diff --git a/riegeli/base/any.h b/riegeli/base/any.h
index 7ac81a48..b5ef4d3b 100644
--- a/riegeli/base/any.h
+++ b/riegeli/base/any.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class
 
   // Initializes the state, avoiding a redundant indirection and adopting them
   // from `manager` instead if `Manager` is already a compatible `Any` or
-  // `AnyRef`.
+  // `AnyRef`, or an rvalue reference to it.
   void Initialize();
   template <typename Manager,
             std::enable_if_t<!IsAny<Handle, Manager>::value, int> = 0>
@@ -617,24 +617,19 @@ template <typename Manager,
           std::enable_if_t<IsAny<Handle, Manager>::value, int>>
 inline void AnyBase<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>::Initialize(
     Manager&& manager) {
+  using ManagerValue = std::remove_reference_t<Manager>;
   // `manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <=
-  //      Manager::kAvailableSize`, hence if
-  // `Manager::kAvailableSize <=
-  //      AvailableSize<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>()` then
-  // `manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <=
-  //      AvailableSize<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>()`.
+  //      ManagerValue::kAvailableSize`, hence if
+  // `ManagerValue::kAvailableSize <= kAvailableSize` then
+  // `manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <= kAvailableSize`.
   // No need to check possibly at runtime.
-  if ((Manager::kAvailableSize <=
-           AvailableSize<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>() ||
-       manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <=
-           AvailableSize<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>()) &&
+  if ((ManagerValue::kAvailableSize <= kAvailableSize ||
+       manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <= kAvailableSize) &&
       // Same for alignment.
-      (Manager::kAvailableAlign <=
-           AvailableAlign<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>() ||
-       manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_align <=
-           AvailableAlign<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>())) {
+      (ManagerValue::kAvailableAlign <= kAvailableAlign ||
+       manager.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_align <= kAvailableAlign)) {
     // Adopt `manager` instead of wrapping it.
-    if (Manager::kAvailableSize == 0 || inline_size == 0) {
+    if (inline_size == 0 || ManagerValue::kAvailableSize == 0) {
       // Replace an indirect call to `methods_and_handle_.methods->move()` with
       // a plain assignment of `methods_and_handle_.handle` and a memory copy of
       // `repr_`.
diff --git a/riegeli/base/any_initializer.h b/riegeli/base/any_initializer.h
index b04a3a00..f8033a52 100644
--- a/riegeli/base/any_initializer.h
+++ b/riegeli/base/any_initializer.h
@@ -195,19 +195,21 @@ void AnyInitializer<Handle>::ConstructMethod(
     TypeErasedRef context, MethodsAndHandle& methods_and_handle,
     Storage storage, size_t available_size, size_t available_align) {
   using Target = TargetT<Manager>;
+  using TargetValue = std::remove_reference_t<Target>;
   // Materialize `Target` to consider adopting its storage.
   [&](Target&& target) {
     // `target.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <=
-    //      Target::kAvailableSize`, hence if `Target::kAvailableSize == 0` then
+    //      TargetValue::kAvailableSize`, hence if
+    // `TargetValue::kAvailableSize == 0` then
     // `target.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <= available_size`.
     // No need to check possibly at runtime.
-    if ((Target::kAvailableSize == 0 ||
+    if ((TargetValue::kAvailableSize == 0 ||
          target.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_size <= available_size) &&
         // Same for alignment.
-        (Target::kAvailableAlign == 0 ||
+        (TargetValue::kAvailableAlign == 0 ||
          target.methods_and_handle_.methods->used_align <= available_align)) {
       // Adopt `target` instead of wrapping it.
-      if (Target::kAvailableSize == 0) {
+      if (TargetValue::kAvailableSize == 0) {
         // Replace an indirect call to `methods_and_handle_.methods->move()`
         // with a plain assignment of `methods_and_handle_.handle` and a memory
         // copy of `repr_`.
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ void AnyInitializer<Handle>::ConstructMethod(
     // necessary: `Target` is always an `Any`, never an lvalue reference.
     MethodsFor<Target, /*is_inline=*/false>::Construct(
         storage, &methods_and_handle.handle, std::move(target));
-  }(Initializer<TargetT<Manager>>(context.Cast<Manager>()).Reference());
+  }(Initializer<Target>(context.Cast<Manager>()).Reference());
 }
 
 }  // namespace riegeli
diff --git a/riegeli/base/any_internal.h b/riegeli/base/any_internal.h
index fd778544..a041a25b 100644
--- a/riegeli/base/any_internal.h
+++ b/riegeli/base/any_internal.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ struct MethodsFor;
 template <typename Handle>
 struct NullMethods;
 
-// `IsAny` detects `Any` or `AnyRef` type with the given `Handle`.
+// `IsAny` detects `Any` or `AnyRef` type with the given `Handle`, or an rvalue
+// reference to it.
 
 template <typename Handle, typename T>
 struct IsAny : std::false_type {};
@@ -201,9 +202,13 @@ struct IsAny : std::false_type {};
 template <typename Handle, size_t inline_size, size_t inline_align>
 struct IsAny<Handle, Any<Handle, inline_size, inline_align>> : std::true_type {
 };
+
 template <typename Handle>
 struct IsAny<Handle, AnyRef<Handle>> : std::true_type {};
 
+template <typename Handle, typename T>
+struct IsAny<Handle, T&&> : IsAny<Handle, T> {};
+
 // Implementation details follow.
 
 template <typename Handle>