diff --git a/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp b/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp
index 9c6e32a4..b643b7f0 100644
--- a/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp
@@ -526,7 +526,8 @@ namespace filesystem
     bool is_relative() const         { return !is_absolute(); } 
     bool is_absolute() const
     {
-#     ifdef BOOST_WINDOWS_API
+      // Windows CE has no root name (aka driver letters)
+#     if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
       return has_root_name() && has_root_directory();
 #     else
       return has_root_directory();
diff --git a/src/operations.cpp b/src/operations.cpp
index f34b0761..3f38a244 100644
--- a/src/operations.cpp
+++ b/src/operations.cpp
@@ -1101,6 +1101,9 @@ namespace detail
     }
     return cur;
 
+#   elif defined(UNDER_CE)
+    // Windows CE has no current directory, so everything's relative to the root of the directory tree
+    return L"\\";
 #   else
     DWORD sz;
     if ((sz = ::GetCurrentDirectoryW(0, NULL)) == 0)sz = 1;
@@ -1115,8 +1118,13 @@ namespace detail
   BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL
   void current_path(const path& p, system::error_code* ec)
   {
+#   ifdef UNDER_CE
+    error(BOOST_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, p, ec,
+      "boost::filesystem::current_path");
+#   else
     error(!BOOST_SET_CURRENT_DIRECTORY(p.c_str()) ? BOOST_ERRNO : 0,
       p, ec, "boost::filesystem::current_path");
+#   endif
   }
 
   BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL