diff --git a/include/gsl/gsl b/include/gsl/gsl
index bc46aac..3679fa1 100644
--- a/include/gsl/gsl
+++ b/include/gsl/gsl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 
     constexpr operator T() const { return get(); }
     constexpr T operator->() const { return get(); }
-    constexpr auto operator*() const { return *get(); } 
+    constexpr decltype(auto) operator*() const { return *get(); } 
 
     // prevents compilation when someone attempts to assign a null pointer constant
     not_null(std::nullptr_t) = delete;
diff --git a/tests/notnull_tests.cpp b/tests/notnull_tests.cpp
index 85ed5b5..caab476 100644
--- a/tests/notnull_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/notnull_tests.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ std::string operator>=(CustomPtr<T> const& lhs, CustomPtr<U> const& rhs)
                                                                                           : "false";
 }
 
+struct NonCopyableNonMovable
+{
+    NonCopyableNonMovable() = default;
+    NonCopyableNonMovable(const NonCopyableNonMovable&) = delete;
+    NonCopyableNonMovable& operator=(const NonCopyableNonMovable&) = delete;
+    NonCopyableNonMovable(NonCopyableNonMovable&&) = delete;
+    NonCopyableNonMovable& operator=(NonCopyableNonMovable&&) = delete;
+};
+
+
 SUITE(NotNullTests)
 {
 
@@ -253,18 +263,33 @@ SUITE(NotNullTests)
 
      TEST(TestNotNullDereferenceOperator)
      {
-        auto sp1 = std::make_shared<int>(42);
+        {
+            auto sp1 = std::make_shared<NonCopyableNonMovable>();
 
-        using NotNullSp1 = not_null<decltype(sp1)>;
+            using NotNullSp1 = not_null<decltype(sp1)>;
+            CHECK(typeid(*sp1) == typeid(*NotNullSp1(sp1))); 
+            CHECK(std::addressof(*NotNullSp1(sp1)) == std::addressof(*sp1));
+        }
 
-        CHECK(*NotNullSp1(sp1) == *sp1);
+        {
+            int ints[1] = { 42 };
+            CustomPtr<int> p1(&ints[0]);
 
-        int ints[1] = {42};
-        CustomPtr<int> p1(&ints[0]);
+            using NotNull1 = not_null<decltype(p1)>;
+            CHECK(typeid(*NotNull1(p1)) == typeid(*p1));
+            CHECK(*NotNull1(p1) == 42);
+            *NotNull1(p1) = 43;
+            CHECK(ints[0] == 43);
+        }
 
-        using NotNull1 = not_null<decltype(p1)>;
-        CHECK(*NotNull1(p1) == 42);
-    }
+        {
+            int v = 42;
+            gsl::not_null<int*> p(&v);
+            CHECK(typeid(*p) == typeid(*(&v)));
+            *p = 43;
+            CHECK(v == 43);
+        }
+     }
 }
 
 int main(int, const char* []) { return UnitTest::RunAllTests(); }