diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index e78d18439..9d5ae10c7 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
   - ::group improve, reduce code
 
 * Mission: get rid of named types
-  - add tests for type_info fallback and type_info specializations
+  - add tests for type_info specializations (eg dispatcher_plugin_std)
   - update doc: dispatcher, emitter, registry, meta, across boundaries
   - review and suppress warnings, if any
diff --git a/src/entt/core/type_info.hpp b/src/entt/core/type_info.hpp
index d2fc22cd6..7dc44bd06 100644
--- a/src/entt/core/type_info.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/core/type_info.hpp
@@ -7,35 +7,21 @@
 #include "hashed_string.hpp"
 
 
-namespace entt {
-
-
-/**
- * @brief Types identifiers.
- * @tparam Type Type for which to generate an identifier.
- */
-template<typename Type, typename = void>
-struct ENTT_API type_info {
-    /**
-     * @brief Returns the numeric representation of a given type.
-     * @return The numeric representation of the given type.
-     */
-#if defined ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
-    static constexpr ENTT_ID_TYPE id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        return entt::hashed_string{ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION};
-    }
+#ifdef ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
+#   define ENTT_TYPE_ID_API
 #else
-    static ENTT_ID_TYPE id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT;
-};
+#   define ENTT_TYPE_ID_API ENTT_API
+#endif
 
 
+#ifndef ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
 /**
  * @cond TURN_OFF_DOXYGEN
  * Internal details not to be documented.
  */
 
 
-namespace internal {
+namespace entt::internal {
 
 
 struct ENTT_API type_id_generator {
@@ -53,12 +39,31 @@ struct ENTT_API type_id_generator {
  * Internal details not to be documented.
  * @endcond TURN_OFF_DOXYGEN
  */
+#endif
 
 
-template<typename Type, typename Cond>
-ENTT_ID_TYPE type_info<Type, Cond>::id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-    static const ENTT_ID_TYPE value = internal::type_id_generator::next();
-    return value;
+namespace entt {
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Types identifiers.
+ * @tparam Type Type for which to generate an identifier.
+ */
+template<typename Type, typename = void>
+struct ENTT_TYPE_ID_API type_info {
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the numeric representation of a given type.
+     * @return The numeric representation of the given type.
+     */
+#ifdef ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
+    static constexpr ENTT_ID_TYPE id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        return entt::hashed_string{ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION};
+    }
+#else
+    static ENTT_ID_TYPE id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        static const ENTT_ID_TYPE value = internal::type_id_generator::next();
+        return value;
+    }
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fc9da12a..8aa040540 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ macro(SETUP_LIB_TEST TEST_NAME)
     add_library(_${TEST_NAME} SHARED lib/${TEST_NAME}/lib.cpp)
     SETUP_TARGET(_${TEST_NAME})
     SETUP_BASIC_TEST(lib_${TEST_NAME} lib/${TEST_NAME}/main.cpp)
-    target_compile_definitions(_${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ENTT_API_EXPORT)
-    target_compile_definitions(lib_${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ENTT_API_IMPORT)
+    target_compile_definitions(_${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ENTT_API_EXPORT ${ARGV1})
+    target_compile_definitions(lib_${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ENTT_API_IMPORT ${ARGV1})
     target_link_libraries(lib_${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE _${TEST_NAME})
 endmacro()
 
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ if(BUILD_LIB)
     SETUP_LIB_TEST(meta)
     SETUP_LIB_TEST(registry)
 
+    SETUP_LIB_TEST(dispatcher_std ENTT_STANDARD_CPP)
+    SETUP_LIB_TEST(emitter_std ENTT_STANDARD_CPP)
+    SETUP_LIB_TEST(meta_std ENTT_STANDARD_CPP)
+    SETUP_LIB_TEST(registry_std ENTT_STANDARD_CPP)
+
     SETUP_PLUGIN_TEST(dispatcher_plugin)
     SETUP_PLUGIN_TEST(emitter_plugin)
     SETUP_PLUGIN_TEST(meta_plugin)
diff --git a/test/lib/dispatcher_plugin/types.h b/test/lib/dispatcher_plugin/types.h
index b1a3f283d..b0707106b 100644
--- a/test/lib/dispatcher_plugin/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/dispatcher_plugin/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef ENTT_PLUGIN_DISPATCHER_TYPES_H
-#define ENTT_PLUGIN_DISPATCHER_TYPES_H
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_DISPATCHER_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_DISPATCHER_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
 
 struct message {
     int payload;
diff --git a/test/lib/dispatcher_std/lib.cpp b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3641667fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void trigger(entt::dispatcher &dispatcher) {
+    dispatcher.trigger<event>();
+    dispatcher.trigger<message>(42);
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/dispatcher_std/main.cpp b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73998534b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/core/utility.hpp>
+#include <entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void trigger(entt::dispatcher &);
+
+struct listener {
+    void on(message msg) { value = msg.payload; }
+    int value{};
+};
+
+TEST(Lib, Dispatcher) {
+    entt::dispatcher dispatcher;
+    listener listener;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(listener.value, 0);
+
+    dispatcher.sink<message>().connect<entt::overload<void(message)>(&listener::on)>(listener);
+    trigger(dispatcher);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(listener.value, 42);
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/dispatcher_std/types.h b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f17c0d6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/dispatcher_std/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_DISPATCHER_STD_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_DISPATCHER_STD_TYPES_H
+
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+
+struct ENTT_API message {
+    int payload;
+};
+
+struct ENTT_API event {};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/lib/emitter_plugin/types.h b/test/lib/emitter_plugin/types.h
index 81a230c9a..41cef4dab 100644
--- a/test/lib/emitter_plugin/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/emitter_plugin/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef ENTT_PLUGIN_EMITTER_TYPES_H
-#define ENTT_PLUGIN_EMITTER_TYPES_H
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_EMITTER_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_EMITTER_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
 
 #include <entt/signal/emitter.hpp>
 
diff --git a/test/lib/emitter_std/lib.cpp b/test/lib/emitter_std/lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9c4594dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/emitter_std/lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/signal/emitter.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void emit(test_emitter &emitter) {
+    emitter.publish<event>();
+    emitter.publish<message>(42);
+    emitter.publish<message>(3);
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/emitter_std/main.cpp b/test/lib/emitter_std/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c879a0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/emitter_std/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/signal/emitter.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void emit(test_emitter &);
+
+TEST(Lib, Emitter) {
+    test_emitter emitter;
+    int value{};
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(value, 0);
+
+    emitter.once<message>([&](message msg, test_emitter &) { value = msg.payload; });
+    emit(emitter);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(value, 42);
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/emitter_std/types.h b/test/lib/emitter_std/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d220924e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/emitter_std/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_EMITTER_STD_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_EMITTER_STD_TYPES_H
+
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/signal/emitter.hpp>
+
+struct ENTT_API test_emitter
+        : entt::emitter<test_emitter>
+{};
+
+struct ENTT_API message {
+    int payload;
+};
+
+struct ENTT_API event {};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_plugin/types.h b/test/lib/meta_plugin/types.h
index b611af51c..7816d696a 100644
--- a/test/lib/meta_plugin/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/meta_plugin/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef ENTT_PLUGIN_META_TYPES_H
-#define ENTT_PLUGIN_META_TYPES_H
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_META_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_META_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
 
 #include <entt/meta/meta.hpp>
 
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_std/lib.cpp b/test/lib/meta_std/lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af922c136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/meta_std/lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/core/hashed_string.hpp>
+#include <entt/meta/factory.hpp>
+#include <entt/meta/meta.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+position create_position(int x, int y) {
+    return position{x, y};
+}
+
+ENTT_API void set_up(entt::meta_ctx ctx) {
+    entt::meta_ctx::bind(ctx);
+
+    entt::meta<position>()
+            .type("position"_hs)
+            .ctor<&create_position>()
+            .data<&position::x>("x"_hs)
+            .data<&position::y>("y"_hs);
+
+    entt::meta<velocity>()
+            .type("velocity"_hs)
+            .ctor<>()
+            .data<&velocity::dx>("dx"_hs)
+            .data<&velocity::dy>("dy"_hs);
+}
+
+ENTT_API void tear_down() {
+    entt::meta<position>().reset();
+    entt::meta<velocity>().reset();
+}
+
+ENTT_API entt::meta_any wrap_int(int value) {
+    return value;
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_std/main.cpp b/test/lib/meta_std/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b7fb3a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/meta_std/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/meta/factory.hpp>
+#include <entt/meta/meta.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void set_up(entt::meta_ctx);
+ENTT_API void tear_down();
+ENTT_API entt::meta_any wrap_int(int);
+
+TEST(Lib, Meta) {
+    ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("position"_hs));
+
+    set_up(entt::meta_ctx{});
+    entt::meta<double>().conv<int>();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve("position"_hs));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve("velocity"_hs));
+
+    auto pos = entt::resolve("position"_hs).construct(42., 3.);
+    auto vel = entt::resolve("velocity"_hs).ctor().invoke();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(pos && vel);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(pos.type().data("x"_hs).type(), entt::resolve<int>());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(pos.type().data("y"_hs).get(*pos).try_cast<int>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(pos.type().data("x"_hs).get(*pos).cast<int>(), 42);
+    ASSERT_EQ(pos.type().data("y"_hs).get(*pos).cast<int>(), 3);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(vel.type().data("dx"_hs).type(), entt::resolve<double>());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(vel.type().data("dy"_hs).get(*vel).convert<double>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(vel.type().data("dx"_hs).get(*vel).cast<double>(), 0.);
+    ASSERT_EQ(vel.type().data("dy"_hs).get(*vel).cast<double>(), 0.);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(wrap_int(42).type(), entt::resolve<int>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(wrap_int(42).cast<int>(), 42);
+
+    tear_down();
+
+    ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("position"_hs));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("velocity"_hs));
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_std/types.h b/test/lib/meta_std/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83e6a0489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/meta_std/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_META_STD_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_META_STD_TYPES_H
+
+struct position {
+    int x{};
+    int y{};
+};
+
+struct velocity {
+    double dx{};
+    double dy{};
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/lib/registry_plugin/types.h b/test/lib/registry_plugin/types.h
index b7578d209..2e0c14e42 100644
--- a/test/lib/registry_plugin/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/registry_plugin/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef ENTT_PLUGIN_REGISTRY_TYPES_H
-#define ENTT_PLUGIN_REGISTRY_TYPES_H
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_REGISTRY_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_REGISTRY_PLUGIN_TYPES_H
 
 struct position {
     int x;
diff --git a/test/lib/registry_std/lib.cpp b/test/lib/registry_std/lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77eaaa412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/registry_std/lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void update_position(entt::registry &registry) {
+    registry.view<position, velocity>().each([](auto &pos, auto &vel) {
+        pos.x += 16 * vel.dx;
+        pos.y += 16 * vel.dy;
+    });
+}
+
+ENTT_API void assign_velocity(entt::registry &registry) {
+    // forces the creation of the pool for the velocity component
+    registry.prepare<velocity>();
+
+    for(auto entity: registry.view<position>()) {
+        registry.assign<velocity>(entity, 1., 1.);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/registry_std/main.cpp b/test/lib/registry_std/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..493a20551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/registry_std/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+#include <entt/entity/entity.hpp>
+#include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
+#include "types.h"
+
+ENTT_API void update_position(entt::registry &);
+ENTT_API void assign_velocity(entt::registry &);
+
+TEST(Lib, Registry) {
+    entt::registry registry;
+
+    for(auto i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+        const auto entity = registry.create();
+        registry.assign<position>(entity, i, i);
+    }
+
+    assign_velocity(registry);
+    update_position(registry);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.size<position>(), registry.size<velocity>());
+
+    registry.view<position>().each([](auto entity, auto &position) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(position.x, entt::to_integral(entity) + 16);
+        ASSERT_EQ(position.y, entt::to_integral(entity) + 16);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/registry_std/types.h b/test/lib/registry_std/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..159c16fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/registry_std/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_LIB_REGISTRY_STD_TYPES_H
+#define ENTT_LIB_REGISTRY_STD_TYPES_H
+
+#include <entt/core/attribute.h>
+
+struct ENTT_API position {
+    int x;
+    int y;
+};
+
+struct ENTT_API velocity {
+    double dx;
+    double dy;
+};
+
+#endif