diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 65f877d00d0aabb3501aa7a2dab3ce22f1cbc647..c6705aa0c8a04828ac7b3798c2696faa73852db2 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-12-29  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+
+	* include/tr1/type_traits: Add has_nothrow_constructor.
+	* testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/
+	has_nothrow_constructor/has_nothrow_constructor.cc: New.
+	* testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/
+	has_nothrow_constructor/typedefs.cc: Likewise.
+
 2004-12-28  David Edelsohn  <edelsohn@gnu.org>
 
 	* configure.host (aix4*|aix5*): Add atomic_word_dir.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/tr1/type_traits b/libstdc++-v3/include/tr1/type_traits
index d035a197b78c4d35724a7db3ee78dd42c29353c0..3cca0202ba5e80b92a5c09a1761f87b1f81b0b05 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/tr1/type_traits
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/tr1/type_traits
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ namespace tr1
     struct has_trivial_destructor
     : public integral_constant<bool, is_pod<_Tp>::value> { };
 
+  template<typename _Tp>
+    struct has_nothrow_constructor
+    : public integral_constant<bool, is_pod<_Tp>::value> { };
+
   template<typename>
     struct has_virtual_destructor
     : public false_type { };
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/has_nothrow_constructor.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/has_nothrow_constructor.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3db624154bb108ff7652c804772bbc0ebde5f6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/has_nothrow_constructor.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// 2004-12-29  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+// Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+// USA.
+
+// 4.5.3 Type properties
+
+#include <tr1/type_traits>
+#include <testsuite_hooks.h>
+#include <testsuite_tr1.h>
+
+void test01()
+{
+  bool test __attribute__((unused)) = true;
+  using std::tr1::has_nothrow_constructor;
+  using namespace __gnu_test;
+
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, void>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, float>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, EnumType>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int*>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int(*)(int)>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int (ClassType::*)>(true)) );
+  // Temporarily disabled because of c++/19076 :-(
+  // VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor,
+  //   int (ClassType::*) (int)>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int[2]>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, float[][3]>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, EnumType[2][3][4]>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int*[3]>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, int(*[][2])(int)>(true)) );
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor,
+	   int (ClassType::*[2][3])>(true)) );
+  // Temporarily disabled because of c++/19076 :-(
+  // VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor,
+  //   int (ClassType::*[][2][3]) (int)>(true)) );
+
+  // Sanity check.
+  VERIFY( (test_category<has_nothrow_constructor, ClassType>(false)) );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  test01();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/typedefs.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/typedefs.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..926d0f50fadd921d1f8354a4e531b390ae215be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/tr1/4_metaprogramming/type_properties/has_nothrow_constructor/typedefs.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// 2004-12-29  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+// Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+// USA.
+
+// 
+// NB: This file is for testing tr1/type_traits with NO OTHER INCLUDES.
+
+#include <tr1/type_traits>
+
+// { dg-do compile }
+
+void test01()
+{
+  // Check for required typedefs
+  typedef std::tr1::has_nothrow_constructor<int>    test_type;
+  typedef test_type::value_type               value_type;
+  typedef test_type::type                     type;
+  typedef test_type::type::value_type         type_value_type;
+  typedef test_type::type::type               type_type;
+}