diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index e1b27a3b..4fc6a538 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -1777,6 +1777,15 @@ OutputIt write(OutputIt out, const void* value) {
   return write_ptr<Char>(out, to_uintptr(value), nullptr);
 }
 
+template <typename Char, typename OutputIt, typename T>
+auto write(OutputIt out, const T& value) -> typename std::enable_if<
+    mapped_type_constant<T, basic_format_context<OutputIt, Char>>::value ==
+        type::custom_type,
+    OutputIt>::type {
+  basic_format_context<OutputIt, Char> ctx(out, {}, {});
+  return formatter<T>().format(value, ctx);
+}
+
 // An argument visitor that formats the argument and writes it via the output
 // iterator. It's a class and not a generic lambda for compatibility with C++11.
 template <typename OutputIt, typename Char> struct default_arg_formatter {
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 22fd12be..8108992d 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -1906,9 +1906,30 @@ TEST(FormatTest, DynamicFormatter) {
                    "precision not allowed for this argument type");
 }
 
+namespace adl_test {
+namespace fmt {
+namespace detail {
+struct foo {};
+template <typename, typename OutputIt> void write(OutputIt, foo) = delete;
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace fmt
+}  // namespace adl_test
+
+FMT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+template <>
+struct formatter<adl_test::fmt::detail::foo> : formatter<std::string> {
+  template <typename FormatContext>
+  auto format(adl_test::fmt::detail::foo, FormatContext& ctx)
+      -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
+    return formatter<std::string>::format("foo", ctx);
+  }
+};
+FMT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 TEST(FormatTest, ToString) {
   EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::to_string(42));
   EXPECT_EQ("0x1234", fmt::to_string(reinterpret_cast<void*>(0x1234)));
+  EXPECT_EQ("foo", fmt::to_string(adl_test::fmt::detail::foo()));
 }
 
 TEST(FormatTest, ToWString) { EXPECT_EQ(L"42", fmt::to_wstring(42)); }