diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.h
index 60d3002108..bc34ec87a8 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.h
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ struct Broadcastable : BaseProxyT {
   >
   messaging::PendingSend broadcast(Args&&... args) const;
 
+  template <typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f>
+  messaging::PendingSend broadcastCollective(MsgT* msg) const;
+  template <typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f>
+  messaging::PendingSend broadcastCollective(MsgSharedPtr<MsgT> msg) const;
+  template <
+    typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f, typename... Args
+  >
+  messaging::PendingSend broadcastCollective(Args&&... args) const;
+
   template <typename MsgT, ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> f>
   messaging::PendingSend broadcastCollective(MsgT* msg) const;
   template <typename MsgT, ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> f>
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.impl.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.impl.h
index db03e40144..07b54075b4 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/broadcast/broadcastable.impl.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ messaging::PendingSend Broadcastable<ColT,IndexT,BaseProxyT>::broadcast(Args&&..
   return broadcast<MsgT,f>(makeMessage<MsgT>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 }
 
-
 template <typename ColT, typename IndexT, typename BaseProxyT>
 template <typename MsgT, ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> f>
 messaging::PendingSend Broadcastable<ColT,IndexT,BaseProxyT>::broadcast(MsgT* msg) const {
@@ -105,6 +104,29 @@ messaging::PendingSend Broadcastable<ColT,IndexT,BaseProxyT>::broadcast(MsgT* ms
   return theCollection()->broadcastMsg<MsgT, f>(proxy,msg);
 }
 
+template <typename ColT, typename IndexT, typename BaseProxyT>
+template <typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f>
+messaging::PendingSend
+Broadcastable<ColT, IndexT, BaseProxyT>::broadcastCollective(MsgSharedPtr<MsgT> msg) const {
+  return broadcastCollective<MsgT, f>(msg.get());
+}
+
+template <typename ColT, typename IndexT, typename BaseProxyT>
+template <
+  typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f, typename... Args>
+messaging::PendingSend
+Broadcastable<ColT, IndexT, BaseProxyT>::broadcastCollective(Args&&... args) const {
+  return broadcastCollective<MsgT, f>(makeMessage<MsgT>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+}
+
+template <typename ColT, typename IndexT, typename BaseProxyT>
+template <typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> *f>
+messaging::PendingSend
+Broadcastable<ColT, IndexT, BaseProxyT>::broadcastCollective(MsgT* msg) const {
+  auto proxy = this->getProxy();
+  return theCollection()->broadcastMsgCollective<MsgT, f>(proxy, msg);
+}
+
 template <typename ColT, typename IndexT, typename BaseProxyT>
 template <typename MsgT, ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT> f>
 messaging::PendingSend
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.h
index c899f66d48..f1ad7b2479 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.h
@@ -904,6 +904,13 @@ struct CollectionManager
     bool instrument
   );
 
+  template <
+    typename MsgT,
+    ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT,typename MsgT::CollectionType> *f>
+  messaging::PendingSend broadcastMsgCollective(
+    CollectionProxyWrapType<typename MsgT::CollectionType> const& proxy,
+    MsgT* msg, bool instrument = true);
+
   template <
     typename MsgT,
     ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, typename MsgT::CollectionType> f>
@@ -911,6 +918,10 @@ struct CollectionManager
     CollectionProxyWrapType<typename MsgT::CollectionType> const& proxy,
     MsgT* msg, bool instrument = true);
 
+  template <typename MsgT, typename ColT>
+  messaging::PendingSend broadcastMsgCollectiveImpl(
+    CollectionProxyWrapType<ColT> const& proxy, MsgT* msg);
+
   /**
    * \brief Broadcast a message with action function handler
    *
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
index 10c2ed0052..c505b6a8ec 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
@@ -848,17 +848,43 @@ messaging::PendingSend CollectionManager::broadcastFromRoot(MsgT* raw_msg) {
   return ret;
 }
 
+template <
+  typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, typename MsgT::CollectionType>* f
+>
+messaging::PendingSend CollectionManager::broadcastMsgCollective(
+  CollectionProxyWrapType<typename MsgT::CollectionType> const& proxy,
+  MsgT* msg, bool instrument
+) {
+  using ColT = typename MsgT::CollectionType;
+
+  msg->setVrtHandler(auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerCollection<ColT, MsgT, f>());
+  msg->setMember(false);
+
+  return broadcastMsgCollectiveImpl<MsgT, ColT>(proxy, msg);
+}
 
 template <
   typename MsgT,
-  ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, typename MsgT::CollectionType> f>
+  ActiveColMemberTypedFnType<MsgT, typename MsgT::CollectionType> f
+>
 messaging::PendingSend CollectionManager::broadcastMsgCollective(
   CollectionProxyWrapType<typename MsgT::CollectionType> const& proxy,
-  MsgT* msg, bool instrument) {
-
+  MsgT* msg, bool instrument
+) {
   using ColT = typename MsgT::CollectionType;
-  using IndexT = typename ColT::IndexType;
 
+  msg->setVrtHandler(
+    auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerCollectionMem<ColT, MsgT, f>());
+  msg->setMember(true);
+
+  return broadcastMsgCollectiveImpl<MsgT, ColT>(proxy, msg);
+}
+
+template <typename MsgT, typename ColT>
+messaging::PendingSend CollectionManager::broadcastMsgCollectiveImpl(
+  CollectionProxyWrapType<ColT> const& proxy, MsgT* msg
+) {
+  using IndexT = typename ColT::IndexType;
   auto promoMsg = promoteMsg(msg);
 
   return messaging::PendingSend(
@@ -867,23 +893,21 @@ messaging::PendingSend CollectionManager::broadcastMsgCollective(
       auto const node = theContext()->getNode();
 
       auto col_msg = reinterpret_cast<MsgT*>(msgIn.get());
-      auto handler =
-        auto_registry::makeAutoHandlerCollectionMem<ColT, MsgT, f>();
-      col_msg->setVrtHandler(handler);
 
       theMsg()->markAsCollectionMessage(col_msg);
 
       if (elm_holder) {
         elm_holder->foreach (
-          [node, msgIn, col_msg,
-           elm_holder](IndexT const& idx, CollectionBase<ColT, IndexT>* base) {
+          [node,
+           col_msg](IndexT const& idx, CollectionBase<ColT, IndexT>* base) {
             auto const from = col_msg->getFromNode();
             auto trace_event = trace::no_trace_event;
             auto const hand = col_msg->getVrtHandler();
+            auto const member = col_msg->getMember();
 
             collectionAutoMsgDeliver<
               ColT, IndexT, MsgT, typename MsgT::UserMsgType>(
-              col_msg, base, hand, true, from, trace_event);
+              col_msg, base, hand, member, from, trace_event);
           });
       }
     });
diff --git a/tests/unit/collection/test_collection_group.extended.cc b/tests/unit/collection/test_collection_group.extended.cc
index 2ab78a5df6..8a7f315b15 100644
--- a/tests/unit/collection/test_collection_group.extended.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/collection/test_collection_group.extended.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 namespace vt { namespace tests { namespace unit {
 
-static int32_t elemCounter = 0;
+static int32_t elem_counter = 0;
 
 struct MyReduceMsg : collective::ReduceTMsg<int> {
   explicit MyReduceMsg(int const in_num)
@@ -81,22 +81,30 @@ struct ColA : Collection<ColA,Index1D> {
     auto cb = theCB()->makeBcast<ColA, MyReduceMsg, &ColA::finishedReduce>(proxy);
     auto reduce_msg = makeMessage<MyReduceMsg>(getIndex().x());
     proxy.reduce<collective::PlusOp<int>>(reduce_msg.get(),cb);
+    reduce_test = true;
   }
 
   void memberHanlder(TestDataMsg* msg) {
     EXPECT_EQ(msg->value_, theContext()->getNode());
-    --elemCounter;
-    finished = true;
+    --elem_counter;
   }
 
   virtual ~ColA() {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(finished);
+    if (reduce_test) {
+      EXPECT_TRUE(finished);
+    }
   }
 
-private:
+  private:
   bool finished = false;
+  bool reduce_test = false;
 };
 
+void colHanlder(
+  ColA::TestDataMsg* msg, typename ColA::TestDataMsg::CollectionType* type) {
+  --elem_counter;
+}
+
 struct TestCollectionGroup : TestParallelHarness { };
 
 
@@ -114,16 +122,49 @@ TEST_F(TestCollectionGroup, test_collection_group_2){
   auto const my_node = theContext()->getNode();
 
   auto const range = Index1D(8);
-  auto const proxy = theCollection()->constructCollective<ColA>(
-    range, [](vt::Index1D idx) {
-      ++elemCounter;
+  auto const proxy =
+    theCollection()->constructCollective<ColA>(range, [](vt::Index1D idx) {
+      ++elem_counter;
       return std::make_unique<ColA>();
     });
 
+  const auto numElems = elem_counter;
   auto msg = ::vt::makeMessage<ColA::TestDataMsg>(my_node);
+
   proxy.broadcastCollective<ColA::TestDataMsg, &ColA::memberHanlder>(msg.get());
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, 0);
+
+  proxy.broadcastCollective<ColA::TestDataMsg, &ColA::memberHanlder>(msg);
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, -numElems);
+
+  proxy.broadcastCollective<
+    ColA::TestDataMsg, &ColA::memberHanlder, ColA::TestDataMsg>(my_node);
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, -2 * numElems);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestCollectionGroup, test_collection_group_3){
+  elem_counter = 0;
+  auto const my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+
+  auto const range = Index1D(8);
+  auto const proxy =
+    theCollection()->constructCollective<ColA>(range, [](vt::Index1D idx) {
+      ++elem_counter;
+      return std::make_unique<ColA>();
+    });
+
+  const auto numElems = elem_counter;
+  auto msg = ::vt::makeMessage<ColA::TestDataMsg>(my_node);
+
+  proxy.broadcastCollective<ColA::TestDataMsg, colHanlder>(msg.get());
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, 0);
+
+  proxy.broadcastCollective<ColA::TestDataMsg, &ColA::memberHanlder>(msg);
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, -numElems);
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(elemCounter, 0);
+  proxy.broadcastCollective<
+    ColA::TestDataMsg, &ColA::memberHanlder, ColA::TestDataMsg>(my_node);
+  EXPECT_EQ(elem_counter, -2 * numElems);
 }
 
 }}} // end namespace vt::tests::unit