diff --git a/include/boost/variant/variant_alternative.hpp b/include/boost/variant/variant_alternative.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17276ce7
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+++ b/include/boost/variant/variant_alternative.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017
+// Mikhail Maximov
+//
+// Distributed under 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)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_VARIANT_ALTERNATIVE_HPP
+#define BOOST_VARIANT_ALTERNATIVE_HPP
+
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/mpl/at.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/begin_end.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/insert_range.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/integral_c.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/is_sequence.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/list.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/vector.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_const.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_cv.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_volatile.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/conditional.hpp> 
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace detail {
+namespace variant { 
+
+// copies sequence to mpl::list, then uses mpl::at to get I-th type
+template <size_t I, class Sequence>
+struct type_in_seqeunce {
+ private:
+  typedef typename boost::mpl::insert_range<
+      boost::mpl::list<>
+    , boost::mpl::end< boost::mpl::list<> >::type
+    , typename Sequence::type
+    >::type sequence;
+ public:
+  typedef typename mpl::at<
+                    sequence,
+                    mpl::integral_c<size_t, I> >::type type;
+};
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_VARIANT_DO_NOT_USE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+// variant_alternative_impl using variadic templates
+
+template <size_t I, class Type, class... Types> 
+struct get_type {
+  typedef typename get_type<I - 1, Types...>::type type;
+};
+
+template <class Type, class... Types>
+struct get_type<0, Type, Types...> {
+  typedef Type type;
+};
+
+template <size_t I, class... Types> 
+struct variant_alternative_impl {
+  typedef typename get_type<I, Types...>::type type;
+};
+
+// variant_alternative_impl specialization for make_variant_over_sequence
+template <size_t I, class Sequence>
+struct variant_alternative_impl<I, over_sequence<Sequence> > {
+  typedef typename type_in_seqeunce<I, Sequence>::type type;
+};
+
+#else // defined(BOOST_VARIANT_DO_NOT_USE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+// variant_alternative_impl without variadic templates using BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS
+
+template <size_t I, BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(class Types)> 
+struct variant_alternative_impl: 
+    mpl::at<
+        mpl::vector<BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(Types)>, 
+        mpl::integral_c<size_t, I> > {};
+
+// variant_alternative_impl specialization for make_variant_over_sequence
+template <size_t I, class Sequence, BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_SHIFTED_PARAMS(class T)> 
+struct variant_alternative_impl<I, detail::variant::over_sequence<Sequence>, BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_SHIFTED_PARAMS(T)> {
+  typedef typename type_in_seqeunce<I, Sequence>::type type;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+} // namespace variant
+} // namespace detail
+
+template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative; // undefined
+ 
+#if !defined(BOOST_VARIANT_DO_NOT_USE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+// variant_alternative using variadic templates
+
+template <size_t I, class... Types>
+struct variant_alternative<I, variant<Types...>> {
+  typedef typename detail::variant::variant_alternative_impl<I, Types...>::type type;
+};
+
+#else // defined(BOOST_VARIANT_DO_NOT_USE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+// variant_alternative without variadic_templates using BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS
+
+template <size_t I, BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(class Types)>
+struct variant_alternative<I, variant<BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(Types) > > {
+  typedef typename detail::variant::variant_alternative_impl<I, BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(Types)>::type type;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+// cv-qualifiers handlers
+template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, const T> {
+  typedef typename add_const<typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type>::type type;
+};
+
+template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, volatile T> {
+  typedef typename add_volatile<typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type>::type type;
+};
+
+template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, const volatile T> {
+  typedef typename add_cv<typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type>::type type;
+};
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_TEMPLATE_ALIASES)
+template <size_t I, class T>
+using variant_alternative_t = typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type;
+#endif
+  
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif // BOOST_VARIANT_ALTERNATIVE_HPP
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diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index c071b77d..c0c15ebb 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ test-suite variant
     [ run overload_selection.cpp ]
     [ run recursive_wrapper_move_test.cpp ]
     [ run variant_over_joint_view_test.cpp ]
+    [ run variant_alternative_test.cpp ]
    ; 
 
 
diff --git a/test/variant_alternative_test.cpp b/test/variant_alternative_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..424cda36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/variant_alternative_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017
+// Mikhail Maximov
+//
+// Distributed under 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)
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "boost/config.hpp"
+
+#include "boost/test/minimal.hpp"
+#include "boost/variant.hpp"
+#include "boost/variant/variant_alternative.hpp"
+
+#include "boost/type_traits/add_const.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/add_cv.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/add_volatile.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/integral_constant.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/is_volatile.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp"
+
+template<bool B1, bool B2>
+struct logical_and: boost::false_type {};
+
+template<>
+struct logical_and<true, true>: boost::true_type {};
+
+template<class T>
+struct is_cv : logical_and<boost::is_const<T>::value, boost::is_volatile<T>::value> {};
+
+void test_correct_type() {
+  typedef boost::variant<int, std::string> variant_t;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<0, variant_t>::type first_type;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<1, variant_t>::type second_type;
+  variant_t v;
+  v = 1;
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<first_type>(v) == 1);
+  v = "2";
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<second_type>(v) == "2");
+}
+
+void test_correct_alias_type() {
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_TEMPLATE_ALIASES)
+  typedef boost::variant<int, std::string> variant_t;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative_t<0, variant_t> first_type;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative_t<1, variant_t> second_type;
+  variant_t v;
+  v = 1;
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<first_type>(v) == 1);
+  v = "2";
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<second_type>(v) == "2");
+#endif
+}
+
+template<template <typename> class cv_qualifier, template <typename> class cv_check>
+void test_correct_cv() {
+  typedef typename boost::variant<int, std::string> variant_t;
+  typedef typename cv_qualifier<variant_t>::type cv_variant_t;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<0, cv_variant_t>::type cv_first_type;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<1, cv_variant_t>::type cv_second_type;
+  typedef typename boost::remove_cv<cv_first_type>::type first_type;
+  typedef typename boost::remove_cv<cv_second_type>::type second_type;
+  
+  BOOST_CHECK(cv_check<cv_first_type>::value);
+  BOOST_CHECK(cv_check<cv_second_type>::value);
+  
+  variant_t v;
+  v = 1;
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<first_type>(v) == 1);
+  v = "2";
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<second_type>(v) == "2");
+}
+
+void test_over_sequence_type() {
+  typedef boost::variant<int> v1;
+  typedef boost::variant<std::string> v2;
+  typedef boost::make_variant_over<boost::mpl::joint_view<v1::types, v2::types>::type>::type variant_t;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<0, variant_t>::type first_type;
+  typedef typename boost::variant_alternative<1, variant_t>::type second_type;
+  variant_t v;
+  v = 1;
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<first_type>(v) == 1);
+  v = "2";
+  BOOST_CHECK(boost::get<second_type>(v) == "2");
+}
+
+int test_main(int , char* []) {
+  test_correct_type();
+  test_correct_cv<boost::add_const, boost::is_const>();
+  test_correct_cv<boost::add_volatile, boost::is_volatile>();
+  test_correct_cv<boost::add_cv, is_cv>();
+  test_over_sequence_type();
+  test_correct_alias_type();
+  return 0;
+}
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