diff --git a/include/msgpack/object.hpp b/include/msgpack/object.hpp
index 9fcaf130..337df50a 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/object.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/object.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,67 @@ namespace msgpack {
 MSGPACK_API_VERSION_NAMESPACE(v1) {
 /// @endcond
 
+#if defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+class unpacked;
+struct unpacked_ref {
+    unpacked_ref(unpacked* unp):m_unp(unp) {}
+    unpacked* m_unp;
+};
+#endif // defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+
+// obsolete (use object_handle)
+class unpacked {
+public:
+    unpacked() {}
+
+    unpacked(msgpack::object const& obj, msgpack::unique_ptr<msgpack::zone> z) :
+        m_obj(obj), m_zone(msgpack::move(z)) { }
+
+    void set(msgpack::object const& obj)
+        { m_obj = obj; }
+
+    const msgpack::object& get() const
+        { return m_obj; }
+
+    msgpack::unique_ptr<msgpack::zone>& zone()
+        { return m_zone; }
+
+    const msgpack::unique_ptr<msgpack::zone>& zone() const
+        { return m_zone; }
+
+#if defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+    unpacked(unpacked& other):
+        m_obj(other.m_obj),
+        m_zone(msgpack::move(other.m_zone)) {
+    }
+
+    unpacked(unpacked_ref ref):
+        m_obj(ref.m_unp->m_obj),
+        m_zone(msgpack::move(ref.m_unp->m_zone)) {
+    }
+
+    unpacked& operator=(unpacked& other) {
+        m_obj = other.m_obj;
+        m_zone = msgpack::move(other.m_zone);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    unpacked& operator=(unpacked_ref ref) {
+        m_obj = ref.m_unp->m_obj;
+        m_zone = msgpack::move(ref.m_unp->m_zone);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    operator msgpack::unpacked_ref() {
+        return msgpack::unpacked_ref(this);
+    }
+#endif // defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+
+private:
+    msgpack::object m_obj;
+    msgpack::unique_ptr<msgpack::zone> m_zone;
+};
+
 class object_handle {
 public:
     object_handle() {}
@@ -43,10 +104,6 @@ public:
     object_handle(msgpack::object const& obj, msgpack::unique_ptr<msgpack::zone> z) :
         m_obj(obj), m_zone(msgpack::move(z)) { }
 
-    // deprecated
-    void set(msgpack::object const& obj)
-        { m_obj = obj; }
-
     const msgpack::object& get() const
         { return m_obj; }
 
@@ -72,6 +129,11 @@ public:
         m_zone(msgpack::move(ref.m_oh->m_zone)) {
     }
 
+    object_handle(msgpack::unpacked_ref ref):
+        m_obj(ref.m_unp->get()),
+        m_zone(msgpack::move(ref.m_unp->zone())) {
+    }
+
     object_handle& operator=(object_handle& other) {
         m_obj = other.m_obj;
         m_zone = msgpack::move(other.m_zone);
@@ -84,9 +146,17 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    object_handle& operator=(msgpack::unpacked_ref ref) {
+        m_obj = ref.m_unp->get();
+        m_zone = msgpack::move(ref.m_unp->zone());
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     operator object_handle_ref() {
         return object_handle_ref(this);
     }
+#else  // defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+    object_handle(msgpack::unpacked&& unp): m_obj(unp.get()), m_zone(std::move(unp.zone())) {}
 #endif // defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
 
 private:
diff --git a/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp b/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
index cf009d3a..d033ee20 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ inline int context::execute(const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off)
 } // detail
 
 
-typedef object_handle unpacked;
-
 class unpacker {
 public:
     unpacker(unpack_reference_func f = &unpacker::default_reference_func,
@@ -1120,8 +1118,6 @@ private:
 #endif // defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
 };
 
-#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 unpacked unpack(
     const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off, bool& referenced,
     unpack_reference_func f = nullptr, void* user_data = nullptr,
@@ -1139,8 +1135,6 @@ unpacked unpack(
     unpack_reference_func f = nullptr, void* user_data = nullptr,
     unpack_limit const& limit = unpack_limit());
 
-#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 
 void unpack(unpacked& result,
             const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off, bool& referenced,
@@ -1531,8 +1525,6 @@ unpack_imp(const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off,
 
 // reference version
 
-#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 inline unpacked unpack(
     const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off, bool& referenced,
     unpack_reference_func f, void* user_data, unpack_limit const& limit)
@@ -1582,8 +1574,6 @@ inline unpacked unpack(
     return unpack(data, len, off, referenced, f, user_data, limit);
 }
 
-#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 inline void unpack(unpacked& result,
                    const char* data, std::size_t len, std::size_t& off, bool& referenced,
                    unpack_reference_func f, void* user_data, unpack_limit const& limit)
diff --git a/test/object.cpp b/test/object.cpp
index deadd1e1..ec271824 100644
--- a/test/object.cpp
+++ b/test/object.cpp
@@ -352,9 +352,6 @@ TEST(object, clone_int)
     h = msgpack::clone(obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
-    h = msgpack::move(h);
-    EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
-    EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
 }
 
 TEST(object, clone_str)
@@ -369,9 +366,6 @@ TEST(object, clone_str)
     h = msgpack::clone(obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
-    h = msgpack::move(h);
-    EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
-    EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
 }
 
 TEST(object, clone_bin)
@@ -389,9 +383,6 @@ TEST(object, clone_bin)
     h = msgpack::clone(obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
-    h = msgpack::move(h);
-    EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
-    EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
 }
 
 TEST(object, clone_array)
@@ -409,9 +400,6 @@ TEST(object, clone_array)
     h = msgpack::clone(obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
-    h = msgpack::move(h);
-    EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
-    EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
 }
 
 TEST(object, clone_map)
@@ -429,7 +417,4 @@ TEST(object, clone_map)
     h = msgpack::clone(obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
     EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
-    h = msgpack::move(h);
-    EXPECT_EQ(h.get(), obj);
-    EXPECT_EQ(sz1, msgpack::aligned_zone_size(h.get()));
 }
diff --git a/test/pack_unpack.cpp b/test/pack_unpack.cpp
index ee909661..b4f8fb48 100644
--- a/test/pack_unpack.cpp
+++ b/test/pack_unpack.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ TEST(pack, myclass)
 }
 
 
-#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 TEST(unpack, int_ret_no_offset_no_ref)
 {
     msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ TEST(unpack, int_ret_offset_ref)
     EXPECT_EQ(off, sbuf.size());
 }
 
-#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
-
 
 TEST(unpack, int_no_offset_no_ref)
 {
@@ -290,3 +286,37 @@ TEST(unpack, sequence)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(off, sbuf.size());
 }
+
+
+TEST(unpack, convert_to_object_handle)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, 1);
+    msgpack::unpacked msg;
+
+    msgpack::unpack(msg, sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    msgpack::object_handle oh(msgpack::move(msg));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, oh.get().as<int>());
+
+}
+
+TEST(unpack, convert_to_object_handle_direct)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, 1);
+    msgpack::object_handle oh(msgpack::unpack(sbuf.data(), sbuf.size()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, oh.get().as<int>());
+
+}
+
+#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+
+TEST(unpack, convert_to_object_handle_direct_implicit)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, 1);
+    msgpack::object_handle oh = msgpack::unpack(sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, oh.get().as<int>());
+
+}
+#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)