diff --git a/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp b/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp
index 18c2d227..72527b0b 100755
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ namespace detail
   template <class T>
   struct return_rvalue_from_python
   {
-      typedef typename mpl::if_<
-          mpl::logical_and<
-            has_trivial_copy<T>, mpl::bool_c<(sizeof(T) <= 2 * sizeof(double))>
-          >
-          , T
-          , T&
-      >::type result_type;
+      typedef T result_type;
 
       return_rvalue_from_python();
       result_type operator()(PyObject*);
@@ -127,6 +121,12 @@ namespace detail
   inline typename return_rvalue_from_python<T>::result_type
   return_rvalue_from_python<T>::operator()(PyObject* obj)
   {
+    // Take possession of the source object here.  If the result is in
+    // fact going to be a copy of an lvalue embedded in the object,
+    // and we take possession inside rvalue_result_from_python, it
+    // will be destroyed too early.
+    handle<> holder(obj);
+
       return *(T*)
           (rvalue_result_from_python)(obj, m_data.stage1);
   }
diff --git a/src/converter/from_python.cpp b/src/converter/from_python.cpp
index 904f66ff..e633debf 100644
--- a/src/converter/from_python.cpp
+++ b/src/converter/from_python.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_DECL rvalue_from_python_stage1_data rvalue_from_python_stage1(
 BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void* rvalue_result_from_python(
     PyObject* src, rvalue_from_python_stage1_data& data)
 {
-    // Take possession of the source object.
-    handle<> holder(src);
-
     // Retrieve the registration
     // Cast in two steps for less-capable compilers
     void const* converters_ = data.convertible;
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index eb767745..f667159b 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ bpl-test back_reference ;
 bpl-test implicit ;
 bpl-test data_members ;
 
+bpl-test ben_scott1 ;
+
 bpl-test bienstman1 ;
 bpl-test bienstman2 ;
 bpl-test bienstman3 ;
diff --git a/test/ben_scott1.cpp b/test/ben_scott1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c0d5522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ben_scott1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace boost::python;
+using namespace boost;
+
+struct Product {};
+typedef shared_ptr<Product> ProductPtr;
+
+
+struct Creator
+{
+   virtual ~Creator() {}
+   virtual ProductPtr create() = 0;
+};
+
+
+struct Factory
+{
+   void reg(Creator* c) { mC = c; }
+   ProductPtr create()
+   {
+      std::cout << "Name: " << (typeid(*mC)).name() << std::endl;
+      return mC->create();
+   }
+
+private:
+   Creator* mC;
+};
+
+struct CreatorWrap : public Creator
+{
+   CreatorWrap(PyObject* self) : mSelf(self) {}
+   ProductPtr create() { return call_method<ProductPtr>(mSelf, "create"); }
+   PyObject* mSelf;
+};
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(ben_scott1_ext)
+{
+   class_<Product, ProductPtr>("Product");
+
+   class_<Creator, CreatorWrap, noncopyable>("Creator")
+       .def("create", &CreatorWrap::create)
+       ;
+
+   class_<Factory>("Factory")
+      .def("reg", &Factory::reg, with_custodian_and_ward<1,2>())
+      .def("create", &Factory::create)
+       ;
+}
+
+#include "../test/module_tail.cpp"
diff --git a/test/ben_scott1.py b/test/ben_scott1.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1475e3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ben_scott1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# This regression test checks that call_method<T>(...) where T is a
+# non-reference, non-pointer type that happens to be held inside the
+# result object (and thus is found as an lvalue) works.
+from ben_scott1_ext import *
+
+class CreatorImpl(Creator):
+   def create(self):
+      return Product()
+
+factory = Factory()
+c = CreatorImpl()
+factory.reg(c)
+
+a = factory.create()