diff --git a/include/etl/optional.h b/include/etl/optional.h
index 47f84004..36c03e0f 100644
--- a/include/etl/optional.h
+++ b/include/etl/optional.h
@@ -325,6 +325,93 @@ namespace etl
       }
     }
 
+#if ETL_CPP11_SUPPORTED  && !defined(ETL_STLPORT) && !defined(ETL_OPTIONAL_FORCE_CPP03)
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Emplaces a value.
+    ///\param args The arguments to construct with.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    template <typename ... Args>
+    void emplace(Args && ... args)
+    {
+      if (valid)
+      {
+        // Destroy the old one.
+        storage.template get_reference<T>().~T();
+      }
+
+      ::new (storage.template get_address<T>()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+      valid = true;
+    }
+#else
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Emplaces a value.
+    /// 1 parameter.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    template <typename T1>
+    void emplace(const T1& value1)
+    {
+      if (valid)
+      {
+        // Destroy the old one.
+        storage.template get_reference<T>().~T();
+      }
+
+      ::new (storage.template get_address<T>()) T(value1);
+      valid = true;
+    }
+
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Emplaces a value.
+    /// 2 parameters.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    template <typename T1, typename T2>
+    void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2)
+    {
+      if (valid)
+      {
+        // Destroy the old one.
+        storage.template get_reference<T>().~T();
+      }
+
+      ::new (storage.template get_address<T>()) T(value1, value2);
+      valid = true;
+    }
+
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Emplaces a value.
+    /// 3 parameters.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
+    void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2, const T3& value3)
+    {
+      if (valid)
+      {
+        // Destroy the old one.
+        storage.template get_reference<T>().~T();
+      }
+
+      ::new (storage.template get_address<T>()) T(value1, value2, value3);
+      valid = true;
+    }
+
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Emplaces a value.
+    /// 4 parameters.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>
+    void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2, const T3& value3, const T4& value4)
+    {
+      if (valid)
+      {
+        // Destroy the old one.
+        storage.template get_reference<T>().~T();
+      }
+
+      ::new (storage.template get_address<T>()) T(value1, value2, value3, value4);
+      valid = true;
+    }
+#endif
+
   private:
 
     typename etl::aligned_storage_as<sizeof(T), T>::type storage;
diff --git a/include/etl/version.h b/include/etl/version.h
index 5eae462c..2ab16a18 100644
--- a/include/etl/version.h
+++ b/include/etl/version.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
 ///\ingroup utilities
 
 #define ETL_VERSION_MAJOR 14
-#define ETL_VERSION_MINOR 18
-#define ETL_VERSION_PATCH  5
+#define ETL_VERSION_MINOR 19
+#define ETL_VERSION_PATCH  0
 
 #define ETL_VERSION       ETL_STRINGIFY(ETL_VERSION_MAJOR) ETL_STRINGIFY(ETL_VERSION_MINOR) ETL_STRINGIFY(ETL_VERSION_PATCH)
 #define ETL_VERSION_W     ETL_WIDE_STRING(ETL_CONCAT(ETL_CONCAT(ETL_VERSION_MAJOR, ETL_VERSION_MINOR), ETL_VERSION_PATCH))
diff --git a/support/Release notes.txt b/support/Release notes.txt
index 0b2373fc..a8823399 100644
--- a/support/Release notes.txt	
+++ b/support/Release notes.txt	
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+===============================================================================
+14.19.0
+Added 'emplace' to etl::optional.
+C++03 & C++11 variants supplied depending on compiler support.
+
 ===============================================================================
 14.18.4
 Fixed bug in fractional part for floating point with leading zeros after the decimal point.
diff --git a/test/etl_profile.h b/test/etl_profile.h
index 95880884..ffcbee75 100644
--- a/test/etl_profile.h
+++ b/test/etl_profile.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 //#define ETL_QUEUE_MPMC_MUTEX_FORCE_CPP03
 //#define ETL_QUEUE_ISR_FORCE_CPP03
 //#define ETL_QUEUE_LOCKED_FORCE_CPP03
+//#define ETL_OPTIONAL_FORCE_CPP03
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
   #include "etl/profiles/msvc_x86.h"
diff --git a/test/test_optional.cpp b/test/test_optional.cpp
index 35884641..c48039b7 100644
--- a/test/test_optional.cpp
+++ b/test/test_optional.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "data.h"
 
 typedef TestDataNDC<std::string> Data;
+typedef TestDataM<uint32_t>      DataM;
 
 std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, const Data& data)
 {
@@ -85,6 +86,23 @@ namespace
       CHECK(!bool(data4));
     }
 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    TEST(test_emplace)
+    {
+      etl::optional<DataM> data;
+
+      data.emplace(1U);
+      CHECK_EQUAL(1U, data.value().value);
+
+      data.emplace(2U);
+      CHECK_EQUAL(2U, data.value().value);
+
+      data.emplace(3U);
+      CHECK_EQUAL(3U, data.value().value);
+
+      CHECK_EQUAL(1, DataM::get_instance_count());
+    }
+
     //*************************************************************************
     TEST(test_nullopt)
     {