diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
index fad35f296..64bc8ff77 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace hex {
 
         explicit File(const std::string &path, Mode mode);
         File();
+        File(const File&) = delete;
+        File(File &&other) noexcept;
+
         ~File();
 
         bool isValid() { return this->m_file != nullptr; }
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
index b3cb89979..f58793314 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ namespace hex {
         this->m_file = nullptr;
     }
 
+    File::File(File &&other) noexcept {
+        this->m_file = other.m_file;
+        other.m_file = nullptr;
+    }
+
     File::~File() {
         if (isValid())
             fclose(this->m_file);