diff --git a/boost-dbus/include/dbus/detail/queue.hpp b/boost-dbus/include/dbus/detail/queue.hpp
index c435af3..a1ca563 100644
--- a/boost-dbus/include/dbus/detail/queue.hpp
+++ b/boost-dbus/include/dbus/detail/queue.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
  public:
   queue(boost::asio::io_service& io_service) : io(io_service) {}
 
+  queue(const queue<Message>& m)
+      : io(m.io), messages(m.messages), handlers(m.handlers) {
+        //TODO(ed) acquire the lock before copying messages and handlers
+      }
+
  private:
   class closure {
     handler_type handler_;
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@
 
    public:
     void operator()() { handler_(error_, message_); }
-    closure(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(handler_type) h, Message m,
+    closure(handler_type h, Message m,
             boost::system::error_code e = boost::system::error_code())
         : handler_(h), message_(m), error_(e) {}
   };
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@
 
       lock.unlock();
 
-      io.post(closure(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(handler_type)(h), m));
+      io.post(closure(h, m));
     }
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@
 
       init_type init(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(MessageHandler)(h));
 
-      io.post(closure(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(handler_type)(init.handler), m));
+      io.post(closure(init.handler, m));
 
       return init.result.get();
     }