diff --git a/include/rfl/Box.hpp b/include/rfl/Box.hpp
index e0655220..12765d74 100644
--- a/include/rfl/Box.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/Box.hpp
@@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ class Box {
   T* get() const { return ptr_.get(); }
 
   /// Copy assignment operator - only available when C == Copyability::COPYABLE.
+  /// Replaces the contained object with a deep copy of the other one. The copy
+  /// is made before the old object is destroyed, so the other Box may be part
+  /// of the object it replaces.
   /// @param other The Box to copy from
   /// @return Reference to this Box
-  Box& operator=(const Box<T>& other) requires (C == Copyability::COPYABLE) {
+  Box& operator=(const Box& other) requires (C == Copyability::COPYABLE) {
     if(this != &other) {
       ptr_ = std::make_unique<T>(*other);
     }
diff --git a/tests/generic/test_box.cpp b/tests/generic/test_box.cpp
index e91fae93..99f79508 100644
--- a/tests/generic/test_box.cpp
+++ b/tests/generic/test_box.cpp
@@ -85,4 +85,46 @@ TEST(generic, copyable_box) {
   EXPECT_NE(lesser_leaf_tree1.value, lesser_leaf_tree2.value);
 
 }
+
+TEST(generic, copyable_box_copy_assignment) {
+  const auto make_leaf = [](const double _value) {
+    return rfl::make_copyable_box<DecisionTree>(
+        DecisionTree{DecisionTree::Leaf{.value = _value}});
+  };
+
+  const auto value_of = [](const rfl::CopyableBox<DecisionTree>& _box) {
+    return rfl::get<DecisionTree::Leaf>(_box->leaf_or_node.get().variant())
+        .value;
+  };
+
+  const auto box1 = make_leaf(3.0);
+  auto box2 = make_leaf(5.0);
+
+  box2 = box1;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(value_of(box2), 3.0);
+  EXPECT_NE(box1.get(), box2.get());
+
+  const DecisionTree::Node node1{.critical_value = 10.0,
+                                 .lesser = make_leaf(1.0),
+                                 .greater = make_leaf(2.0)};
+  auto node2 = DecisionTree::Node{.critical_value = 20.0,
+                                  .lesser = make_leaf(4.0),
+                                  .greater = make_leaf(5.0)};
+
+  node2 = node1;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(node2.critical_value.get(), 10.0);
+  EXPECT_EQ(value_of(node2.lesser), 1.0);
+  EXPECT_EQ(value_of(node2.greater), 2.0);
+  EXPECT_NE(node1.lesser.get(), node2.lesser.get());
+
+  // The source may be part of the value it replaces.
+  auto root = rfl::make_copyable_box<DecisionTree>(
+      DecisionTree{.leaf_or_node = node1});
+  root = rfl::get<DecisionTree::Node>(root->leaf_or_node.get().variant())
+             .lesser;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(value_of(root), 1.0);
+}
 } // namespace test_copyable_box