diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/StlIterators.h b/Eigen/src/Core/StlIterators.h
index e39decc85..131a95085 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/StlIterators.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/StlIterators.h
@@ -11,9 +11,20 @@ namespace Eigen {
 
 namespace internal {
 
-template<typename XprType,typename Derived>
+template<typename IteratorType>
+struct indexed_based_stl_iterator_traits;
+
+template<typename  Derived>
 class indexed_based_stl_iterator_base
 {
+protected:
+  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_traits<Derived> traits;
+  typedef typename traits::XprType XprType;
+  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<typename traits::non_const_iterator> non_const_iterator;
+  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<typename traits::const_iterator> const_iterator;
+  typedef typename internal::conditional<internal::is_const<XprType>::value,non_const_iterator,const_iterator>::type other_iterator;
+  friend const_iterator;
+  friend non_const_iterator;
 public:
   typedef Index difference_type;
   typedef std::random_access_iterator_tag iterator_category;
@@ -21,6 +32,17 @@ public:
   indexed_based_stl_iterator_base() : mp_xpr(0), m_index(0) {}
   indexed_based_stl_iterator_base(XprType& xpr, Index index) : mp_xpr(&xpr), m_index(index) {}
 
+  indexed_based_stl_iterator_base(const non_const_iterator& other)
+    : mp_xpr(other.mp_xpr), m_index(other.m_index)
+  {}
+
+  indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& operator=(const non_const_iterator& other)
+  {
+    mp_xpr = other.mp_xpr;
+    m_index = other.m_index;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   Derived& operator++() { ++m_index; return derived(); }
   Derived& operator--() { --m_index; return derived(); }
 
@@ -35,14 +57,31 @@ public:
   Derived& operator+=(Index b) { m_index += b; return derived(); }
   Derived& operator-=(Index b) { m_index -= b; return derived(); }
 
-  difference_type operator-(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr);return m_index - other.m_index; }
+  difference_type operator-(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const
+  {
+    eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr);
+    return m_index - other.m_index;
+  }
 
-  bool operator==(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index == other.m_index; }
-  bool operator!=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index != other.m_index; }
-  bool operator< (const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <  other.m_index; }
-  bool operator<=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <= other.m_index; }
-  bool operator> (const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >  other.m_index; }
-  bool operator>=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >= other.m_index; }
+  difference_type operator-(const other_iterator& other) const
+  {
+    eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr);
+    return m_index - other.m_index;
+  }
+
+  bool operator==(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index == other.m_index; }
+  bool operator!=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index != other.m_index; }
+  bool operator< (const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <  other.m_index; }
+  bool operator<=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <= other.m_index; }
+  bool operator> (const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >  other.m_index; }
+  bool operator>=(const indexed_based_stl_iterator_base& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >= other.m_index; }
+
+  bool operator==(const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index == other.m_index; }
+  bool operator!=(const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index != other.m_index; }
+  bool operator< (const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <  other.m_index; }
+  bool operator<=(const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index <= other.m_index; }
+  bool operator> (const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >  other.m_index; }
+  bool operator>=(const other_iterator& other) const { eigen_assert(mp_xpr == other.mp_xpr); return m_index >= other.m_index; }
 
 protected:
 
@@ -57,8 +96,8 @@ template<typename XprType>
 class pointer_based_stl_iterator
 {
   enum { is_lvalue  = internal::is_lvalue<XprType>::value };
-  typedef pointer_based_stl_iterator<typename internal::remove_const<XprType>::type > non_const_iterator;
-  typedef pointer_based_stl_iterator<typename internal::add_const<XprType>::type > const_iterator;
+  typedef pointer_based_stl_iterator<typename internal::remove_const<XprType>::type> non_const_iterator;
+  typedef pointer_based_stl_iterator<typename internal::add_const<XprType>::type> const_iterator;
   typedef typename internal::conditional<internal::is_const<XprType>::value,non_const_iterator,const_iterator>::type other_iterator;
   friend const_iterator;
   friend non_const_iterator;
@@ -133,8 +172,16 @@ protected:
   internal::variable_if_dynamic<Index, XprType::InnerStrideAtCompileTime> m_incr;
 };
 
+template<typename _XprType>
+struct indexed_based_stl_iterator_traits<generic_randaccess_stl_iterator<_XprType> >
+{
+  typedef _XprType XprType;
+  typedef generic_randaccess_stl_iterator<typename internal::remove_const<XprType>::type> non_const_iterator;
+  typedef generic_randaccess_stl_iterator<typename internal::add_const<XprType>::type> const_iterator;
+};
+
 template<typename XprType>
-class generic_randaccess_stl_iterator : public indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<XprType, generic_randaccess_stl_iterator<XprType> >
+class generic_randaccess_stl_iterator : public indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<generic_randaccess_stl_iterator<XprType> >
 {
 public:
   typedef typename XprType::Scalar value_type;
@@ -146,7 +193,7 @@ protected:
     is_lvalue  = internal::is_lvalue<XprType>::value
   };
 
-  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<XprType,generic_randaccess_stl_iterator> Base;
+  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<generic_randaccess_stl_iterator> Base;
   using Base::m_index;
   using Base::mp_xpr;
 
@@ -162,20 +209,30 @@ public:
   
   generic_randaccess_stl_iterator() : Base() {}
   generic_randaccess_stl_iterator(XprType& xpr, Index index) : Base(xpr,index) {}
+  generic_randaccess_stl_iterator(const typename Base::non_const_iterator& other) : Base(other) {}
+  using Base::operator=;
 
   reference operator*()         const { return   (*mp_xpr)(m_index);   }
   reference operator[](Index i) const { return   (*mp_xpr)(m_index+i); }
   pointer   operator->()        const { return &((*mp_xpr)(m_index)); }
 };
 
+template<typename _XprType, DirectionType Direction>
+struct indexed_based_stl_iterator_traits<subvector_stl_iterator<_XprType,Direction> >
+{
+  typedef _XprType XprType;
+  typedef subvector_stl_iterator<typename internal::remove_const<XprType>::type, Direction> non_const_iterator;
+  typedef subvector_stl_iterator<typename internal::add_const<XprType>::type, Direction> const_iterator;
+};
+
 template<typename XprType, DirectionType Direction>
-class subvector_stl_iterator : public indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<XprType, subvector_stl_iterator<XprType,Direction> >
+class subvector_stl_iterator : public indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<subvector_stl_iterator<XprType,Direction> >
 {
 protected:
 
   enum { is_lvalue  = internal::is_lvalue<XprType>::value };
 
-  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<XprType,subvector_stl_iterator> Base;
+  typedef indexed_based_stl_iterator_base<subvector_stl_iterator> Base;
   using Base::m_index;
   using Base::mp_xpr;
 
diff --git a/test/stl_iterators.cpp b/test/stl_iterators.cpp
index 8c56db506..5fef34c0d 100644
--- a/test/stl_iterators.cpp
+++ b/test/stl_iterators.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,15 @@ void check_begin_end_for_loop(Xpr xpr)
 
   {
     // simple API check
-    typename Xpr::const_iterator cit;
-    cit = xpr.begin();
+    typename Xpr::const_iterator cit = xpr.begin();
     cit = xpr.cbegin();
+
+    #if EIGEN_HAS_CXX11
+    auto tmp1 = xpr.begin();
+    VERIFY(tmp1==xpr.begin());
+    auto tmp2 = xpr.cbegin();
+    VERIFY(tmp2==xpr.cbegin());
+    #endif
   }
 
   VERIFY( xpr.end() -xpr.begin()  == xpr.size() );
@@ -150,8 +156,9 @@ void test_stl_iterators(int rows=Rows, int cols=Cols)
 
   {
     check_begin_end_for_loop(v);
-    check_begin_end_for_loop(v.col(internal::random<Index>(0,A.cols()-1)));
-    check_begin_end_for_loop(v.row(internal::random<Index>(0,A.rows()-1)));
+    check_begin_end_for_loop(A.col(internal::random<Index>(0,A.cols()-1)));
+    check_begin_end_for_loop(A.row(internal::random<Index>(0,A.rows()-1)));
+    check_begin_end_for_loop(v+v);
   }
 
 #if EIGEN_HAS_CXX11