diff --git a/include/boost/python/converter/implicit.hpp b/include/boost/python/converter/implicit.hpp
index 95372810..23c2ece5 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/implicit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/implicit.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct implicit
             registration->construct(obj, &intermediate_data.stage1);
           
         void* storage = ((rvalue_base_data<Target>*)data)->storage.bytes;
-        new (storage) Target(*(Source*)intermediate_data.storage.bytes);
+        new (storage) Target(*static_cast<Source*>(intermediate_data.stage1.convertible));
 
         // record successful construction
         data->convertible = storage;
diff --git a/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp b/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp
index 1c8dba24..72676605 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ namespace registry
       , undecorated_type_id_t
       );
   
+  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter at the tail of the
+  // chain. Used for implicit conversions
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void push_back(
+      void* (*convertible)(PyObject*)
+      , constructor_function
+      , undecorated_type_id_t
+      );
+  
   BOOST_PYTHON_DECL PyTypeObject*& class_object(undecorated_type_id_t key);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp b/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp
index b13898e8..f7146e40 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void implicitly_convertible(boost::type<Source>* = 0, boost::type<Target>* = 0)
 {
     typedef converter::implicit<Source,Target> functions;
     
-    converter::registry::insert(
+    converter::registry::push_back(
           &functions::convertible
         , &functions::construct
         , converter::undecorated_type_id<Target>());
diff --git a/src/converter/from_python.cpp b/src/converter/from_python.cpp
index f821201a..805902a5 100644
--- a/src/converter/from_python.cpp
+++ b/src/converter/from_python.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <boost/python/converter/find_from_python.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/converter/from_python_data.hpp>
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter { 
 
@@ -29,15 +31,38 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_DECL rvalue_stage1_data find(
     return data;
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+  // Prevent looping in implicit conversions. This could/should be
+  // much more efficient, but will work for now.
+  typedef std::vector<rvalue_from_python_registration const*> visited_t;
+  static visited_t visited;
+}
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_DECL rvalue_from_python_registration const* find_chain(
     PyObject* source
     , rvalue_from_python_registration const* chain)
-{
-    for (;chain != 0; chain = chain->next)
+{    
+    visited_t::iterator p = std::lower_bound(visited.begin(), visited.end(), chain);
+    if (p != visited.end() && *p == chain)
+        return 0;
+    
+    visited.insert(p, chain);
+    try
     {
-        if (chain->convertible(source))
-            break;
+        for (;chain != 0; chain = chain->next)
+        {
+            if (chain->convertible(source))
+                break;
+        }
     }
+    catch(...)
+    {
+        visited.erase(p);
+        throw;
+    }
+    p = std::lower_bound(visited.begin(), visited.end(), chain);
+    visited.erase(p);
     return chain;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/converter/registry.cpp b/src/converter/registry.cpp
index 2d104b01..822812e3 100644
--- a/src/converter/registry.cpp
+++ b/src/converter/registry.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ namespace registry
       found->m_rvalue_from_python = registration;
   }
 
+  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter
+  void push_back(void* (*convertible)(PyObject*)
+              , constructor_function construct
+              , undecorated_type_id_t key)
+  {
+      rvalue_from_python_registration** found = &find(key)->m_rvalue_from_python;
+      while (*found != 0)
+          found = &(*found)->next;
+      
+      rvalue_from_python_registration *registration = new rvalue_from_python_registration;
+      registration->convertible = convertible;
+      registration->construct = construct;
+      registration->next = 0;
+      *found = registration;
+  }
+
   PyTypeObject*& class_object(undecorated_type_id_t key)
   {
       return find(key)->m_class_object;
diff --git a/test/implicit.cpp b/test/implicit.cpp
index 17cbe7f7..2b017fb4 100644
--- a/test/implicit.cpp
+++ b/test/implicit.cpp
@@ -14,24 +14,35 @@
 using namespace boost::python;
 
 typedef test_class<> X;
+typedef test_class<1> Y;
 
 int x_value(X const& x)
 {
     return x.value();
 }
 
+X make_x(int n) { return X(n); }
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(implicit_ext)
 {
     implicitly_convertible<int,X>();
     module("implicit_ext")
         .def("x_value", x_value)
+        .def("make_x", make_x)
         .add(
             class_<X>("X")
             .def_init(args<int>())
             .def("value", &X::value)
             .def("set", &X::set)
             )
+        .add(
+            class_<Y>("Y")
+            .def_init(args<int>())
+            .def("value", &Y::value)
+            .def("set", &Y::set)
+            )
         ;
+    implicitly_convertible<X,int>();
 }
 
 #include "module_tail.cpp"
diff --git a/test/implicit.py b/test/implicit.py
index 322467c0..e0d8c067 100644
--- a/test/implicit.py
+++ b/test/implicit.py
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 42
 >>> x_value(42)
 42
+>>> x = make_x(X(42))
+>>> x.value()
+42
+>>> try: make_x('fool')
+... except TypeError: pass
+... else: print 'no error'
 '''
 
 def run(args = None):
diff --git a/test/test_class.hpp b/test/test_class.hpp
index 920a6b1f..414cd084 100644
--- a/test/test_class.hpp
+++ b/test/test_class.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct test_class
 
     void set(int x) { assert(magic == 7654321 + n); this->x = x; }
     int value() const { assert(magic == 7654321 + n); return x; }
+    operator int() const { return x; }
     static int count() { return counter; }
  private:
     void operator=(test_class const&);