diff --git a/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/tutorial/backmp11-back-end.adoc b/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/tutorial/backmp11-back-end.adoc
index 04bc26b1..00cca454 100644
--- a/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/tutorial/backmp11-back-end.adoc
+++ b/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/tutorial/backmp11-back-end.adoc
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ It offers a significant reduction in compilation time and RAM usage, as can be s
 | back                        | 18            | 953      | 7
 | back_favor_compile_time     | 21            | 1000     | 8
 | back11                      | 43            | 2794     | 7
-| backmp11                    | 3             | 239      | 3
-| backmp11_favor_compile_time | 3             | 220      | 13
+| backmp11                    | 3             | 229      | 3
+| backmp11_favor_compile_time | 3             | 220      | 8
 | sml                         | 12            | 363      | 3
 |=======================================================================
 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ It offers a significant reduction in compilation time and RAM usage, as can be s
 |                                      | Compile / sec | RAM / MB | Runtime / sec
 | back                                 | 68            | 2849     | 23
 | back_favor_compile_time              | 80            | 2551     | 261
-| backmp11                             | 11            | 472      | 10
-| backmp11_favor_compile_time          | 7             | 288      | 40
-| backmp11_favor_compile_time_multi_cu | 5             | ~919     | 40
+| backmp11                             | 10            | 438      | 11
+| backmp11_favor_compile_time          | 7             | 288      | 26
+| backmp11_favor_compile_time_multi_cu | 5             | ~919     | 26
 | sml                                  | 48            | 1128     | 11
 |================================================================================
 
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp
index d5832e1e..62629079 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <any>
 #include <boost/msm/back/common_types.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
 
 namespace boost { namespace msm { namespace backmp11
 {
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ using process_result = back::HandledEnum;
 using any_event = std::any;
 
 // Selector for the visit mode.
-// Can be active_states or all_states in recursive
-// or non-recursive mode.
+// Can be active_states or all_states in recursive or non-recursive mode.
 enum class visit_mode
 {
     // State selection (mutually exclusive).
@@ -51,6 +51,39 @@ constexpr visit_mode operator|(visit_mode lhs, visit_mode rhs)
 namespace detail
 {
 
+class enqueued_event
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~enqueued_event() = default;
+
+    // Process the event.
+    virtual process_result process() = 0;
+};
+
+class deferred_event
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~deferred_event() = default;
+
+    // Process the event.
+    virtual process_result process() = 0;
+
+    // Report whether the event is currently deferred.
+    virtual bool is_deferred() const = 0;
+
+    // Get the sequence counter of the event.
+    size_t get_seq_cnt() const
+    {
+        return m_seq_cnt;
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    deferred_event(size_t seq_cnt) : m_seq_cnt(seq_cnt) {}
+
+  private:
+    size_t m_seq_cnt;
+};
+
 using EventSource = back::EventSourceEnum;
 using back::HandledEnum;
 
@@ -62,7 +95,57 @@ constexpr EventSource operator|(EventSource lhs, EventSource rhs)
     );
 }
 
-}
+// Minimal implementation of a unique_ptr.
+// Used to keep header dependencies to a minimum
+// (from C++20 the memory header includes ostream).
+template <typename T>
+class basic_unique_ptr
+{
+  public:
+    explicit basic_unique_ptr(T* ptr) : m_ptr(ptr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    ~basic_unique_ptr()
+    {
+        delete m_ptr;
+    }
+    
+    basic_unique_ptr(const basic_unique_ptr&) = delete;
+    basic_unique_ptr& operator=(const basic_unique_ptr&) = delete;
+
+    basic_unique_ptr(basic_unique_ptr&& other) : m_ptr(other.m_ptr)
+    {
+        other.m_ptr = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    basic_unique_ptr& operator=(basic_unique_ptr&& other)
+    {
+        delete m_ptr;
+        m_ptr = other.m_ptr;
+        other.m_ptr = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    T* get() const
+    {
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    T& operator*() const
+    {
+        return *m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    T* operator->() const
+    {
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    T* m_ptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
 
 }}} // namespace boost::msm::backmp11
 
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/favor_runtime_speed.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/favor_runtime_speed.hpp
index 000aea35..98a601a1 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/favor_runtime_speed.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/favor_runtime_speed.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
-#ifndef BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
-#define BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
+#ifndef BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_DETAIL_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
+#define BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_DETAIL_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
 
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/detail/metafunctions.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/detail/dispatch_table.hpp>
@@ -62,22 +62,65 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_runtime_speed>
         return sm.process_event_internal_impl(event, source);
     }
 
-    template <typename Event, typename StateMachine>
-    static bool is_event_deferred(StateMachine& sm)
+    template <typename StateMachine, typename Event>
+    class deferred_event_impl : public deferred_event
     {
-        bool result = false;
-        auto visitor = [&result](auto& state)
+      public:
+        deferred_event_impl(StateMachine& sm, const Event& event, size_t seq_cnt)
+            : deferred_event(seq_cnt), m_sm(sm), m_event(event)
         {
-            using State = std::decay_t<decltype(state)>;
-            result |= has_state_deferred_event<State, Event>::value;
-        };
-        sm.template visit<visit_mode::active_non_recursive>(visitor);
-        return result;
-    }
+        }
+
+        process_result process() override
+        {
+            return process_event_internal(
+                m_sm,
+                m_event,
+                EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DEFERRED);
+        }
+
+        bool is_deferred() const override
+        {
+            return is_event_deferred(m_sm, m_event);
+        }
+
+      private:
+        StateMachine& m_sm;
+        Event m_event;
+    };
+
+    template <class State, class Event>
+    using has_deferred_event = mp11::mp_contains<
+        to_mp_list_t<typename State::deferred_events>,
+        Event
+        >;
+
     template <typename StateMachine, typename Event>
-    static bool is_event_deferred(StateMachine& sm, const Event&)
+    class is_event_deferred_helper
     {
-        return is_event_deferred<Event>(sm);
+      public:
+        static bool execute(const StateMachine& sm)
+        {
+            bool result = false;
+            auto visitor = [&result](const auto& /*state*/)
+            {
+                result = true;
+            };
+            sm.template visit_if<defers_event,
+                                 visit_mode::active_non_recursive>(visitor);
+            return result;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        template <typename State>
+        using defers_event = has_deferred_event<State, Event>;
+    };
+
+    template <typename StateMachine, typename Event>
+    static bool is_event_deferred(const StateMachine& sm, const Event&)
+    {
+        using helper = is_event_deferred_helper<StateMachine, Event>;
+        return helper::execute(sm);
     }
 
     template <typename StateMachine, typename Event>
@@ -117,22 +160,9 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_runtime_speed>
     static void do_defer_event(StateMachine& sm, const Event& event)
     {
         auto& deferred_events = sm.get_deferred_events();
-        deferred_events.queue.push_back(
-            {
-                [&sm, event]()
-                {
-                    return process_event_internal(
-                        sm,
-                        event,
-                        EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DEFERRED);
-                },
-                [&sm]()
-                {
-                    return is_event_deferred<Event>(sm);
-                },
-                deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt
-            }
-        );
+        deferred_events.queue.push_back(basic_unique_ptr<deferred_event>{
+            new deferred_event_impl<StateMachine, Event>(
+                sm, event, deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt)});
     }
 
     struct cell_initializer
@@ -147,13 +177,6 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_runtime_speed>
         }
     };
 
-    // returns a mp11::mp_bool<true> if State has Event as deferred event
-    template <class State, class Event>
-    using has_state_deferred_event = mp11::mp_contains<
-        to_mp_list_t<typename State::deferred_events>,
-        Event
-        >;
-
     template<typename Fsm, typename State>
     struct table_index
     {
@@ -483,4 +506,4 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_runtime_speed>
 }}} // boost::msm::backmp11
 
 
-#endif //BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
+#endif // BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_DETAIL_FAVOR_RUNTIME_SPEED_H
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/metafunctions.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/metafunctions.hpp
index 2845637f..7447f6fe 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/metafunctions.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/metafunctions.hpp
@@ -202,10 +202,16 @@ struct get_event_id
 };
 
 template <class State>
-using has_state_deferred_events = mp11::mp_not<
+using has_deferred_events = mp11::mp_not<
     mp11::mp_empty<to_mp_list_t<typename State::deferred_events>>
     >;
 
+template <class State, class Event>
+using has_deferred_event = mp11::mp_contains<
+    to_mp_list_t<typename State::deferred_events>,
+    Event
+    >;
+
 // Template used to create dummy entries for initial states not found in the stt.
 template< typename T1 >
 struct not_a_row
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/state_visitor.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/state_visitor.hpp
index 3dc928cb..e93ed5d6 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/state_visitor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/detail/state_visitor.hpp
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ struct copy_if_impl<List, always_true>
 template<typename List, template <typename> typename Predicate>
 using copy_if = typename copy_if_impl<List, Predicate>::type;
 
+template<typename StateMachine, template <typename> typename Predicate>
+using state_subset = copy_if<typename StateMachine::internal::state_set, Predicate>;
+
 // State visitor implementation.
 // States to visit can be selected with VisitMode
-// and additionally be compile-time filtered with a predicate.
+// and additionally compile-time filtered with Predicate.
 template <
     typename StateMachine,
     typename Visitor,
@@ -49,16 +52,19 @@ template <
     template <typename> typename Predicate>
 class state_visitor<
     StateMachine,
-    Visitor, Mode,
+    Visitor,
+    Mode,
     Predicate,
-    std::enable_if_t<has_flag(Mode, visit_mode::active_states)>>
+    std::enable_if_t<
+        has_flag(Mode, visit_mode::active_states) &&
+        mp11::mp_not<mp11::mp_empty<state_subset<StateMachine, Predicate>>>::value>>
 {
-    using state_set = typename StateMachine::internal::state_set;
-    using state_subset = copy_if<state_set, Predicate>;
-    using state_identities = mp11::mp_transform<mp11::mp_identity, state_subset>;
   public:
     state_visitor()
     {
+        using state_identities =
+            mp11::mp_transform<mp11::mp_identity,
+                               state_subset<StateMachine, Predicate>>;
         mp11::mp_for_each<state_identities>(
             [this](auto state_identity)
             {
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ class state_visitor<
     }
 
   private:
+    using state_set = typename StateMachine::internal::state_set;
     using cell_t = void (*)(StateMachine&, Visitor);
 
     template<typename State>
@@ -121,16 +128,19 @@ template <
     template <typename> typename Predicate>
 class state_visitor<
     StateMachine,
-    Visitor, Mode,
+    Visitor,
+    Mode,
     Predicate,
-    std::enable_if_t<has_flag(Mode, visit_mode::all_states)>>
+    std::enable_if_t<
+        has_flag(Mode, visit_mode::all_states) &&
+        mp11::mp_not<mp11::mp_empty<state_subset<StateMachine, Predicate>>>::value>>
 {
-    using state_set = typename StateMachine::internal::state_set;
-    using state_subset = copy_if<state_set, Predicate>;
-    using state_identities = mp11::mp_transform<mp11::mp_identity, state_subset>;
   public:
     static void visit(StateMachine& sm, Visitor visitor)
     {
+        using state_identities =
+            mp11::mp_transform<mp11::mp_identity,
+                               state_subset<StateMachine, Predicate>>;
         mp11::mp_for_each<state_identities>(
             [&sm, &visitor](auto state_identity)
             {
@@ -148,6 +158,25 @@ class state_visitor<
     }
 };
 
+template <
+    typename StateMachine,
+    typename Visitor,
+    visit_mode Mode,
+    template <typename> typename Predicate>
+class state_visitor<
+    StateMachine,
+    Visitor,
+    Mode,
+    Predicate,
+    std::enable_if_t<
+        mp11::mp_empty<state_subset<StateMachine, Predicate>>::value>>
+{
+  public:
+    static constexpr void visit(StateMachine&, Visitor)
+    {
+    }
+};
+
 } // boost::msm::backmp11::detail
 
 #endif // BOOST_MSM_BACKMP11_DETAIL_STATE_VISITOR_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/favor_compile_time.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/favor_compile_time.hpp
index 5fafb948..fdf5bef4 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/favor_compile_time.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/favor_compile_time.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,33 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_compile_time>
         return sm.process_event_internal_impl(event, source);
     }
 
+    template <typename StateMachine>
+    class deferred_event_impl : public deferred_event
+    {
+      public:
+        deferred_event_impl(StateMachine& sm, const any_event& event, size_t seq_cnt)
+            : deferred_event(seq_cnt), m_sm(sm), m_event(event)
+        {
+        }
+
+        process_result process() override
+        {
+            return process_event_internal(
+                m_sm,
+                m_event,
+                EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DEFERRED);
+        }
+
+        bool is_deferred() const override
+        {
+            return is_event_deferred(m_sm, m_event);
+        }
+
+      private:
+        StateMachine& m_sm;
+        any_event m_event;
+    };
+
     template <typename State>
     static const std::unordered_set<std::type_index>& get_deferred_event_type_indices()
     {
@@ -94,43 +121,26 @@ struct compile_policy_impl<favor_compile_time>
     }
 
     template <typename StateMachine>
-    static bool is_event_deferred(StateMachine& sm, std::type_index type_index)
+    static bool is_event_deferred(const StateMachine& sm, const any_event& event)
     {
+        const std::type_index type_index = event.type();
         bool result = false;
-        auto visitor = [&result, &type_index](auto& state) {
+        auto visitor = [&result, type_index](auto& state) {
             using State = std::decay_t<decltype(state)>;
-            auto& set = get_deferred_event_type_indices<State>();
+            const auto& set = get_deferred_event_type_indices<State>();
             result |= (set.find(type_index) != set.end());
         };
-        sm.template visit<visit_mode::active_non_recursive>(visitor);
+        sm.template visit_if<has_deferred_events,
+                             visit_mode::active_non_recursive>(visitor);
         return result;
     }
-    template <typename StateMachine>
-    static bool is_event_deferred(StateMachine& sm, const any_event& event)
-    {
-        return is_event_deferred(sm, event.type());
-    }
 
     template <typename StateMachine>
     static void defer_event(StateMachine& sm, any_event const& event)
     {
         auto& deferred_events = sm.get_deferred_events();
-        deferred_events.queue.push_back(
-            {
-                [&sm, event]()
-                {
-                    return process_event_internal(
-                        sm,
-                        event,
-                        EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DEFERRED);
-                },
-                [&sm, type_index = std::type_index{event.type()}]()
-                {
-                    return is_event_deferred(sm, type_index);
-                },
-                deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt
-            }
-        );
+        deferred_events.queue.push_back(basic_unique_ptr<deferred_event>{
+            new deferred_event_impl(sm, event, deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt)});
     }
 
     template<typename Stt>
diff --git a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/state_machine.hpp b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/state_machine.hpp
index d5d55349..65b3cf39 100644
--- a/include/boost/msm/backmp11/state_machine.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/msm/backmp11/state_machine.hpp
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 
 #include <boost/msm/active_state_switching_policies.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/row_tags.hpp>
-#include <boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/detail/history_impl.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/detail/favor_runtime_speed.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/detail/state_visitor.hpp>
+#include <boost/msm/backmp11/common_types.hpp>
 #include <boost/msm/backmp11/state_machine_config.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace msm { namespace backmp11
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
     using front_end_t = FrontEnd;
     using derived_t = Derived;
     using events_queue_t = typename config_t::template
-        queue_container<std::function<process_result()>>;
+        queue_container<basic_unique_ptr<enqueued_event>>;
 
     // Event that describes the SM is starting.
     // Used when the front-end does not define an initial_event.
@@ -578,17 +578,7 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
     // define the dispatch table used for event dispatch
     using sm_dispatch_table = typename compile_policy_impl::template dispatch_table<state_machine_base>;
 
-    struct deferred_event_t
-    {
-        std::function<process_result()> process_event;
-        std::function<bool()> is_event_deferred;
-        // Deferred events are added with a correlation sequence that helps to
-        // identify when an event was added.
-        // Newly deferred events will not be considered for procesing
-        // within the same sequence.
-        size_t seq_cnt;
-    };
-    using deferred_events_queue_t = std::list<deferred_event_t>;
+    using deferred_events_queue_t = std::list<basic_unique_ptr<deferred_event>>;
 
     struct deferred_events_t
     {
@@ -596,7 +586,7 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
         size_t cur_seq_cnt;
     };
     using has_any_deferred_event =
-        mp11::mp_any_of<state_set, has_state_deferred_events>;
+        mp11::mp_any_of<state_set, has_deferred_events>;
     using deferred_events_member =
         optional_instance<deferred_events_t,
                           has_any_deferred_event::value ||
@@ -624,12 +614,6 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
         return m_optional_members.template get<deferred_events_member>();
     }
 
-    template <class Event>
-    bool is_event_deferred(const Event& event) const
-    {
-        return compile_policy_impl::is_event_deferred(*this, event);
-    }
-
     // Visit states with a compile-time filter (reduces template instantiations).
     template <template <typename> typename Predicate, visit_mode Mode, typename Visitor>
     void visit_if(Visitor&& visitor)
@@ -811,6 +795,30 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
         return process_event_internal(event, EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DIRECT);
     }
 
+  private:
+    template <typename Event>
+    class enqueued_event_impl : public enqueued_event
+    {
+      public:
+        enqueued_event_impl(state_machine_base& sm, const Event& event)
+            : m_sm(sm), m_event(event)
+        {
+        }
+
+        process_result process() override
+        {
+            return m_sm.process_event_internal(
+                m_event,
+                EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DIRECT |
+                EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_MSG_QUEUE);
+        }
+
+      private:
+        state_machine_base& m_sm;
+        Event m_event;
+    };
+
+  public:
     // Enqueues an event in the message queue.
     // Call process_queued_events to process all queued events.
     // Be careful if you do this during event processing, the event will be processed immediately
@@ -820,15 +828,8 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
               typename = std::enable_if_t<C>>
     void enqueue_event(Event const& event)
     {
-        get_events_queue().push_back(
-            [this, event]
-            {
-                return process_event_internal(
-                    event,
-                    EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_DIRECT |
-                    EventSource::EVENT_SOURCE_MSG_QUEUE);
-            }
-        );
+        get_events_queue().push_back(basic_unique_ptr<enqueued_event>{
+            new enqueued_event_impl<Event>(*this, event)});
     }
 
     // Process all queued events.
@@ -847,9 +848,9 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
               typename = std::enable_if_t<C>>
     void process_single_queued_event()
     {
-        auto to_call = get_events_queue().front();
+        basic_unique_ptr<enqueued_event> event = std::move(get_events_queue().front());
         get_events_queue().pop_front();
-        to_call();
+        event->process();
     }
 
     // Get the context of the state machine.
@@ -1089,19 +1090,19 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
             auto it = deferred_events.queue.begin();
             do
             {
-                if (deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt == it->seq_cnt)
+                if (deferred_events.cur_seq_cnt == (*it)->get_seq_cnt())
                 {
                     return;
                 }
-                if (it->is_event_deferred())
+                if ((*it)->is_deferred())
                 {
                     it = std::next(it);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    deferred_event_t deferred_event = std::move(*it);
+                    basic_unique_ptr<deferred_event> deferred_event = std::move(*it);
                     it = deferred_events.queue.erase(it);
-                    const process_result result = deferred_event.process_event();
+                    const process_result result = deferred_event->process();
 
                     if ((result & process_result::HANDLED_TRUE) &&
                         (active_state_ids != m_active_state_ids))
@@ -1187,7 +1188,7 @@ class state_machine_base : public FrontEnd
         // in the active state configuration, then defer it for later processing.
         if constexpr (has_any_deferred_event::value)
         {
-            if (is_event_deferred(event))
+            if (compile_policy_impl::is_event_deferred(*this, event))
             {
                 compile_policy_impl::defer_event(*this, event);
                 return process_result::HANDLED_DEFERRED;