diff --git a/ctl/shared_ptr.h b/ctl/shared_ptr.h
index 983e33816..718ae9f98 100644
--- a/ctl/shared_ptr.h
+++ b/ctl/shared_ptr.h
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ struct shared_control
     constexpr shared_control() noexcept : shared(0), weak(0)
     {
     }
+
     shared_control(const shared_control&) = delete;
+
     virtual ~shared_control()
     {
     }
+
     void add_shared() noexcept;
     void release_shared() noexcept;
     void add_weak() noexcept;
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ struct shared_pointer : shared_control
 {
     T* p;
 
-    static shared_pointer* make(T* p)
+    static shared_pointer* make(T* const p)
     {
         auto p2 = unique_ptr(p);
         auto r = new shared_pointer(p2.release());
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ struct shared_pointer : shared_control
     }
 
   private:
-    shared_pointer(T* p) noexcept : p(p)
+    explicit constexpr shared_pointer(T* const p) noexcept : p(p)
     {
     }
 
@@ -79,29 +82,136 @@ struct bad_weak_ptr : ctl::exception
     }
 };
 
+// TODO(mrdomino): typename D = default_delete<T>
 template<typename T>
 class shared_ptr
 {
   public:
+    using element_type = T; // TODO(mrdomino): remove extent?
+
     constexpr shared_ptr(nullptr_t = nullptr) noexcept
       : p(nullptr), ctl(nullptr)
     {
     }
-    shared_ptr(T* const p) : p(p), ctl(__::shared_pointer<T>::make(p))
+
+    explicit shared_ptr(auto* const p) : p(p), ctl(__::shared_pointer<T>::make(p))
     {
     }
 
+    shared_ptr(const shared_ptr& r) noexcept : p(r.p), ctl(r.ctl)
+    {
+        if (ctl)
+            ctl->add_shared();
+    }
+
+    shared_ptr(shared_ptr&& r) noexcept : p(r.p), ctl(r.ctl)
+    {
+        r.p = nullptr;
+        r.ctl = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    shared_ptr(const shared_ptr<U>& r, T* const p) noexcept : p(p), ctl(r.ctl)
+    {
+        if (ctl)
+            ctl->add_shared();
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    shared_ptr(shared_ptr<U>&& r, T* const p) noexcept : p(p), ctl(r.ctl)
+    {
+        r.p = nullptr;
+        r.ctl = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino): moar ctors
+
     ~shared_ptr()
     {
         if (ctl)
             ctl->release_shared();
     }
 
+    shared_ptr& operator=(shared_ptr r) noexcept
+    {
+        swap(r);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void reset() noexcept
+    {
+        if (ctl)
+            ctl->release_shared();
+        p = nullptr;
+        ctl = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    void reset(auto* const p2)
+    {
+        shared_ptr<T>(p2).swap(*this);
+    }
+
+    void swap(shared_ptr& r) noexcept
+    {
+        using std::swap;
+        swap(p, r.p);
+        swap(ctl, r.ctl);
+    }
+
+    element_type* get() const noexcept
+    {
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino): fix for shared_ptr<void>
+    T& operator*() const noexcept
+    {
+        if (!p)
+            __builtin_trap();
+        return *p;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino): fix for shared_ptr<T[]>
+    T* operator->() const noexcept
+    {
+        if (!p)
+            __builtin_trap();
+        return *p;
+    }
+
+    element_type& operator[](ptrdiff_t i) const
+    {
+        return *(p + i);
+    }
+
+    size_t use_count() const noexcept
+    {
+        return ctl ? ctl->use_count() : 0;
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const noexcept
+    {
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    bool owner_before(const shared_ptr<U>& r) const noexcept
+    {
+        return p < r.p;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino): owner_before(weak_ptr const&)
+
   private:
     T* p;
     __::shared_control* ctl;
 };
 
+// TODO(mrdomino): non-member functions (make_shared et al)
+// TODO(mrdomino): weak_ptr
+
+// TODO(someday): std::atomic<std::shared_ptr>
+
 } // namespace ctl
 
 #endif // COSMOPOLITAN_CTL_SHARED_PTR_H_
diff --git a/test/ctl/shared_ptr_test.cc b/test/ctl/shared_ptr_test.cc
index c00eab891..41cf41ffa 100644
--- a/test/ctl/shared_ptr_test.cc
+++ b/test/ctl/shared_ptr_test.cc
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
 
 #include "ctl/shared_ptr.h"
 
+// #include <memory>
+// #define ctl std
+
 template<typename T>
 using Ptr = ctl::shared_ptr<T>;
 
+#undef ctl
+
 int
 main()
 {
@@ -30,6 +35,35 @@ main()
 
     {
         Ptr<int> x(new int());
+        if (x.use_count() != 1)
+            return 1;
+        Ptr<int> y(x);
+        if (x.use_count() != 2 || y.use_count() != 2)
+            return 2;
+        x.reset();
+        if (x.use_count() || y.use_count() != 1)
+            return 3;
     }
+
+    {
+        Ptr<int> x(new int());
+        x.reset(new int(2));
+        if (x.use_count() != 1)
+            return 5;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino):
+#if 0
+    {
+        Ptr<int> x(new int);
+        Ptr<void> y(x, nullptr);
+        if (x.use_count() != 2)
+            return 7;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    // TODO(mrdomino): exercise more of API
+    // TODO(mrdomino): threading stress-test
+
     return 0;
 }