diff --git a/libcxx/docs/Status/Cxx2bIssues.csv b/libcxx/docs/Status/Cxx2bIssues.csv
--- a/libcxx/docs/Status/Cxx2bIssues.csv
+++ b/libcxx/docs/Status/Cxx2bIssues.csv
@@ -305,6 +305,6 @@
 "`3878 <https://wg21.link/LWG3878>`__","import ``std;`` should guarantee initialization of standard iostreams objects","February 2023","","",""
 "`3879 <https://wg21.link/LWG3879>`__","``erase_if`` for ``flat_{,multi}set`` is incorrectly specified","February 2023","","",""
 "`3880 <https://wg21.link/LWG3880>`__","Clarify ``operator+=`` complexity for ``{chunk,stride}_view::iterator``","February 2023","","","|ranges|"
-"`3881 <https://wg21.link/LWG3881>`__","Incorrect formatting of container adapters backed by ``std::string``","February 2023","","","|format|"
+"`3881 <https://wg21.link/LWG3881>`__","Incorrect formatting of container adapters backed by ``std::string``","February 2023","|Complete|","17.0","|format|"
 "","","","","",""
 "`3343 <https://wg21.link/LWG3343>`__","Ordering of calls to ``unlock()`` and ``notify_all()`` in Effects element of ``notify_all_at_thread_exit()`` should be reversed","Not Yet Adopted","|Complete|","16.0",""
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__format/container_adaptor.h b/libcxx/include/__format/container_adaptor.h
--- a/libcxx/include/__format/container_adaptor.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__format/container_adaptor.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <__format/concepts.h>
 #include <__format/formatter.h>
 #include <__format/range_default_formatter.h>
+#include <__ranges/all.h>
+#include <__ranges/ref_view.h>
 #include <queue>
 #include <stack>
 
@@ -35,8 +37,9 @@
 template <class _Adaptor, class _CharT>
 struct _LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_VIS _LIBCPP_AVAILABILITY_FORMAT __formatter_container_adaptor {
 private:
-  using __maybe_const_adaptor = __fmt_maybe_const<_Adaptor, _CharT>;
-  formatter<typename _Adaptor::container_type, _CharT> __underlying_;
+  using __maybe_const_container = __fmt_maybe_const<typename _Adaptor::container_type, _CharT>;
+  using __maybe_const_adaptor   = __maybe_const<is_const_v<__maybe_const_container>, _Adaptor>;
+  formatter<ranges::ref_view<__maybe_const_container>, _CharT> __underlying_;
 
 public:
   template <class _ParseContext>
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/containers/container.adaptors/container.adaptors.format/format.functions.tests.h b/libcxx/test/std/containers/container.adaptors/container.adaptors.format/format.functions.tests.h
--- a/libcxx/test/std/containers/container.adaptors/container.adaptors.format/format.functions.tests.h
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/containers/container.adaptors/container.adaptors.format/format.functions.tests.h
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@
   test_char_escaped_string<CharT>(
       check, check_exception, std::priority_queue{input.begin(), input.end(), std::greater{}});
   test_char_escaped_string<CharT>(check, check_exception, std::stack{input.begin(), input.end()});
+
+  // LWG3881 fixes formatting container adaptors backed by a std::string.
+  test_char_default<CharT>(check, check_exception, std::queue{std::basic_string<CharT>{input.begin(), input.end()}});
+  test_char_default<CharT>(
+      check,
+      check_exception,
+      std::priority_queue{std::greater{}, std::basic_string<CharT>{input.begin(), input.end()}});
+  test_char_default<CharT>(check, check_exception, std::stack{std::basic_string<CharT>{input.begin(), input.end()}});
 }
 
 //