diff --git a/autotests/kfileitemtest.h b/autotests/kfileitemtest.h
--- a/autotests/kfileitemtest.h
+++ b/autotests/kfileitemtest.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     void testNull();
     void testDoesNotExist();
     void testDetach();
+    void testMove();
     void testBasic();
     void testRootDirectory();
     void testHiddenFile();
diff --git a/autotests/kfileitemtest.cpp b/autotests/kfileitemtest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kfileitemtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kfileitemtest.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,37 @@
     QVERIFY(!(fileItem != fileItem2));
 }
 
+void KFileItemTest::testMove()
+{
+    // Test move constructor
+    {
+        KFileItem fileItem(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/one")), QString(), KFileItem::Unknown);
+        QCOMPARE(fileItem.name(), QStringLiteral("one"));
+        KFileItem fileItem2(std::move(fileItem));
+        QCOMPARE(fileItem2.name(), QStringLiteral("one"));
+    }
+
+    // Test move assignment
+    {
+        KFileItem fileItem(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/one")), QString(), KFileItem::Unknown);
+        QCOMPARE(fileItem.name(), QStringLiteral("one"));
+        KFileItem fileItem2(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/two")), QString(), KFileItem::Unknown);
+        fileItem2 = std::move(fileItem);
+        QCOMPARE(fileItem2.name(), QStringLiteral("one"));
+    }
+
+    // Now to test some value changes to make sure moving works as intended.
+    KFileItem fileItem(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/one")), QString(), KFileItem::Unknown);
+    QCOMPARE(fileItem.name(), QStringLiteral("one"));
+    fileItem.setUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/two")));
+    QCOMPARE(fileItem.name(), QStringLiteral("two"));
+
+    // Move fileitem to fileItem2, it should now contain everything fileItem had.
+    // Just testing a property to make sure it does.
+    KFileItem fileItem2(std::move(fileItem));
+    QCOMPARE(fileItem2.name(), QStringLiteral("two"));
+}
+
 void KFileItemTest::testBasic()
 {
     QTemporaryFile file;
diff --git a/src/core/kfileitem.h b/src/core/kfileitem.h
--- a/src/core/kfileitem.h
+++ b/src/core/kfileitem.h
@@ -118,16 +118,27 @@
     /**
      * Copy constructor
      */
-    KFileItem(const KFileItem &other);
+    KFileItem(const KFileItem&);
+
     /**
-     * Assignment operator
+     * Destructor
      */
-    KFileItem &operator=(const KFileItem &other);
+    ~KFileItem();
 
     /**
-     * Destructs the KFileItem.
+     * Move constructor
      */
-    ~KFileItem();
+    KFileItem(KFileItem&&);
+
+    /**
+     * Copy assignment
+     */
+    KFileItem& operator=(const KFileItem&);
+
+    /**
+     * Move assignment
+     */
+    KFileItem& operator=(KFileItem&&);
 
     /**
      * Throw away and re-read (for local files) all information about the file.
diff --git a/src/core/kfileitem.cpp b/src/core/kfileitem.cpp
--- a/src/core/kfileitem.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kfileitem.cpp
@@ -477,14 +477,18 @@
     }
 }
 
-KFileItem::KFileItem(const KFileItem &other)
-    : d(other.d)
-{
-}
-
-KFileItem::~KFileItem()
-{
-}
+// Default implementations for:
+// - Copy constructor
+// - Move constructor
+// - Copy assignment
+// - Move assignment
+// - Destructor
+// The compiler will now generate the content of those.
+KFileItem::KFileItem(const KFileItem&) = default;
+KFileItem::~KFileItem() = default;
+KFileItem::KFileItem(KFileItem&&) = default;
+KFileItem& KFileItem::operator=(const KFileItem&) = default;
+KFileItem& KFileItem::operator=(KFileItem&&) = default;
 
 void KFileItem::refresh()
 {
@@ -1488,12 +1492,6 @@
     return d->m_entry;
 }
 
-KFileItem &KFileItem::operator=(const KFileItem &other)
-{
-    d = other.d;
-    return *this;
-}
-
 bool KFileItem::isNull() const
 {
     return d == nullptr;