diff --git a/Bigfoot/Sources/Utils/Include/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.hpp b/Bigfoot/Sources/Utils/Include/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.hpp
index cf7de95..9ecdc52 100644
--- a/Bigfoot/Sources/Utils/Include/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.hpp
+++ b/Bigfoot/Sources/Utils/Include/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.hpp
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 #include <EASTL/array.h>
 #include <EASTL/bitset.h>
 #include <EASTL/iterator.h>
-#include <EASTL/optional.h>
 #include <EASTL/unique_ptr.h>
 #include <EASTL/vector.h>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <limits>
+#include <memory>
+#include <new>
 
 namespace Bigfoot
 {
@@ -368,9 +369,42 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
   private:
     static constexpr std::size_t PAGE_SIZE = 64;
 
+    struct AlignedSlot
+    {
+        alignas(TYPE) std::byte m_bytes[sizeof(TYPE)];
+    };
+
     struct Page
     {
-        eastl::array<eastl::optional<TYPE>, PAGE_SIZE> m_slots;
+        Page() = default;
+
+        Page(const Page& p_page) = delete;
+        Page(Page&& p_page) = delete;
+
+        ~Page()
+        {
+            for (std::size_t offset = m_occupied.find_first(); offset != PAGE_SIZE; offset = m_occupied.find_next(offset))
+            {
+                std::destroy_at(SlotAt(offset));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Page& operator=(const Page& p_page) = delete;
+        Page& operator=(Page&& p_page) = delete;
+
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        TYPE* SlotAt(const std::size_t p_offset)
+        {
+            return std::launder(reinterpret_cast<TYPE*>(m_storage[p_offset].m_bytes));
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        const TYPE* SlotAt(const std::size_t p_offset) const
+        {
+            return std::launder(reinterpret_cast<const TYPE*>(m_storage[p_offset].m_bytes));
+        }
+
+        eastl::array<AlignedSlot, PAGE_SIZE> m_storage;
         eastl::bitset<PAGE_SIZE> m_occupied;
     };
 
@@ -447,7 +481,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
                 {
                     m_pageIndex = p_pageIndex;
                     m_offset = offset;
-                    m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                    m_current = m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -466,7 +500,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
                 {
                     m_pageIndex = p_pageIndex;
                     m_offset = offset;
-                    m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                    m_current = m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -484,7 +518,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
             if (offset != PAGE_SIZE)
             {
                 m_offset = offset;
-                m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                m_current = m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -503,7 +537,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
             if (offset != PAGE_SIZE)
             {
                 m_offset = offset;
-                m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                m_current = m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -592,7 +626,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
                 {
                     m_pageIndex = p_pageIndex;
                     m_offset = offset;
-                    m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                    m_current = m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -611,7 +645,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
                 {
                     m_pageIndex = p_pageIndex;
                     m_offset = offset;
-                    m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                    m_current = m_map->m_pages[p_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -629,7 +663,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
             if (offset != PAGE_SIZE)
             {
                 m_offset = offset;
-                m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                m_current = m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -648,7 +682,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
             if (offset != PAGE_SIZE)
             {
                 m_offset = offset;
-                m_current = &(*m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]).m_slots[offset].value();
+                m_current = m_map->m_pages[m_pageIndex]->SlotAt(offset);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -689,7 +723,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
 
         Page& page = *m_pages[pageIndex];
         const std::size_t offset = index % PAGE_SIZE;
-        page.m_slots[offset].emplace(std::forward<ARGS>(p_args)...);
+        ::new (static_cast<void*>(page.m_storage[offset].m_bytes)) TYPE(std::forward<ARGS>(p_args)...);
         page.m_occupied.set(offset);
         ++m_size;
 
@@ -706,7 +740,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
         const SlotMapKey::IndexType index = p_slotKey.GetIndex();
         Page& page = *m_pages[index / PAGE_SIZE];
         const std::size_t offset = index % PAGE_SIZE;
-        page.m_slots[offset].reset();
+        std::destroy_at(page.SlotAt(offset));
         page.m_occupied.reset(offset);
         --m_size;
 
@@ -727,9 +761,9 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
 
     void Reset()
     {
-        for (const eastl::unique_ptr<Page>& page: m_pages)
+        for (eastl::unique_ptr<Page>& page: m_pages)
         {
-            *page = Page {};
+            page = eastl::make_unique<Page>();
         }
 
         ResetSlots();
@@ -743,7 +777,7 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
             for (std::size_t offset = page.m_occupied.find_first(); offset != PAGE_SIZE;
                  offset = page.m_occupied.find_next(offset))
             {
-                page.m_slots[offset].reset();
+                std::destroy_at(page.SlotAt(offset));
                 ReleaseSlotVersion(static_cast<SlotMapKey::IndexType>(pageIndex * PAGE_SIZE + offset));
             }
             page.m_occupied.reset();
@@ -853,13 +887,13 @@ class StableSlotMap: public SlotMapBase
     [[nodiscard]]
     TYPE& DataAt(const std::size_t p_index)
     {
-        return (*m_pages[p_index / PAGE_SIZE]).m_slots[p_index % PAGE_SIZE].value();
+        return *m_pages[p_index / PAGE_SIZE]->SlotAt(p_index % PAGE_SIZE);
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]]
     const TYPE& DataAt(const std::size_t p_index) const
     {
-        return (*m_pages[p_index / PAGE_SIZE]).m_slots[p_index % PAGE_SIZE].value();
+        return *m_pages[p_index / PAGE_SIZE]->SlotAt(p_index % PAGE_SIZE);
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]]
diff --git a/Bigfoot/Tests/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.cpp b/Bigfoot/Tests/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.cpp
index b7d18cb..50a685e 100644
--- a/Bigfoot/Tests/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.cpp
+++ b/Bigfoot/Tests/Utils/Containers/SlotMap.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  *********************************************************************/
 #include <Utils/Containers/SlotMap.hpp>
 
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 namespace Bigfoot
@@ -66,11 +67,72 @@ TEST_F(SlotMapKeyFixture, GetIndex_ShouldReturnTheIndex)
 
 /****************************************************************************************/
 
+class SlotMapValueMock
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~SlotMapValueMock() = default;
+    virtual void Destruct() = 0;
+};
+
+class SlotMapValue
+{
+  public:
+    inline static SlotMapValueMock* ms_mock = nullptr;
+
+    SlotMapValue() = default;
+
+    SlotMapValue(const std::uint32_t p_value):
+        m_value(p_value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    SlotMapValue(const SlotMapValue& p_value) = default;
+    SlotMapValue(SlotMapValue&& p_value) = default;
+
+    ~SlotMapValue()
+    {
+        if (ms_mock)
+        {
+            ms_mock->Destruct();
+        }
+    }
+
+    SlotMapValue& operator=(const SlotMapValue& p_value) = default;
+    SlotMapValue& operator=(SlotMapValue&& p_value) = default;
+
+    operator std::uint32_t() const
+    {
+        return m_value;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::uint32_t m_value = 0;
+};
+
 template<class SLOTMAP>
 class SlotMapFixture: public ::testing::Test
 {
   protected:
+    class SlotMapValueMockImpl: public SlotMapValueMock
+    {
+      public:
+        MOCK_METHOD(void, Destruct, (), (override));
+    };
+
+    std::unique_ptr<SlotMapValueMockImpl> m_mock;
     SLOTMAP m_slotMap;
+
+    void SetUp() override
+    {
+        m_mock = std::make_unique<::testing::NiceMock<SlotMapValueMockImpl>>();
+        SlotMapValue::ms_mock = m_mock.get();
+    }
+
+    void TearDown() override
+    {
+        SlotMapValue::ms_mock = nullptr;
+        m_mock.reset();
+    }
 };
 
 class SlotMapNameGenerator
@@ -79,18 +141,18 @@ class SlotMapNameGenerator
     template<typename T>
     static std::string GetName(int)
     {
-        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, DenseSlotMap<std::uint32_t>>)
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, DenseSlotMap<SlotMapValue>>)
         {
             return "DenseSlotMap";
         }
-        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, StableSlotMap<std::uint32_t>>)
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, StableSlotMap<SlotMapValue>>)
         {
             return "StableSlotMap";
         }
     }
 };
 
-using SlotMapTypes = ::testing::Types<DenseSlotMap<std::uint32_t>, StableSlotMap<std::uint32_t>>;
+using SlotMapTypes = ::testing::Types<DenseSlotMap<SlotMapValue>, StableSlotMap<SlotMapValue>>;
 TYPED_TEST_SUITE(SlotMapFixture, SlotMapTypes, SlotMapNameGenerator);
 
 /****************************************************************************************/
@@ -222,6 +284,8 @@ TYPED_TEST(SlotMapFixture, Remove_ShouldRemoveTheValue)
 {
     const SlotMapKey key = this->m_slotMap.Insert(42);
     EXPECT_TRUE(this->m_slotMap.Has(key));
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*this->m_mock, Destruct()).Times(1);
     this->m_slotMap.Remove(key);
     EXPECT_FALSE(this->m_slotMap.Has(key));
 }
@@ -248,6 +312,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(SlotMapFixture, Reset_ShouldClearTheMapAndOldKeysAreValid)
     const SlotMapKey key1 = this->m_slotMap.Insert(42);
     const SlotMapKey key2 = this->m_slotMap.Insert(69);
 
+    EXPECT_CALL(*this->m_mock, Destruct()).Times(2);
     this->m_slotMap.Reset();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(this->m_slotMap.Size(), 0);
@@ -267,6 +332,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(SlotMapFixture, Clear_ShouldClearTheMapAndOldKeysAreInvalid)
     const SlotMapKey key1 = this->m_slotMap.Insert(42);
     const SlotMapKey key2 = this->m_slotMap.Insert(69);
 
+    EXPECT_CALL(*this->m_mock, Destruct()).Times(2);
     this->m_slotMap.Clear();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(this->m_slotMap.Size(), 0);
@@ -1017,7 +1083,7 @@ TEST_F(StableSlotMapFixture, PointersAreStable)
     EXPECT_EQ(*pointer, 42);
 
     // Removing unrelated elements, including ones sharing the same page as key, must not move it
-    // either: Remove() only resets that slot's optional, it never compacts the page's array.
+    // either: Remove() only destroys that slot in place, it never compacts the page's array.
     for (std::uint32_t value = 0; value < elementCount; value += 2)
     {
         m_slotMap.Remove(keys[value]);