diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/env/volatile.h b/src/coreclr/gc/env/volatile.h
index c40e5c2d60964e..bd2d8df58d7c2b 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/env/volatile.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/env/volatile.h
@@ -469,6 +469,16 @@ class VolatilePtr : public Volatile<P>
     {
     }
 
+    //
+    // Bring the base class operator= into scope.
+    //
+    using Volatile<P>::operator=;
+
+    //
+    // Copy assignment operator.
+    //
+    inline VolatilePtr<T,P>& operator=(const VolatilePtr<T,P>& other) {this->Store(other.Load()); return *this;}
+
     //
     // Cast to the pointer type
     //
diff --git a/src/coreclr/inc/volatile.h b/src/coreclr/inc/volatile.h
index 177c4932166c69..7bd16a2254eec9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/inc/volatile.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/inc/volatile.h
@@ -517,6 +517,19 @@ class VolatilePtr : public Volatile<P>
         STATIC_CONTRACT_SUPPORTS_DAC;
     }
 
+    //
+    // Bring the base class operator= into scope.  Without this, the compiler-generated
+    // copy assignment operator hides Volatile<P>::operator= and performs a plain store,
+    // bypassing the memory barriers provided by VolatileStore.
+    //
+    using Volatile<P>::operator=;
+
+    //
+    // Copy assignment operator.  The using declaration above does not suppress the
+    // compiler-generated copy assignment, so we must define it explicitly.
+    //
+    inline VolatilePtr<T,P>& operator=(const VolatilePtr<T,P>& other) {this->Store(other.Load()); return *this;}
+
     //
     // Cast to the pointer type
     //