diff --git a/include/boost/sml.hpp b/include/boost/sml.hpp
index ef2339e4..bbeb365d 100644
--- a/include/boost/sml.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/sml.hpp
@@ -807,8 +807,9 @@ template <class T>
 struct pool_type_impl<T &, aux::enable_if_t<aux::is_constructible<T>::value && aux::is_constructible<T, const T &>::value>>
     : pool_type_base {
   constexpr explicit pool_type_impl(T &val) : value{val} {}                    // bind ref directly
+  constexpr explicit pool_type_impl(missing_ctor_parameter<T>) : value_{}, value{value_} {} // default-construct backing store
   template <class TObject>
-  constexpr explicit pool_type_impl(TObject val) : value_{val}, value{value_} {}// default-construct backing store
+  constexpr explicit pool_type_impl(TObject val) : value_{val}, value{value_} {}
   // #504: cross-pool copy — extract T into the local backing store first, then
   // bind value to it.  The naive ': value(i, object)' was a comma-expression
   // that bound value directly to the pool parameter (dangling after return).
diff --git a/test/ft/CMakeLists.txt b/test/ft/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bbe9ec3..28c92cdf 100644
--- a/test/ft/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/ft/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/issue_552_sub_sm_dep_identity.cpp)
   add_test(test_issue_552_sub_sm_dep_identity test_issue_552_sub_sm_dep_identity)
 endif()
 
+if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/issue_718_expected_member.cpp)
+  add_executable(test_issue_718_expected_member issue_718_expected_member.cpp)
+  add_test(test_issue_718_expected_member test_issue_718_expected_member)
+endif()
+
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/issue_317_bare_internal_transition.cpp)
   add_executable(test_issue_317_bare_internal_transition issue_317_bare_internal_transition.cpp)
   add_test(test_issue_317_bare_internal_transition test_issue_317_bare_internal_transition)
diff --git a/test/ft/issue_718_expected_member.cpp b/test/ft/issue_718_expected_member.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a287a7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ft/issue_718_expected_member.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#define BOOST_SML_CREATE_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTIBLE_DEPS
+// cppcheck-suppress missingIncludeSystem
+#include <boost/sml.hpp>
+// cppcheck-suppress missingIncludeSystem
+#include <cstddef>
+// cppcheck-suppress missingIncludeSystem
+#include <vector>
+#if defined(__has_include)
+#if __has_include(<version>)
+// cppcheck-suppress missingIncludeSystem
+#include <version>
+#endif
+#endif
+#if defined(__cpp_lib_expected)
+// cppcheck-suppress missingIncludeSystem
+#include <expected>
+#endif
+
+namespace sml = boost::sml;
+
+struct e718 {};
+
+struct greedy718 {
+  int value{};
+  greedy718() = default;
+  template <class U>
+  // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
+  greedy718(U&&) : value{-1} {}
+};
+
+struct greedy_first_member718 {
+  greedy718 member;
+};
+
+test default_dep_with_greedy_first_member_is_value_initialized_and_shared = [] {
+  static int value_on_entry = -2;
+  static int value_on_event = -2;
+
+  struct c {
+    auto operator()() const noexcept {
+      using namespace sml;
+      return make_transition_table(
+          *state<greedy_first_member718> + event<e718> / [](greedy_first_member718& s) { value_on_event = s.member.value; } = X,
+          state<greedy_first_member718> + on_entry<_> /
+                                              [](greedy_first_member718& s) {
+                                                value_on_entry = s.member.value;
+                                                s.member.value = 7;
+                                              });
+    }
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<c> sm;
+  expect(value_on_entry == 0);
+  sm.process_event(e718{});
+  expect(value_on_event == 7);
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+};
+
+test default_dep_with_initializer_list_ctor_is_empty = [] {
+  static std::size_t size_on_event = 1;
+
+  struct c {
+    auto operator()() const noexcept {
+      using namespace sml;
+      return make_transition_table(*state<class idle718> + event<e718> / [](std::vector<int>& v) { size_on_event = v.size(); } =
+                                       X);
+    }
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<c> sm;
+  sm.process_event(e718{});
+  expect(size_on_event == 0u);
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+};
+
+#if defined(__cpp_lib_expected)
+struct expected_first_member718 {
+  std::expected<int, int> member;
+};
+
+test default_dep_with_std_expected_first_member_is_shared = [] {
+  static int value_on_event = 0;
+
+  struct c {
+    auto operator()() const noexcept {
+      using namespace sml;
+      return make_transition_table(
+          *state<expected_first_member718> + event<e718> / [](expected_first_member718& s) { value_on_event = *s.member; } = X,
+          state<expected_first_member718> + on_entry<_> / [](expected_first_member718& s) { s.member = 1; });
+    }
+  };
+
+  sml::sm<c> sm;
+  sm.process_event(e718{});
+  expect(value_on_event == 1);
+  expect(sm.is(sml::X));
+};
+#endif