diff --git a/src/ranges.hh b/src/ranges.hh
index 88f6d2ef..014dbd8b 100644
--- a/src/ranges.hh
+++ b/src/ranges.hh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ template<typename Range>
 using IteratorOf = decltype(std::begin(std::declval<Range>()));
 
 template<typename Range>
-using ValueOf = typename Range::value_type;
+using ValueOf = decltype(*std::declval<IteratorOf<Range>>());
 
 template<typename Range>
 struct SkipView
@@ -450,6 +450,16 @@ auto gather()
     });
 }
 
+template<template <typename Element> class Container>
+auto gather()
+{
+    return make_view_factory([](auto&& range) {
+        using std::begin; using std::end;
+        using ValueType = std::remove_cv_t<std::remove_reference_t<decltype(*begin(range))>>;
+        return Container<ValueType>(begin(range), end(range));
+    });
+}
+
 template<typename ExceptionType, size_t... Indexes>
 auto elements(bool exact_size = false)
 {