diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 822337b1..58fe3b63 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ class MatcherAsPredicate {
 template <typename M>
 class PredicateFormatterFromMatcher {
  public:
-  explicit PredicateFormatterFromMatcher(const M& m) : matcher_(m) {}
+  explicit PredicateFormatterFromMatcher(M m) : matcher_(internal::move(m)) {}
 
   // This template () operator allows a PredicateFormatterFromMatcher
   // object to act as a predicate-formatter suitable for using with
@@ -1873,10 +1873,11 @@ class PredicateFormatterFromMatcher {
 // A helper function for converting a matcher to a predicate-formatter
 // without the user needing to explicitly write the type.  This is
 // used for implementing ASSERT_THAT() and EXPECT_THAT().
+// Implementation detail: 'matcher' is received by-value to force decaying.
 template <typename M>
 inline PredicateFormatterFromMatcher<M>
-MakePredicateFormatterFromMatcher(const M& matcher) {
-  return PredicateFormatterFromMatcher<M>(matcher);
+MakePredicateFormatterFromMatcher(M matcher) {
+  return PredicateFormatterFromMatcher<M>(internal::move(matcher));
 }
 
 // Implements the polymorphic floating point equality matcher, which matches
diff --git a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index 494c85f4..ceb20022 100644
--- a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -762,6 +762,21 @@ TEST(SafeMatcherCastTest, ValueIsNotCopied) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(n));
 }
 
+TEST(ExpectThat, TakesLiterals) {
+  EXPECT_THAT(1, 1);
+  EXPECT_THAT(1.0, 1.0);
+  EXPECT_THAT(string(), "");
+}
+
+TEST(ExpectThat, TakesFunctions) {
+  struct Helper {
+    static void Func() {}
+  };
+  void (*func)() = Helper::Func;
+  EXPECT_THAT(func, Helper::Func);
+  EXPECT_THAT(func, &Helper::Func);
+}
+
 // Tests that A<T>() matches any value of type T.
 TEST(ATest, MatchesAnyValue) {
   // Tests a matcher for a value type.