diff --git a/finny/Cargo.toml b/finny/Cargo.toml
index c098aa1..c395288 100644
--- a/finny/Cargo.toml
+++ b/finny/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 derive_more = "0.99.11"
 finny_derive = { path = "../finny_derive", version = "0.2.0" }
 arraydeque = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
-slog = { version = "2.7.0", optional = true }
-
+slog = { version = "2.7.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
+heapless = { version = "0.7" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std", "inspect_slog", "timers_std"]
-std = ["arraydeque/std"]
+std = ["arraydeque/std", "timers_std", "slog/std", "finny_derive/std"]
 inspect_slog = ["slog"]
 timers_std = []
 generate_plantuml = ["finny_derive/generate_plantuml"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/finny/src/fsm/queue.rs b/finny/src/fsm/queue.rs
index 32f39f0..9d75db7 100644
--- a/finny/src/fsm/queue.rs
+++ b/finny/src/fsm/queue.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,79 @@ mod queue_array {
 
 pub use self::queue_array::*;
 
+
+pub mod heapless_shared {
+    //! A heapless queue with Clone and Arc support.
+    
+    use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+    use crate::FsmError;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    extern crate alloc;
+    use alloc::sync::Arc;
+    use heapless::mpmc::Q64;
+
+/// An unbound event queue that uses `VecDeque`.
+    pub struct FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared<F: FsmBackend> {
+        inner: Arc<Inner<F>>
+    }
+
+    impl<F> Clone for FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared<F> where F: FsmBackend {
+        fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+            Self { inner: self.inner.clone() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct Inner<F: FsmBackend> {
+        queue: Q64<<F as FsmBackend>::Events>,
+        len: AtomicUsize
+    }
+    
+    impl<F: FsmBackend> FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared<F> {
+        pub fn new() -> Self {
+            let q = Q64::new();
+            let inner = Inner {
+                queue: q,
+                len: AtomicUsize::new(0)
+            };
+            FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared {
+                inner: Arc::new(inner)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<F: FsmBackend> FsmEventQueue<F> for FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared<F> {
+        fn dequeue(&mut self) -> Option<<F as FsmBackend>::Events> {
+            match self.inner.queue.dequeue() {
+                Some(e) => {
+                    self.inner.len.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    Some(e)
+                },
+                None => None
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn len(&self) -> usize {
+            self.inner.len.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<F: FsmBackend> FsmEventQueueSender<F> for FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared<F> {
+        fn enqueue<E: Into<<F as FsmBackend>::Events>>(&mut self, event: E) -> FsmResult<()> {
+            match self.inner.queue.enqueue(event.into()) {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    self.inner.len.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    Ok(())
+                },
+                Err(_) => Err(FsmError::QueueOverCapacity) 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
 pub struct FsmEventQueueNull<F> {
     _ty: PhantomData<F>
 }
@@ -260,6 +333,13 @@ fn test_dequeue_vec_shared() {
     test_queue(queue);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_heapless_shared() {
+    use self::heapless_shared::FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared;
+    let queue = FsmEventQueueHeaplessShared::<TestFsm>::new();
+    test_queue(queue);
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn test_queue<Q: FsmEventQueue<TestFsm>>(mut queue: Q) {
     use super::tests_fsm::{Events, EventA};
diff --git a/finny/src/inspect/slog.rs b/finny/src/inspect/slog.rs
index cc04cba..3a11756 100644
--- a/finny/src/inspect/slog.rs
+++ b/finny/src/inspect/slog.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+extern crate alloc;
+
 use slog::{info, o, error};
 use crate::{FsmBackend, FsmBackendImpl, FsmEvent, Inspect, InspectEvent, InspectFsmEvent};
 use crate::lib::*;
 use AsRef;
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 use core::any::Any;
+use alloc::string::ToString;
+use alloc::format;
 
 pub struct InspectSlog {
     pub logger: slog::Logger
diff --git a/finny_derive/Cargo.toml b/finny_derive/Cargo.toml
index 81e8929..a0a0ae8 100644
--- a/finny_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/finny_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ keywords = ["fsm", "state"]
 proc-macro = true
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["std"]
+std = []
 generate_plantuml = []
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/finny_derive/src/codegen.rs b/finny_derive/src/codegen.rs
index f943cc0..ee65b22 100644
--- a/finny_derive/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/finny_derive/src/codegen.rs
@@ -544,10 +544,10 @@ pub fn generate_fsm_code(fsm: &FsmFnInput, _attr: TokenStream, _input: TokenStre
                     let mut timers_enter = TokenStream::new();
 
                     let state = match &transition.ty {
-                        FsmTransitionType::SelfTransition(FsmStateAction { state: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { kind: FsmStateKind::Normal, .. }), .. }) => {
+                        FsmTransitionType::SelfTransition(FsmStateAction { state: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { .. }), .. }) => {
                             Some(st)
                         },
-                        FsmTransitionType::StateTransition(FsmStateTransition { state_to: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { kind: FsmStateKind::Normal, .. }), .. }) => {
+                        FsmTransitionType::StateTransition(FsmStateTransition { state_to: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { .. }), .. }) => {
                             Some(st)
                         },
                         _ => None
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@ pub fn generate_fsm_code(fsm: &FsmFnInput, _attr: TokenStream, _input: TokenStre
                     let mut timers_exit = TokenStream::new();
 
                     let state = match &transition.ty {
-                        FsmTransitionType::SelfTransition(FsmStateAction { state: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { kind: FsmStateKind::Normal, .. }), .. }) => {
+                        FsmTransitionType::SelfTransition(FsmStateAction { state: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { .. }), .. }) => {
                             Some(st)
                         },
-                        FsmTransitionType::StateTransition(FsmStateTransition { state_from: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { kind: FsmStateKind::Normal, .. }), .. }) => {
+                        FsmTransitionType::StateTransition(FsmStateTransition { state_from: FsmTransitionState::State(st @ FsmState { .. }), .. }) => {
                             Some(st)
                         },
                         _ => None
diff --git a/finny_nostd_tests/src/main.rs b/finny_nostd_tests/src/main.rs
index 10f5b72..bd34be9 100644
--- a/finny_nostd_tests/src/main.rs
+++ b/finny_nostd_tests/src/main.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-#![no_std]
-#![no_main]
+// disabling until no_std + alloc becomes stable
+// #![no_std]
 
 use finny::{finny_fsm, FsmFactory, FsmEventQueueArray, inspect::null::InspectNull, FsmTimersNull};
 use finny::decl::{FsmBuilder, BuiltFsm};
 use heapless::consts::*;
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
+pub fn main() {
     // Since we are passing a C string the final null character is mandatory
     const HELLO: &'static str = "Hello, world!\n\0";
     unsafe {
@@ -21,16 +20,8 @@ pub extern "C" fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
         let mut fsm = StateMachine::new_with(ctx, queue, inspect, timers).unwrap();
         fsm.start().unwrap();
     }
-
-    0
-}
-
-#[panic_handler]
-fn my_panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
-    loop {}
 }
 
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]