diff --git a/include/boost/range/const_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/range/const_iterator.hpp
index 727fdad05..6aa90062d 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/const_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/const_iterator.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <utility>
+#if __cpp_lib_span >= 201902L
+# include <span>
+#endif
 
 namespace boost
 {
@@ -60,6 +63,20 @@ struct range_const_iterator_helper< T[sz] >
     typedef const T* type;
 };
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// span
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#if __cpp_lib_span >= 201902L
+
+template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
+struct range_const_iterator_helper< std::span<T, sz> >
+{
+    typedef typename std::span<T, sz>::iterator type;
+};
+
+#endif
+
     } // namespace range_detail
 
 template<typename C, typename Enabler=void>
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index cd2774e9f..73b5db59e 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ test-suite range :
     [ range-test reversible_range ]
     [ range-test size_type ]
     [ range-test std_container ]
+    [ run std_span.cpp /boost/test//boost_unit_test_framework : : : <cxxstd>20 ]
     [ range-test string ]
     [ range-test sub_range ]
     [ range-test ticket_5486 ]
diff --git a/test/std_span.cpp b/test/std_span.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07b19a4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/std_span.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+    // Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
+//  distribution is subject to 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)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
+//
+
+
+#include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_BORLANDC, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
+#  pragma warn -8091 // suppress warning in Boost.Test
+#  pragma warn -8057 // unused argument argc/argv in Boost.Test
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/range/functions.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/metafunctions.hpp>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/test_tools.hpp>
+#include <span>
+
+void check_std_span()
+{
+    // const_iterator was removed from std::span for C++20: https://cplusplus.github.io/LWG/issue3320
+    // but see https://github.com/cplusplus/papers/issues/971 - it may be reintroduced as a std::const_iterator
+    // Check that boost::begin etc. behave consistently with their respective member methods; this may require
+    // additional work in future.
+
+    std::array<int, 3> arr = {1, 2, 3};
+    using span_t = std::span<int, 3>;
+    span_t sp = arr;
+    const span_t spc = sp;
+    using cspan_t = std::span<const int, 3>;
+    cspan_t csp = sp;
+    const cspan_t cspc = csp;
+
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_value<span_t>::type, span_t::value_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_iterator<span_t>::type, span_t::iterator >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_difference<span_t>::type, span_t::difference_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_size<span_t>::type, span_t::size_type >::value ));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::begin( sp ) == sp.begin() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::end( sp )   == sp.end() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::empty( sp ) == sp.empty() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<std::size_t>(boost::size( sp )) == sp.size() );
+
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_value<const span_t>::type, span_t::value_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_iterator<const span_t>::type, span_t::iterator >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_difference<const span_t>::type, span_t::difference_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_size<const span_t>::type, span_t::size_type >::value ));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::begin( spc ) == spc.begin() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::end( spc )   == spc.end() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::empty( spc ) == spc.empty() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<std::size_t>(boost::size( spc )) == spc.size() );
+
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_value<cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::value_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_iterator<cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::iterator >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_difference<cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::difference_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_size<cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::size_type >::value ));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::begin( csp ) == csp.begin() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::end( csp )   == csp.end() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::empty( csp ) == csp.empty() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<std::size_t>(boost::size( csp )) == csp.size() );
+
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_value<const cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::value_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_iterator<const cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::iterator >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_difference<const cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::difference_type >::value ));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(( boost::is_same< boost::range_size<const cspan_t>::type, cspan_t::size_type >::value ));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::begin( cspc ) == cspc.begin() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::end( cspc )   == cspc.end() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( boost::empty( cspc ) == cspc.empty() );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<std::size_t>(boost::size( cspc )) == cspc.size() );
+}
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+boost::unit_test::test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    boost::unit_test::test_suite* test = BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Range Test Suite" );
+
+    test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &check_std_span ) );
+
+    return test;
+}