diff --git a/include/boost/thread/future.hpp b/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
index 2dae3523..b6b0e5f7 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace boost
             }
 #endif
 #if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_CONTINUATION
-            void set_continuation_ptr(continuation_ptr_type continuation, boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex>& lock)
+            virtual void set_continuation_ptr(continuation_ptr_type continuation, boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex>& lock)
             {
               continuation_ptr= continuation;
               if (done) {
@@ -4718,6 +4718,15 @@ namespace detail
         boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lk(this->mutex);
         return parent_value(lk).get();
     }
+#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_CONTINUATION
+    typedef shared_ptr<shared_state_base> continuation_ptr_type;
+
+    virtual void set_continuation_ptr(continuation_ptr_type continuation, boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex>& lock)
+    {
+      boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lk(parent.future_->mutex);
+      parent.future_->set_continuation_ptr(continuation, lk);
+    }
+#endif
   };
 
   template <class F, class Rp>
diff --git a/test/test_10964.cpp b/test/test_10964.cpp
index de82aebd..b8cc7b5c 100644
--- a/test/test_10964.cpp
+++ b/test/test_10964.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ struct TestCallback
   }
 };
 
+void p1()
+{
+}
+
 int main()
 {
 #if ! defined  BOOST_NO_CXX11_DECLTYPE && ! defined  BOOST_NO_CXX11_AUTO_DECLARATIONS
@@ -62,6 +66,11 @@ int main()
             TestCallback()).unwrap().then(TestCallback()).get();
   }
   std::cout << __FILE__ << "[" << __LINE__ << "]" << std::endl;
+  {
+    boost::future<void> f = boost::async(p1);
+    f.then(
+            TestCallback()).unwrap().then(TestCallback()).get();
+  }
 #endif
   return 0;
 }