diff --git a/libcxx/include/span b/libcxx/include/span
--- a/libcxx/include/span
+++ b/libcxx/include/span
@@ -214,15 +214,31 @@
     constexpr span           (const span&) noexcept = default;
     constexpr span& operator=(const span&) noexcept = default;
 
-    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr span(pointer __ptr, size_type __count) : __data{__ptr}
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr explicit span(pointer __ptr, size_type __count) : __data{__ptr}
         { (void)__count; _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Extent == __count, "size mismatch in span's constructor (ptr, len)"); }
-    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr span(pointer __f, pointer __l) : __data{__f}
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr explicit span(pointer __f, pointer __l) : __data{__f}
         { (void)__l;     _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Extent == distance(__f, __l), "size mismatch in span's constructor (ptr, ptr)"); }
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr span(element_type (&__arr)[_Extent])          noexcept : __data{__arr} {}
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr span(      array<value_type, _Extent>& __arr) noexcept : __data{__arr.data()} {}
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY constexpr span(const array<value_type, _Extent>& __arr) noexcept : __data{__arr.data()} {}
 
+    template <class _Container>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+        constexpr explicit span(      _Container& __c,
+            enable_if_t<__is_span_compatible_container<_Container, _Tp>::value, nullptr_t> = nullptr)
+        : __data{_VSTD::data(__c)} {
+            _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Extent == _VSTD::size(__c), "size mismatch in span's constructor (range)");
+        }
+
+    template <class _Container>
+    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
+        constexpr explicit span(const _Container& __c,
+            enable_if_t<__is_span_compatible_container<const _Container, _Tp>::value, nullptr_t> = nullptr)
+        : __data{_VSTD::data(__c)} {
+            _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Extent == _VSTD::size(__c), "size mismatch in span's constructor (range)");
+        }
+
     template <class _OtherElementType>
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
         constexpr span(const span<_OtherElementType, _Extent>& __other,
@@ -233,7 +249,7 @@
 
     template <class _OtherElementType>
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-        constexpr span(const span<_OtherElementType, dynamic_extent>& __other,
+        constexpr explicit span(const span<_OtherElementType, dynamic_extent>& __other,
                        enable_if_t<
                           is_convertible_v<_OtherElementType(*)[], element_type (*)[]>,
                           nullptr_t> = nullptr) noexcept
@@ -247,7 +263,7 @@
     constexpr span<element_type, _Count> first() const noexcept
     {
         static_assert(_Count <= _Extent, "Count out of range in span::first()");
-        return {data(), _Count};
+        return span<element_type, _Count>{data(), _Count};
     }
 
     template <size_t _Count>
@@ -255,7 +271,7 @@
     constexpr span<element_type, _Count> last() const noexcept
     {
         static_assert(_Count <= _Extent, "Count out of range in span::last()");
-        return {data() + size() - _Count, _Count};
+        return span<element_type, _Count>{data() + size() - _Count, _Count};
     }
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
@@ -278,7 +294,8 @@
         -> span<element_type, _Count != dynamic_extent ? _Count : _Extent - _Offset>
     {
         static_assert(_Offset <= _Extent, "Offset out of range in span::subspan()");
-        return {data() + _Offset, _Count == dynamic_extent ? size() - _Offset : _Count};
+        using _ReturnType = span<element_type, _Count != dynamic_extent ? _Count : _Extent - _Offset>;
+        return _ReturnType{data() + _Offset, _Count == dynamic_extent ? size() - _Offset : _Count};
     }
 
 
@@ -336,10 +353,10 @@
     }
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY span<const byte, _Extent * sizeof(element_type)> __as_bytes() const noexcept
-    { return {reinterpret_cast<const byte *>(data()), size_bytes()}; }
+    { return span<const byte, _Extent * sizeof(element_type)>{reinterpret_cast<const byte *>(data()), size_bytes()}; }
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY span<byte, _Extent * sizeof(element_type)> __as_writable_bytes() const noexcept
-    { return {reinterpret_cast<byte *>(data()), size_bytes()}; }
+    { return span<byte, _Extent * sizeof(element_type)>{reinterpret_cast<byte *>(data()), size_bytes()}; }
 
 private:
     pointer    __data;
@@ -417,7 +434,7 @@
     constexpr span<element_type, _Count> first() const noexcept
     {
         _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Count <= size(), "Count out of range in span::first()");
-        return {data(), _Count};
+        return span<element_type, _Count>{data(), _Count};
     }
 
     template <size_t _Count>
@@ -425,7 +442,7 @@
     constexpr span<element_type, _Count> last() const noexcept
     {
         _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Count <= size(), "Count out of range in span::last()");
-        return {data() + size() - _Count, _Count};
+        return span<element_type, _Count>{data() + size() - _Count, _Count};
     }
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
@@ -448,7 +465,7 @@
     {
         _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Offset <= size(), "Offset out of range in span::subspan()");
         _LIBCPP_ASSERT(_Count == dynamic_extent || _Offset + _Count <= size(), "Count out of range in span::subspan()");
-        return {data() + _Offset, _Count == dynamic_extent ? size() - _Offset : _Count};
+        return span<element_type, _Count>{data() + _Offset, _Count == dynamic_extent ? size() - _Offset : _Count};
     }
 
     constexpr span<element_type, dynamic_extent>
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/assign.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/assign.pass.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/assign.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/assign.pass.cpp
@@ -185,13 +185,14 @@
 
 //  constexpr statically sized assignment
     {
-        constexpr std::span<const int,2> spans[] = {
-            {carr1, 2},
-            {carr1 + 1, 2},
-            {carr1 + 2, 2},
-            {carr2, 2},
-            {carr2 + 1, 2},
-            {carr3, 2}
+        using spanType = std::span<const int,2>;
+        constexpr spanType spans[] = {
+            spanType{carr1, 2},
+            spanType{carr1 + 1, 2},
+            spanType{carr1 + 2, 2},
+            spanType{carr2, 2},
+            spanType{carr2 + 1, 2},
+            spanType{carr3, 2}
             };
 
         static_assert(std::size(spans) == 6, "" );
@@ -247,10 +248,11 @@
 
 //  statically sized assignment
     {
-        std::span<int,2> spans[] = {
-            {arr,     arr + 2},
-            {arr + 1, arr + 3},
-            {arr + 2, arr + 4}
+        using spanType = std::span<int,2>;
+        spanType spans[] = {
+            spanType{arr,     arr + 2},
+            spanType{arr + 1, arr + 3},
+            spanType{arr + 2, arr + 4}
             };
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < std::size(spans); ++i)
@@ -279,10 +281,11 @@
     }
 
     {
-    std::span<std::string, 1> spans[] = {
-            {strs,     strs + 1},
-            {strs + 1, strs + 2},
-            {strs + 2, strs + 3}
+    using spanType = std::span<std::string, 1>;
+    spanType spans[] = {
+            spanType{strs,     strs + 1},
+            spanType{strs + 1, strs + 2},
+            spanType{strs + 2, strs + 3}
             };
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < std::size(spans); ++i)
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.fail.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.fail.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.fail.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.fail.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,5 @@
     std::span<      volatile int> s7{cv};   // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<volatile int>'}}
     }
 
-//  statically sized
-    {
-	IsAContainer<int> c;
-    std::span<int,1> s1{c}; // expected-error {{no matching constructor for initialization of 'std::span<int, 1>'}}
-    }
-
-
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.pass.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/containers/views/span.cons/container.pass.cpp
@@ -84,14 +84,32 @@
     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};
+    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);
 }
@@ -105,12 +123,23 @@
     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;