diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFParser.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFParser.cc
index 6a1525d..fa2562c 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFParser.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFParser.cc
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ QPDFParser::parse(bool& empty, bool content_stream)
                         QPDFObjectHandle::newString(frame.contents_string);
                     dict["/Contents"].setParsedOffset(frame.contents_offset);
                 }
-                object = QPDF_Dictionary::create(dict);
+                object = QPDF_Dictionary::create(std::move(dict));
                 setDescription(object, offset - 2);
                 // The `offset` points to the next of "<<". Set the rewind
                 // offset to point to the beginning of "<<". This has been
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
index 87d93a3..5349a2a 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ QPDF_Dictionary::QPDF_Dictionary(
 {
 }
 
+QPDF_Dictionary::QPDF_Dictionary(
+    std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle>&& items) :
+    QPDFValue(::ot_dictionary, "dictionary"),
+    items(items)
+{
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
 QPDF_Dictionary::create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items)
 {
@@ -16,6 +23,12 @@ QPDF_Dictionary::create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items)
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+QPDF_Dictionary::create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle>&& items)
+{
+    return do_create(new QPDF_Dictionary(items));
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
 QPDF_Dictionary::copy(bool shallow)
 {
     if (shallow) {
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
index 3354a25..bc02540 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class QPDF_Dictionary: public QPDFValue
     virtual ~QPDF_Dictionary() = default;
     static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
     create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items);
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle>&& items);
     virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> copy(bool shallow = false);
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class QPDF_Dictionary: public QPDFValue
 
   private:
     QPDF_Dictionary(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items);
+    QPDF_Dictionary(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle>&& items);
     std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> items;
 };