diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a413ef5..0fe278e 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,4 +80,6 @@ boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_detail_random_provider.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost
 
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_serialization.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::serialization)
 
+boost_test(TYPE compile SOURCES test_uuid_cx.cpp)
+
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES quick.cpp)
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 8178539..178e5c2 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ run test_entropy_error.cpp ;
 run test_detail_random_provider.cpp
   : : : <library>/boost/array//boost_array ;
 
+# constexpr tests
+
+compile test_uuid_cx.cpp ;
+
 # 'quick' test for CI
 
 run quick.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/test_uuid_cx.cpp b/test/test_uuid_cx.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79a20d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_uuid_cx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX14_CONSTEXPR)
+
+#include <boost/config/pragma_message.hpp>
+BOOST_PRAGMA_MESSAGE("Skipping test because BOOST_NO_CXX14_CONSTEXPR is defined")
+
+#else
+
+#define STATIC_ASSERT(...) static_assert(__VA_ARGS__, #__VA_ARGS__)
+
+using namespace boost::uuids;
+
+constexpr uuid u1;
+constexpr uuid u2 = {{ 0x01, 0x02 }};
+
+#endif