diff --git a/unit_test/util_gtest.cpp b/unit_test/util_gtest.cpp
index b0b06919..66bcf3e1 100644
--- a/unit_test/util_gtest.cpp
+++ b/unit_test/util_gtest.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,44 @@ TEST(utilTest, makeUnique)
 		a[i] = i;
 }
 
+TEST(utilTest, memberFn)
+{
+	struct Moo
+	{
+		int noParam() const & { return -2; }
+
+		const int & twoParam(int & y, const int && z) && { return y += z; }
+	};
+
+	auto f = OEL_MEMBER_FN(noParam);
+	auto g = OEL_MEMBER_FN(twoParam);
+
+	Moo const x{};
+	EXPECT_EQ(-2, f(x));
+
+	auto y = 1;
+	EXPECT_EQ(3, g(Moo{}, y, 2));
+	using T = decltype( g(Moo{}, y, 2) );
+	static_assert(std::is_same_v<T, const int &>);
+}
+
+TEST(utilTest, memberVar)
+{
+	struct Baz
+	{
+		int val;
+	} x{7};
+
+	auto f = OEL_MEMBER_VAR(val);
+
+	static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype( f(x) ), int &>);
+
+	using T = decltype( f(static_cast<const Baz &&>(x)) );
+	static_assert(std::is_same_v<T, const int &&>);
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(7, f(x));
+}
+
 TEST(utilTest, toPointerContiguous)
 {
 	using namespace oel;
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index cd730d8a..7830ad60 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@
 * @brief Contains make_unique_for_overwrite, as_signed/as_unsigned, index_valid, ssize and more
 */
 
+
+/** @brief Take the name of a member function and wrap it in a stateless function object
+*
+* `wrapped(object, args)` becomes the same as `object.func(args)`.
+* This macro works for function templates and overload sets, unlike std::mem_fn.
+* Note that passing a function or pointer to member often optimizes worse. */
+#define OEL_MEMBER_FN(func)  \
+	[](auto && ob_, auto &&... args_) -> decltype(auto)  \
+	{	return decltype(ob_)(ob_).func(decltype(args_)(args_)...); }
+
+//! Take the name of a member variable and wrap it in a stateless function object
+#define OEL_MEMBER_VAR(var)  \
+	[](auto && ob_) noexcept -> auto && { return decltype(ob_)(ob_).var; }
+
+
 namespace oel
 {