diff --git a/stl/inc/format b/stl/inc/format
index 105307688f5..f509e1903ad 100644
--- a/stl/inc/format
+++ b/stl/inc/format
@@ -3824,18 +3824,20 @@ _EXPORT_STD using format_args  = basic_format_args<format_context>;
 _EXPORT_STD using wformat_args = basic_format_args<wformat_context>;
 
 _EXPORT_STD template <class _Context = format_context, class... _Args>
-_NODISCARD auto make_format_args(_Args&&... _Vals) {
-    static_assert((_Formattable_with<remove_cvref_t<_Args>, _Context> && ...),
+_NODISCARD auto make_format_args(_Args&... _Vals) {
+    // TRANSITION, should cite the new working draft
+    static_assert((_Formattable_with<remove_const_t<_Args>, _Context> && ...),
         "Cannot format an argument. To make type T formattable, provide a formatter<T> specialization. "
-        "See N4950 [format.arg.store]/2 and [formatter.requirements].");
+        "See N4964 [format.arg.store]/2 (along with modification in P2905R2) and [formatter.requirements].");
     return _Format_arg_store<_Context, _Args...>{_Vals...};
 }
 
 _EXPORT_STD template <class... _Args>
-_NODISCARD auto make_wformat_args(_Args&&... _Vals) {
-    static_assert((_Formattable_with<remove_cvref_t<_Args>, wformat_context> && ...),
+_NODISCARD auto make_wformat_args(_Args&... _Vals) {
+    // TRANSITION, should cite the new working draft
+    static_assert((_Formattable_with<remove_const_t<_Args>, wformat_context> && ...),
         "Cannot format an argument. To make type T formattable, provide a formatter<T> specialization. "
-        "See N4950 [format.arg.store]/2 and [formatter.requirements].");
+        "See N4964 [format.arg.store]/2 (along with modification in P2905R2) and [formatter.requirements].");
     return _Format_arg_store<wformat_context, _Args...>{_Vals...};
 }
 
diff --git a/stl/inc/ostream b/stl/inc/ostream
index de3b0a0feef..362a4722693 100644
--- a/stl/inc/ostream
+++ b/stl/inc/ostream
@@ -1245,10 +1245,10 @@ void _Print_impl(const _Add_newline _Add_nl, ostream& _Ostr, const format_string
     if constexpr (_Has_format_args) {
         if constexpr (_STD _Is_ordinary_literal_encoding_utf8()) {
             _STD _Vprint_unicode_impl(
-                _Add_nl, _Ostr, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_STD forward<_Types>(_Args)...));
+                _Add_nl, _Ostr, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_Args...));
         } else {
             _STD _Vprint_nonunicode_impl(
-                _Add_nl, _Ostr, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_STD forward<_Types>(_Args)...));
+                _Add_nl, _Ostr, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_Args...));
         }
     } else {
         const string _Unescaped_str{_Unescape_braces(_Add_nl, _Fmt.get())};
diff --git a/stl/inc/print b/stl/inc/print
index 0e4c090925b..4d4c782f417 100644
--- a/stl/inc/print
+++ b/stl/inc/print
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ void _Print_impl(
     if constexpr (_Has_format_args) {
         if constexpr (_STD _Is_ordinary_literal_encoding_utf8()) {
             _STD _Vprint_unicode_impl(
-                _Add_nl, _Stream, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_STD forward<_Types>(_Args)...));
+                _Add_nl, _Stream, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_Args...));
         } else {
             _STD _Vprint_nonunicode_impl(
-                _Add_nl, _Stream, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_STD forward<_Types>(_Args)...));
+                _Add_nl, _Stream, _Fmt.get(), _STD make_format_args(_Args...));
         }
     } else {
         const string _Unescaped_str{_Unescape_braces(_Add_nl, _Fmt.get())};
diff --git a/stl/inc/yvals_core.h b/stl/inc/yvals_core.h
index 1c494ad1100..6a06f98c525 100644
--- a/stl/inc/yvals_core.h
+++ b/stl/inc/yvals_core.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@
 // P2711R1 Making Multi-Param Constructors Of Views explicit
 // P2736R2 Referencing The Unicode Standard
 // P2770R0 Stashing Stashing Iterators For Proper Flattening
+// P2905R2 Runtime Format Strings
 
 // _HAS_CXX20 indirectly controls:
 // P0619R4 Removing C++17-Deprecated Features
diff --git a/tests/libcxx/expected_results.txt b/tests/libcxx/expected_results.txt
index 17635616851..7288e398c65 100644
--- a/tests/libcxx/expected_results.txt
+++ b/tests/libcxx/expected_results.txt
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ std/ranges/range.adaptors/range.join.view/sentinel/eq.pass.cpp FAIL
 std/re/re.iter/re.regiter/iterator_concept_conformance.compile.pass.cpp FAIL
 std/re/re.iter/re.tokiter/iterator_concept_conformance.compile.pass.cpp FAIL
 
+# libc++ doesn't implement P2905R2 "Runtime Format Strings"
+std/utilities/format/format.arguments/format.arg.store/make_format_args.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.arguments/format.arg.store/make_format_args.sh.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.arguments/format.arg.store/make_wformat_args.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.arguments/format.args/ctor.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.formatter/format.context/format.context/arg.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.formatter/format.context/format.context/ctor.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.formatter/format.context/format.context/locale.pass.cpp FAIL
+std/utilities/format/format.formatter/format.formatter.spec/formatter.string.pass.cpp FAIL
+
 
 # *** INTERACTIONS WITH CONTEST / C1XX THAT UPSTREAM LIKELY WON'T FIX ***
 # Tracked by VSO-593630 "<filesystem> Enable libcxx filesystem tests"
diff --git a/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp b/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
index c8b2a218f45..60ee59410c3 100644
--- a/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
+++ b/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ struct VFormatFn {
     template <class... Args>
     [[nodiscard]] auto operator()(const std::basic_string_view<CharT> str, Args&&... args) const {
         if constexpr (std::same_as<CharT, char>) {
-            return std::vformat(str, std::make_format_args(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+            return std::vformat(str, std::make_format_args(args...));
         } else {
-            return std::vformat(str, std::make_wformat_args(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+            return std::vformat(str, std::make_wformat_args(args...));
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P0355R7_calendars_and_time_zones_formatting/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P0355R7_calendars_and_time_zones_formatting/test.cpp
index bf0baaa112b..c897dd00be0 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P0355R7_calendars_and_time_zones_formatting/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P0355R7_calendars_and_time_zones_formatting/test.cpp
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ bool test_parse_chrono_format_specs() {
 template <class charT, class... Args>
 auto make_testing_format_args(Args&&... vals) {
     if constexpr (is_same_v<charT, wchar_t>) {
-        return make_wformat_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_wformat_args(vals...);
     } else {
-        return make_format_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_format_args(vals...);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_args/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_args/test.cpp
index 24ceead553d..8ce7e762fe4 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_args/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_args/test.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ void test_visit_monostate() {
 
 template <class Context>
 void test_lwg3810() {
-    [[maybe_unused]] auto args_store = make_format_args<Context>(1, 2, 3);
+    int args[]{1, 2, 3};
+    [[maybe_unused]] auto args_store = make_format_args<Context>(args[0], args[1], args[2]);
     static_assert(same_as<decltype(basic_format_args{args_store}), basic_format_args<Context>>);
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +265,32 @@ void test_lvalue_only_visitation() {
     visit_format_arg(lvalue_only_visitor{}, basic_format_arg<Context>{});
 }
 
+template <class Context, class... Args>
+concept CanMakeFormatArgs = requires(Args&&... args) { make_format_args<Context>(static_cast<Args&&>(args)...); };
+
+// P2905R2 Runtime format strings (make make_(w)format_args only take lvalue references)
+template <class Context>
+void test_lvalue_reference_parameters() { // COMPILE-ONLY
+    using char_type = Context::char_type;
+
+    static_assert(CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, int&, long long&, double&, char_type&, char_type*&, const char_type*&,
+        basic_string<char_type>&, basic_string_view<char_type>&>);
+    static_assert(
+        CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, const int&, const long long&, const double&, const char_type&, char_type* const&,
+            const char_type* const&, const basic_string<char_type>&, const basic_string_view<char_type>&>);
+
+    static_assert(CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, const int, const long long, const double, const char_type,
+        char_type* const, const char_type* const, const basic_string<char_type>, const basic_string_view<char_type>>);
+
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, int>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, long long>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, double>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, char_type>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, const char_type*>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, basic_string<char_type>>);
+    static_assert(!CanMakeFormatArgs<Context, basic_string_view<char_type>>);
+}
+
 int main() {
     test_basic_format_arg<format_context>();
     test_basic_format_arg<wformat_context>();
@@ -277,4 +304,7 @@ int main() {
 
     test_lvalue_only_visitation<format_context>();
     test_lvalue_only_visitation<wformat_context>();
+
+    test_lvalue_reference_parameters<format_context>();
+    test_lvalue_reference_parameters<wformat_context>();
 }
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_custom_formatting/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_custom_formatting/test.cpp
index 928ff8aa893..4693ae2608f 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_custom_formatting/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_custom_formatting/test.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ using namespace std;
 template <class charT, class... Args>
 auto make_testing_format_args(Args&&... vals) {
     if constexpr (is_same_v<charT, wchar_t>) {
-        return make_wformat_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_wformat_args(vals...);
     } else {
-        return make_format_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_format_args(vals...);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_formatting/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_formatting/test.cpp
index 9954c85d776..c009a0c0024 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_formatting/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_formatting/test.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ using alternative_basic_string = basic_string<CharT, alternative_char_traits<Cha
 template <class charT, class... Args>
 auto make_testing_format_args(Args&&... vals) {
     if constexpr (is_same_v<charT, wchar_t>) {
-        return make_wformat_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_wformat_args(vals...);
     } else {
-        return make_format_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_format_args(vals...);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_utf8/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_utf8/test.cpp
index db01cedbefa..c11d20e7519 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_utf8/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P0645R10_text_formatting_utf8/test.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ void test_multibyte_format_strings() {
     {
         try {
             // Bad fill character encoding: missing lead byte before \x9f
-            (void) vformat("{:\x9f\x8f\x88<10}"sv, make_format_args(42));
+            int arg = 42;
+            (void) vformat("{:\x9f\x8f\x88<10}"sv, make_format_args(arg));
             assert(false);
         } catch (const format_error&) {
         }
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp
index c735ff84dac..33288777a53 100644
--- a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ template <typename CharT>
 template <class charT, class... Args>
 auto make_testing_format_args(Args&&... vals) {
     if constexpr (is_same_v<charT, wchar_t>) {
-        return make_wformat_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_wformat_args(vals...);
     } else {
-        return make_format_args(forward<Args>(vals)...);
+        return make_format_args(vals...);
     }
 }