diff --git a/src/states.rs b/src/states.rs
index 37c6171..d53d92f 100644
--- a/src/states.rs
+++ b/src/states.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ use assetpath::AssetPath;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use std::sync::{
-    atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering::SeqCst},
-    Arc, Mutex, RwLock,
-};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 
 struct State {
     name: String,
@@ -160,11 +157,10 @@ pub struct States {
     gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>,
 
     states: HashMap<String, Arc<State>>,
-    current_state: Mutex<Option<Arc<State>>>,
+    current_state: Arc<Mutex<Option<Arc<State>>>>,
 
-    control_top_gui: AtomicBool,
-
-    log_state_change: AtomicBool,
+    control_top_gui: bool,
+    log_state_change: bool,
 }
 
 impl States {
@@ -174,21 +170,22 @@ impl States {
             gui_handler,
 
             states: HashMap::new(),
-            current_state: Mutex::new(None),
+            current_state: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
 
-            control_top_gui: AtomicBool::new(true),
-
-            log_state_change: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            control_top_gui: true,
+            log_state_change: false,
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn change_logging(&self, logging: bool) {
-        self.log_state_change.store(logging, SeqCst);
+    pub fn change_logging(mut self, logging: bool) -> Self {
+        self.log_state_change = logging;
+        self
     }
 
     /// Sets a flag if states should set and unset top gui of the gui handler
-    pub fn set_control_top_gui(&self, control_top_gui: bool) {
-        self.control_top_gui.store(control_top_gui, SeqCst);
+    pub fn set_control_top_gui(mut self, control_top_gui: bool) -> Self {
+        self.control_top_gui = control_top_gui;
+        self
     }
 
     /// Adds a single state
@@ -219,12 +216,28 @@ impl States {
     ///
     /// * `id` - Set state with the given identifier or None
     pub fn set_state<'b>(&self, id: impl Into<Option<&'b str>>) -> Result<()> {
-        let id = id.into();
+        Self::_set_state(
+            id.into().map(|id| self.get_state(id)).transpose()?,
+            &mut *self.current_state.lock().unwrap(),
+            if self.control_top_gui {
+                Some(self.gui_handler.clone())
+            } else {
+                None
+            },
+            self.log_state_change,
+        )
+    }
 
-        if let Some(old_state) = self.current_state.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
+    fn _set_state(
+        state: Option<Arc<State>>,
+        current: &mut Option<Arc<State>>,
+        gui_handler: Option<Arc<GuiHandler>>,
+        logging: bool,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        if let Some(old_state) = current {
             // check if requested state is already in use
-            if let Some(name) = id {
-                if name == old_state.name {
+            if let Some(new_state) = &state {
+                if new_state.name == old_state.name {
                     return Ok(());
                 }
             }
@@ -234,32 +247,30 @@ impl States {
         }
 
         // set new state, either no state or requested state
-        match id {
-            Some(name) => {
-                let state: Arc<State> = self.get_state(name)?;
-
+        match state {
+            Some(state) => {
                 state.activate()?;
 
-                if self.control_top_gui.load(SeqCst) {
-                    self.gui_handler.set_top_gui(Some(state.clone()));
+                if let Some(gui_handler) = gui_handler {
+                    gui_handler.set_top_gui(Some(state.clone()));
                 }
 
-                *self.current_state.lock().unwrap() = Some(state);
-
-                if self.log_state_change.load(SeqCst) {
-                    println!("Change UI State to {}", name);
+                if logging {
+                    println!("Change UI State to {}", state.name);
                 }
+
+                *current = Some(state);
             }
             None => {
-                if self.control_top_gui.load(SeqCst) {
-                    self.gui_handler.set_top_gui(None);
+                if let Some(gui_handler) = gui_handler {
+                    gui_handler.set_top_gui(None);
                 }
 
-                *self.current_state.lock().unwrap() = None;
-
-                if self.log_state_change.load(SeqCst) {
+                if logging {
                     println!("Change UI State to None");
                 }
+
+                *current = None;
             }
         }
 
@@ -279,6 +290,29 @@ impl States {
             None => Err(anyhow::Error::msg(format!("UiState not found: {}", id))),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn future_state_change<'b>(
+        &self,
+        id: impl Into<Option<&'b str>>,
+    ) -> Result<impl Fn() -> Result<()>> {
+        let state = id.into().map(|id| self.get_state(id)).transpose()?;
+        let current_state = self.current_state.clone();
+        let gui_handler = if self.control_top_gui {
+            Some(self.gui_handler.clone())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        let logging = self.log_state_change;
+
+        Ok(move || {
+            Self::_set_state(
+                state.clone(),
+                &mut *current_state.lock().unwrap(),
+                gui_handler.clone(),
+                logging,
+            )
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 impl State {