diff --git a/src/event/DeferredMonitor.hxx b/src/event/DeferredMonitor.hxx
index 09815dfc9..917c06385 100644
--- a/src/event/DeferredMonitor.hxx
+++ b/src/event/DeferredMonitor.hxx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "check.h"
 
+#include <boost/intrusive/list_hook.hpp>
+
 class EventLoop;
 
 /**
@@ -30,14 +32,16 @@ class EventLoop;
  * This class is thread-safe.
  */
 class DeferredMonitor {
-	EventLoop &loop;
-
 	friend class EventLoop;
-	bool pending;
+
+	typedef boost::intrusive::list_member_hook<> ListHook;
+	ListHook list_hook;
+
+	EventLoop &loop;
 
 public:
 	DeferredMonitor(EventLoop &_loop)
-		:loop(_loop), pending(false) {}
+		:loop(_loop) {}
 
 	~DeferredMonitor() {
 		Cancel();
@@ -50,8 +54,13 @@ public:
 	void Schedule();
 	void Cancel();
 
+private:
+	bool IsPending() const {
+		return list_hook.is_linked();
+	}
+
 protected:
 	virtual void RunDeferred() = 0;
 };
 
-#endif /* MAIN_NOTIFY_H */
+#endif
diff --git a/src/event/IdleMonitor.cxx b/src/event/IdleMonitor.cxx
index d39b96e87..1e3c2ea3a 100644
--- a/src/event/IdleMonitor.cxx
+++ b/src/event/IdleMonitor.cxx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ IdleMonitor::Cancel()
 	if (!IsActive())
 		return;
 
-	active = false;
 	loop.RemoveIdle(*this);
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ IdleMonitor::Schedule()
 		/* already scheduled */
 		return;
 
-	active = true;
 	loop.AddIdle(*this);
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +51,5 @@ IdleMonitor::Run()
 {
 	assert(loop.IsInside());
 
-	assert(active);
-	active = false;
-
 	OnIdle();
 }
diff --git a/src/event/IdleMonitor.hxx b/src/event/IdleMonitor.hxx
index 9b7ab5276..2926717e9 100644
--- a/src/event/IdleMonitor.hxx
+++ b/src/event/IdleMonitor.hxx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "check.h"
 
+#include <boost/intrusive/list_hook.hpp>
+
 class EventLoop;
 
 /**
@@ -35,13 +37,14 @@ class EventLoop;
 class IdleMonitor {
 	friend class EventLoop;
 
-	EventLoop &loop;
+	typedef boost::intrusive::list_member_hook<> ListHook;
+	ListHook list_hook;
 
-	bool active;
+	EventLoop &loop;
 
 public:
 	IdleMonitor(EventLoop &_loop)
-		:loop(_loop), active(false) {}
+		:loop(_loop) {}
 
 	~IdleMonitor() {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	bool IsActive() const {
-		return active;
+		return list_hook.is_linked();
 	}
 
 	void Schedule();
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.cxx b/src/event/Loop.cxx
index 3f01e6ef8..a8fa507cd 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.cxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.cxx
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include "DeferredMonitor.hxx"
 #include "util/ScopeExit.hxx"
 
-#include <algorithm>
-
 EventLoop::EventLoop(ThreadId _thread)
 	:SocketMonitor(*this), thread(_thread)
 {
@@ -70,9 +68,8 @@ void
 EventLoop::AddIdle(IdleMonitor &i)
 {
 	assert(IsInside());
-	assert(std::find(idle.begin(), idle.end(), &i) == idle.end());
 
-	idle.push_back(&i);
+	idle.push_back(i);
 	again = true;
 }
 
@@ -81,10 +78,7 @@ EventLoop::RemoveIdle(IdleMonitor &i)
 {
 	assert(IsInside());
 
-	auto it = std::find(idle.begin(), idle.end(), &i);
-	assert(it != idle.end());
-
-	idle.erase(it);
+	idle.erase(idle.iterator_to(i));
 }
 
 void
@@ -161,7 +155,7 @@ EventLoop::Run()
 		/* invoke idle */
 
 		while (!idle.empty()) {
-			IdleMonitor &m = *idle.front();
+			IdleMonitor &m = idle.front();
 			idle.pop_front();
 			m.Run();
 
@@ -223,18 +217,14 @@ EventLoop::AddDeferred(DeferredMonitor &d)
 
 	{
 		const std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex);
-		if (d.pending)
+		if (d.IsPending())
 			return;
 
-		assert(std::find(deferred.begin(),
-				 deferred.end(), &d) == deferred.end());
-
 		/* we don't need to wake up the EventLoop if another
 		   DeferredMonitor has already done it */
 		must_wake = !busy && deferred.empty();
 
-		d.pending = true;
-		deferred.push_back(&d);
+		deferred.push_back(d);
 		again = true;
 	}
 
@@ -247,29 +237,18 @@ EventLoop::RemoveDeferred(DeferredMonitor &d)
 {
 	const std::lock_guard<Mutex> protect(mutex);
 
-	if (!d.pending) {
-		assert(std::find(deferred.begin(),
-				 deferred.end(), &d) == deferred.end());
-		return;
-	}
-
-	d.pending = false;
-
-	auto i = std::find(deferred.begin(), deferred.end(), &d);
-	assert(i != deferred.end());
-
-	deferred.erase(i);
+	if (!d.IsPending())
+		deferred.erase(deferred.iterator_to(d));
 }
 
 void
 EventLoop::HandleDeferred()
 {
 	while (!deferred.empty() && !quit) {
-		DeferredMonitor &m = *deferred.front();
-		assert(m.pending);
+		DeferredMonitor &m = deferred.front();
+		assert(m.IsPending());
 
 		deferred.pop_front();
-		m.pending = false;
 
 		const ScopeUnlock unlock(mutex);
 		m.RunDeferred();
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.hxx b/src/event/Loop.hxx
index 6e3d38ea4..67da1c5a6 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.hxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.hxx
@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@
 #include "WakeFD.hxx"
 #include "SocketMonitor.hxx"
 #include "TimeoutMonitor.hxx"
+#include "IdleMonitor.hxx"
+#include "DeferredMonitor.hxx"
 
 #include <boost/intrusive/set.hpp>
+#include <boost/intrusive/list.hpp>
 
 #include <chrono>
-#include <list>
-#include <set>
-
-class TimeoutMonitor;
-class IdleMonitor;
-class DeferredMonitor;
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -70,10 +67,21 @@ class EventLoop final : SocketMonitor
 					   boost::intrusive::constant_time_size<false>> TimerSet;
 	TimerSet timers;
 
-	std::list<IdleMonitor *> idle;
+	typedef boost::intrusive::list<IdleMonitor,
+				       boost::intrusive::member_hook<IdleMonitor,
+								     IdleMonitor::ListHook,
+								     &IdleMonitor::list_hook>,
+				       boost::intrusive::constant_time_size<false>> IdleList;
+	IdleList idle;
 
 	Mutex mutex;
-	std::list<DeferredMonitor *> deferred;
+
+	typedef boost::intrusive::list<DeferredMonitor,
+				       boost::intrusive::member_hook<DeferredMonitor,
+								     DeferredMonitor::ListHook,
+								     &DeferredMonitor::list_hook>,
+				       boost::intrusive::constant_time_size<false>> DeferredList;
+	DeferredList deferred;
 
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();