diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/active.h b/src/vt/messaging/active.h
index ffd42ca3b9..159eb19c24 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/active.h
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/active.h
@@ -696,7 +696,6 @@ struct ActiveMessenger : runtime::component::PollableComponent<ActiveMessenger>
     using ReturnType = ReturnT;
   };
 
-
   /**
    * \brief Broadcast a message (message type not required).
    *
@@ -757,6 +756,15 @@ struct ActiveMessenger : runtime::component::PollableComponent<ActiveMessenger>
     return sendMsg<MsgT, f>(dest, msg, tag);
   }
 
+  template <typename ReturnT, typename... Args>
+  struct FunctionTraitsArgs;
+
+  template <typename ReturnT, typename... Args>
+  struct FunctionTraitsArgs<ReturnT(*)(Args...)> {
+    using TupleType = std::tuple<std::decay_t<Args>...>;
+    using ReturnType = ReturnT;
+  };
+
   /**
    * \brief Send parameters to a handler in a message
    *
@@ -767,13 +775,29 @@ struct ActiveMessenger : runtime::component::PollableComponent<ActiveMessenger>
    */
   template <auto f, typename... Params>
   PendingSendType send(NodeType dest, Params&&... params) {
-    using Tuple = DecayTuple<std::tuple<Params...>>;
+    using Tuple = typename FunctionTraitsArgs<decltype(f)>::TupleType;
     using MsgT = ParamMsg<Tuple>;
     auto msg = vt::makeMessage<MsgT>(std::forward<Params>(params)...);
-    auto han = auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerParam<decltype(f),f,Params...>();
+    auto han = auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerParam<decltype(f), f, MsgT>();
     return sendMsg<MsgT>(dest, han, msg, no_tag);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Broadcast parameters to a handler in a message
+   *
+   * \param[in] params the parameters
+   *
+   * \return the \c PendingSend for the sent message
+   */
+  template <auto f, typename... Params>
+  PendingSendType broadcast(Params&&... params) {
+    using Tuple = typename FunctionTraitsArgs<decltype(f)>::TupleType;
+    using MsgT = ParamMsg<Tuple>;
+    auto msg = vt::makeMessage<MsgT>(std::forward<Params>(params)...);
+    auto han = auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerParam<decltype(f), f, MsgT>();
+    return broadcastMsg<MsgT>(han, msg, true, no_tag);
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Send a message with explicit size.
    *
diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/param_msg.h b/src/vt/messaging/param_msg.h
index 37082f0990..d3e7c25087 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/param_msg.h
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/param_msg.h
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@
 
 namespace vt { namespace messaging {
 
+template <typename Tuple, typename enabled = void>
+struct ParamMsg;
+
 template <typename Tuple>
-struct ParamMsg : vt::Message {
-  using MessageParentType = vt::Message;
-  vt_msg_serialize_if_needed_by_parent_or_type1(Tuple); // by tup
+struct ParamMsg<
+  Tuple, std::enable_if_t<is_byte_copyable_t<Tuple>::value>
+> : vt::Message
+{
+  ParamMsg() = default;
 
   template <typename... Params>
   explicit ParamMsg(Params&&... in_params)
@@ -59,6 +64,27 @@ struct ParamMsg : vt::Message {
   { }
 
   Tuple params;
+  Tuple& getTuple() { return params; }
+};
+
+template <typename Tuple>
+struct ParamMsg<
+  Tuple, std::enable_if_t<not is_byte_copyable_t<Tuple>::value>
+> : vt::Message
+{
+  using MessageParentType = vt::Message;
+  vt_msg_serialize_if_needed_by_parent_or_type1(Tuple); // by tup
+
+  ParamMsg() = default;
+
+  template <typename... Params>
+  explicit ParamMsg(Params&&... in_params)
+    : params(std::make_unique<Tuple>(std::forward<Params>(in_params)...))
+  { }
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Tuple> params;
+
+  Tuple& getTuple() { return *params.get(); }
 
   template <typename SerializerT>
   void serialize(SerializerT& s) {
@@ -67,14 +93,6 @@ struct ParamMsg : vt::Message {
   }
 };
 
-
-template <typename... Params>
-constexpr auto decayTypes(std::tuple<Params...> const&)
-  -> std::tuple<std::remove_cv_t<std::remove_reference_t<Params>>...>;
-
-template <typename T>
-using DecayTuple = decltype(decayTypes(std::declval<T>()));
-
 }} /* end namespace vt::messaging */
 
 #endif /*INCLUDED_VT_MESSAGING_PARAM_MSG_H*/
diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_common.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_common.h
index 7cc685249d..88b0e543ca 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_common.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_common.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct HandlersDispatcher final : BaseHandlersDispatcher {
     >
   > {
     static void run(MsgT* msg, void*, HandlerT han) {
-      std::apply(han, msg->params);
+      std::apply(han, msg->getTuple());
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
index 3fac996864..aec46e5f4a 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ struct FunctorAdapterArgs<ObjTypeT, MsgT> {
 
 // Need to provide a non-pointer overload for parameterization auto-registered
 // functions for GCC
-template <typename F, F f, typename... Params>
+template <typename F, F f, typename MsgT>
 struct FunctorAdapterParam {
   using FunctionPtrType = F;
   using ObjType = SentinelObject;
-  using MsgType = messaging::ParamMsg<messaging::DecayTuple<std::tuple<Params...>>>;
+  using MsgType = MsgT;
 
   static constexpr FunctionPtrType getFunction() { return f; }
 
diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_impl.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_impl.h
index ddfebcf176..91e216012e 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_impl.h
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ inline BaseScatterDispatcherPtr const& getScatterAutoHandler(HandlerType const h
   return getAutoRegistryGen<ScatterContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
 
-template <typename T, T value, typename... Params>
+template <typename T, T value, typename MsgT>
 inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerParam() {
-  using AdapterT = FunctorAdapterParam<T, value, Params...>;
+  using AdapterT = FunctorAdapterParam<T, value, MsgT>;
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveContainerType;
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveFnPtrType;