diff --git a/absl/container/internal/btree_container.h b/absl/container/internal/btree_container.h
index 21f00ae4..f4f41d0d 100644
--- a/absl/container/internal/btree_container.h
+++ b/absl/container/internal/btree_container.h
@@ -640,12 +640,12 @@ class btree_map_container : public btree_set_container<Tree> {
   }
   template <class K = key_type, int = EnableIf<LifetimeBoundK<K, false>>()>
   mapped_type &operator[](key_arg<K> &&k) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return try_emplace(std::forward<K>(k)).first->second;
+    return try_emplace(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k)).first->second;
   }
   template <class K = key_type, int &..., EnableIf<LifetimeBoundK<K, true>> = 0>
   mapped_type &operator[](key_arg<K> &&k ABSL_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_CAPTURED_BY(
       this)) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return this->template operator[]<K, 0>(std::forward<K>(k));
+    return this->template operator[]<K, 0>(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k));
   }
 
   template <typename K = key_type>
diff --git a/absl/container/internal/raw_hash_map.h b/absl/container/internal/raw_hash_map.h
index b42a4f22..85adf879 100644
--- a/absl/container/internal/raw_hash_map.h
+++ b/absl/container/internal/raw_hash_map.h
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ class raw_hash_map : public raw_hash_set<Policy, Hash, Eq, Alloc> {
                 !std::is_convertible<K, const_iterator>::value, int>::type = 0>
   std::pair<iterator, bool> try_emplace(key_arg<K> &&k, Args &&...args)
       ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return try_emplace_impl(std::forward<K>(k), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    return try_emplace_impl(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k),
+                            std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
 
   template <class K = key_type, class... Args,
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class raw_hash_map : public raw_hash_set<Policy, Hash, Eq, Alloc> {
   std::pair<iterator, bool> try_emplace(
       key_arg<K> &&k ABSL_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_CAPTURED_BY(this),
       Args &&...args) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(std::forward<K>(k),
+    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k),
                                             std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
 
@@ -241,14 +242,15 @@ class raw_hash_map : public raw_hash_set<Policy, Hash, Eq, Alloc> {
             class... Args>
   iterator try_emplace(const_iterator, key_arg<K> &&k,
                        Args &&...args) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return try_emplace(std::forward<K>(k), std::forward<Args>(args)...).first;
+    return try_emplace(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k), std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+        .first;
   }
   template <class K = key_type, class... Args,
             EnableIf<LifetimeBoundK<K, true, K *>> = 0>
   iterator try_emplace(const_iterator hint,
                        key_arg<K> &&k ABSL_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_CAPTURED_BY(this),
                        Args &&...args) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(hint, std::forward<K>(k),
+    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(hint, std::forward<key_arg<K>>(k),
                                             std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
 
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ class raw_hash_map : public raw_hash_set<Policy, Hash, Eq, Alloc> {
                        const key_arg<K> &k
                            ABSL_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_CAPTURED_BY(this),
                        Args &&...args) ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(hint, std::forward<K>(k),
+    return this->template try_emplace<K, 0>(hint, k,
                                             std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
 
@@ -296,15 +298,15 @@ class raw_hash_map : public raw_hash_set<Policy, Hash, Eq, Alloc> {
     // It is safe to use unchecked_deref here because try_emplace
     // will always return an iterator pointing to a valid item in the table,
     // since it inserts if nothing is found for the given key.
-    return Policy::value(
-        &this->unchecked_deref(try_emplace(std::forward<K>(key)).first));
+    return Policy::value(&this->unchecked_deref(
+        try_emplace(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(key)).first));
   }
   template <class K = key_type, class P = Policy, int &...,
             EnableIf<LifetimeBoundK<K, true, K *>> = 0>
   MappedReference<P> operator[](
       key_arg<K> &&key ABSL_INTERNAL_ATTRIBUTE_CAPTURED_BY(this))
       ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND {
-    return this->template operator[]<K, P, 0>(std::forward<K>(key));
+    return this->template operator[]<K, P, 0>(std::forward<key_arg<K>>(key));
   }
 
   template <class K = key_type, class P = Policy,