diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 3bb26dd13..53ed113c2 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ macro functorize(f)
     if VERSION >= v"0.5.0-dev+3701"
         f === :scalarmax       ? :(Base.scalarmax) :
         f === :scalarmin       ? :(Base.scalarmin) :
+        f === :centralizedabs2fun ? :(typeof(Base.centralizedabs2fun(0)).name.primary) :
         f
     else
         f = f === :identity        ? :(Base.IdFun()) :
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ macro functorize(f)
             f === :*               ? :(Base.MulFun()) :
             f === :scalarmax       ? :(Base.MaxFun()) :
             f === :scalarmin       ? :(Base.MinFun()) :
+            f === :centralizedabs2fun ? :(Base.CentralizedAbs2Fun) :
             f
         if VERSION >= v"0.4.0-dev+4902"
             f = f === :<           ? :(Base.LessFun()) :
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index b705d99e4..b390f17d0 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1086,3 +1086,8 @@ end
 let a = rand(1:10, 10)
     @test mapreduce(identity, dot, a) == mapreduce(identity, @functorize(dot), a)
 end
+@test isa(@functorize(centralizedabs2fun)(1), @functorize(centralizedabs2fun))
+@test isa(@functorize(centralizedabs2fun)(1.0), @functorize(centralizedabs2fun))
+let a = rand(1:10, 10)
+    @eval @test mapreduce(x -> abs2(x - 1), +, $(a)) == mapreduce(@functorize(centralizedabs2fun)(1), +, $(a))
+end