diff --git a/include/reactor-uc/action.h b/include/reactor-uc/action.h
index 3c3f3bd3d..ea18c5afa 100644
--- a/include/reactor-uc/action.h
+++ b/include/reactor-uc/action.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ struct Action {
   TriggerEffects effects;        // The reactions triggered by this Action.
   TriggerSources sources;        // The reactions that can write to this Action.
   EventPayloadPool payload_pool; // Pool of memory for the data associated with the events scheduled on this action.
+  size_t event_bound;
+  size_t events_scheduled;
   /**
    * @brief  Schedule an event on this action.
    */
diff --git a/include/reactor-uc/macros.h b/include/reactor-uc/macros.h
index 1d7e53c30..80720d7f5 100644
--- a/include/reactor-uc/macros.h
+++ b/include/reactor-uc/macros.h
@@ -220,21 +220,21 @@
 
 #define DEFINE_ACTION_STRUCT(...) DEFINE_ACTION_STRUCT_CHOOSER(__VA_ARGS__)(__VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITH_VALUE(ActionName, ActionType, MinDelay, EffectSize, SourceSize, BufferType,            \
-                                      BufferSize)                                                                      \
-  void ActionName##_ctor(ActionName *self, Reactor *parent) {                                                          \
+#define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITH_VALUE(ActionName, ActionType, MinDelay, EffectSize, SourceSize, EventBound,            \
+                                      BufferType)                                                                      \
+  \ void ActionName##_ctor(ActionName *self, Reactor *parent) {                                                        \
     Action_ctor(&self->super, ActionType, MinDelay, parent, self->sources, (SourceSize), self->effects, (EffectSize),  \
-                &self->value, sizeof(BufferType), (void *)&self->payload_buf, self->payload_used_buf, (BufferSize));   \
+                &self->value, sizeof(BufferType), (void *)&self->payload_buf, self->payload_used_buf, (EventBound));   \
   }
 
-#define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITHOUT_VALUE(ActionName, ActionType, MinDelay, EffectSize, SourceSize)                     \
+#define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITHOUT_VALUE(ActionName, ActionType, MinDelay, EffectSize, SourceSize, EventBound)         \
   void ActionName##_ctor(ActionName *self, Reactor *parent) {                                                          \
     Action_ctor(&self->super, ActionType, (MinDelay), parent, self->sources, (SourceSize), self->effects,              \
-                (EffectSize), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);                                                                 \
+                (EffectSize), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, (EventBound));                                                      \
   }
 
 #define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_CHOOSER(...)                                                                                \
-  GET_ARG8(__VA_ARGS__, DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITH_VALUE, NULL, DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITHOUT_VALUE)
+  GET_ARG8(__VA_ARGS__, DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITH_VALUE, DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_WITHOUT_VALUE)
 
 #define DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR(...) DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR_CHOOSER(__VA_ARGS__)(__VA_ARGS__)
 
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index f6f050285..88716d59f 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ void Action_prepare(Trigger *self, Event *event) {
   self->is_present = true;
   memcpy(act->value_ptr, event->payload, act->payload_pool.size);
 
+  act->events_scheduled--;
+
   sched->register_for_cleanup(sched, self);
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < act->effects.size; i++) {
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ lf_ret_t Action_schedule(Action *self, interval_t offset, const void *value) {
     return LF_ERR;
   }
 
+  if (self->events_scheduled >= self->event_bound) {
+    LF_ERR(TRIG, "Scheduled action to often bound: %i", self->event_bound);
+    return LF_ERR;
+  }
+
   if (value != NULL) {
     ret = self->super.payload_pool->allocate(self->super.payload_pool, &payload);
     if (ret != LF_OK) {
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ lf_ret_t Action_schedule(Action *self, interval_t offset, const void *value) {
   Event event = EVENT_INIT(tag, (Trigger *)self, payload);
 
   ret = sched->schedule_at_locked(sched, &event);
+  self->events_scheduled++;
 
   if (self->type == PHYSICAL_ACTION) {
     env->platform->new_async_event(env->platform);
@@ -83,12 +91,18 @@ lf_ret_t Action_schedule(Action *self, interval_t offset, const void *value) {
 
 void Action_ctor(Action *self, ActionType type, interval_t min_offset, Reactor *parent, Reaction **sources,
                  size_t sources_size, Reaction **effects, size_t effects_size, void *value_ptr, size_t value_size,
-                 void *payload_buf, bool *payload_used_buf, size_t payload_buf_capacity) {
-  EventPayloadPool_ctor(&self->payload_pool, payload_buf, payload_used_buf, value_size, payload_buf_capacity);
+                 void *payload_buf, bool *payload_used_buf, size_t event_bound) {
+  int capacity = 0;
+  if (payload_buf != NULL) {
+    capacity = event_bound;
+  }
+  EventPayloadPool_ctor(&self->payload_pool, payload_buf, payload_used_buf, value_size, capacity);
   Trigger_ctor(&self->super, TRIG_ACTION, parent, &self->payload_pool, Action_prepare, Action_cleanup);
   self->type = type;
   self->value_ptr = value_ptr;
   self->min_offset = min_offset;
+  self->event_bound = event_bound;
+  self->events_scheduled = 0;
   self->schedule = Action_schedule;
   self->sources.reactions = sources;
   self->sources.num_registered = 0;
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index eba27005f..ed346e5b6 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ void EventPayloadPool_ctor(EventPayloadPool *self, char *buffer, bool *used, siz
   self->used = used;
   self->capacity = capacity;
   self->size = size;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < capacity; i++) {
-    self->used[i] = false;
+
+  if (self->used != NULL) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < capacity; i++) {
+      self->used[i] = false;
+    }
   }
+
   self->allocate = EventPayloadPool_allocate;
   self->free = EventPayloadPool_free;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/empty_action_test.c b/test/unit/empty_action_test.c
index cc6cbe172..d89e415be 100644
--- a/test/unit/empty_action_test.c
+++ b/test/unit/empty_action_test.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "unity.h"
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_STRUCT(MyAction, LOGICAL_ACTION, 1, 1);
-DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR(MyAction, LOGICAL_ACTION, MSEC(0), 1, 1);
+DEFINE_ACTION_CTOR(MyAction, PHYSICAL_ACTION, MSEC(0), 1, 1, 6);
 DEFINE_STARTUP_STRUCT(MyStartup, 1);
 DEFINE_STARTUP_CTOR(MyStartup, 1)
 DEFINE_REACTION_STRUCT(MyReactor, 0, 1);