diff --git a/sprout/container/container_range_traits.hpp b/sprout/container/container_range_traits.hpp
index 48b04a67..0b9db527 100644
--- a/sprout/container/container_range_traits.hpp
+++ b/sprout/container/container_range_traits.hpp
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ namespace sprout {
 		, public sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_at_impl<Container>
 		, public sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_at_const_impl<Container>
 	{
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_front_impl<Container>::range_front;
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_front_const_impl<Container>::range_front;
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_back_impl<Container>::range_back;
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_back_const_impl<Container>::range_back;
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_at_impl<Container>::range_at;
+		using sprout::detail::container_range_traits_range_at_const_impl<Container>::range_at;
 	public:
 		// iterators:
 		static SPROUT_CONSTEXPR typename sprout::container_traits<Container>::iterator
diff --git a/sprout/range/range_container.hpp b/sprout/range/range_container.hpp
index d8c7e6ef..cc448e6b 100644
--- a/sprout/range/range_container.hpp
+++ b/sprout/range/range_container.hpp
@@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ namespace sprout {
 			typedef iterator const_iterator;
 			typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type value_type;
 			typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::reference reference;
-			typedef typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type const& const_reference;
+			typedef typename std::conditional<
+				std::is_reference<reference>::value,
+				typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type const&,
+				reference
+			>::type const_reference;
 			typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type difference_type;
 			typedef typename std::make_unsigned<difference_type>::type size_type;
 			typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::pointer pointer;
-			typedef typename std::remove_pointer<pointer>::type const* const_pointer;
+			typedef typename std::conditional<
+				std::is_pointer<pointer>::value,
+				typename std::remove_pointer<pointer>::type const*,
+				pointer
+			>::type const_pointer;
 		private:
 			iterator first_;
 			iterator last_;