diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-nice-strict.h.pump b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-nice-strict.h.pump
index 3ee1ce7f..4973c356 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-nice-strict.h.pump
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-nice-strict.h.pump
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ $var n = 10  $$ The maximum arity we support.
 // NiceMock<MockFoo>.
 //
 // NiceMock, NaggyMock, and StrictMock "inherit" the constructors of
-// their respective base class, with up-to $n arguments.  Therefore
-// you can write NiceMock<MockFoo>(5, "a") to construct a nice mock
-// where MockFoo has a constructor that accepts (int, const char*),
-// for example.
+// their respective base class.  Therefore you can write
+// NiceMock<MockFoo>(5, "a") to construct a nice mock where MockFoo
+// has a constructor that accepts (int, const char*), for example.
 //
 // A known limitation is that NiceMock<MockFoo>, NaggyMock<MockFoo>,
 // and StrictMock<MockFoo> only works for mock methods defined using
@@ -64,10 +63,6 @@ $var n = 10  $$ The maximum arity we support.
 // or "strict" modifier may not affect it, depending on the compiler.
 // In particular, nesting NiceMock, NaggyMock, and StrictMock is NOT
 // supported.
-//
-// Another known limitation is that the constructors of the base mock
-// cannot have arguments passed by non-const reference, which are
-// banned by the Google C++ style guide anyway.
 
 #ifndef GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_NICE_STRICT_H_
 #define GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_NICE_STRICT_H_
@@ -88,44 +83,79 @@ $var method=[[$if kind==0 [[AllowUninterestingCalls]]
              $elif kind==1 [[WarnUninterestingCalls]]
              $else [[FailUninterestingCalls]]]]
 
-template <class MockClass>
-class $clazz : public MockClass {
- public:
-  // We don't factor out the constructor body to a common method, as
-  // we have to avoid a possible clash with members of MockClass.
-  $clazz() {
-    ::testing::Mock::$method(
-        internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(this));
-  }
+namespace internal {
 
-  // C++ doesn't (yet) allow inheritance of constructors, so we have
-  // to define it for each arity.
+// $clazz[[]]Base serves as a mix-in to establish the "uninteresting call"
+// behavior for $clazz on construction. It accomplishes this via CRTP to get
+// access to the derived MockClass.
+template <class MockClass>
+class $clazz[[]]Base {
+ protected:
+  $clazz[[]]Base();
+
+  ~$clazz[[]]Base();
+};
+
+}  // namespace internal
+
+template <class MockClass>
+class $clazz : public MockClass, public internal::$clazz[[]]Base<MockClass> {
+ public:
+  $clazz() : MockClass() {}
+
+#if GTEST_LANG_CXX11
+  // Ideally, we would inherit base class's constructors through a using
+  // declaration, which would preserve their visibility. However, many existing
+  // tests rely on the fact that current implementation reexports protected
+  // constructors as public. These tests would need to be cleaned up first.
+
+  // Single argument constructor is special-cased so that it can be
+  // made explicit.
+  template <typename A>
+  explicit $clazz(A&& arg) : MockClass(std::forward<A>(arg)) {}
+
+  template <typename A1, typename A2, typename... An>
+  $clazz(A1&& arg1, A2&& arg2, An&&... args)
+      : MockClass(std::forward<A1>(arg1), std::forward<A2>(arg2),
+                  std::forward<An>(args)...) {}
+#else
+  // C++98 doesn't have variadic templates, so we have to define one
+  // for each arity.
   template <typename A1>
-  explicit $clazz(const A1& a1) : MockClass(a1) {
-    ::testing::Mock::$method(
-        internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(this));
-  }
+  explicit $clazz(const A1& a1) : MockClass(a1) {}
 
 $range i 2..n
 $for i [[
 $range j 1..i
   template <$for j, [[typename A$j]]>
-  $clazz($for j, [[const A$j& a$j]]) : MockClass($for j, [[a$j]]) {
-    ::testing::Mock::$method(
-        internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(this));
-  }
+  $clazz($for j, [[const A$j& a$j]]) : MockClass($for j, [[a$j]]) {}
 
 
 ]]
-  virtual ~$clazz() {
-    ::testing::Mock::UnregisterCallReaction(
-        internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(this));
-  }
+#endif  // GTEST_LANG_CXX11
 
  private:
   GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_($clazz);
 };
 
+namespace internal {
+
+template <typename MockClass>
+$clazz[[]]Base<MockClass>::$clazz[[]]Base() {
+  ::testing::Mock::$method(
+      internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(
+          static_cast<$clazz<MockClass> *>(this)));
+}
+
+template <typename MockClass>
+$clazz[[]]Base<MockClass>::~$clazz[[]]Base() {
+  ::testing::Mock::UnregisterCallReaction(
+      internal::ImplicitCast_<MockClass*>(
+          static_cast<$clazz<MockClass>*>(this)));
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+
 ]]
 
 // The following specializations catch some (relatively more common)