diff --git a/io/binaryreader.cpp b/io/binaryreader.cpp
index 9aec219..c1c084d 100644
--- a/io/binaryreader.cpp
+++ b/io/binaryreader.cpp
@@ -22,36 +22,6 @@ using namespace ConversionUtilities;
  * \sa For automatic serialization of structs, see https://github.com/Martchus/reflective-rapidjson.
  */
 
-/*!
- * \brief Constructs a new BinaryReader.
- * \param stream Specifies the stream to read from.
- */
-BinaryReader::BinaryReader(istream *stream)
-    : m_stream(stream)
-    , m_ownership(false)
-{
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Copies the specified BinaryReader.
- * \remarks The copy will not take ownership over the stream.
- */
-BinaryReader::BinaryReader(const BinaryReader &other)
-    : m_stream(other.m_stream)
-    , m_ownership(false)
-{
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Destroys the BinaryReader.
- */
-BinaryReader::~BinaryReader()
-{
-    if (m_ownership) {
-        delete m_stream;
-    }
-}
-
 /*!
  * \brief Assigns the stream the reader will read from when calling one of the read-methods.
  *
@@ -59,7 +29,7 @@ BinaryReader::~BinaryReader()
  * until a stream is assigned.
  *
  * \param stream Specifies the stream to be assigned.
- * \param giveOwnership Indicated whether the reader should take ownership (default is false).
+ * \param giveOwnership Specifies whether the reader should take ownership.
  *
  * \sa setStream()
  */
diff --git a/io/binaryreader.h b/io/binaryreader.h
index 830fa19..9378823 100644
--- a/io/binaryreader.h
+++ b/io/binaryreader.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace IoUtilities {
 class CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT BinaryReader {
 
 public:
-    BinaryReader(std::istream *stream);
+    BinaryReader(std::istream *stream, bool giveOwnership = false);
     BinaryReader(const BinaryReader &other);
     BinaryReader &operator=(const BinaryReader &rhs) = delete;
     ~BinaryReader();
@@ -98,6 +98,37 @@ private:
     char m_buffer[8];
 };
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Constructs a new BinaryReader.
+ * \param stream Specifies the stream to read from.
+ * \param giveOwnership Specifies whether the reader should take ownership.
+ */
+inline BinaryReader::BinaryReader(std::istream *stream, bool giveOwnership)
+    : m_stream(stream)
+    , m_ownership(giveOwnership)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Copies the specified BinaryReader.
+ * \remarks The copy will not take ownership over the stream.
+ */
+inline BinaryReader::BinaryReader(const BinaryReader &other)
+    : m_stream(other.m_stream)
+    , m_ownership(false)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Destroys the BinaryReader.
+ */
+inline BinaryReader::~BinaryReader()
+{
+    if (m_ownership) {
+        delete m_stream;
+    }
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns a pointer to the stream the reader will read from when calling one of the read-methods.
  *
diff --git a/io/binarywriter.cpp b/io/binarywriter.cpp
index 8b791e9..07f0e2d 100644
--- a/io/binarywriter.cpp
+++ b/io/binarywriter.cpp
@@ -16,36 +16,6 @@ using namespace ConversionUtilities;
  * \sa For automatic deserialization of structs, see https://github.com/Martchus/reflective-rapidjson.
  */
 
-/*!
- * \brief Constructs a new BinaryWriter.
- * \param stream Specifies the stream to write to.
- */
-BinaryWriter::BinaryWriter(ostream *stream)
-    : m_stream(stream)
-    , m_ownership(false)
-{
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Copies the specified BinaryWriter.
- * \remarks The copy will not take ownership over the stream.
- */
-BinaryWriter::BinaryWriter(const BinaryWriter &other)
-    : m_stream(other.m_stream)
-    , m_ownership(false)
-{
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Destroys the BinaryWriter.
- */
-BinaryWriter::~BinaryWriter()
-{
-    if (m_ownership) {
-        delete m_stream;
-    }
-}
-
 /*!
  * \brief Assigns the stream the writer will write to when calling one of the write-methods.
  *
@@ -53,7 +23,7 @@ BinaryWriter::~BinaryWriter()
  * until a stream is assigned.
  *
  * \param stream Specifies the stream to be assigned.
- * \param giveOwnership Indicated whether the reader should take ownership (default is false).
+ * \param giveOwnership Specifies whether the writer should take ownership.
  *
  * \sa setStream()
  */
diff --git a/io/binarywriter.h b/io/binarywriter.h
index 6fbdd11..d63cc6d 100644
--- a/io/binarywriter.h
+++ b/io/binarywriter.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace IoUtilities {
 
 class CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT BinaryWriter {
 public:
-    BinaryWriter(std::ostream *stream);
+    BinaryWriter(std::ostream *stream, bool giveOwnership = false);
     BinaryWriter(const BinaryWriter &other);
     BinaryWriter &operator=(const BinaryWriter &rhs) = delete;
     ~BinaryWriter();
@@ -95,6 +95,37 @@ private:
     char m_buffer[8];
 };
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Constructs a new BinaryWriter.
+ * \param stream Specifies the stream to write to.
+ * \param giveOwnership Specifies whether the writer should take ownership.
+ */
+inline BinaryWriter::BinaryWriter(std::ostream *stream, bool giveOwnership)
+    : m_stream(stream)
+    , m_ownership(giveOwnership)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Copies the specified BinaryWriter.
+ * \remarks The copy will not take ownership over the stream.
+ */
+inline BinaryWriter::BinaryWriter(const BinaryWriter &other)
+    : m_stream(other.m_stream)
+    , m_ownership(false)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Destroys the BinaryWriter.
+ */
+inline BinaryWriter::~BinaryWriter()
+{
+    if (m_ownership) {
+        delete m_stream;
+    }
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns a pointer to the stream the writer will write to when calling one of the write-methods.
  *