diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser.cpp
index 0b7882c18a7..d8df6ac8f29 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser.cpp
@@ -128,11 +128,16 @@ bool QHttpHeaderParser::parseStatus(QByteArrayView status)
     return ok && uint(majorVersion) <= 9 && uint(minorVersion) <= 9;
 }
 
-const QHttpHeaders& QHttpHeaderParser::headers() const
+const QHttpHeaders& QHttpHeaderParser::headers() const &
 {
     return fields;
 }
 
+QHttpHeaders QHttpHeaderParser::headers() &&
+{
+    return std::move(fields);
+}
+
 QByteArray QHttpHeaderParser::firstHeaderField(QByteArrayView name,
                                                const QByteArray &defaultValue) const
 {
diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser_p.h b/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser_p.h
index 5e8f3c81300..5f364f3175f 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpheaderparser_p.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public:
     bool parseHeaders(QByteArrayView headers);
     bool parseStatus(QByteArrayView status);
 
-    const QHttpHeaders& headers() const;
+    const QHttpHeaders& headers() const &;
+    QHttpHeaders headers() &&;
     void setStatusCode(int code);
     int getStatusCode() const;
     int getMajorVersion() const;