diff --git a/include/amuse/AudioGroupData.hpp b/include/amuse/AudioGroupData.hpp
index 1c93a8f..acecb4d 100644
--- a/include/amuse/AudioGroupData.hpp
+++ b/include/amuse/AudioGroupData.hpp
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ public:
  */
 class IntrusiveAudioGroupData : public AudioGroupData
 {
+    bool m_owns = true;
 public:
     using AudioGroupData::AudioGroupData;
     ~IntrusiveAudioGroupData();
+
+    IntrusiveAudioGroupData(const IntrusiveAudioGroupData&)=delete;
+    IntrusiveAudioGroupData& operator=(const IntrusiveAudioGroupData&)=delete;
+
+    IntrusiveAudioGroupData(IntrusiveAudioGroupData&& other);
+    IntrusiveAudioGroupData& operator=(IntrusiveAudioGroupData&& other);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/AudioGroupData.cpp b/lib/AudioGroupData.cpp
index eff86f4..92d245d 100644
--- a/lib/AudioGroupData.cpp
+++ b/lib/AudioGroupData.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,33 @@ namespace amuse
 
 IntrusiveAudioGroupData::~IntrusiveAudioGroupData()
 {
-    delete m_pool;
-    delete m_proj;
-    delete m_sdir;
-    delete m_samp;
+    if (m_owns)
+    {
+        delete m_pool;
+        delete m_proj;
+        delete m_sdir;
+        delete m_samp;
+    }
+}
+
+IntrusiveAudioGroupData::IntrusiveAudioGroupData(IntrusiveAudioGroupData&& other)
+: AudioGroupData(other.m_proj, other.m_pool, other.m_sdir, other.m_samp)
+{
+    m_owns = other.m_owns;
+    other.m_owns = false;
+}
+
+IntrusiveAudioGroupData& IntrusiveAudioGroupData::operator=(IntrusiveAudioGroupData&& other)
+{
+    m_owns = other.m_owns;
+    other.m_owns = false;
+
+    m_proj = other.m_proj;
+    m_pool = other.m_pool;
+    m_sdir = other.m_sdir;
+    m_samp = other.m_samp;
+
+    return *this;
 }
 
 }