diff --git a/vtkm/cont/Storage.h b/vtkm/cont/Storage.h
index 43fae45e3..4fd5f28d7 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/Storage.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/Storage.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ public:
   ///
   using PortalConstType = ::vtkm::cont::internal::ArrayPortalFromIterators<const ValueType*>;
 
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(const Storage& src);
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(Storage&& src) noexcept;
+  VTKM_CONT Storage& operator=(const Storage& src);
+  VTKM_CONT Storage& operator=(Storage&& src);
+
   /// Returns a portal to the array.
   ///
   VTKM_CONT
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.cxx b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.cxx
index 6ce467e3d..73f4b3197 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.cxx
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ StorageBasicBase::~StorageBasicBase()
   this->ReleaseResources();
 }
 
-StorageBasicBase::StorageBasicBase(StorageBasicBase&& src)
-  : Array(src.Array)
-  , AllocatedByteSize(src.AllocatedByteSize)
-  , NumberOfValues(src.NumberOfValues)
-  , DeleteFunction(src.DeleteFunction)
+StorageBasicBase::StorageBasicBase(StorageBasicBase&& src) noexcept
+  : Array(src.Array),
+    AllocatedByteSize(src.AllocatedByteSize),
+    NumberOfValues(src.NumberOfValues),
+    DeleteFunction(src.DeleteFunction)
 
 {
   src.Array = nullptr;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ StorageBasicBase::StorageBasicBase(const StorageBasicBase& src)
   }
 }
 
-StorageBasicBase StorageBasicBase::operator=(StorageBasicBase&& src)
+StorageBasicBase& StorageBasicBase::operator=(StorageBasicBase&& src) noexcept
 {
   this->ReleaseResources();
   this->Array = src.Array;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ StorageBasicBase StorageBasicBase::operator=(StorageBasicBase&& src)
   return *this;
 }
 
-StorageBasicBase StorageBasicBase::operator=(const StorageBasicBase& src)
+StorageBasicBase& StorageBasicBase::operator=(const StorageBasicBase& src)
 {
   if (src.DeleteFunction)
   {
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.h b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.h
index 63162798a..f8157b1a7 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.h
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ public:
 
   VTKM_CONT ~StorageBasicBase();
 
-  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase(StorageBasicBase&& src);
+  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase(StorageBasicBase&& src) noexcept;
   VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase(const StorageBasicBase& src);
-  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase operator=(StorageBasicBase&& src);
-  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase operator=(const StorageBasicBase& src);
+  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase& operator=(StorageBasicBase&& src) noexcept;
+  VTKM_CONT StorageBasicBase& operator=(const StorageBasicBase& src);
 
   /// \brief Return the number of bytes allocated for this storage object(Capacity).
   ///
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ public:
 public:
   /// \brief construct storage that VTK-m is responsible for
   VTKM_CONT Storage();
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(const Storage<ValueT, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& src);
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(Storage<ValueT, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&& src) noexcept;
 
   /// \brief construct storage that VTK-m is not responsible for
   VTKM_CONT Storage(const ValueType* array, vtkm::Id numberOfValues);
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ public:
   ///  responsible for
   VTKM_CONT Storage(const ValueType* array, vtkm::Id numberOfValues, void (*deleteFunction)(void*));
 
+  VTKM_CONT Storage& operator=(const Storage<ValueT, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& src);
+  VTKM_CONT Storage& operator=(Storage<ValueT, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&& src);
+
   VTKM_CONT void Allocate(vtkm::Id numberOfValues);
 
   VTKM_CONT PortalType GetPortal();
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.hxx b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.hxx
index 36c0816d7..e30430a42 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.hxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/StorageBasic.hxx
@@ -29,12 +29,25 @@ namespace cont
 namespace internal
 {
 
+
 template <typename T>
 Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage()
   : StorageBasicBase()
 {
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage(const Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& src)
+  : StorageBasicBase(src)
+{
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage(
+  Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&& src) noexcept : StorageBasicBase(std::move(src))
+{
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage(const T* array, vtkm::Id numberOfValues)
   : StorageBasicBase(const_cast<T*>(array), numberOfValues, sizeof(T))
@@ -49,6 +62,22 @@ Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage(const T* array,
 {
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage::
+operator=(const Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& src)
+{
+  return static_cast<Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&>(StorageBasicBase::operator=(src));
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>& Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Storage::
+operator=(Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&& src)
+{
+  return static_cast<Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>&>(
+    StorageBasicBase::operator=(std::move(src)));
+}
+
+
 template <typename T>
 void Storage<T, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::Allocate(vtkm::Id numberOfValues)
 {
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/StorageImplicit.h b/vtkm/cont/StorageImplicit.h
index 5113800da..a9749adf5 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/StorageImplicit.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/StorageImplicit.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace internal
 template <class ArrayPortalType>
 class Storage<typename ArrayPortalType::ValueType, StorageTagImplicit<ArrayPortalType>>
 {
+  using ClassType =
+    Storage<typename ArrayPortalType::ValueType, StorageTagImplicit<ArrayPortalType>>;
+
 public:
   using ValueType = typename ArrayPortalType::ValueType;
   using PortalConstType = ArrayPortalType;
@@ -74,6 +77,11 @@ public:
   {
   }
 
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(const ClassType& src) = default;
+  VTKM_CONT Storage(ClassType&& src) = default;
+  VTKM_CONT ClassType& operator=(const ClassType& src) = default;
+  VTKM_CONT ClassType& operator=(ClassType&& src) = default;
+
   // All these methods do nothing but raise errors.
   VTKM_CONT
   PortalType GetPortal() { throw vtkm::cont::ErrorBadValue("Implicit arrays are read-only."); }