diff --git a/TDS_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h b/TDS_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
index 303115158b2..9eb67f85818 100644
--- a/TDS_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
+++ b/TDS_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
@@ -105,8 +105,13 @@ protected:
 public:
   Triangulation_data_structure_2(); 
   Triangulation_data_structure_2(const Tds &tds);
+  Triangulation_data_structure_2(Triangulation_data_structure_2&& tds)
+    noexcept(noexcept(Face_range(std::move(tds._faces))) &&
+             noexcept(Vertex_range(std::move(tds._vertices))));
+
   ~Triangulation_data_structure_2();
   Tds& operator= (const Tds &tds);
+  Tds& operator= (Tds&& tds) noexcept(noexcept(Tds(std::move(tds))));
   void swap(Tds &tds);
 
   //ACCESS FUNCTIONS
@@ -642,9 +647,6 @@ public:
 
   Triangulation_default_data_structure_2(const Geom_traits& = Geom_traits())
     : Tds() {}
- 
-  Triangulation_default_data_structure_2(const Tdds &tdds)
-    : Tds(tdds) {}
 };
 
 //for backward compatibility
@@ -657,8 +659,6 @@ public:
   typedef Triangulation_data_structure_using_list_2<Vb,Fb>  Tdsul;
 
   Triangulation_data_structure_using_list_2(): Tds() {} 
-  Triangulation_data_structure_using_list_2(const Tdsul &tdsul)
-    : Tds(tdsul) {}
 };
 
  
@@ -675,6 +675,17 @@ Triangulation_data_structure_2(const Tds &tds)
   copy_tds(tds);
 }
 
+template < class Vb, class Fb>
+Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb> ::
+Triangulation_data_structure_2(Tds &&tds)
+    noexcept(noexcept(Face_range(std::move(tds._faces))) &&
+             noexcept(Vertex_range(std::move(tds._vertices))))
+  : _dimension(std::exchange(tds._dimension, -2))
+  , _faces(std::move(tds._faces))
+  , _vertices(std::move(tds._vertices))
+{
+}
+
 template < class Vb, class Fb>
 Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb> ::
 ~Triangulation_data_structure_2()
@@ -682,7 +693,7 @@ Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb> ::
   clear();
 }
 
-//assignement  
+//copy-assignment  
 template < class Vb, class Fb>
 Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb>&
 Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb> ::
@@ -692,6 +703,18 @@ operator= (const Tds &tds)
   return *this;
 }  
 
+//move-assignment  
+template < class Vb, class Fb>
+Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb>&
+Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb> ::
+operator= (Tds &&tds) noexcept(noexcept(Tds(std::move(tds))))
+{
+  _faces = std::move(tds._faces);
+  _vertices = std::move(tds._vertices);
+  _dimension = std::exchange(tds._dimension, -2);
+  return *this;
+}  
+
 template <  class Vb, class Fb>
 void
 Triangulation_data_structure_2<Vb,Fb>::
diff --git a/TDS_2/test/TDS_2/include/CGAL/_test_cls_tds_2.h b/TDS_2/test/TDS_2/include/CGAL/_test_cls_tds_2.h
index 78bce69ebf8..44d04c40a9c 100644
--- a/TDS_2/test/TDS_2/include/CGAL/_test_cls_tds_2.h
+++ b/TDS_2/test/TDS_2/include/CGAL/_test_cls_tds_2.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ template <class Tds>
 void
 _test_cls_tds_2( const Tds &)
 {
+  static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<Tds>::value,
+                "move cstr is missing");
+  static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<Tds>::value,
+                "move assignment is missing");
+
   typedef typename Tds::Vertex_range      Vertex_range;
   typedef typename Tds::Face_range        Face_range;
   
@@ -128,6 +133,34 @@ _test_cls_tds_2( const Tds &)
   assert(tds3.dimension()== 1);
   assert(tds3.number_of_vertices() == 4);
   assert(tds3.is_valid() );
+
+    // Test move-constructors and move-assignments
+  {
+    Tds tds7 = tds3;
+    Tds tds8{std::move(tds7)};
+    Tds tds9 = tds3;
+    Tds tds10;
+    tds10 = std::move(tds9);
+    Tds tds11 = Tds(tds3);  // construct from a temporary
+    Tds tds12 = std::move(tds11);
+
+    assert(tds7.is_valid());
+    assert(tds8.is_valid());
+    assert(tds9.is_valid());
+    assert(tds10.is_valid());
+    assert(tds11.is_valid());
+    assert(tds12.is_valid());
+    assert(tds7.dimension()==-2);
+    assert(tds8.dimension()==1);
+    assert(tds9.dimension()==-2);
+    assert(tds10.dimension()==1);
+    assert(tds11.dimension()==-2);
+    assert(tds12.dimension()==1);
+    tds11.~Tds();
+    // check tds12 is still valid after the destruction of tds11
+    assert(tds12.is_valid());
+    assert(tds12.dimension()==1);
+  }
  
   Vertex_handle w4 = tds4.insert_first();
   Vertex_handle v4_1 = tds4.insert_second();