diff --git a/python/core/qgis.sip.in b/python/core/qgis.sip.in
index 9a7dd9b003c..6e8996a06e6 100644
--- a/python/core/qgis.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/qgis.sip.in
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ typedef unsigned long long qgssize;
 
 
 
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+
+
+
 /************************************************************************
  * This file has been generated automatically from                      *
  *                                                                      *
diff --git a/src/core/qgis.h b/src/core/qgis.h
index 71866aefd93..a5cd3a9c47e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgis.h
+++ b/src/core/qgis.h
@@ -548,4 +548,29 @@ typedef unsigned long long qgssize;
 #define FALLTHROUGH
 #endif
 
+// see https://infektor.net/posts/2017-01-19-using-cpp17-attributes-today.html#using-the-nodiscard-attribute
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#define NODISCARD [[nodiscard]]
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+#define NODISCARD [[nodiscard]]
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(nodiscard)
+#define NODISCARD [[nodiscard]]
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(gnu::warn_unused_result)
+#define NODISCARD [[gnu::warn_unused_result]]
+#else
+#define NODISCARD Q_REQUIRED_RESULT
+#endif
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#define MAYBE_UNUSED [[maybe_unused]]
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+#define MAYBE_UNUSED [[maybe_unused]]
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(gnu::unused)
+#define NODISCARD [[gnu::unused]]
+#else
+#define NODISCARD
+#endif
+
+
+