diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 122ad9d..e29a426 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTING)
     target_link_libraries(functor_creation_test ${DYNAMIC_LOADER} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${READLINE_LIB})
     add_test(NAME Functor_Creation_Test COMMAND functor_creation_test)
 
+    add_executable(functor_cast_test unittests/functor_cast_test.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(functor_cast_test ${DYNAMIC_LOADER} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${READLINE_LIB})
+    add_test(NAME Functor_Cast_Test COMMAND functor_cast_test)
+    
     add_library(test_module MODULE src/test_module.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(test_module ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
index 2f056c7..160ec7e 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ namespace chaiscript
 {
   namespace detail
   {
-    // Cast_Helper helper classes
+    // Cast_Helper_Inner helper classes
 
     /**
-     * Generic Cast_Helper, for casting to any type
+     * Generic Cast_Helper_Inner, for casting to any type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner
       {
         typedef typename boost::reference_wrapper<typename boost::add_const<Result>::type > Result_Type;
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a const & type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a const & type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<const Result &>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<const Result &>
       {
         typedef typename boost::reference_wrapper<typename boost::add_const<Result>::type > Result_Type;
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a const * type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a const * type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<const Result *>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<const Result *>
       {
         typedef const Result * Result_Type;
 
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a * type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a * type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<Result *>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<Result *>
       {
         typedef Result * Result_Type;
 
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a & type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a & type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<Result &>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<Result &>
       {
         typedef typename boost::reference_wrapper<Result> Result_Type;
 
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a boost::shared_ptr<> type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a boost::shared_ptr<> type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<typename boost::shared_ptr<Result> >
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<typename boost::shared_ptr<Result> >
       {
         typedef typename boost::shared_ptr<Result> Result_Type;
 
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a boost::shared_ptr<const> type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a boost::shared_ptr<const> type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<typename boost::shared_ptr<const Result> >
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<typename boost::shared_ptr<const Result> >
       {
         typedef typename boost::shared_ptr<const Result> Result_Type;
 
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a const boost::shared_ptr<> & type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a const boost::shared_ptr<> & type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<const boost::shared_ptr<Result> &>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<const boost::shared_ptr<Result> &>
       {
         typedef typename boost::shared_ptr<Result> Result_Type;
 
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a const boost::shared_ptr<const> & type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a const boost::shared_ptr<const> & type
      */
     template<typename Result>
-      struct Cast_Helper<const boost::shared_ptr<const Result> &>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<const boost::shared_ptr<const Result> &>
       {
         typedef typename boost::shared_ptr<const Result> Result_Type;
 
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a Boxed_Value type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a Boxed_Value type
      */
     template<>
-      struct Cast_Helper<Boxed_Value>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<Boxed_Value>
       {
         typedef const Boxed_Value & Result_Type;
 
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
       };
 
     /**
-     * Cast_Helper for casting to a const Boxed_Value & type
+     * Cast_Helper_Inner for casting to a const Boxed_Value & type
      */
     template<>
-      struct Cast_Helper<const Boxed_Value &>
+      struct Cast_Helper_Inner<const Boxed_Value &>
       {
         typedef const Boxed_Value & Result_Type;
 
@@ -241,12 +241,22 @@ namespace chaiscript
           return ob;    
         }
       };
+    
+    /**
+     * The exposed Cast_Helper object that by default just calls the Cast_Helper_Inner
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+      struct Cast_Helper
+      {
+        typedef typename Cast_Helper_Inner<T>::Result_Type Result_Type;
+        
+        static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob)
+        {
+          return Cast_Helper_Inner<T>::cast(ob);
+        }
+      };
   }
-
   
 }
 
-
-
 #endif
-
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_pod_value.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_pod_value.hpp
index e13133e..870a275 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_pod_value.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_pod_value.hpp
@@ -251,8 +251,21 @@ namespace chaiscript
           return Boxed_POD_Value(ob);
         }
       };
-  }
+      
+    /**
+     * Cast_Helper for converting from Boxed_Value to Boxed_POD_Value
+     */
+    template<>
+      struct Cast_Helper<const Boxed_POD_Value>
+      {
+        typedef Boxed_POD_Value Result_Type;
 
+        static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob)
+        {
+          return Boxed_POD_Value(ob);
+        }
+      };  
+  }
   
 }
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp
index 2e3f14e..746f476 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #include "proxy_functions.hpp"
 #include "function_call_detail.hpp"
 
+
+#include <iostream>
+
 namespace chaiscript
 {
   /**
@@ -66,6 +69,65 @@ namespace chaiscript
         return functor<FunctionType>(boxed_cast<Const_Proxy_Function >(bv));
       }
 
+  namespace detail{
+    /**
+    * Cast helper to handle automatic casting to const boost::function &
+    */
+    template<typename Signature>
+      struct Cast_Helper<const boost::function<Signature> &>
+      {
+        typedef boost::function<Signature> Result_Type;
+        
+        static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob)
+        {
+          if (ob.get_type_info().bare_equal(user_type<Const_Proxy_Function>()))
+          {
+            return functor<Signature>(ob);
+          } else {
+            return Cast_Helper_Inner<const boost::function<Signature> &>::cast(ob);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      
+    /**
+    * Cast helper to handle automatic casting to boost::function
+    */
+    template<typename Signature>
+      struct Cast_Helper<boost::function<Signature> >
+      {
+        typedef boost::function<Signature> Result_Type;
+        
+        static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob)
+        {
+          if (ob.get_type_info().bare_equal(user_type<Const_Proxy_Function>()))
+          {
+            return functor<Signature>(ob);
+          } else {
+            return Cast_Helper_Inner<boost::function<Signature> >::cast(ob);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+    
+    /**
+    * Cast helper to handle automatic casting to const boost::function
+    */
+    template<typename Signature>
+      struct Cast_Helper<const boost::function<Signature> >
+      {
+        typedef boost::function<Signature> Result_Type;
+        
+        static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob)
+        {
+          if (ob.get_type_info().bare_equal(user_type<Const_Proxy_Function>()))
+          {
+            return functor<Signature>(ob);
+          } else {
+            return Cast_Helper_Inner<const boost::function<Signature> >::cast(ob);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+  }
+  
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
index 007cbbd..124f714 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
             && (ti.bare_equal(user_type<Boxed_POD_Value>())
                 || ti.bare_equal(bv.get_type_info())
                 || dynamic_cast_converts(ti, bv.get_type_info()) 
+                || bv.get_type_info().bare_equal(user_type<boost::shared_ptr<const Proxy_Function_Base> >())
                 )
               )
             )
diff --git a/unittests/functor_cast_test.cpp b/unittests/functor_cast_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f6f7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/functor_cast_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp>
+
+double test_call(const boost::function<double (int)> &f, int val)
+{
+  return f(val);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  
+  chai.add(chaiscript::fun(&test_call), "test_call");
+
+  chai.eval("def func(i) { return i * 3.5; };");
+  double d = chai.eval<double>("test_call(func, 3)");
+  
+  if (d == 3 * 3.5)
+  {
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;  
+  } else {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+}