compute::vector<int> output(4, context);
+    compute::transform(
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(0),
+        compute::make_counting_iterator(4),
+        output.begin(),
+        negative_array_value,
+        queue
+    );
+    CHECK_RANGE_EQUAL(int, 4, output, (-1, -2, -3, -4));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(triangle_area)
+{
+    using compute::uint4_;
+    using compute::float4_;
+
+    compute::vector<uint4_> triangle_indices(context);
+    compute::vector<float4_> triangle_vertices(context);
+
+    triangle_vertices.push_back(float4_(0, 0, 0, 1), queue);
+    triangle_vertices.push_back(float4_(1, 1, 0, 1), queue);
+    triangle_vertices.push_back(float4_(1, 0, 0, 1), queue);
+    triangle_vertices.push_back(float4_(2, 0, 0, 1), queue);
+
+    triangle_indices.push_back(uint4_(0, 1, 2, 0));
+    triangle_indices.push_back(uint4_(2, 1, 3, 0));
+
+    BOOST_COMPUTE_CLOSURE(float, triangle_area, (const uint4_ i), (triangle_vertices),
+    {
+        // load triangle vertices
+        const float4 a = triangle_vertices[i.x];
+        const float4 b = triangle_vertices[i.y];
+        const float4 c = triangle_vertices[i.z];
+
+        // return area of triangle
+        return length(cross(b-a, c-a)) / 2;
+    });
+
+    // compute area of each triangle
+    compute::vector<float> triangle_areas(triangle_indices.size(), context);
+
+    compute::transform(
+        triangle_indices.begin(),
+        triangle_indices.end(),
+        triangle_areas.begin(),
+        triangle_area,
+        queue
+    );
+
+    // compute total area of all triangles
+    float total_area = 0;
+
+    compute::transform_reduce(
+        triangle_indices.begin(),
+        triangle_indices.end(),
+        &total_area,
+        triangle_area,
+        compute::plus<float>(),
+        queue
+    );
+    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(total_area, 1.f, 1e-6);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()