diff --git a/libcxx/include/span b/libcxx/include/span
--- a/libcxx/include/span
+++ b/libcxx/include/span
@@ -170,7 +170,25 @@
 template <class _Tp, size_t _Sz>
 struct __is_std_span<span<_Tp, _Sz>> : true_type {};
 
-#if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) && !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) || defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+// This is a temporary workaround until we ship <ranges> -- we've unfortunately been
+// shipping <span> before its API was finalized, and we used to provide a constructor
+// from container types that had the requirements below. To avoid breaking code that
+// has started relying on the range-based constructor until we ship all of <ranges>,
+// we emulate the constructor requirements like this.
+template <class _Range, class _ElementType, class = void>
+struct __span_compatible_range : false_type { };
+
+template <class _Range, class _ElementType>
+struct __span_compatible_range<_Range, _ElementType, void_t<
+    enable_if_t<!__is_std_span<remove_cvref_t<_Range>>::value>,
+    enable_if_t<!__is_std_array<remove_cvref_t<_Range>>::value>,
+    enable_if_t<!is_array_v<remove_cvref_t<_Range>>>,
+    decltype(data(declval<_Range>())),
+    decltype(size(declval<_Range>())),
+    enable_if_t<is_convertible_v<remove_pointer_t<decltype(data(declval<_Range&>()))>(*)[], _ElementType(*)[]>>
+>> : true_type { };
+#else
 template <class _Range, class _ElementType>
 concept __span_compatible_range =
   ranges::contiguous_range<_Range> &&
@@ -248,7 +266,22 @@
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     constexpr span(const array<_OtherElementType, _Extent>& __arr) noexcept : __data{__arr.data()} {}
 
-#if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) && !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) || defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+    template <class _Container, class = enable_if_t<
+        __span_compatible_range<_Container, element_type>::value
+    >>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+    constexpr explicit span(_Container& __c) : __data{std::data(__c)} {
+      _LIBCPP_ASSERT(std::size(__c) == _Extent, "size mismatch in span's constructor (range)");
+    }
+    template <class _Container, class = enable_if_t<
+        __span_compatible_range<const _Container, element_type>::value
+    >>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+    constexpr explicit span(const _Container& __c) : __data{std::data(__c)} {
+      _LIBCPP_ASSERT(std::size(__c) == _Extent, "size mismatch in span's constructor (range)");
+    }
+#else
     template <__span_compatible_range<element_type> _Range>
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     constexpr explicit span(_Range&& __r) : __data{ranges::data(__r)} {
@@ -434,7 +467,18 @@
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     constexpr span(const array<_OtherElementType, _Sz>& __arr) noexcept : __data{__arr.data()}, __size{_Sz} {}
 
-#if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) && !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONCEPTS) || defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES)
+    template <class _Container, class = enable_if_t<
+        __span_compatible_range<_Container, element_type>::value
+    >>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+    constexpr span(_Container& __c) : __data(std::data(__c)), __size{std::size(__c)} {}
+    template <class _Container, class = enable_if_t<
+        __span_compatible_range<const _Container, element_type>::value
+    >>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+    constexpr span(const _Container& __c) : __data(std::data(__c)), __size{std::size(__c)} {}
+#else
     template <__span_compatible_range<element_type> _Range>
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     constexpr span(_Range&& __r) : __data(ranges::data(__r)), __size{ranges::size(__r)} {}
diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.pass.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.pass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// UNSUPPORTED: c++03, c++11, c++14, c++17
+
+// <span>
+
+//  template<class Container>
+//    constexpr explicit(Extent != dynamic_extent) span(Container&);
+//  template<class Container>
+//    constexpr explicit(Extent != dynamic_extent) span(Container const&);
+
+// This test checks for libc++'s non-conforming temporary extension to std::span
+// to support construction from containers that look like contiguous ranges.
+//
+// This extension is only supported when we don't ship <ranges>, and we can
+// remove it once we get rid of _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES.
+
+#include <span>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+//  Look ma - I'm a container!
+template <typename T>
+struct IsAContainer {
+    constexpr IsAContainer() : v_{} {}
+    constexpr size_t size() const {return 1;}
+    constexpr       T *data() {return &v_;}
+    constexpr const T *data() const {return &v_;}
+    constexpr       T *begin() {return &v_;}
+    constexpr const T *begin() const {return &v_;}
+    constexpr       T *end() {return &v_ + 1;}
+    constexpr const T *end() const {return &v_ + 1;}
+
+    constexpr T const *getV() const {return &v_;} // for checking
+    T v_;
+};
+
+
+void checkCV()
+{
+    std::vector<int> v  = {1,2,3};
+
+//  Types the same
+    {
+    std::span<               int> s1{v};    // a span<               int> pointing at int.
+    }
+
+//  types different
+    {
+    std::span<const          int> s1{v};    // a span<const          int> pointing at int.
+    std::span<      volatile int> s2{v};    // a span<      volatile int> pointing at int.
+    std::span<      volatile int> s3{v};    // a span<      volatile int> pointing at const int.
+    std::span<const volatile int> s4{v};    // a span<const volatile int> pointing at int.
+    }
+
+//  Constructing a const view from a temporary
+    {
+    std::span<const int>    s1{IsAContainer<int>()};
+    std::span<const int>    s3{std::vector<int>()};
+    (void) s1;
+    (void) s3;
+    }
+}
+
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr bool testConstexprSpan()
+{
+    constexpr IsAContainer<const T> val{};
+    std::span<const T> s1{val};
+    return s1.data() == val.getV() && s1.size() == 1;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr bool testConstexprSpanStatic()
+{
+    constexpr IsAContainer<const T> val{};
+    std::span<const T, 1> s1{val};
+    return s1.data() == val.getV() && s1.size() == 1;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void testRuntimeSpan()
+{
+    IsAContainer<T> val{};
+    const IsAContainer<T> cVal;
+    std::span<T>       s1{val};
+    std::span<const T> s2{cVal};
+    assert(s1.data() == val.getV()  && s1.size() == 1);
+    assert(s2.data() == cVal.getV() && s2.size() == 1);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void testRuntimeSpanStatic()
+{
+    IsAContainer<T> val{};
+    const IsAContainer<T> cVal;
+    std::span<T, 1>       s1{val};
+    std::span<const T, 1> s2{cVal};
+    assert(s1.data() == val.getV()  && s1.size() == 1);
+    assert(s2.data() == cVal.getV() && s2.size() == 1);
+}
+
+struct A{};
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpan<int>(),    "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpan<long>(),   "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpan<double>(), "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpan<A>(),      "");
+
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpanStatic<int>(),    "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpanStatic<long>(),   "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpanStatic<double>(), "");
+    static_assert(testConstexprSpanStatic<A>(),      "");
+
+    testRuntimeSpan<int>();
+    testRuntimeSpan<long>();
+    testRuntimeSpan<double>();
+    testRuntimeSpan<std::string>();
+    testRuntimeSpan<A>();
+
+    testRuntimeSpanStatic<int>();
+    testRuntimeSpanStatic<long>();
+    testRuntimeSpanStatic<double>();
+    testRuntimeSpanStatic<std::string>();
+    testRuntimeSpanStatic<A>();
+
+    checkCV();
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.verify.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/containers/views/span.cons/range.verify.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// UNSUPPORTED: c++03, c++11, c++14, c++17
+
+// <span>
+
+//  template<class Container>
+//    constexpr explicit(Extent != dynamic_extent) span(Container&);
+//  template<class Container>
+//    constexpr explicit(Extent != dynamic_extent) span(Container const&);
+
+// This test checks for libc++'s non-conforming temporary extension to std::span
+// to support construction from containers that look like contiguous ranges.
+//
+// This extension is only supported when we don't ship <ranges>, and we can
+// remove it once we get rid of _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_INCOMPLETE_RANGES.
+
+#include <span>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <deque>
+#include <forward_list>
+#include <list>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+//  Look ma - I'm a container!
+template <typename T>
+struct IsAContainer {
+    constexpr IsAContainer() : v_{} {}
+    constexpr size_t size() const {return 1;}
+    constexpr       T *data() {return &v_;}
+    constexpr const T *data() const {return &v_;}
+
+    constexpr const T *getV() const {return &v_;} // for checking
+    T v_;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct NotAContainerNoData {
+    size_t size() const {return 0;}
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct NotAContainerNoSize {
+    const T *data() const {return nullptr;}
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct NotAContainerPrivate {
+private:
+    size_t size() const {return 0;}
+    const T *data() const {return nullptr;}
+};
+
+template<class T, size_t extent, class container>
+std::span<T, extent> createImplicitSpan(container c) {
+    return {c}; // expected-error {{chosen constructor is explicit in copy-initialization}}
+}
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+
+//  Making non-const spans from const sources (a temporary binds to `const &`)
+    {
+    std::span<int>    s1{IsAContainer<int>()};          // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int>'}}
+    std::span<int>    s3{std::vector<int>()};           // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int>'}}
+    }
+
+//  Missing size and/or data
+    {
+    std::span<const int>    s1{NotAContainerNoData<int>()};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<const int>    s3{NotAContainerNoSize<int>()};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<const int>    s5{NotAContainerPrivate<int>()};  // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+
+//  Again with the standard containers
+    std::span<const int>    s11{std::deque<int>()};           // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<const int>    s13{std::list<int>()};            // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<const int>    s15{std::forward_list<int>()};    // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    }
+
+//  Not the same type
+    {
+    IsAContainer<int> c;
+    std::span<float>    s1{c};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<float>'}}
+    }
+
+//  CV wrong
+    {
+    IsAContainer<const          int> c;
+    IsAContainer<const volatile int> cv;
+    IsAContainer<      volatile int> v;
+
+    std::span<               int> s1{c};    // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int>'}}
+    std::span<               int> s2{v};    // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int>'}}
+    std::span<               int> s3{cv};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int>'}}
+    std::span<const          int> s4{v};    // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<const          int> s5{cv};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<const int>'}}
+    std::span<      volatile int> s6{c};    // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<volatile int>'}}
+    std::span<      volatile int> s7{cv};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<volatile int>'}}
+    }
+
+// explicit constructor necessary
+    {
+    IsAContainer<int> c;
+    const IsAContainer<int> cc;
+
+    createImplicitSpan<int, 1>(c);
+    createImplicitSpan<int, 1>(cc);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}