diff --git a/include/beman/optional26/optional.hpp b/include/beman/optional26/optional.hpp
index 54ebd689..6fe745f6 100644
--- a/include/beman/optional26/optional.hpp
+++ b/include/beman/optional26/optional.hpp
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ inline constexpr optional<T>::optional(const optional& rhs)
     requires std::is_copy_constructible_v<T> && (!std::is_trivially_copy_constructible_v<T>)
 {
     if (rhs.has_value()) {
-        std::construct_at(std::addressof(value_), rhs.value_);
-        engaged_ = true;
+        construct(rhs.value_);
     }
 }
 
@@ -434,8 +433,7 @@ inline constexpr optional<T>::optional(optional&& rhs) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_
     requires std::is_move_constructible_v<T> && (!std::is_trivially_move_constructible_v<T>)
 {
     if (rhs.has_value()) {
-        std::construct_at(std::addressof(value_), std::move(rhs.value()));
-        engaged_ = true;
+        construct(std::move(rhs.value_));
     }
 }
 
@@ -466,8 +464,7 @@ inline constexpr optional<T>::optional(const optional<U>& rhs)
     requires detail::enable_from_other<T, U, const U&> && std::is_convertible_v<const U&, T>
 {
     if (rhs.has_value()) {
-        std::construct_at(std::addressof(value_), rhs.value());
-        engaged_ = true;
+        construct(*rhs);
     }
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +521,7 @@ inline constexpr optional<T>& optional<T>::operator=(const optional<T>& rhs)
     else if (has_value())
         value_ = rhs.value_;
     else
-        std::construct_at(std::addressof(value_), rhs.value_);
+        construct(rhs.value_);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -539,7 +536,7 @@ optional<T>::operator=(optional<T>&& rhs) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_move_construc
     else if (has_value())
         value_ = std::move(rhs.value_);
     else
-        std::construct_at(std::addressof(value_), std::move(rhs.value_));
+        construct(std::move(rhs.value_));
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/beman/optional26/tests/optional.t.cpp b/src/beman/optional26/tests/optional.t.cpp
index ca883917..d0592fcb 100644
--- a/src/beman/optional26/tests/optional.t.cpp
+++ b/src/beman/optional26/tests/optional.t.cpp
@@ -208,8 +208,38 @@ TEST(OptionalTest, AssignmentValue) {
      */
     beman::optional26::optional<not_trivial_copy_assignable> o5{5};
     beman::optional26::optional<not_trivial_copy_assignable> o6;
+
+    // Copy into empty optional.
     o6 = o5;
-    EXPECT_TRUE(o5->i_ == 5);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6->i_ == 5);
+
+    // Move into empty optional.
+    o6.reset();
+    o6 = std::move(o5);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6->i_ == 5);
+
+    // Copy into engaged optional.
+    beman::optional26::optional<not_trivial_copy_assignable> o7{7};
+    o6 = o7;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6->i_ == 7);
+
+    // Move into engaged optional.
+    beman::optional26::optional<not_trivial_copy_assignable> o8{8};
+    o6 = std::move(o8);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(o6->i_ == 8);
+
+    // Copy from empty into engaged optional.
+    o5.reset();
+    o7 = o5;
+    EXPECT_FALSE(o7);
+
+    // Move from empty into engaged optional.
+    o8 = std::move(o5);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(o8);
 }
 
 TEST(OptionalTest, Triviality) {