diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h b/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
index 16714fa5c..f7a3d9ce7 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
@@ -680,13 +680,18 @@ template<typename S1, typename S2> struct glue_shapes;
 template<> struct glue_shapes<DenseShape,TriangularShape> { typedef TriangularShape type;  };
 
 template<typename T1, typename T2>
-bool is_same_dense(const T1 &mat1, const T2 &mat2, typename enable_if<has_direct_access<T1>::ret&&has_direct_access<T2>::ret, T1>::type * = 0)
+struct possibly_same_dense {
+  enum { value = has_direct_access<T1>::ret && has_direct_access<T2>::ret && is_same<typename T1::Scalar,typename T2::Scalar>::value };
+};
+
+template<typename T1, typename T2>
+bool is_same_dense(const T1 &mat1, const T2 &mat2, typename enable_if<possibly_same_dense<T1,T2>::value>::type * = 0)
 {
   return (mat1.data()==mat2.data()) && (mat1.innerStride()==mat2.innerStride()) && (mat1.outerStride()==mat2.outerStride());
 }
 
 template<typename T1, typename T2>
-bool is_same_dense(const T1 &, const T2 &, typename enable_if<!(has_direct_access<T1>::ret&&has_direct_access<T2>::ret), T1>::type * = 0)
+bool is_same_dense(const T1 &, const T2 &, typename enable_if<!possibly_same_dense<T1,T2>::value>::type * = 0)
 {
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/test/is_same_dense.cpp b/test/is_same_dense.cpp
index 2c7838ce9..c4e2fbc92 100644
--- a/test/is_same_dense.cpp
+++ b/test/is_same_dense.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ using internal::is_same_dense;
 void test_is_same_dense()
 {
   typedef Matrix<double,Dynamic,Dynamic,ColMajor> ColMatrixXd;
+  typedef Matrix<std::complex<double>,Dynamic,Dynamic,ColMajor> ColMatrixXcd;
   ColMatrixXd m1(10,10);
+  ColMatrixXcd m2(10,10);
   Ref<ColMatrixXd> ref_m1(m1);
+  Ref<ColMatrixXd,0, Stride<Dynamic,Dynamic> >  ref_m2_real(m2.real());
   Ref<const ColMatrixXd> const_ref_m1(m1);
+
   VERIFY(is_same_dense(m1,m1));
   VERIFY(is_same_dense(m1,ref_m1));
   VERIFY(is_same_dense(const_ref_m1,m1));
@@ -30,4 +34,8 @@ void test_is_same_dense()
   
   Ref<const ColMatrixXd> const_ref_m1_col(m1.col(1));
   VERIFY(is_same_dense(m1.col(1),const_ref_m1_col));
+
+
+  VERIFY(!is_same_dense(m1, ref_m2_real));
+  VERIFY(!is_same_dense(m2, ref_m2_real));
 }