diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
index fd89c4972..c5a76dbd8 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ _Z_OWNED_TYPE_VALUE(_z_queryable_t, queryable)
 /**
  * Represents a Zenoh Query entity, received by Zenoh Queryable entities.
  */
-_Z_OWNED_TYPE_VALUE(_z_query_t, query)
+_Z_OWNED_TYPE_RC(_z_query_rc_t, query)
 
 /**
  * Represents the encoding of a payload, in a MIME-like format.
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h b/include/zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h
index feef1006d..19e0d3136 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static inline _z_bytes_t _z_bytes_null(void) { return (_z_bytes_t){0}; }
 static inline void _z_bytes_alias_arc_slice(_z_bytes_t *dst, _z_arc_slice_t *s) {
     dst->_slices = _z_arc_slice_svec_alias_element(s);
 }
+_z_bytes_t _z_bytes_alias(const _z_bytes_t src);
 bool _z_bytes_check(const _z_bytes_t *bytes);
 z_result_t _z_bytes_append_bytes(_z_bytes_t *dst, _z_bytes_t *src);
 z_result_t _z_bytes_append_slice(_z_bytes_t *dst, _z_arc_slice_t *s);
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/net/encoding.h b/include/zenoh-pico/net/encoding.h
index 79a678084..a100071b4 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/net/encoding.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/net/encoding.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ _z_encoding_t _z_encoding_wrap(uint16_t id, const char *schema);
 z_result_t _z_encoding_make(_z_encoding_t *encoding, uint16_t id, const char *schema, size_t len);
 void _z_encoding_clear(_z_encoding_t *encoding);
 z_result_t _z_encoding_copy(_z_encoding_t *dst, const _z_encoding_t *src);
+_z_encoding_t _z_encoding_alias(_z_encoding_t src);
 void _z_encoding_move(_z_encoding_t *dst, _z_encoding_t *src);
 _z_encoding_t _z_encoding_steal(_z_encoding_t *val);
 
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/net/query.h b/include/zenoh-pico/net/query.h
index 433fc1217..eb1665f3f 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/net/query.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/net/query.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/net/session.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/protocol/keyexpr.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct _z_query_t {
     _z_keyexpr_t _key;
     _z_value_t _value;
     uint32_t _request_id;
-    _z_session_rc_t _zn;
+    _z_session_weak_t _zn;
     _z_bytes_t _attachment;
     _z_string_t _parameters;
     bool _anyke;
@@ -46,9 +47,10 @@ static inline bool _z_query_check(const _z_query_t *query) {
 }
 z_result_t _z_query_send_reply_final(_z_query_t *q);
 void _z_query_clear(_z_query_t *q);
-z_result_t _z_query_copy(_z_query_t *dst, const _z_query_t *src);
 void _z_query_free(_z_query_t **query);
 
+_Z_REFCOUNT_DEFINE(_z_query, _z_query)
+
 /**
  * Return type when declaring a queryable.
  */
@@ -65,11 +67,11 @@ static inline _z_query_t _z_query_alias(_z_value_t *value, _z_keyexpr_t *key, co
                                         _z_session_rc_t *zn, uint32_t request_id, const _z_bytes_t *attachment,
                                         bool anyke) {
     return (_z_query_t){
-        ._key = *key,
-        ._value = *value,
+        ._key = _z_keyexpr_alias(*key),
+        ._value = _z_value_alias(*value),
         ._request_id = request_id,
-        ._zn = *zn,
-        ._attachment = *attachment,
+        ._zn = _z_session_rc_clone_as_weak(zn),
+        ._attachment = _z_bytes_alias(*attachment),
         ._parameters = _z_string_alias_slice(parameters),
         ._anyke = anyke,
     };
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h b/include/zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h
index 7a9a79efb..0d98b5b4f 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static inline bool _z_value_check(const _z_value_t *value) {
 }
 _z_value_t _z_value_steal(_z_value_t *value);
 z_result_t _z_value_copy(_z_value_t *dst, const _z_value_t *src);
+_z_value_t _z_value_alias(_z_value_t src);
 void _z_value_move(_z_value_t *dst, _z_value_t *src);
 void _z_value_clear(_z_value_t *src);
 void _z_value_free(_z_value_t **hello);
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/session/session.h b/include/zenoh-pico/session/session.h
index d1fefc934..9f1c02475 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/session/session.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/session/session.h
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ typedef struct {
 } _z_publication_t;
 
 // Forward type declaration to avoid cyclical include
-typedef struct _z_query_t _z_query_t;
+typedef struct _z_query_rc_t _z_query_rc_t;
 
 /**
  * The callback signature of the functions handling query messages.
  */
-typedef void (*_z_closure_query_callback_t)(_z_query_t *query, void *arg);
+typedef void (*_z_closure_query_callback_t)(_z_query_rc_t *query, void *arg);
 
 typedef struct {
     _z_keyexpr_t _key;
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index c4b827209..1e6d13634 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -417,16 +417,18 @@ z_query_consolidation_t z_query_consolidation_none(void) {
 z_query_consolidation_t z_query_consolidation_default(void) { return z_query_consolidation_auto(); }
 
 void z_query_parameters(const z_loaned_query_t *query, z_view_string_t *parameters) {
-    parameters->_val = _z_string_alias(query->_parameters);
+    parameters->_val = _z_string_alias(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_parameters);
 }
 
-const z_loaned_bytes_t *z_query_attachment(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &query->_attachment; }
+const z_loaned_bytes_t *z_query_attachment(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_attachment; }
 
-const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *z_query_keyexpr(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &query->_key; }
+const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *z_query_keyexpr(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_key; }
 
-const z_loaned_bytes_t *z_query_payload(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &query->_value.payload; }
+const z_loaned_bytes_t *z_query_payload(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_value.payload; }
 
-const z_loaned_encoding_t *z_query_encoding(const z_loaned_query_t *query) { return &query->_value.encoding; }
+const z_loaned_encoding_t *z_query_encoding(const z_loaned_query_t *query) {
+    return &_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_value.encoding;
+}
 
 void z_closure_sample_call(const z_loaned_closure_sample_t *closure, z_loaned_sample_t *sample) {
     if (closure->call != NULL) {
@@ -1121,7 +1123,7 @@ bool z_reply_replier_id(const z_loaned_reply_t *reply, z_id_t *out_id) {
 #endif  // Z_FEATURE_QUERY == 1
 
 #if Z_FEATURE_QUERYABLE == 1
-_Z_OWNED_FUNCTIONS_VALUE_IMPL(_z_query_t, query, _z_query_check, _z_query_null, _z_query_copy, _z_query_clear)
+_Z_OWNED_FUNCTIONS_RC_IMPL(query)
 
 void _z_queryable_drop(_z_queryable_t *queryable) {
     _z_undeclare_queryable(queryable);
@@ -1191,7 +1193,9 @@ void z_query_reply_options_default(z_query_reply_options_t *options) {
 
 z_result_t z_query_reply(const z_loaned_query_t *query, const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, z_moved_bytes_t *payload,
                          const z_query_reply_options_t *options) {
-    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&query->_zn)) {
+    // Try upgrading session weak to rc
+    _z_session_rc_t sess_rc = _z_session_weak_upgrade_if_open(&_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_zn);
+    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&sess_rc)) {
         return _Z_ERR_SESSION_CLOSED;
     }
     // Set options
@@ -1206,11 +1210,12 @@ z_result_t z_query_reply(const z_loaned_query_t *query, const z_loaned_keyexpr_t
     _z_value_t value = {.payload = _z_bytes_from_owned_bytes(&payload->_this),
                         .encoding = _z_encoding_from_owned(&opts.encoding->_this)};
 
-    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply(query, &query->_zn, keyexpr_aliased, value, Z_SAMPLE_KIND_PUT,
+    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query), &sess_rc, keyexpr_aliased, value, Z_SAMPLE_KIND_PUT,
                                    opts.congestion_control, opts.priority, opts.is_express, opts.timestamp,
                                    _z_bytes_from_owned_bytes(&opts.attachment->_this));
     z_bytes_drop(payload);
     // Clean-up
+    _z_session_rc_drop(&sess_rc);
     z_encoding_drop(opts.encoding);
     z_bytes_drop(opts.attachment);
     return ret;
@@ -1226,7 +1231,9 @@ void z_query_reply_del_options_default(z_query_reply_del_options_t *options) {
 
 z_result_t z_query_reply_del(const z_loaned_query_t *query, const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *keyexpr,
                              const z_query_reply_del_options_t *options) {
-    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&query->_zn)) {
+    // Try upgrading session weak to rc
+    _z_session_rc_t sess_rc = _z_session_weak_upgrade_if_open(&_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_zn);
+    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&sess_rc)) {
         return _Z_ERR_SESSION_CLOSED;
     }
     _z_keyexpr_t keyexpr_aliased = _z_keyexpr_alias_from_user_defined(*keyexpr, true);
@@ -1239,10 +1246,11 @@ z_result_t z_query_reply_del(const z_loaned_query_t *query, const z_loaned_keyex
 
     _z_value_t value = {.payload = _z_bytes_null(), .encoding = _z_encoding_null()};
 
-    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply(query, &query->_zn, keyexpr_aliased, value, Z_SAMPLE_KIND_DELETE,
+    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query), &sess_rc, keyexpr_aliased, value, Z_SAMPLE_KIND_DELETE,
                                    opts.congestion_control, opts.priority, opts.is_express, opts.timestamp,
                                    _z_bytes_from_owned_bytes(&opts.attachment->_this));
     // Clean-up
+    _z_session_rc_drop(&sess_rc);
     z_bytes_drop(opts.attachment);
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1251,7 +1259,9 @@ void z_query_reply_err_options_default(z_query_reply_err_options_t *options) { o
 
 z_result_t z_query_reply_err(const z_loaned_query_t *query, z_moved_bytes_t *payload,
                              const z_query_reply_err_options_t *options) {
-    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&query->_zn)) {
+    // Try upgrading session weak to rc
+    _z_session_rc_t sess_rc = _z_session_weak_upgrade_if_open(&_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query)->_zn);
+    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&sess_rc)) {
         return _Z_ERR_SESSION_CLOSED;
     }
     z_query_reply_err_options_t opts;
@@ -1263,7 +1273,8 @@ z_result_t z_query_reply_err(const z_loaned_query_t *query, z_moved_bytes_t *pay
     // Set value
     _z_value_t value = {.payload = _z_bytes_from_owned_bytes(&payload->_this),
                         .encoding = _z_encoding_from_owned(&opts.encoding->_this)};
-    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply_err(query, &query->_zn, value);
+    z_result_t ret = _z_send_reply_err(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(query), &sess_rc, value);
+    _z_session_rc_drop(&sess_rc);
     z_bytes_drop(payload);
     // Clean-up
     z_encoding_drop(opts.encoding);
diff --git a/src/collections/bytes.c b/src/collections/bytes.c
index 63273ff6d..aa81f07f0 100644
--- a/src/collections/bytes.c
+++ b/src/collections/bytes.c
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ z_result_t _z_bytes_copy(_z_bytes_t *dst, const _z_bytes_t *src) {
     return _z_arc_slice_svec_copy(&dst->_slices, &src->_slices, true);
 }
 
+_z_bytes_t _z_bytes_alias(const _z_bytes_t src) {
+    _z_bytes_t dst;
+    dst._slices = _z_arc_slice_svec_alias(&src._slices);
+    return dst;
+}
+
 _z_bytes_t _z_bytes_duplicate(const _z_bytes_t *src) {
     _z_bytes_t dst = _z_bytes_null();
     _z_bytes_copy(&dst, src);
diff --git a/src/net/encoding.c b/src/net/encoding.c
index 45b13e4d3..5349d3155 100644
--- a/src/net/encoding.c
+++ b/src/net/encoding.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "zenoh-pico/api/constants.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/collections/string.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/result.h"
 
@@ -54,6 +55,17 @@ z_result_t _z_encoding_copy(_z_encoding_t *dst, const _z_encoding_t *src) {
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
 
+_z_encoding_t _z_encoding_alias(_z_encoding_t src) {
+    _z_encoding_t dst;
+    dst.id = src.id;
+    if (_z_string_check(&src.schema)) {
+        _z_string_alias(src.schema);
+    } else {
+        dst.schema = _z_string_null();
+    }
+    return dst;
+}
+
 void _z_encoding_move(_z_encoding_t *dst, _z_encoding_t *src) {
     dst->id = src->id;
     src->id = _Z_ENCODING_ID_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/src/net/query.c b/src/net/query.c
index e1748e8c8..219e04d12 100644
--- a/src/net/query.c
+++ b/src/net/query.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "zenoh-pico/net/query.h"
 
+#include "zenoh-pico/net/session.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/session/utils.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/tx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
@@ -22,16 +23,19 @@ static void _z_query_clear_inner(_z_query_t *q) {
     _z_value_clear(&q->_value);
     _z_bytes_drop(&q->_attachment);
     _z_string_clear(&q->_parameters);
-    _z_session_rc_drop(&q->_zn);
+    _z_session_weak_drop(&q->_zn);
 }
 
 z_result_t _z_query_send_reply_final(_z_query_t *q) {
-    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&q->_zn)) {
+    // Try to upgrade session weak to rc
+    _z_session_rc_t sess_rc = _z_session_weak_upgrade_if_open(&q->_zn);
+    if (!_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&sess_rc)) {
         return _Z_ERR_TRANSPORT_TX_FAILED;
     }
     _z_zenoh_message_t z_msg = _z_n_msg_make_response_final(q->_request_id);
-    z_result_t ret = _z_send_n_msg(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(&q->_zn), &z_msg, Z_RELIABILITY_RELIABLE, Z_CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK);
+    z_result_t ret = _z_send_n_msg(_Z_RC_IN_VAL(&sess_rc), &z_msg, Z_RELIABILITY_RELIABLE, Z_CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK);
     _z_msg_clear(&z_msg);
+    _z_session_rc_drop(&sess_rc);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -44,23 +48,6 @@ void _z_query_clear(_z_query_t *q) {
     _z_query_clear_inner(q);
 }
 
-z_result_t _z_query_copy(_z_query_t *dst, const _z_query_t *src) {
-    *dst = _z_query_null();
-    _Z_RETURN_IF_ERR(_z_keyexpr_copy(&dst->_key, &src->_key));
-    _Z_CLEAN_RETURN_IF_ERR(_z_value_copy(&dst->_value, &src->_value), _z_query_clear_inner(dst));
-    _Z_CLEAN_RETURN_IF_ERR(_z_bytes_copy(&dst->_attachment, &src->_attachment), _z_query_clear_inner(dst));
-    _Z_CLEAN_RETURN_IF_ERR(_z_string_copy(&dst->_parameters, &src->_parameters), _z_query_clear_inner(dst));
-    _z_session_rc_copy(&dst->_zn, &src->_zn);
-    if (_Z_RC_IS_NULL(&dst->_zn)) {
-        _z_query_clear_inner(dst);
-        return _Z_ERR_SYSTEM_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-    }
-    dst->_anyke = src->_anyke;
-    dst->_request_id = src->_request_id;
-    dst->_zn = src->_zn;
-    return _Z_RES_OK;
-}
-
 void _z_query_free(_z_query_t **query) {
     _z_query_t *ptr = *query;
     if (ptr != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/protocol/core.c b/src/protocol/core.c
index da1ef9ef8..37c2a7bcc 100644
--- a/src/protocol/core.c
+++ b/src/protocol/core.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 #include "zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/api/types.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/collections/bytes.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/collections/slice.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/net/encoding.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/iobuf.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/endianness.h"
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ z_result_t _z_value_copy(_z_value_t *dst, const _z_value_t *src) {
     _Z_CLEAN_RETURN_IF_ERR(_z_bytes_copy(&dst->payload, &src->payload), _z_encoding_clear(&dst->encoding));
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
+_z_value_t _z_value_alias(_z_value_t src) {
+    _z_value_t dst;
+    dst.payload = _z_bytes_alias(src.payload);
+    dst.encoding = _z_encoding_alias(src.encoding);
+    return dst;
+}
 
 z_result_t _z_hello_copy(_z_hello_t *dst, const _z_hello_t *src) {
     *dst = _z_hello_null();
diff --git a/src/session/queryable.c b/src/session/queryable.c
index 06d81c647..8c9e56895 100644
--- a/src/session/queryable.c
+++ b/src/session/queryable.c
@@ -224,15 +224,15 @@ static z_result_t _z_trigger_queryables_inner(_z_session_rc_t *zsrc, _z_msg_quer
         }
     }
     // Build the z_query
-    _z_query_t query =
+    _z_query_t q =
         _z_query_alias(&msgq->_ext_value, &key, &msgq->_parameters, zsrc, qid, &msgq->_ext_attachment, anyke);
+    _z_query_rc_t query = _z_query_rc_new_from_val(&q);
     // Parse session_queryable svec
     for (size_t i = 0; i < qle_nb; i++) {
         _z_queryable_infos_t *qle_info = _z_queryable_infos_svec_get(&qles, i);
         qle_info->callback(&query, qle_info->arg);
     }
-    // Send reply final message
-    _z_query_send_reply_final(&query);
+    _z_query_rc_drop(&query);
     // Clean up
     _z_keyexpr_clear(&key);
 #if Z_FEATURE_RX_CACHE != 1