diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a98b29e8..03d481e2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ ssl = ["openssl", "tokio-openssl"]
 # rustls
 rust-tls = ["rustls", "tokio-rustls", "webpki", "webpki-roots"]
 
+cell = []
+
 [dependencies]
 actix = "0.7.0"
 
diff --git a/src/cell.rs b/src/cell.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..855c6aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cell.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//! Custom cell impl
+
+#[cfg(feature = "cell")]
+use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
+#[cfg(not(feature = "cell"))]
+use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut};
+use std::fmt;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+pub(crate) struct Cell<T> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "cell")]
+    inner: Rc<UnsafeCell<T>>,
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "cell"))]
+    inner: Rc<RefCell<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Clone for Cell<T> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for Cell<T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.inner.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "cell")]
+impl<T> Cell<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(inner)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn borrow(&self) -> &T {
+        unsafe { &*self.inner.as_ref().get() }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn borrow_mut(&self) -> &mut T {
+        unsafe { &mut *self.inner.as_ref().get() }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "cell"))]
+impl<T> Cell<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Rc::new(RefCell::new(inner)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn borrow(&self) -> Ref<T> {
+        self.inner.borrow()
+    }
+    pub(crate) fn borrow_mut(&self) -> RefMut<T> {
+        self.inner.borrow_mut()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cloneable.rs b/src/cloneable.rs
index d94e2953..ec3fd0b4 100644
--- a/src/cloneable.rs
+++ b/src/cloneable.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-
 use futures::Poll;
 
+use super::cell::Cell;
 use super::service::Service;
 
 /// Service that allows to turn non-clone service to a service with `Clone` impl
 pub struct CloneableService<S: Service + 'static> {
-    service: Rc<RefCell<S>>,
+    service: Cell<S>,
 }
 
 impl<S: Service + 'static> CloneableService<S> {
     pub fn new(service: S) -> Self {
         Self {
-            service: Rc::new(RefCell::new(service)),
+            service: Cell::new(service),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f6262791..1400bdac 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ extern crate webpki;
 #[cfg(feature = "rust-tls")]
 extern crate webpki_roots;
 
+mod cell;
 pub mod cloneable;
 pub mod connector;
 pub mod counter;
diff --git a/src/service/and_then.rs b/src/service/and_then.rs
index 187ab167..9dd67277 100644
--- a/src/service/and_then.rs
+++ b/src/service/and_then.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-
 use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
 
 use super::{IntoNewService, NewService, Service};
+use cell::Cell;
 
 /// Service for the `and_then` combinator, chaining a computation onto the end
 /// of another service which completes successfully.
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ use super::{IntoNewService, NewService, Service};
 /// This is created by the `ServiceExt::and_then` method.
 pub struct AndThen<A, B> {
     a: A,
-    b: Rc<RefCell<B>>,
+    b: Cell<B>,
 }
 
 impl<A, B> AndThen<A, B>
@@ -21,10 +19,7 @@ where
 {
     /// Create new `AndThen` combinator
     pub fn new(a: A, b: B) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            a,
-            b: Rc::new(RefCell::new(b)),
-        }
+        Self { a, b: Cell::new(b) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +61,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = A::Response, Error = A::Error>,
 {
-    b: Rc<RefCell<B>>,
+    b: Cell<B>,
     fut_b: Option<B::Future>,
     fut_a: A::Future,
 }
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = A::Response, Error = A::Error>,
 {
-    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Rc<RefCell<B>>) -> Self {
+    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
         AndThenFuture {
             b,
             fut_a,
diff --git a/src/service/then.rs b/src/service/then.rs
index d31e807d..b10537b5 100644
--- a/src/service/then.rs
+++ b/src/service/then.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-
 use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
 
 use super::{IntoNewService, NewService, Service};
+use cell::Cell;
 
 /// Service for the `then` combinator, chaining a computation onto the end of
 /// another service.
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ use super::{IntoNewService, NewService, Service};
 /// This is created by the `ServiceExt::then` method.
 pub struct Then<A, B> {
     a: A,
-    b: Rc<RefCell<B>>,
+    b: Cell<B>,
 }
 
 impl<A, B> Then<A, B>
@@ -21,10 +19,7 @@ where
 {
     /// Create new `Then` combinator
     pub fn new(a: A, b: B) -> Then<A, B> {
-        Then {
-            a,
-            b: Rc::new(RefCell::new(b)),
-        }
+        Then { a, b: Cell::new(b) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +61,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = Result<A::Response, A::Error>>,
 {
-    b: Rc<RefCell<B>>,
+    b: Cell<B>,
     fut_b: Option<B::Future>,
     fut_a: A::Future,
 }
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = Result<A::Response, A::Error>>,
 {
-    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Rc<RefCell<B>>) -> Self {
+    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
         ThenFuture {
             b,
             fut_a,
@@ -243,6 +238,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use service::{NewServiceExt, ServiceExt};
 
+    #[derive(Clone)]
     struct Srv1(Rc<Cell<usize>>);
     impl Service for Srv1 {
         type Request = Result<&'static str, &'static str>;
@@ -263,7 +259,6 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[derive(Clone)]
     struct Srv2(Rc<Cell<usize>>);
 
     impl Service for Srv2 {
@@ -298,7 +293,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_call() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
-        let mut srv = Srv1(cnt.clone()).then(Srv2(cnt));
+        let mut srv = Srv1(cnt.clone()).then(Srv2(cnt)).clone();
 
         let res = srv.call(Ok("srv1")).poll();
         assert!(res.is_ok());
@@ -315,7 +310,7 @@ mod tests {
         let cnt2 = cnt.clone();
         let blank = move || Ok::<_, ()>(Srv1(cnt2.clone()));
         let new_srv = blank.into_new_service().then(move || Ok(Srv2(cnt.clone())));
-        if let Async::Ready(mut srv) = new_srv.new_service().poll().unwrap() {
+        if let Async::Ready(mut srv) = new_srv.clone().new_service().poll().unwrap() {
             let res = srv.call(Ok("srv1")).poll();
             assert!(res.is_ok());
             assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), Async::Ready(("srv1", "ok")));
diff --git a/src/timer.rs b/src/timer.rs
index df8f83a6..e4c3d3c6 100644
--- a/src/timer.rs
+++ b/src/timer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use futures::future::{ok, FutureResult};
@@ -7,11 +5,12 @@ use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
 use tokio_current_thread::spawn;
 use tokio_timer::sleep;
 
+use super::cell::Cell;
 use super::service::{NewService, Service};
 use super::Never;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct LowResTimer(Rc<RefCell<Inner>>);
+pub struct LowResTimer(Cell<Inner>);
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Inner {
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ impl Inner {
 
 impl LowResTimer {
     pub fn with_interval(interval: Duration) -> LowResTimer {
-        LowResTimer(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(interval))))
+        LowResTimer(Cell::new(Inner::new(interval)))
     }
 
     pub fn timer(&self) -> LowResTimerService {
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ impl LowResTimer {
 
 impl Default for LowResTimer {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        LowResTimer(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(Duration::from_secs(1)))))
+        LowResTimer(Cell::new(Inner::new(Duration::from_secs(1))))
     }
 }
 
@@ -58,11 +57,11 @@ impl NewService for LowResTimer {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct LowResTimerService(Rc<RefCell<Inner>>);
+pub struct LowResTimerService(Cell<Inner>);
 
 impl LowResTimerService {
     pub fn with_resolution(resolution: Duration) -> LowResTimerService {
-        LowResTimerService(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner::new(resolution))))
+        LowResTimerService(Cell::new(Inner::new(resolution)))
     }
 
     /// Get current time. This function has to be called from