diff --git a/cpp11/tuple.hpp b/cpp11/tuple.hpp
index 1a92e208..30f9f54f 100644
--- a/cpp11/tuple.hpp
+++ b/cpp11/tuple.hpp
@@ -18,11 +18,92 @@
 #ifndef MSGPACK_TYPE_TUPLE_HPP
 #define MSGPACK_TYPE_TUPLE_HPP
 
+#include <tuple>
+
 #include "msgpack/object.hpp"
 #include "msgpack/cpp_config.hpp"
 
 namespace msgpack {
 
+namespace type {
+	// tuple
+	using std::get;
+	using std::tuple_size;
+	using std::tuple_element;
+	using std::uses_allocator;
+	using std::ignore;
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	class tuple : public std::tuple<Types...> {
+	public:
+		using std::tuple<Types...>::tuple;
+
+		template< std::size_t I>
+		typename tuple_element<I, std::tuple<Types...> >::type&
+		get() { return std::get<I>(*this); }
+
+		template< std::size_t I>
+		typename tuple_element<I, std::tuple<Types...> >::type const&
+		get() const { return std::get<I>(*this); }
+
+		template< std::size_t I>
+		typename tuple_element<I, std::tuple<Types...> >::type&&
+		get() && { return std::get<I>(*this); }
+	};
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	tuple<Types...> make_tuple( Types&&... args ) {
+		return tuple<Types...>(std::forward<Types&&>(args)...);
+	}
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	tuple<Types...> make_tuple( std::tuple<Types...>&& arg ) {
+		return tuple<Types...>(std::forward<std::tuple<Types...>&&>(arg));
+	}
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	tuple<Types&...> tie( Types&... args ) {
+		return std::tie(args...);
+	}
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	tuple<Types&&...> forward_as_tuple( Types&&... args ) {
+		return std::forward_as_tuple(std::forward<Types&&>(args)...);
+	}
+
+	namespace detail {
+		template < typename... Types >
+		std::tuple<Types...>&& get_std_tuple(tuple<Types...>&& t) {
+			return std::forward<std::tuple<Types...>&&>(t);
+		}
+		template < typename... Types >
+		std::tuple<Types...>& get_std_tuple(tuple<Types...>& t) {
+			return t;
+		}
+		template < typename... Types >
+		std::tuple<Types...> const& get_std_tuple(tuple<Types...> const& t) {
+			return t;
+		}
+		template < typename T >
+		T&& get_std_tuple(T&& t) {
+			return t;
+		}
+	}
+	template< class... Tuples >
+	auto tuple_cat(Tuples&&... args) ->
+		decltype(
+			msgpack::type::make_tuple(std::tuple_cat(detail::get_std_tuple(std::forward<Tuples&&>(args))...))
+		) {
+		return std::tuple_cat(detail::get_std_tuple(std::forward<Tuples&&>(args))...);
+	}
+
+	template< class... Types >
+	void swap( tuple<Types...>& lhs, tuple<Types...>& rhs ) {
+		lhs.swap(rhs);
+	}
+
+} // namespace type
+
 // --- Pack ( from tuple to packer stream ---
 template <typename Stream, typename Tuple, std::size_t N>
 struct Packer {
diff --git a/src/msgpack/cpp_config.hpp b/src/msgpack/cpp_config.hpp
index 9c1dbb0c..b80573a5 100644
--- a/src/msgpack/cpp_config.hpp
+++ b/src/msgpack/cpp_config.hpp
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ namespace msgpack {
 	using std::move;
 	using std::swap;
 
-	namespace type {
-		// tuple
-		using std::tuple;
-		using std::get;
-		using std::make_tuple;
-		using std::tie;
-		using std::forward_as_tuple;
-		using std::tuple_cat;
-		using std::tuple_size;
-		using std::tuple_element;
-		using std::uses_allocator;
-		using std::ignore;
-	}
 } // msgpack
 
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 1939f25c..08efc428 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ check_PROGRAMS = \
 		fixint \
 		fixint_c \
 		version \
+		msgpack_tuple \
 		msgpackc_test \
 		msgpack_test
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ fixint_c_SOURCES = fixint_c.cc
 
 version_SOURCES = version.cc
 
+msgpack_tuple_SOURCES = msgpack_tuple.cc
+
 msgpackc_test_SOURCES = msgpackc_test.cpp
 
 msgpack_test_SOURCES = msgpack_test.cpp
diff --git a/test/msgpack_tuple.cc b/test/msgpack_tuple.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57364f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/msgpack_tuple.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#include <msgpack.hpp>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, member_get)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t1(42, true, "ABC");
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t1.get<2>());
+	t1.get<0>() = 40;
+	t1.get<1>() = false;
+	t1.get<2>() = "DEFG";
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", t1.get<2>());
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, non_member_get)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t1(42, true, "ABC");
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, msgpack::type::get<0>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, msgpack::type::get<1>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", msgpack::type::get<2>(t1));
+	msgpack::type::get<0>(t1) = 40;
+	msgpack::type::get<1>(t1) = false;
+	msgpack::type::get<2>(t1) = "DEFG";
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, msgpack::type::get<0>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, msgpack::type::get<1>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", msgpack::type::get<2>(t1));
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, std_non_member_get)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t1(42, true, "ABC");
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, std::get<0>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, std::get<1>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", std::get<2>(t1));
+	std::get<0>(t1) = 40;
+	std::get<1>(t1) = false;
+	std::get<2>(t1) = "DEFG";
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, std::get<0>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, std::get<1>(t1));
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", std::get<2>(t1));
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, make_tuple)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t1 = msgpack::type::make_tuple(42, true, "ABC");
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t1.get<2>());
+	t1.get<0>() = 40;
+	t1.get<1>() = false;
+	t1.get<2>() = "DEFG";
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", t1.get<2>());
+
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t2 = 
+		msgpack::type::make_tuple(std::make_tuple(42, true, "ABC"));
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t2.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t2.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t2.get<2>());
+
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, tie)
+{
+	int i(42);
+	bool b(true);
+	std::string s("ABC");
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t1 = msgpack::type::tie(i, b, s);
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t1.get<2>());
+	t1.get<0>() = 40;
+	t1.get<1>() = false;
+	t1.get<2>() = "DEFG";
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", t1.get<2>());
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, tuple_cat)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int> t1 = msgpack::type::make_tuple(42);
+	msgpack::type::tuple<bool, std::string> t2 = msgpack::type::make_tuple(true, "ABC");
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string> t3 = msgpack::type::tuple_cat(t1, std::move(t2));
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t3.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t3.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t3.get<2>());
+}
+
+TEST(msgpack_tuple, swap)
+{
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string>  t1 = msgpack::type::make_tuple(42, true, "ABC");
+	msgpack::type::tuple<int, bool, std::string>  t2 = msgpack::type::make_tuple(40, false, "DEFG");
+	msgpack::type::swap(t1, t2);
+	EXPECT_EQ(42, t2.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, t2.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("ABC", t2.get<2>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(40, t1.get<0>());
+	EXPECT_EQ(false, t1.get<1>());
+	EXPECT_EQ("DEFG", t1.get<2>());
+}