diff --git a/.github/workflows/xtask.yml b/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
index 34ec5a6..ce9eb84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: compile check
         run: |
           cargo clippy -- -D warnings
+          cargo test
           cargo xtask run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/simple/main.rs b/examples/simple/main.rs
index 35ad2be..ba3d566 100644
--- a/examples/simple/main.rs
+++ b/examples/simple/main.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 //! Simple demonstration of the Actor trait and corresponding handle
 //! as implemented for a HelloWorldActor
-use glommactor::{handle::ActorHandle, Actor, ActorError, ActorState, Event};
+use glommactor::{
+    handle::{ActorHandle, Handle},
+    Actor, ActorError, ActorState, Event,
+};
 use glommio::{executor, Latency, LocalExecutorBuilder, Placement, Shares};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tracing::Level;
 use tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber;
 
-pub type Reply = flume::Sender<()>;
+pub type Reply<T> = flume::Sender<T>;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum HelloWorldEvent {
-    SayHello { reply: Reply },
+    SayHello { reply: Reply<()> },
     Stop,
     Start,
     Shutdown,
+    State { reply: Reply<ActorState> },
 }
 
 impl Event for HelloWorldEvent {}
@@ -36,6 +40,10 @@ struct HandleWrapper {
     handle: ActorHandle<HelloWorldEvent>,
 }
 
+impl Handle for HandleWrapper {
+    type State = ActorState;
+}
+
 impl Clone for HandleWrapper {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -70,6 +78,18 @@ impl HandleWrapper {
         let _ = self.handle.send(msg).await;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn state(&self) -> Result<<Self as Handle>::State, ActorError<HelloWorldEvent>> {
+        let (tx, rx) = flume::bounded(1);
+
+        let msg = HelloWorldEvent::State { reply: tx };
+        let _ = self.handle.send(msg).await;
+        Ok(rx.recv_async().await.map_err(|e| {
+            let msg = format!("Send cancelled {e:}");
+            tracing::error!(msg);
+            ActorError::ActorError(msg)
+        })?)
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -134,6 +154,9 @@ impl HelloWorldActor {
                 let (_sender, receiver) = flume::unbounded();
                 self.receiver = receiver;
             }
+            HelloWorldEvent::State { reply } => {
+                reply.send(self.state.clone()).ok();
+            }
         }
         tracing::debug!("Processed");
     }
@@ -192,9 +215,24 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), ActorError<HelloWorldEvent>> {
                     handle_wrapper.say_hello().await.ok();
                     tracing::info!("Sent say hello request");
 
+                    if let Ok(state) = handle_wrapper.state().await {
+                        tracing::info!("Actor state is {:?}", state);
+                    }
+
                     handle_wrapper.stop().await.ok();
                     tracing::info!("Sent stop request");
 
+                    if let Ok(state) = handle_wrapper.state().await {
+                        tracing::info!("Actor state is {:?}", state);
+                    }
+
+                    // Expect this to fail due to how the actor is using state to
+                    // drop certain requests (see line 132)
+                    handle_wrapper
+                        .say_hello()
+                        .await
+                        .expect_err("Actor still responded to say_hello despite being stopped");
+
                     // without this call, because we cloned the handle above, the program would never terminate
                     handle_wrapper.shutdown().await.ok();
                     tracing::info!("Sent shutdown request");
diff --git a/src/handle.rs b/src/handle.rs
index ab822f4..619e85b 100644
--- a/src/handle.rs
+++ b/src/handle.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{Actor, ActorError, ActorId, ActorState, Event, SupervisorMessage};
 
-pub trait Handle {}
+pub trait Handle {
+    type State;
+}
+
+pub trait State {}
 
-impl<T: Event + Send> Handle for ActorHandle<T> {}
+impl<T: Event + Send> Handle for ActorHandle<T> {
+    type State = Box<dyn State>;
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ActorHandle<T: Event + Send> {
@@ -43,7 +49,9 @@ impl<T: Event + Send> Clone for SupervisedActorHandle<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Event + Send> Handle for SupervisedActorHandle<T> {}
+impl<T: Event + Send> Handle for SupervisedActorHandle<T> {
+    type State = ActorState;
+}
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait SupervisedHandle: Handle {
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ pub trait SupervisedHandle: Handle {
     async fn send_shutdown(&self) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
     async fn send_start(&self) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
     async fn subscribe_direct(&self) -> Self::Rx;
-    async fn actor_state(&self) -> Result<ActorState, Self::Error>;
+    async fn actor_state(&self) -> Result<<Self as Handle>::State, Self::Error>;
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ impl<T: Event + Send> SupervisedHandle for SupervisedActorHandle<T> {
     async fn subscribe_direct(&self) -> Self::Rx {
         self.handle_subscribe_direct().await
     }
-    async fn actor_state(&self) -> Result<ActorState, Self::Error> {
+    async fn actor_state(&self) -> Result<<Self as Handle>::State, Self::Error> {
         self.get_state().await
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b622055..b121615 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,3 +10,90 @@ pub use error::ActorError;
 pub use supervisor::{Supervision, Supervisor, SupervisorHandle, SupervisorMessage};
 
 pub type ActorId = u16;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::handle::ActorHandle;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn single_event() {
+        pub type Reply<T> = flume::Sender<T>;
+        pub enum HelloEvent {
+            SayHello { reply: Reply<()> },
+        }
+        impl Event for HelloEvent {}
+        struct HelloActor {
+            receiver: flume::Receiver<HelloEvent>,
+        }
+
+        impl HelloActor {
+            fn new(receiver: flume::Receiver<HelloEvent>) -> Self {
+                Self { receiver }
+            }
+            async fn say_hello(&mut self) {
+                println!("Hello hi hey!!");
+            }
+
+            async fn get_single_event(mut self) -> Result<(), ActorError<HelloEvent>> {
+                let HelloEvent::SayHello { reply } = self
+                    .receiver
+                    .recv_async()
+                    .await
+                    .expect("Failed to receive event");
+                self.say_hello().await;
+                reply.send(()).expect("Failed to send reply");
+
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[async_trait::async_trait]
+        impl Actor<HelloEvent> for HelloActor
+        where
+            HelloEvent: Event + Send,
+        {
+            type Rx = futures::channel::mpsc::Receiver<HelloEvent>;
+            type Error = ActorError<HelloEvent>;
+            type Result = Result<(), Self::Error>;
+            async fn run(self) -> Self::Result {
+                self.get_single_event().await
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl ActorHandle<HelloEvent> {
+            async fn say_hello(&self) -> Result<(), ActorError<HelloEvent>> {
+                let (tx, rx) = flume::bounded(1);
+                let msg = HelloEvent::SayHello { reply: tx };
+                self.send(msg)
+                    .await
+                    .expect("Faied to send from actor handle");
+                rx.recv_async()
+                    .await
+                    .expect("Failed to recv from actor handle");
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        let (actor, handle) = ActorHandle::new(HelloActor::new);
+
+        let handle = glommio::LocalExecutorBuilder::new(glommio::Placement::Fixed(0))
+            .name(&format!("{}{}", "test-handle", 0))
+            .spawn(move || async move {
+                let tq = glommio::executor().create_task_queue(
+                    glommio::Shares::default(),
+                    glommio::Latency::NotImportant,
+                    "test",
+                );
+
+                let task = glommio::spawn_local_into(actor.run(), tq)
+                    .map(|t| t.detach())
+                    .expect("Failed to spawn detached task");
+                handle.say_hello().await.expect("Failed to say hello");
+                task.await;
+            })
+            .expect("Failed to execute");
+
+        handle.join().expect("Failed to join glommio join handle");
+    }
+}