diff --git a/include/zenoh/api/encoding.hxx b/include/zenoh/api/encoding.hxx
index ff623ad3..c33e1bd5 100644
--- a/include/zenoh/api/encoding.hxx
+++ b/include/zenoh/api/encoding.hxx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class Encoding : public Owned<::z_owned_encoding_t> {
         ::z_encoding_clone(&this->_0, other.loan());
     };
 
+    Encoding(Encoding&& other) = default;
+
     /// @name Methods
 
     /// @brief Get string representation of encoding.
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ class Encoding : public Owned<::z_owned_encoding_t> {
         }
         return *this;
     };
+
+    Encoding& operator=(Encoding&& other) = default;
 };
 
 }  // namespace zenoh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/zenoh/api/sample.hxx b/include/zenoh/api/sample.hxx
index fd8652fe..2f8dcec3 100644
--- a/include/zenoh/api/sample.hxx
+++ b/include/zenoh/api/sample.hxx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
         return detail::as_owned_cpp_obj<SourceInfo>(::z_sample_source_info(this->loan())); 
     }
 #endif
-    /// @brief Construct a copy of this sample.
+    /// @brief Construct a shallow copy of this sample.
     Sample clone() const {
         Sample s(nullptr);
         ::z_sample_clone(&s._0, this->loan());