diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index 752f77564..83abe51fb 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ public:
 
     /// Construct a cpp_function from a vanilla function pointer
     template <typename Return, typename... Args, typename... Extra>
-    explicit cpp_function(Return (*f)(Args...), const Extra&... extra) {
+    cpp_function(Return (*f)(Args...), const Extra&... extra) {
         initialize(f, f, extra...);
     }
 
     /// Construct a cpp_function from a lambda function (possibly with internal state)
-    template <typename Func, typename... Extra> explicit cpp_function(Func &&f, const Extra&... extra) {
+    template <typename Func, typename... Extra> cpp_function(Func &&f, const Extra&... extra) {
         initialize(std::forward<Func>(f),
                    (typename detail::remove_class<decltype(
                        &std::remove_reference<Func>::type::operator())>::type *) nullptr, extra...);
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ public:
 
     /// Construct a cpp_function from a class method (non-const)
     template <typename Return, typename Class, typename... Arg, typename... Extra>
-            explicit cpp_function(Return (Class::*f)(Arg...), const Extra&... extra) {
+    cpp_function(Return (Class::*f)(Arg...), const Extra&... extra) {
         initialize([f](Class *c, Arg... args) -> Return { return (c->*f)(args...); },
                    (Return (*) (Class *, Arg...)) nullptr, extra...);
     }
 
     /// Construct a cpp_function from a class method (const)
     template <typename Return, typename Class, typename... Arg, typename... Extra>
-            explicit cpp_function(Return (Class::*f)(Arg...) const, const Extra&... extra) {
+    cpp_function(Return (Class::*f)(Arg...) const, const Extra&... extra) {
         initialize([f](const Class *c, Arg... args) -> Return { return (c->*f)(args...); },
                    (Return (*)(const Class *, Arg ...)) nullptr, extra...);
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.cpp b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.cpp
index c78e64b56..82c81f724 100644
--- a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ public:
     int value = 0;
 };
 
+struct TestProperties {
+    int value = 1;
+    static int static_value;
+
+    int get() const { return value; }
+    void set(int v) { value = v; }
+
+    static int static_get() { return static_value; }
+    static void static_set(int v) { static_value = v; }
+};
+
+int TestProperties::static_value = 1;
+
 class DynamicClass {
 public:
     DynamicClass() { print_default_created(this); }
@@ -90,6 +103,20 @@ test_initializer methods_and_attributes([](py::module &m) {
         .def_readwrite("value", &ExampleMandA::value)
         ;
 
+    py::class_<TestProperties>(m, "TestProperties")
+        .def(py::init<>())
+        .def_readonly("def_readonly", &TestProperties::value)
+        .def_readwrite("def_readwrite", &TestProperties::value)
+        .def_property_readonly("def_property_readonly", &TestProperties::get)
+        .def_property("def_property", &TestProperties::get, &TestProperties::set)
+        .def_readonly_static("def_readonly_static", &TestProperties::static_value)
+        .def_readwrite_static("def_readwrite_static", &TestProperties::static_value)
+        .def_property_readonly_static("def_property_readonly_static",
+                                      [](py::object) { return TestProperties::static_get(); })
+        .def_property_static("def_property_static",
+                             [](py::object) { return TestProperties::static_get(); },
+                             [](py::object, int v) { return TestProperties::static_set(v); });
+
     py::class_<DynamicClass>(m, "DynamicClass", py::dynamic_attr())
         .def(py::init());
 
diff --git a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
index 1c7b3daa0..f4116c3b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
@@ -47,6 +47,44 @@ def test_methods_and_attributes():
     assert cstats.move_assignments == 0
 
 
+def test_properties():
+    from pybind11_tests import TestProperties
+
+    instance = TestProperties()
+
+    assert instance.def_readonly == 1
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        instance.def_readonly = 2
+
+    instance.def_readwrite = 2
+    assert instance.def_readwrite == 2
+
+    assert instance.def_property_readonly == 2
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        instance.def_property_readonly = 3
+
+    instance.def_property = 3
+    assert instance.def_property == 3
+
+
+def test_static_properties():
+    from pybind11_tests import TestProperties as Type
+
+    assert Type.def_readonly_static == 1
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        Type.def_readonly_static = 2
+
+    Type.def_readwrite_static = 2
+    assert Type.def_readwrite_static == 2
+
+    assert Type.def_property_readonly_static == 2
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        Type.def_property_readonly_static = 3
+
+    Type.def_property_static = 3
+    assert Type.def_property_static == 3
+
+
 def test_dynamic_attributes():
     from pybind11_tests import DynamicClass, CppDerivedDynamicClass