diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_define.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_define.hpp
index 115018fd..1287c1b3 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_define.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_define.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@
         msgpack::type::make_define(__VA_ARGS__).msgpack_object(o, z); \
     }
 
+#define MSGPACK_BASE(base) \
+    static_cast<base &>( \
+        const_cast< \
+            std::add_lvalue_reference< \
+                std::remove_const< \
+                    std::remove_pointer< \
+                        decltype(this) \
+                    >::type \
+                >::type \
+            >::type \
+        >(*this) \
+    )
+
 // MSGPACK_ADD_ENUM must be used in the global namespace.
 #define MSGPACK_ADD_ENUM(enum_name) \
   namespace msgpack { \
diff --git a/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp b/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
index 6dd187cb..9548b2b8 100644
--- a/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
+++ b/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
@@ -185,4 +185,80 @@ TEST(MSGPACK_USER_DEFINED, simple_buffer_enum_class_member)
     EXPECT_EQ(val1.t3, val2.t3);
 }
 
+struct top {
+    int t;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(t);
+};
+
+struct mid1 : top {
+    int m1;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(top), m1);
+};
+
+struct mid2 : top {
+    int m2;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m2, MSGPACK_BASE(top));
+};
+
+struct bottom : mid1, mid2 {
+    int b;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(mid1), MSGPACK_BASE(mid2), b);
+};
+
+TEST(MSGPACK_INHERIT, simple_buffer_non_virtual)
+{
+    bottom b;
+    b.b = 1;
+    b.m1 = 2;
+    b.m2 = 3;
+    b.mid1::t = 4;
+    b.mid2::t = 5;
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, b);
+    msgpack::unpacked ret = msgpack::unpack(sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    bottom br = ret.get().as<bottom>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.b, br.b);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m1, br.m1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m2, br.m2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.mid1::t, br.mid1::t);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.mid2::t, br.mid2::t);
+}
+
+struct v_top {
+    int t;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(t);
+};
+
+struct v_mid1 : virtual v_top {
+    int m1;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m1);
+};
+
+struct v_mid2 : virtual v_top {
+    int m2;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m2);
+};
+
+struct v_bottom : v_mid1, v_mid2 {
+    int b;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(v_mid1), MSGPACK_BASE(v_mid2), MSGPACK_BASE(v_top), b);
+};
+
+TEST(MSGPACK_INHERIT, simple_buffer_virtual)
+{
+    v_bottom b;
+    b.b = 1;
+    b.m1 = 2;
+    b.m2 = 3;
+    b.t = 4;
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, b);
+    msgpack::unpacked ret = msgpack::unpack(sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    v_bottom br = ret.get().as<v_bottom>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.b, br.b);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m1, br.m1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m2, br.m2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.t, br.t);
+}
+
 #endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
diff --git a/test/object_with_zone.cpp b/test/object_with_zone.cpp
index c203ee46..a2d7c1e3 100644
--- a/test/object_with_zone.cpp
+++ b/test/object_with_zone.cpp
@@ -786,4 +786,81 @@ TEST(object_with_zone, tuple_empty)
     EXPECT_EQ(obj.as<test_t>(), v);
 }
 
-#endif
+// User defined inheriting classes
+struct top {
+    int t;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(t);
+};
+
+struct mid1 : top {
+    int m1;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(top), m1);
+};
+
+struct mid2 : top {
+    int m2;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m2, MSGPACK_BASE(top));
+};
+
+struct bottom : mid1, mid2 {
+    int b;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(mid1), MSGPACK_BASE(mid2), b);
+};
+
+TEST(object_with_zone, user_defined_non_virtual)
+{
+    bottom b;
+    b.b = 1;
+    b.m1 = 2;
+    b.m2 = 3;
+    b.mid1::t = 4;
+    b.mid2::t = 5;
+
+    msgpack::zone z;
+    msgpack::object obj(b, z);
+    bottom br = obj.as<bottom>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.b, br.b);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m1, br.m1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m2, br.m2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.mid1::t, br.mid1::t);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.mid2::t, br.mid2::t);
+}
+
+struct v_top {
+    int t;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(t);
+};
+
+struct v_mid1 : virtual v_top {
+    int m1;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m1);
+};
+
+struct v_mid2 : virtual v_top {
+    int m2;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(m2);
+};
+
+struct v_bottom : v_mid1, v_mid2 {
+    int b;
+    MSGPACK_DEFINE(MSGPACK_BASE(v_mid1), MSGPACK_BASE(v_mid2), MSGPACK_BASE(v_top), b);
+};
+
+TEST(object_with_zone, user_defined_virtual)
+{
+    v_bottom b;
+    b.b = 1;
+    b.m1 = 2;
+    b.m2 = 3;
+    b.t = 4;
+
+    msgpack::zone z;
+    msgpack::object obj(b, z);
+    v_bottom br = obj.as<v_bottom>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.b, br.b);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m1, br.m1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.m2, br.m2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.t, br.t);
+}
+
+#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)