diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py b/libstdc++-v3/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py
index 42e60eb57b1..dcef285180a 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py
@@ -193,11 +193,14 @@ class DequeWorkerBase(gdb.xmethod.XMethodWorker):
         self._bufsize = 512 // val_type.sizeof or 1
 
     def size(self, obj):
-        first_node = obj['_M_impl']['_M_start']['_M_node']
-        last_node = obj['_M_impl']['_M_finish']['_M_node']
-        cur = obj['_M_impl']['_M_finish']['_M_cur']
-        first = obj['_M_impl']['_M_finish']['_M_first']
-        return (last_node - first_node) * self._bufsize + (cur - first)
+        start = obj['_M_impl']['_M_start']
+        finish = obj['_M_impl']['_M_finish']
+        if not start['_M_node']:
+            return 0
+        return (self._bufsize
+                * (finish['_M_node'] - start['_M_node'] - 1)
+                + (finish['_M_cur'] - finish['_M_first'])
+                + (start['_M_last'] - start['_M_cur']))
 
     def index(self, obj, idx):
         first_node = obj['_M_impl']['_M_start']['_M_node']
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/libstdc++-xmethods/deque.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/libstdc++-xmethods/deque.cc
index 2d7e846334f..e4077c14ff5 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/libstdc++-xmethods/deque.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/libstdc++-xmethods/deque.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ main ()
 // { dg-final { whatis-test q1.back() int } }
 // { dg-final { whatis-test q3\[0\] int } }
 
+  // PR libstdc++/112491
+  std::deque<int> q5;
+  q5.push_front(0);
+// { dg-final { note-test q5.size() 1 } }
+  std::deque<int> q6 = q1;
+  q6.pop_front();
+// { dg-final { note-test {q6.size() == (q1_size-1)} true } }
+  std::deque<int> q7 = q2;
+  q7.pop_front();
+  q7.pop_front();
+// { dg-final { note-test {q7.size() == (q2_size-2)} true } }
+  std::deque<int> q8 = q3;
+  q8.pop_front();
+  q8.pop_front();
+  q8.pop_front();
+// { dg-final { note-test {q8.size() == (q3_size-3)} true } }
+  std::deque<int> q9 = q8;
+  q9.clear();
+// { dg-final { note-test q9.size() 0 } }
+
   return 0;  // Mark SPOT
 }