diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 591d6537e..98f8237de 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	* corrected missing const qualifiers on bdecode_node
 	* fix changing queue position of paused torrents (1.1.3 regression)
 	* fix re-check issue after move_storage
 	* handle invalid arguments to set_piece_deadline()
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/bdecode.hpp b/include/libtorrent/bdecode.hpp
index ba614cb9d..065335498 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/bdecode.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/bdecode.hpp
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ struct TORRENT_EXPORT bdecode_node
 	// size of the list. ``size()`` returns the size of the list.
 	bdecode_node list_at(int i) const;
 	std::string list_string_value_at(int i
-		, char const* default_val = "");
+		, char const* default_val = "") const;
 	boost::int64_t list_int_value_at(int i
-		, boost::int64_t default_val = 0);
+		, boost::int64_t default_val = 0) const;
 	int list_size() const;
 
 	// Functions with the ``dict_`` prefix operates on dictionaries. They are
diff --git a/src/bdecode.cpp b/src/bdecode.cpp
index cd6fe914b..d428f3e4f 100644
--- a/src/bdecode.cpp
+++ b/src/bdecode.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	}
 
 	std::string bdecode_node::list_string_value_at(int i
-		, char const* default_val)
+		, char const* default_val) const
 	{
 		bdecode_node n = list_at(i);
 		if (n.type() != bdecode_node::string_t) return default_val;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	}
 
 	boost::int64_t bdecode_node::list_int_value_at(int i
-		, boost::int64_t default_val)
+		, boost::int64_t default_val) const
 	{
 		bdecode_node n = list_at(i);
 		if (n.type() != bdecode_node::int_t) return default_val;