diff --git a/include/pybind11/cast.h b/include/pybind11/cast.h
index 9b013bc39..9d1ce15d4 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/cast.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/cast.h
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ struct move_always<
     enable_if_t<
         all_of<move_is_plain_type<T>,
                negation<is_copy_constructible<T>>,
-               std::is_move_constructible<T>,
+               is_move_constructible<T>,
                std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<make_caster<T>>().operator T &()), T &>>::value>>
     : std::true_type {};
 template <typename T, typename SFINAE = void>
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ struct move_if_unreferenced<
     enable_if_t<
         all_of<move_is_plain_type<T>,
                negation<move_always<T>>,
-               std::is_move_constructible<T>,
+               is_move_constructible<T>,
                std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<make_caster<T>>().operator T &()), T &>>::value>>
     : std::true_type {};
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/init.h b/include/pybind11/detail/init.h
index 9f71278c2..e21171688 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/init.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/init.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void construct(value_and_holder &v_h, Holder<Class> holder, bool need_alias) {
 template <typename Class>
 void construct(value_and_holder &v_h, Cpp<Class> &&result, bool need_alias) {
     PYBIND11_WORKAROUND_INCORRECT_MSVC_C4100(need_alias);
-    static_assert(std::is_move_constructible<Cpp<Class>>::value,
+    static_assert(is_move_constructible<Cpp<Class>>::value,
                   "pybind11::init() return-by-value factory function requires a movable class");
     if (Class::has_alias && need_alias) {
         construct_alias_from_cpp<Class>(is_alias_constructible<Class>{}, v_h, std::move(result));
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void construct(value_and_holder &v_h, Cpp<Class> &&result, bool need_alias) {
 template <typename Class>
 void construct(value_and_holder &v_h, Alias<Class> &&result, bool) {
     static_assert(
-        std::is_move_constructible<Alias<Class>>::value,
+        is_move_constructible<Alias<Class>>::value,
         "pybind11::init() return-by-alias-value factory function requires a movable alias class");
     v_h.value_ptr() = new Alias<Class>(std::move(result));
 }
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
index 0b710d7e4..34dcd26ce 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
@@ -827,6 +827,9 @@ using movable_cast_op_type
 template <typename T, typename SFINAE = void>
 struct is_copy_constructible : std::is_copy_constructible<T> {};
 
+template <typename T, typename SFINAE = void>
+struct is_move_constructible : std::is_move_constructible<T> {};
+
 // Specialization for types that appear to be copy constructible but also look like stl containers
 // (we specifically check for: has `value_type` and `reference` with `reference = value_type&`): if
 // so, copy constructability depends on whether the value_type is copy constructible.
@@ -994,7 +997,7 @@ protected:
         return [](const void *arg) -> void * { return new T(*reinterpret_cast<const T *>(arg)); };
     }
 
-    template <typename T, typename = enable_if_t<std::is_move_constructible<T>::value>>
+    template <typename T, typename = enable_if_t<is_move_constructible<T>::value>>
     static auto make_move_constructor(const T *)
         -> decltype(new T(std::declval<T &&>()), Constructor{}) {
         return [](const void *arg) -> void * {
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c36656d6a..cc0a7d6d5 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ set(PYBIND11_TEST_FILES
     test_tagbased_polymorphic
     test_thread
     test_union
+    test_vector_unique_ptr_member
     test_virtual_functions)
 
 # Invoking cmake with something like:
diff --git a/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.cpp b/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657743e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "pybind11_tests.h"
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace pybind11_tests {
+namespace vector_unique_ptr_member {
+
+struct DataType {};
+
+// Reduced from a use case in the wild.
+struct VectorOwner {
+    static std::unique_ptr<VectorOwner> Create(std::size_t num_elems) {
+        return std::unique_ptr<VectorOwner>(
+            new VectorOwner(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<DataType>>(num_elems)));
+    }
+
+    std::size_t data_size() const { return data_.size(); }
+
+private:
+    explicit VectorOwner(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<DataType>> data) : data_(std::move(data)) {}
+
+    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<DataType>> data_;
+};
+
+} // namespace vector_unique_ptr_member
+} // namespace pybind11_tests
+
+namespace pybind11 {
+namespace detail {
+
+template <>
+struct is_copy_constructible<pybind11_tests::vector_unique_ptr_member::VectorOwner>
+    : std::false_type {};
+
+template <>
+struct is_move_constructible<pybind11_tests::vector_unique_ptr_member::VectorOwner>
+    : std::false_type {};
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace pybind11
+
+using namespace pybind11_tests::vector_unique_ptr_member;
+
+py::object py_cast_VectorOwner_ptr(VectorOwner *ptr) { return py::cast(ptr); }
+
+// PYBIND11_SMART_HOLDER_TYPE_CASTERS(VectorOwner)
+
+TEST_SUBMODULE(vector_unique_ptr_member, m) {
+    py::class_<VectorOwner>(m, "VectorOwner")
+        .def_static("Create", &VectorOwner::Create)
+        .def("data_size", &VectorOwner::data_size);
+
+    m.def("py_cast_VectorOwner_ptr", py_cast_VectorOwner_ptr);
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.py b/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2da3d97c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_vector_unique_ptr_member.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import pytest
+
+from pybind11_tests import vector_unique_ptr_member as m
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("num_elems", range(3))
+def test_create(num_elems):
+    vo = m.VectorOwner.Create(num_elems)
+    assert vo.data_size() == num_elems
+
+
+def test_cast():
+    vo = m.VectorOwner.Create(0)
+    assert m.py_cast_VectorOwner_ptr(vo) is vo