diff --git a/include/boost/thread/future.hpp b/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
index 1234cb85a..4e50e0d3d 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/future.hpp
@@ -4956,6 +4956,10 @@ namespace detail {
       return BOOST_THREAD_MAKE_RV_REF((boost::detail::make_future_deferred_continuation_shared_state<BOOST_THREAD_FUTURE<R>, future_type>(
                   lock, boost::move(*this), boost::forward<F>(func)
               )));
+    } else if (underlying_cast<int>(policy) & int(launch::sync)) {
+      return BOOST_THREAD_MAKE_RV_REF((boost::detail::make_future_sync_continuation_shared_state<BOOST_THREAD_FUTURE<R>, future_type>(
+                  lock, boost::move(*this), boost::forward<F>(func)
+              )));
 #ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_EXECUTORS
     } else if (underlying_cast<int>(policy) & int(launch::executor)) {
       assert(this->future_->get_executor());
@@ -4976,6 +4980,10 @@ namespace detail {
           return BOOST_THREAD_MAKE_RV_REF((boost::detail::make_future_deferred_continuation_shared_state<BOOST_THREAD_FUTURE<R>, future_type>(
                       lock, boost::move(*this), boost::forward<F>(func)
                   )));
+        } else if (underlying_cast<int>(policy_) & int(launch::sync)) {
+          return BOOST_THREAD_MAKE_RV_REF((boost::detail::make_future_sync_continuation_shared_state<BOOST_THREAD_FUTURE<R>, future_type>(
+                      lock, boost::move(*this), boost::forward<F>(func)
+                  )));
 #ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_EXECUTORS
         } else if (underlying_cast<int>(policy_) & int(launch::executor)) {
           assert(this->future_->get_executor());