diff --git a/include/qemu/buffer.h b/include/qemu/buffer.h
index f53ee9e6af1d..1358df1aac4e 100644
--- a/include/qemu/buffer.h
+++ b/include/qemu/buffer.h
@@ -137,4 +137,14 @@ gboolean buffer_empty(Buffer *buffer);
  */
 void buffer_move_empty(Buffer *to, Buffer *from);
 
+/**
+ * buffer_move:
+ * @to: destination buffer object
+ * @from: source buffer object
+ *
+ * Moves buffer, copying data (unless 'to' buffer happens to be empty).
+ * 'from' buffer is empty and zero-sized on return.
+ */
+void buffer_move(Buffer *to, Buffer *from);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_BUFFER_H__ */
diff --git a/util/buffer.c b/util/buffer.c
index c7a39ec5daae..e8f798e62010 100644
--- a/util/buffer.c
+++ b/util/buffer.c
@@ -91,3 +91,19 @@ void buffer_move_empty(Buffer *to, Buffer *from)
     from->capacity = 0;
     from->buffer = NULL;
 }
+
+void buffer_move(Buffer *to, Buffer *from)
+{
+    if (to->offset == 0) {
+        buffer_move_empty(to, from);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    buffer_reserve(to, from->offset);
+    buffer_append(to, from->buffer, from->offset);
+
+    g_free(from->buffer);
+    from->offset = 0;
+    from->capacity = 0;
+    from->buffer = NULL;
+}