diff --git a/src/include/rados/librados.hpp b/src/include/rados/librados.hpp
index 069e5dc58b8..314cf024589 100644
--- a/src/include/rados/librados.hpp
+++ b/src/include/rados/librados.hpp
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ namespace librados
     void zero(uint64_t off, uint64_t len);
     void rmxattr(const char *name);
     void setxattr(const char *name, const bufferlist& bl);
+    void setxattr(const char *name, const bufferlist&& bl);
     void tmap_update(const bufferlist& cmdbl);
     void tmap_put(const bufferlist& bl);
     void selfmanaged_snap_rollback(uint64_t snapid);
diff --git a/src/librados/librados_cxx.cc b/src/librados/librados_cxx.cc
index 4edd046831a..35d6e995974 100644
--- a/src/librados/librados_cxx.cc
+++ b/src/librados/librados_cxx.cc
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ void librados::ObjectWriteOperation::setxattr(const char *name, const bufferlist
   o->setxattr(name, v);
 }
 
+void librados::ObjectWriteOperation::setxattr(const char *name,
+					      const buffer::list&& v)
+{
+  ::ObjectOperation *o = &impl->o;
+  o->setxattr(name, std::move(v));
+}		
+
 void librados::ObjectWriteOperation::omap_set(
   const map<string, bufferlist> &map)
 {