diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/rope b/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/rope
index 81e4f23708f..9681dbc6225 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/rope
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/rope
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
 	std::copy(__x._M_buffer, __x._M_buffer + __x._M_buf_count, _M_buffer);
       }
       
+      // Non-const "copy" modifies the parameter - yuck
       sequence_buffer(sequence_buffer& __x)
       {
 	__x.flush();
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
       sequence_buffer(_Sequence& __s)
       : _M_prefix(&__s), _M_buf_count(0) { }
       
+      // Non-const "copy" modifies the parameter - yuck
       sequence_buffer&
       operator=(sequence_buffer& __x)
       {
@@ -230,7 +232,12 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
 	std::copy(__x._M_buffer, __x._M_buffer + __x._M_buf_count, _M_buffer);
 	return *this;
       }
-      
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+      sequence_buffer(sequence_buffer&& __x) : sequence_buffer(__x) { }
+      sequence_buffer& operator=(sequence_buffer&& __x) { return *this = __x; }
+#endif
+
       void
       push_back(value_type __x)
       {
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/ext/rope/101542.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/ext/rope/101542.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e89f23d3d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/ext/rope/101542.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// { dg-do run { target c++11 } }
+// PR libstdc++/101542
+#include <ext/rope>
+#include <testsuite_hooks.h>
+
+template<typename T> T f(T x) { return x; }
+template<typename T> T g(T x) { return std::move(x); }
+
+int main()
+{
+  std::string s;
+  {
+    __gnu_cxx::sequence_buffer<std::string> a(s);
+    {
+      __gnu_cxx::sequence_buffer<std::string> b = std::move(a);
+      b.push_back('h');
+      b.push_back('e');
+      b.push_back('l');
+      b.push_back('l');
+      b.push_back('o');
+
+      __gnu_cxx::sequence_buffer<std::string> c;
+      c = f(g((std::move(b))));
+    }
+  }
+  VERIFY( s == "hello" );
+}