diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/communicator.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/communicator.hpp
index 8663ba3f..46349c57 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/communicator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/communicator.hpp
@@ -775,6 +775,15 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL communicator
   void barrier() const;
 #endif
 
+#if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
+  /**
+   * @brief Non blocking version of barrier.
+   *
+   * This version will return immediatly. The request completes 
+   * once all participants have reached the barrier.
+   */
+  request ibarrier() const;
+#endif 
   /** @brief Determine if this communicator is valid for
    * communication.
    *
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/config.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/config.hpp
index 1fd093bf..91ea093d 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/config.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined MPI_SUBVERSION
-/** @brief Major version of the underlying MPI implementation supproted standard.
+/** @brief Major version of the underlying MPI implementation supported standard.
  * 
  * If, for some reason, MPI_SUBVERSION is not supported, you should probably set that
  * according to your MPI documentation
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
index 50a22ec3..2f14a24f 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL request::trivial_handler : public request::handler {
 
 private:
   friend class request;
+#if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
+  friend class communicator;
+#endif
   MPI_Request      m_request;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
index 6edccc9b..6818b613 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL request
    */
   request();
 
+  /** 
+   * Just make a request from a C API request and provide its address 
+   * for future assignement.
+   */
+  static request make_trivial(MPI_Request*& r);
   /**
    * Send a known number of primitive objects in one MPI request.
    */
@@ -150,7 +155,9 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL request
   template<typename T, class A> class legacy_dynamic_primitive_array_handler;
 #if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
   template<class Data> class probe_handler;
+  friend class communicator;
 #endif
+
  private:
   shared_ptr<handler> m_handler;
   shared_ptr<void>    m_preserved;
diff --git a/src/communicator.cpp b/src/communicator.cpp
index 016c6af4..07853857 100644
--- a/src/communicator.cpp
+++ b/src/communicator.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ void (communicator::barrier)() const
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Barrier, (MPI_Comm(*this)));
 }
 
-
 communicator::operator MPI_Comm() const
 {
   if (comm_ptr) return *comm_ptr;
@@ -325,4 +324,14 @@ bool operator==(const communicator& comm1, const communicator& comm2)
   return result == MPI_IDENT;
 }
 
+// Non blocking common
+#if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
+request communicator::ibarrier() const
+{
+  request::trivial_handler* handler = new request::trivial_handler;
+  BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Ibarrier, (*this, &handler->m_request));
+  return request(handler);
+}
+#endif
+
 } } // end namespace boost::mpi
diff --git a/src/request.cpp b/src/request.cpp
index 3ba5695a..b78951f8 100644
--- a/src/request.cpp
+++ b/src/request.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ request::preserve(boost::shared_ptr<void> d) {
 }
 request request::make_dynamic() { return request(new dynamic_handler()); }
 
+request request::make_trivial(MPI_Request*& r) {
+  trivial_handler *handler = new trivial_handler;
+  r = &(handler->m_request);
+  return request(handler);
+}
+
+
 request
 request::make_bottom_send(communicator const& comm, int dest, int tag, MPI_Datatype tp) {
   trivial_handler* handler = new trivial_handler;
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index ac9ac253..31883867 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ test-suite mpi
   [ mpi-test groups_test  ]
   # tests that require -std=c++11
   [ mpi-test sendrecv_vector : : : 2 ]
-  # Intel MPI 2018 and older are axtected to fail:
+  # Intel MPI 2018 and older are expected to fail:
   [ mpi-test non_blocking_any_source : : : 2 17 ]
+  # Non Blockin common (MPI 3 only)
+  [ mpi-test ibarrier_test : : : 1 3 ]
   ;
 }
diff --git a/test/ibarrier_test.cpp b/test/ibarrier_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac7a1923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ibarrier_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//          Copyright Alain Miniussi 2014.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+//          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// A test of the non blocking barrier operation.
+
+#include <boost/mpi/communicator.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpi/environment.hpp>
+
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE mpi_ibarrier
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace mpi = boost::mpi;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ibarrier_check) 
+{
+  mpi::environment  env;
+  mpi::communicator world;
+
+  std::ostringstream buf;  
+  int rk = world.rank();
+  buf << "rk" << rk << ": calling ibarrier.\n";
+  std::cout << buf.str();
+  mpi::request r = world.ibarrier();
+  if (rk == 0) {
+    while (!r.test()) {
+      buf << "rk" << rk << ": not completed yet.\n";
+      std::cout << buf.str();
+    }
+    buf << "rk" << rk << ": completed.\n";
+    std::cout << buf.str();
+  } else {
+    buf << "rk" << rk << ": waiting...";
+    std::cout << buf.str() << std::flush;
+    r.wait();
+    buf << "rk" << rk << ": done.\n";
+    std::cout << buf.str();
+  }
+  BOOST_TEST(true);  
+}
diff --git a/test/sendrecv_test.cpp b/test/sendrecv_test.cpp
index 801b2629..a7fe3a3e 100644
--- a/test/sendrecv_test.cpp
+++ b/test/sendrecv_test.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//          Copyright Alain Miniussi 20014.
+//          Copyright Alain Miniussi 2014.
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 //    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 //          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)