diff --git a/include/beman/span/span.hpp b/include/beman/span/span.hpp
index 48c7f25..cb4aa42 100644
--- a/include/beman/span/span.hpp
+++ b/include/beman/span/span.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <ranges>
@@ -140,6 +141,23 @@ class span {
         }
     }
 
+    // initializer_list constructor (P4190R0).
+    // The same_as match (not is_convertible) is what stops span<const bool>
+    // from silently grabbing this overload for a (bool*, size_t) argument
+    // pair - the bug that got the C++26 version (P2447R6) reverted by P4144R1.
+    // T_ defaults to ElementType so is_const_v stays dependent on a function
+    // template parameter; otherwise it would hard-error in span<int>.
+    template <class InitListValueType,
+              class T_                                                                       = ElementType,
+              std::enable_if_t<std::is_const_v<T_>, int>                                     = 0,
+              std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<InitListValueType, std::remove_cv_t<T_>>, int> = 0>
+    constexpr explicit(Extent != dynamic_extent) span(std::initializer_list<InitListValueType> il)
+        : data_(il.begin()), size_(il.size()) {
+        if constexpr (Extent != dynamic_extent) {
+            assert(il.size() == Extent);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Cross-span converting constructor.
     template <class OtherElementType,
               std::size_t OtherExtent,
diff --git a/tests/beman/span/span.test.cpp b/tests/beman/span/span.test.cpp
index 9a4ac19..c676593 100644
--- a/tests/beman/span/span.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/beman/span/span.test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace bsp = beman::span;
@@ -170,6 +173,70 @@ TEST(SpanConstruction, dynamic_from_static) {
     EXPECT_EQ(dynamic.size(), 4u);
 }
 
+TEST(SpanInitList, dynamic_from_braced_list) {
+    auto verify = [](bsp::span<const int> s) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 3u);
+        EXPECT_EQ(s[0], 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(s[1], 2);
+        EXPECT_EQ(s[2], 3);
+    };
+    verify({1, 2, 3});
+}
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, fixed_extent_from_braced_list) {
+    auto verify = [](bsp::span<const int, 3> s) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 3u);
+        EXPECT_EQ(s[0], 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(s[2], 3);
+    };
+    verify(bsp::span<const int, 3>{1, 2, 3});
+}
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, const_bool_from_braced_list) {
+    auto verify = [](bsp::span<const bool> s) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 3u);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(s[0]);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(s[1]);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(s[2]);
+    };
+    verify({true, false, true});
+}
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, named_initializer_list_keeps_array_alive) {
+    std::initializer_list<int> il = {10, 20, 30};
+    bsp::span<const int>       s(il);
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 3u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(s[0], 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(s[2], 30);
+}
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, pointer_and_size_resolves_to_pointer_count_ctor) {
+    bool                  data[4] = {true, false, true, false};
+    bool*                 ptr     = data;
+    std::size_t           n       = 4;
+    bsp::span<const bool> s(ptr, n);
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 4u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.data(), data);
+}
+
+namespace init_list_detail {
+template <class T, class IL, class = void>
+struct constructible_from_il : std::false_type {};
+
+template <class T, class IL>
+struct constructible_from_il<T, IL, std::void_t<decltype(T(std::declval<IL>()))>> : std::true_type {};
+} // namespace init_list_detail
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, non_const_element_type_rejected) {
+    static_assert(init_list_detail::constructible_from_il<bsp::span<const int>, std::initializer_list<int>>::value);
+    static_assert(!init_list_detail::constructible_from_il<bsp::span<int>, std::initializer_list<int>>::value);
+}
+
+TEST(SpanInitList, exact_type_match_required) {
+    static_assert(!init_list_detail::constructible_from_il<bsp::span<const float>, std::initializer_list<int>>::value);
+    static_assert(!init_list_detail::constructible_from_il<bsp::span<const int>, std::initializer_list<long>>::value);
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Element access
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -203,7 +270,7 @@ TEST(SpanElementAccess, write_through_span) {
 
 // at() bounds-checked access (P2821R5, C++26)
 TEST(SpanAt, in_bounds_returns_element) {
-    int arr[] = {10, 20, 30};
+    int            arr[] = {10, 20, 30};
     bsp::span<int> s(arr);
     EXPECT_EQ(s.at(0), 10);
     EXPECT_EQ(s.at(1), 20);
@@ -211,7 +278,7 @@ TEST(SpanAt, in_bounds_returns_element) {
 }
 
 TEST(SpanAt, returns_lvalue_reference_for_mutable_span) {
-    int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
+    int            arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
     bsp::span<int> s(arr);
     s.at(1) = 42;
     EXPECT_EQ(arr[1], 42);
@@ -219,13 +286,13 @@ TEST(SpanAt, returns_lvalue_reference_for_mutable_span) {
 }
 
 TEST(SpanAt, throws_out_of_range_at_size_boundary) {
-    int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
+    int            arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
     bsp::span<int> s(arr);
     EXPECT_THROW(s.at(3), std::out_of_range);
 }
 
 TEST(SpanAt, throws_out_of_range_well_past_size) {
-    int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
+    int            arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
     bsp::span<int> s(arr);
     EXPECT_THROW(s.at(100), std::out_of_range);
 }
@@ -236,14 +303,14 @@ TEST(SpanAt, empty_span_always_throws) {
 }
 
 TEST(SpanAt, fixed_extent_in_bounds_and_out_of_range) {
-    int arr[] = {7, 8, 9, 10};
+    int               arr[] = {7, 8, 9, 10};
     bsp::span<int, 4> s(arr);
     EXPECT_EQ(s.at(3), 10);
     EXPECT_THROW(s.at(4), std::out_of_range);
 }
 
 TEST(SpanAt, const_span_returns_reference_to_const) {
-    const int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
+    const int            arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
     bsp::span<const int> s(arr);
     EXPECT_EQ(s.at(2), 3);
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(s.at(0)), const int&>);