diff --git a/include/boost/sml.hpp b/include/boost/sml.hpp
index a493433c..783d344e 100644
--- a/include/boost/sml.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/sml.hpp
@@ -658,11 +658,14 @@ class queue_event {
   }
 
  public:
+  constexpr queue_event() : dtor(nullptr) {}
   constexpr queue_event(queue_event &&other) : id(other.id), dtor(other.dtor), move(other.move) {
     move(data, static_cast<queue_event &&>(other));
   }
   constexpr queue_event &operator=(queue_event &&other) {
-    dtor(data);
+    if (dtor != nullptr) {
+      dtor(data);
+    }
     id = other.id;
     dtor = other.dtor;
     move = other.move;
@@ -678,7 +681,11 @@ class queue_event {
     move = &move_impl<T>;
     new (&data) T(static_cast<T &&>(object));
   }
-  ~queue_event() { dtor(data); }
+  ~queue_event() {
+    if (dtor) {
+      dtor(data);
+    }
+  }
   alignas(alignment) aux::byte data[size];
   int id = -1;
 
diff --git a/test/ft/actions_defer.cpp b/test/ft/actions_defer.cpp
index 8e294b67..84202724 100644
--- a/test/ft/actions_defer.cpp
+++ b/test/ft/actions_defer.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "static_deque.h"
+
 namespace sml = boost::sml;
 
 struct event1 {};
@@ -294,9 +296,9 @@ test defer_and_action = [] {
   struct c {
     auto operator()() {
       using namespace sml;
-      auto action1 = [this]{ calls += "a1|"; };
-      auto action2 = [this]{ calls += "a2|"; };
-      auto action3 = [this]{ calls += "a3|"; };
+      auto action1 = [this] { calls += "a1|"; };
+      auto action2 = [this] { calls += "a2|"; };
+      auto action3 = [this] { calls += "a3|"; };
 
       // clang-format off
       return make_transition_table(
@@ -340,4 +342,25 @@ test defer_multi = [] {
   sml::sm<c, sml::defer_queue<std::deque>> sm{};
   sm.process_event(event1());
   expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+using MinimalStaticDeque10 = MinimalStaticDeque<T, 10>;
+
+test defer_minimal_static_deque = [] {
+  const auto c = [] {
+    using namespace sml;
+    // clang-format off
+    return make_transition_table(
+     *state1 + event<event1> / defer,
+      state1 + event<event2> = state2,
+      state2 + event<event1> = X
+    );
+    // clang-format off
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<decltype(c), sml::defer_queue<MinimalStaticDeque10>> sm{c};
+  sm.process_event(event1());
+  sm.process_event(event2());
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/ft/actions_process.cpp b/test/ft/actions_process.cpp
index 31d9c642..3a9331dd 100644
--- a/test/ft/actions_process.cpp
+++ b/test/ft/actions_process.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "static_queue.h"
+
 namespace sml = boost::sml;
 
 struct e1 {};
@@ -332,3 +334,37 @@ test process_between_substates = [] {
   expect(sm.is<decltype(sml::state<sub1>)>(sml::X));
   expect(sm.is<decltype(sml::state<sub2>)>(sml::X));
 };
+
+template <typename T>
+using MinimalStaticQueue10 = MinimalStaticQueue<T, 10>;
+
+test queue_process_events_static_queue = [] {
+  struct c {
+    std::vector<int> calls;
+
+    auto operator()() {
+      using namespace sml;
+
+      const auto a0 = [this] { calls.push_back(0); };
+      const auto a1 = [this] { calls.push_back(1); };
+      const auto a2 = [this] { calls.push_back(2); };
+
+      // clang-format off
+      return make_transition_table(
+        * idle + on_entry<sml::initial> / (process(e1()), process(e2()), a0)
+        , idle + event<e1> / a1
+        , idle + event<e2> / a2 = X
+      );
+      // clang-format on
+    }
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<c, sml::process_queue<MinimalStaticQueue10>> sm{};
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+
+  const c& c_ = sm;
+  expect(3u == c_.calls.size());
+  expect(0 == c_.calls[0]);
+  expect(1 == c_.calls[1]);
+  expect(2 == c_.calls[2]);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/ft/actions_process_n_defer.cpp b/test/ft/actions_process_n_defer.cpp
index 387fcb65..53cf62f5 100644
--- a/test/ft/actions_process_n_defer.cpp
+++ b/test/ft/actions_process_n_defer.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <queue>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "static_deque.h"
+#include "static_queue.h"
+
 namespace sml = boost::sml;
 
 struct e1 {};
@@ -114,3 +117,34 @@ test process_n_defer_again = [] {
   std::cout << calls << "\n";
   expect(calls == "|s3_entry|e1|e1|e1");
 };
+
+template <typename T>
+using MinimalStaticDeque10 = MinimalStaticDeque<T, 10>;
+
+template <typename T>
+using MinimalStaticQueue10 = MinimalStaticQueue<T, 10>;
+
+test mix_process_n_defer_at_init_static_queue = [] {
+  struct c {
+    auto operator()() {
+      using namespace sml;
+      // clang-format off
+      return make_transition_table(
+        * s1 + on_entry<sml::initial> / process(e1{})
+        , s1 + event<e1> / defer = s2
+        , s2 / defer = s3
+        , s3 + event<e1> / process(e2{})
+        , s3 + event<e2> / defer = s4
+        , s4 + event<e2> = s5
+        , s5 = s6
+        , s6 + on_entry<_> / process(e3{})
+        , s6 + event<e3> = s7
+        , s7 = X
+      );
+      // clang-format on
+    }
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<c, sml::process_queue<MinimalStaticQueue10>, sml::defer_queue<MinimalStaticDeque10>> sm{};
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/ft/static_deque.h b/test/ft/static_deque.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4eb7471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ft/static_deque.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#ifndef STATIC_DEQUE_H
+#define STATIC_DEQUE_H
+
+#include <array>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+template <typename T, std::size_t Size>
+struct MinimalStaticDeque {
+  std::array<T, Size> queue_data{};
+  std::size_t current_index = 0;
+
+  using value_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::value_type;
+  using reference = typename decltype(queue_data)::reference;
+  using const_reference = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_reference;
+  using size_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::size_type;
+  using difference_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::difference_type;
+  using pointer = typename decltype(queue_data)::pointer;
+  using const_pointer = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_pointer;
+  using iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_iterator;
+  using reverse_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::reverse_iterator;
+  using const_reverse_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_reverse_iterator;
+
+  void push_back(T&& t) { queue_data[current_index++] = std::move(t); }
+  T& front() {
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    return queue_data[0];
+  }
+  T& back() {
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    return queue_data[current_index - 1];
+  }
+  void pop_front() {
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    std::move(std::next(queue_data.begin()), queue_data.end(), queue_data.begin());
+    current_index--;
+  }
+  void pop_back() {  // removes the last element
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    current_index--;
+  }
+  void push_front(T&& value) {
+    if (current_index == Size) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("queue is full");
+    }
+    std::move_backward(begin(), end(), std::next(end()));
+    queue_data[0] = std::move(value);
+    current_index++;
+  }
+  bool empty() const { return current_index == 0; }
+
+  iterator begin() { return queue_data.begin(); }
+  const_iterator cbegin() const { return queue_data.cbegin(); }
+
+  iterator end() { return std::next(queue_data.begin(), current_index); }
+  const_iterator cend() const { return std::next(queue_data.begin(), current_index); }
+
+  iterator erase(const_iterator pos) {
+    if (pos == end()) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    const auto position = std::distance(cbegin(), pos);
+    auto start = queue_data.begin() + position;
+    std::move(std::next(start), end(), start);
+    current_index--;
+    return start;
+  }
+};
+
+#endif  // STATIC_DEQUE_H
diff --git a/test/ft/static_queue.h b/test/ft/static_queue.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e738148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ft/static_queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef STATIC_QUEUE_H
+#define STATIC_QUEUE_H
+
+#include <array>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+template <typename T, std::size_t Size>
+struct MinimalStaticQueue {
+  std::array<T, Size> queue_data{};
+  std::size_t current_index = 0;
+
+  using value_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::value_type;
+  using reference = typename decltype(queue_data)::reference;
+  using const_reference = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_reference;
+  using size_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::size_type;
+  using difference_type = typename decltype(queue_data)::difference_type;
+  using pointer = typename decltype(queue_data)::pointer;
+  using const_pointer = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_pointer;
+  using iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_iterator;
+  using reverse_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::reverse_iterator;
+  using const_reverse_iterator = typename decltype(queue_data)::const_reverse_iterator;
+
+  void push(T&& t) { queue_data[current_index++] = std::move(t); }
+  T& front() {
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    return queue_data[0];
+  }
+  T& back() {
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    return queue_data[current_index - 1];
+  }
+  iterator begin() { return queue_data.begin(); }
+  iterator end() { return std::next(queue_data.begin(), current_index); }
+
+  void pop() {  // removes the first element
+    if (current_index == 0) {
+      throw std::out_of_range("queue is empty");
+    }
+    std::move(std::next(begin()), end(), begin());
+    current_index--;
+  }
+  bool empty() const { return current_index == 0; }
+};
+
+#endif  // STATIC_QUEUE_H