diff --git a/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.h b/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.h
index a3caa9cc23a43aac5e5b512c45b55beb7e83e4ac..37e4ae0a045e8a372374d405281ada661ec12643 100644
--- a/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.h
+++ b/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.h
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ public:
    *
    * Any auxiliary data will be moved along with the container contents.
    */
-  DataVector& operator= (DataVector&& rhs);
+  DataVector& operator= (DataVector&& rhs) noexcept;
 
 
   /**
diff --git a/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.icc b/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.icc
index bec2cbd1c1d9d42049545c0cc0fae14717c2b7bc..61a0cb69c6f3fc7776760edc8aac16be23f1cd9e 100644
--- a/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.icc
+++ b/Control/AthContainers/AthContainers/DataVector.icc
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ DATAVECTOR& DATAVECTOR::operator= (const DataVector& rhs)
  * Any auxiliary data will be moved along with the container contents.
  */
 template <class T>
-DATAVECTOR& DATAVECTOR::operator= (DATAVECTOR&& rhs)
+DATAVECTOR& DATAVECTOR::operator= (DATAVECTOR&& rhs) noexcept
 {
   if (this != &rhs) {
     // Ensure we're not being called via a base class.
diff --git a/Control/AthContainers/CMakeLists.txt b/Control/AthContainers/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ee81e1b17904eed70a46084153a885b865e641f..20179e3c0a41bc056f93bdb54397898a121aa33f 100644
--- a/Control/AthContainers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Control/AthContainers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ if( NOT XAOD_STANDALONE )
    _add_test( DataVector_d_test )
    _add_test( DataVector_e_test )
    _add_test( DataVector_f_test )
+   _add_test( DataVector_rule5_test )
    _add_test( copyAuxStoreThinned_test )
    _add_test( copyThinned_test )
    _add_test( dataVectorAsELV_test )
diff --git a/Control/AthContainers/test/DataVector_rule5_test.cxx b/Control/AthContainers/test/DataVector_rule5_test.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e29c469820a14e512851d14a6456c39861a79439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Control/AthContainers/test/DataVector_rule5_test.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2002-2021 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+*/
+
+/*
+ * Check if DataVector of a dummy type
+ * is
+ * - default_constructible
+ * - copy_constructible
+ * - copy_assignable
+ * - nothrow_move_constructible
+ * - nothrow_move_assignable
+ * - is_destructible
+ */
+
+#include "AthContainers/DataVector.h"
+struct apple
+{
+  int size = 0;
+  int colour = 0;
+};
+
+using apples = DataVector<const apple>;
+
+struct applePie
+{
+  static_assert(std::is_default_constructible<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_default_constructible");
+  static_assert(std::is_copy_constructible<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_copy_constructible");
+  static_assert(std::is_copy_assignable<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_copy_assignable");
+  static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_nothrow_move_constructible");
+  static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_nothrow_move_assignable ");
+  static_assert(std::is_destructible<apples>::value,
+                "DataVector fails is_destructible");
+};
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  [[maybe_unused]] applePie myPie;
+  return 0;
+}