diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b73941..c089611 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-link_libraries(cppkafka ${RDKAFKA_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} pthread)
+link_libraries(cppkafka ${RDKAFKA_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} pthread rt ssl crypto dl z)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${RDKAFKA_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/consumer.h b/include/cppkafka/consumer.h
index 61228fe..9e00932 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/consumer.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/consumer.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "queue.h"
 #include "macros.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "detail/callback_invoker.h"
 
 namespace cppkafka {
 
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/detail/callback_invoker.h b/include/cppkafka/detail/callback_invoker.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b2d8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppkafka/detail/callback_invoker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, Matias Fontanini
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ *   in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *   distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef CPPKAFKA_CALLBACK_INVOKER_H
+#define CPPKAFKA_CALLBACK_INVOKER_H
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "../logging.h"
+#include "../kafka_handle_base.h"
+
+namespace cppkafka {
+
+// Error values
+template <typename T>
+T error_value() { return T{}; }
+
+template<> inline
+void error_value<void>() {};
+
+template<> inline
+bool error_value<bool>() { return false; }
+
+template<> inline
+int error_value<int>() { return -1; }
+
+/**
+ * \brief Wraps an std::function object and runs it while preventing all exceptions from escaping
+ * \tparam Func An std::function object
+ */
+template <typename Func>
+class CallbackInvoker
+{
+public:
+    using RetType = typename Func::result_type;
+    using LogCallback = std::function<void(KafkaHandleBase& handle,
+                                           int level,
+                                           const std::string& facility,
+                                           const std::string& message)>;
+    CallbackInvoker(const char* callback_name,
+                    const Func& callback,
+                    KafkaHandleBase* handle)
+    : callback_name_(callback_name),
+      callback_(callback),
+      handle_(handle) {
+    }
+    
+    explicit operator bool() const {
+        return (bool)callback_;
+    }
+    
+    template <typename ...Args>
+    RetType operator()(Args&&... args) const {
+        static const char* library_name = "cppkafka";
+        std::ostringstream error_msg;
+        try {
+            if (callback_) {
+                return callback_(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            }
+            return error_value<RetType>();
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception& ex) {
+            if (handle_) {
+                error_msg << "Caught exception in " << callback_name_ << " callback: " << ex.what();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (...) {
+            if (handle_) {
+                error_msg << "Caught unknown exception in " << callback_name_ << " callback";
+            }
+        }
+        // Log error
+        if (handle_) {
+            if (handle_->get_configuration().get_log_callback()) {
+                try {
+                    // Log it
+                    handle_->get_configuration().get_log_callback()(*handle_,
+                                                                    static_cast<int>(LogLevel::LOG_ERR),
+                                                                    library_name,
+                                                                    error_msg.str());
+                }
+                catch (...) {} // sink everything
+            }
+            else {
+                rd_kafka_log_print(handle_->get_handle(),
+                                   static_cast<int>(LogLevel::LOG_ERR),
+                                   library_name,
+                                   error_msg.str().c_str());
+            }
+        }
+        return error_value<RetType>();
+    }
+private:
+    const char* callback_name_;
+    const Func& callback_;
+    KafkaHandleBase* handle_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/utils/backoff_committer.h b/include/cppkafka/utils/backoff_committer.h
index 6c25f62..907dd60 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/utils/backoff_committer.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/utils/backoff_committer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <thread>
+#include <string>
 #include "../consumer.h"
 #include "backoff_performer.h"
 
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ public:
      */
     void commit(const TopicPartitionList& topic_partitions);
 private:
+    // Return true to abort and false to continue committing
     template <typename T>
     bool do_commit(const T& object) {
         try {
@@ -131,13 +133,11 @@ private:
             if (ex.get_error() == RD_KAFKA_RESP_ERR__NO_OFFSET) {
                 return true;
             }
-            // If there's a callback and it returns false for this message, abort
-            if (callback_ && !callback_(ex.get_error())) {
-                return true;
-            }
+            // If there's a callback and it returns false for this message, abort.
+            // Otherwise keep committing.
+            CallbackInvoker<ErrorCallback> callback("backoff committer", callback_, &consumer_);
+            return callback && !callback(ex.get_error());
         }
-        // In any other case, we failed. Keep committing
-        return false;
     }
 
     Consumer& consumer_;
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h b/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
index 8454a4c..50c8cc7 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ void BufferedProducer<BufferType>::flush() {
             produce_message(flush_queue.front());
         }
         catch (const HandleException& ex) {
-            if (flush_failure_callback_ &&
-                flush_failure_callback_(flush_queue.front(), ex.get_error())) {
-                // retry again later
+            // If we have a flush failure callback and it returns true, we retry producing this message later
+            CallbackInvoker<FlushFailureCallback> callback("flush failure", flush_failure_callback_, &producer_);
+            if (callback && callback(flush_queue.front(), ex.get_error())) {
                 do_add_message(std::move(flush_queue.front()), MessagePriority::Low, false);
             }
         }
@@ -519,19 +519,18 @@ void BufferedProducer<BufferType>::on_delivery_report(const Message& message) {
     --pending_acks_;
     assert(pending_acks_ != (size_t)-1); // Prevent underflow
     
-    // We should produce this message again if it has an error and we either don't have a
-    // produce failure callback or we have one but it returns true
-    bool should_produce = message.get_error() &&
-                          (!produce_failure_callback_ || produce_failure_callback_(message));
-    if (should_produce) {
-        // Re-enqueue for later retransmission with higher priority (i.e. front of the queue)
-        do_add_message(Builder(message), MessagePriority::High, false);
+    if (message.get_error()) {
+        // We should produce this message again if we don't have a produce failure callback
+        // or we have one but it returns true
+        CallbackInvoker<ProduceFailureCallback> callback("produce failure", produce_failure_callback_, &producer_);
+        if (!callback || callback(message)) {
+            // Re-enqueue for later retransmission with higher priority (i.e. front of the queue)
+            do_add_message(Builder(message), MessagePriority::High, false);
+        }
     }
     else {
         // Successful delivery
-        if (produce_success_callback_) {
-            produce_success_callback_(message);
-        }
+        CallbackInvoker<ProduceSuccessCallback>("delivery success", produce_success_callback_, &producer_)(message);
         // Increment the total successful transmissions
         ++total_messages_produced_;
     }
diff --git a/src/configuration.cpp b/src/configuration.cpp
index 8f574b1..92a81df 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/configuration.cpp
@@ -52,66 +52,56 @@ namespace cppkafka {
 void delivery_report_callback_proxy(rd_kafka_t*, const rd_kafka_message_t* msg, void *opaque) {
     Producer* handle = static_cast<Producer*>(opaque);
     Message message = Message::make_non_owning((rd_kafka_message_t*)msg);
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_delivery_report_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, message);
-    }
+    CallbackInvoker<Configuration::DeliveryReportCallback>
+        ("delivery report", handle->get_configuration().get_delivery_report_callback(), handle)
+        (*handle, message);
 }
 
 void offset_commit_callback_proxy(rd_kafka_t*, rd_kafka_resp_err_t err,
                                   rd_kafka_topic_partition_list_t *offsets, void *opaque) {
     Consumer* handle = static_cast<Consumer*>(opaque);
     TopicPartitionList list = offsets ? convert(offsets) : TopicPartitionList{};
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_offset_commit_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, err, list);
-    }
+    CallbackInvoker<Configuration::OffsetCommitCallback>
+        ("offset commit", handle->get_configuration().get_offset_commit_callback(), handle)
+        (*handle, err, list);
 }
 
 void error_callback_proxy(rd_kafka_t*, int err, const char *reason, void *opaque) {
     KafkaHandleBase* handle = static_cast<KafkaHandleBase*>(opaque);
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_error_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, err, reason);
-    }
+    CallbackInvoker<Configuration::ErrorCallback>
+        ("error", handle->get_configuration().get_error_callback(), handle)
+        (*handle, err, reason);
 }
 
 void throttle_callback_proxy(rd_kafka_t*, const char* broker_name,
                               int32_t broker_id, int throttle_time_ms, void *opaque) {
     KafkaHandleBase* handle = static_cast<KafkaHandleBase*>(opaque);
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_throttle_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, broker_name, broker_id, milliseconds(throttle_time_ms));
-    }
+     CallbackInvoker<Configuration::ThrottleCallback>
+         ("throttle", handle->get_configuration().get_throttle_callback(), handle)
+         (*handle, broker_name, broker_id, milliseconds(throttle_time_ms));
 }
 
 void log_callback_proxy(const rd_kafka_t* h, int level,
                         const char* facility, const char* message) {
     KafkaHandleBase* handle = static_cast<KafkaHandleBase*>(rd_kafka_opaque(h));
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_log_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, level, facility, message);
-    }
+    CallbackInvoker<Configuration::LogCallback>
+        ("log", handle->get_configuration().get_log_callback(), nullptr)
+        (*handle, level, facility, message);
 }
 
 int stats_callback_proxy(rd_kafka_t*, char *json, size_t json_len, void *opaque) {
     KafkaHandleBase* handle = static_cast<KafkaHandleBase*>(opaque);
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_stats_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        callback(*handle, string(json, json + json_len));
-    }
+    CallbackInvoker<Configuration::StatsCallback>
+        ("statistics", handle->get_configuration().get_stats_callback(), handle)
+        (*handle, string(json, json + json_len));
     return 0;
 }
 
 int socket_callback_proxy(int domain, int type, int protocol, void* opaque) {
     KafkaHandleBase* handle = static_cast<KafkaHandleBase*>(opaque);
-    const auto& callback = handle->get_configuration().get_socket_callback();
-    if (callback) {
-        return callback(domain, type, protocol);
-    }
-    else {
-        return -1;
-    }
+    return CallbackInvoker<Configuration::SocketCallback>
+        ("socket", handle->get_configuration().get_socket_callback(), handle)
+        (domain, type, protocol);
 }
 
 // Configuration
diff --git a/src/consumer.cpp b/src/consumer.cpp
index ce84092..2243400 100644
--- a/src/consumer.cpp
+++ b/src/consumer.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "topic_partition_list.h"
+#include "detail/callback_invoker.h"
 
 using std::vector;
 using std::string;
@@ -79,12 +80,12 @@ Consumer::~Consumer() {
         close();
     }
     catch (const Exception& ex) {
-        constexpr const char* library_name = "cppkafka";
+        const char* library_name = "cppkafka";
         ostringstream error_msg;
         error_msg << "Failed to close consumer [" << get_name() << "]: " << ex.what();
-        const auto& callback = get_configuration().get_log_callback();
-        if (callback) {
-            callback(*this, static_cast<int>(LogLevel::LOG_ERR), library_name, error_msg.str());
+        CallbackInvoker<Configuration::LogCallback> logger("log", get_configuration().get_log_callback(), nullptr);
+        if (logger) {
+            logger(*this, static_cast<int>(LogLevel::LOG_ERR), library_name, error_msg.str());
         }
         else {
             rd_kafka_log_print(get_handle(), static_cast<int>(LogLevel::LOG_ERR), library_name, error_msg.str().c_str());
@@ -292,21 +293,15 @@ void Consumer::commit(const TopicPartitionList* topic_partitions, bool async) {
 void Consumer::handle_rebalance(rd_kafka_resp_err_t error,
                                 TopicPartitionList& topic_partitions) {
     if (error == RD_KAFKA_RESP_ERR__ASSIGN_PARTITIONS) {
-        if (assignment_callback_) {
-            assignment_callback_(topic_partitions);
-        }
+        CallbackInvoker<AssignmentCallback>("assignment", assignment_callback_, this)(topic_partitions);
         assign(topic_partitions);
     }
     else if (error == RD_KAFKA_RESP_ERR__REVOKE_PARTITIONS) {
-        if (revocation_callback_) {
-            revocation_callback_(topic_partitions);
-        }
+        CallbackInvoker<RevocationCallback>("revocation", revocation_callback_, this)(topic_partitions);
         unassign();
     }
     else {
-        if (rebalance_error_callback_) {
-            rebalance_error_callback_(error);
-        }
+        CallbackInvoker<RebalanceErrorCallback>("rebalance error", rebalance_error_callback_, this)(error);
         unassign();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/topic_configuration.cpp b/src/topic_configuration.cpp
index 9db0a01..35512f2 100644
--- a/src/topic_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/topic_configuration.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "exceptions.h"
 #include "topic.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "detail/callback_invoker.h"
 
 using std::string;
 using std::map;
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ int32_t partitioner_callback_proxy(const rd_kafka_topic_t* handle, const void *k
     if (callback) {
         Topic topic = Topic::make_non_owning(const_cast<rd_kafka_topic_t*>(handle));
         Buffer key(static_cast<const char*>(key_ptr), key_size);
-        return callback(topic, key, partition_count);
+        return CallbackInvoker<TopicConfiguration::PartitionerCallback>("topic partitioner", callback, nullptr)
+            (topic, key, partition_count);
     }
     else {
         return rd_kafka_msg_partitioner_consistent_random(handle, key_ptr, key_size, 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 01e06ed..c3234d0 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ add_executable(
     # Main file
     test_main.cpp
 )
-target_link_libraries(cppkafka_tests cppkafka ${RDKAFKA_LIBRARY} pthread)
+target_link_libraries(cppkafka_tests cppkafka ${RDKAFKA_LIBRARY} pthread rt ssl crypto dl z)
 add_dependencies(tests cppkafka_tests)
 add_test(cppkafka cppkafka_tests)