diff --git a/include/iris/config.hpp b/include/iris/config.hpp
index d258061..2ff9108 100644
--- a/include/iris/config.hpp
+++ b/include/iris/config.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,27 @@
 
 #include <version>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && \
+    !defined(__clang__) && \
+    !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && !defined(__INTEL_LLVM_COMPILER)
+# define IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC 1
+#else
+# define IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__clang__)
+# define IRIS_COMPILER_CLANG_CL 1
+#else
+# define IRIS_COMPILER_CLANG_CL 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__INTELLISENSE__)
+# define IRIS_MSVC_INTELLISENSE 1
+#else
+# define IRIS_MSVC_INTELLISENSE 0
+#endif
+
+
 #if _MSC_VER
 # include <CppCoreCheck/warnings.h>
 # pragma warning(default: CPPCORECHECK_LIFETIME_WARNINGS)
@@ -18,26 +39,53 @@
 # error "Too old MSVC version; we don't support this because it leads to ODR violation regarding the existence of [[(msvc::)no_unique_address]]"
 #endif
 
-#if _MSC_VER && __INTELLISENSE__ // Memory Layout view shows wrong layout without this workaround
+#if IRIS_MSVC_INTELLISENSE // Memory Layout view shows wrong layout without this workaround
 # define IRIS_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS [[msvc::no_unique_address, no_unique_address]]
 
-#elif _MSC_VER // normal MSVC
+#elif IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC
 # define IRIS_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS [[msvc::no_unique_address]]
 
-#else // other compilers
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+# if __has_cpp_attribute(msvc::no_unique_address)
+#  define IRIS_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS [[msvc::no_unique_address]]
+# else
+#  define IRIS_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS [[no_unique_address]]
+# endif
+
+#else
 # define IRIS_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS [[no_unique_address]]
 #endif
 
-#ifndef IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND
-# ifdef __clang__
-#  define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND [[clang::lifetimebound]]
-# elifdef _MSC_VER
-#  define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND [[msvc::lifetimebound]]
+
+#if IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC
+# define IRIS_EBO __declspec(empty_bases)
+
+#elif IRIS_COMPILER_CLANG_CL
+# if __has_declspec_attribute(empty_bases)
+#  define IRIS_EBO __declspec(empty_bases)
 # else
-#  define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND
+#  define IRIS_EBO
 # endif
+
+#else
+# define IRIS_EBO
 #endif
 
+
+#if IRIS_MSVC_INTELLISENSE
+# define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND [[msvc::lifetimebound]]
+
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(clang::lifetimebound)
+# define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND [[clang::lifetimebound]]
+
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(msvc::lifetimebound)
+# define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND [[msvc::lifetimebound]]
+
+#else
+# define IRIS_LIFETIMEBOUND
+#endif
+
+
 #if __cpp_consteval >= 202211L
 # define IRIS_CONSTEXPR_UP constexpr
 #else
diff --git a/test/core.cpp b/test/core.cpp
index d66fe74..30dd18d 100644
--- a/test/core.cpp
+++ b/test/core.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,49 @@
 
 namespace unit_test {
 
+TEST_CASE("EBO")
+{
+    // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/empty-bases
+
+    struct Empty1 {};
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Empty1) == 1);
+
+    struct Struct1 { char c; };
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Struct1) == 1);
+
+    struct Derived1 : Empty1 { char c; };
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived1) == 1);
+
+    struct Empty2 : Empty1 {};
+    struct Derived2 : Empty2 { char c; };
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived2) == 1);
+
+    struct Empty3 {};
+    struct Derived3 : Empty2, Empty3 { char c; };
+    struct Derived4 : Empty2, Empty3 { std::int32_t i; };
+    struct Struct2 : Struct1, Empty1 {};
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Struct2) == 1);
+
+#if !IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived3) == 1);
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived4) == 4);
+#endif
+
+    struct IRIS_EBO Derived3_fixed : Empty2, Empty3 { char c; };
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived3_fixed) == 1);
+
+    struct IRIS_EBO Derived4_fixed : Empty2, Empty3 { std::int32_t i; };
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived4_fixed) == 4);
+
+    struct IRIS_EBO Derived5 : Derived4 {};
+#if !IRIS_COMPILER_STRICTLY_MSVC
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived5) == 4);
+#endif
+
+    struct Derived5_fixed : Derived4_fixed {};
+    STATIC_CHECK(sizeof(Derived5_fixed) == 4);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("pack_indexing")
 {
     STATIC_REQUIRE(std::is_same_v<iris::pack_indexing_t<0, int>, int>);