diff --git a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
index 3676cc1..bfef1d3 100644
--- a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
+++ b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
@@ -20,27 +20,30 @@ namespace meta_hpp
         value& operator=(value&&) = default;
         value& operator=(const value&) = default;
 
-        template < typename T >
-        value(T&& value)
-        : raw_{std::forward<T>(value)} {}
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>> >
+        value(T&& val)
+        : raw_{std::forward<T>(val)}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<U>()} {}
 
-        template < typename T >
-        value& operator=(T&& value) noexcept {
-            raw_ = std::forward<T>(value);
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>> >
+        value& operator=(T&& val) {
+            value{std::forward<T>(val)}.swap(*this);
             return *this;
         }
 
         template < typename T, typename... Args >
-        value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&... args)
-        : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, std::forward<Args>(args)...} {}
+        explicit value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&... args)
+        : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, std::forward<Args>(args)...}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()} {}
 
         template < typename T, typename U, typename... Args >
-        value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, std::initializer_list<U> ilist, Args&&... args)
-        : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, ilist, std::forward<Args>(args)...} {}
-
-        void swap(value& other) noexcept {
-            raw_.swap(other.raw_);
-        }
+        explicit value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, std::initializer_list<U> ilist, Args&&... args)
+        : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, ilist, std::forward<Args>(args)...}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()} {}
 
         template < typename T >
         T cast() && {
@@ -68,6 +71,16 @@ namespace meta_hpp
         try_cast() const noexcept {
             return std::any_cast<T>(&raw_);
         }
+
+        family_id fid() const noexcept {
+            return fid_;
+        }
+
+        void swap(value& other) noexcept {
+            using std::swap;
+            swap(raw_, other.raw_);
+            swap(fid_, other.fid_);
+        }
     public:
         bool to_bool() const { return cast<bool>(); }
         int to_int() const { return cast<int>(); }
@@ -91,6 +104,7 @@ namespace meta_hpp
         std::uintptr_t to_uintptr_t() const { return cast<std::uintptr_t>(); }
     private:
         std::any raw_;
+        family_id fid_;
     };
 
     inline void swap(value& l, value& r) noexcept {
diff --git a/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp b/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
index 7de31cd..cd7363e 100644
--- a/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
+++ b/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 #include <meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp>
 #include "doctest/doctest.hpp"
 
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 namespace
 {
+    class clazz {};
+    class clazz2 {};
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("meta/value") {
@@ -36,3 +41,37 @@ TEST_CASE("meta/value") {
     CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<std::size_t>, std::size_t{1}}.to_size_t() == 1u);
     CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<std::uintptr_t>, std::uintptr_t{1}}.to_uintptr_t() == 1u);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("meta/value/fid") {
+    namespace meta = meta_hpp;
+    using namespace std::string_literals;
+
+    CHECK(meta::value{clazz{}}.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<clazz>());
+    CHECK(meta::value{clazz2{}}.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<clazz2>());
+    CHECK(meta::value{clazz{}}.fid() != meta::value{clazz2{}}.fid());
+
+    {
+        meta::value v = clazz{};
+        CHECK(v.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<clazz>());
+        v = clazz2{};
+        CHECK(v.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<clazz2>());
+    }
+
+    CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<int>, 1}.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<int>());
+    CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<std::vector<int>>, {1,2,3,4}}.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<std::vector<int>>());
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("meta/value/swap") {
+    namespace meta = meta_hpp;
+    using namespace std::string_literals;
+
+    meta::value v1{"hello"s};
+    meta::value v2{42};
+    meta::swap(v1, v2);
+
+    CHECK(v1.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<int>());
+    CHECK(v1.to_int() == 42);
+
+    CHECK(v2.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<std::string>());
+    CHECK(v2.to_string() == "hello");
+}