diff --git a/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.c b/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.c
index a4604f9a3c..59b1addaaf 100644
--- a/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.c
+++ b/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.c
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@ void iovw_done_free(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw) {
         iovw_done(iovw);
 }
 
+int iovw_compare(const struct iovec_wrapper *a, const struct iovec_wrapper *b) {
+        int r;
+
+        if (a == b)
+                return 0;
+
+        if (!a || !b)
+                return CMP(!!a, !!b);
+
+        /* Note, this performs structural (element-by-element) comparison, not content-based comparison.
+         * Two wrappers with identical concatenated content but different element boundaries
+         * (e.g., ["fo","o"] vs ["f","oo"]) will not compare as equal. */
+
+        for (size_t i = 0, n = MIN(a->count, b->count); i < n; i++) {
+                r = iovec_memcmp(a->iovec + i, b->iovec + i);
+                if (r != 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        return CMP(a->count, b->count);
+}
+
 int iovw_put(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *data, size_t len) {
         assert(iovw);
 
@@ -38,6 +60,36 @@ int iovw_put(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *data, size_t len) {
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         iovw->iovec[iovw->count++] = IOVEC_MAKE(data, len);
+        return 1;
+}
+
+int iovw_put_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec *iov) {
+        assert(iovw);
+
+        if (!iov)
+                return 0;
+
+        return iovw_put(iovw, iov->iov_base, iov->iov_len);
+}
+
+int iovw_put_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec_wrapper *source) {
+        assert(iovw);
+
+        if (iovw_isempty(source))
+                return 0;
+
+        /* We will reallocate iovw->iovec, hence the source cannot point to the same object. */
+        if (iovw == source)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        if (iovw->count > SIZE_MAX - source->count)
+                return -E2BIG;
+        if (iovw->count + source->count > IOV_MAX)
+                return -E2BIG;
+
+        if (!GREEDY_REALLOC_APPEND(iovw->iovec, iovw->count, source->iovec, source->count))
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -46,13 +98,32 @@ int iovw_consume(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *data, size_t len) {
         int r;
 
         r = iovw_put(iovw, data, len);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r <= 0)
                 free(data);
 
         return r;
 }
 
-int iovw_append(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const void *data, size_t len) {
+int iovw_consume_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, struct iovec *iov) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(iovw);
+
+        if (!iov)
+                return 0;
+
+        r = iovw_put_iov(iovw, iov);
+        if (r <= 0)
+                iovec_done(iov);
+        else
+                /* On success, iov->iov_base is now owned by iovw. Let's emptify iov, but do not call
+                 * iovec_done(), of course. */
+                *iov = (struct iovec) {};
+
+        return r;
+}
+
+int iovw_extend(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const void *data, size_t len) {
         if (len == 0)
                 return 0;
 
@@ -63,6 +134,52 @@ int iovw_append(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const void *data, size_t len) {
         return iovw_consume(iovw, c, len);
 }
 
+int iovw_extend_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec *iov) {
+        assert(iovw);
+
+        if (!iovec_is_set(iov))
+                return 0;
+
+        return iovw_extend(iovw, iov->iov_base, iov->iov_len);
+}
+
+int iovw_extend_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec_wrapper *source) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(iovw);
+
+        /* This duplicates the source and merges it into the iovw. */
+
+        if (iovw_isempty(source))
+                return 0;
+
+        /* iovw->iovec will be reallocated in the loop below, hence source cannot point to the same object. */
+        if (iovw == source)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        if (iovw->count > SIZE_MAX - source->count)
+                return -E2BIG;
+        if (iovw->count + source->count > IOV_MAX)
+                return -E2BIG;
+
+        size_t original_count = iovw->count;
+
+        FOREACH_ARRAY(iovec, source->iovec, source->count) {
+                r = iovw_extend_iov(iovw, iovec);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        goto rollback;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+
+rollback:
+        for (size_t i = original_count; i < iovw->count; i++)
+                iovec_done(iovw->iovec + i);
+
+        iovw->count = original_count;
+        return r;
+}
+
 int iovw_put_string_field_full(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, bool replace, const char *field, const char *value) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *x = NULL;
         int r;
@@ -125,59 +242,41 @@ size_t iovw_size(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw) {
         return iovec_total_size(iovw->iovec, iovw->count);
 }
 
-int iovw_append_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *target, const struct iovec_wrapper *source) {
-        int r;
+int iovw_concat(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, struct iovec *ret) {
+        assert(iovw);
+        assert(ret);
 
-        assert(target);
+        /* Squish a series of iovecs into a single iovec. */
 
-        /* This duplicates the source and merges it into the target. */
+        size_t len = iovw_size(iovw);
+        if (len == SIZE_MAX)
+                return -E2BIG;  /* Prevent theoretical overflow */
 
-        if (iovw_isempty(source))
-                return 0;
+        /* Always allocate one more byte to make the result usable as a NUL-terminated string. */
+        _cleanup_free_ uint8_t *buf = malloc(len + 1);
+        if (!buf)
+                return -ENOMEM;
 
-        size_t original_count = target->count;
+        uint8_t *p = buf;
+        FOREACH_ARRAY(i, iovw->iovec, iovw->count)
+                p = mempcpy(p, i->iov_base, i->iov_len);
 
-        FOREACH_ARRAY(iovec, source->iovec, source->count) {
-                r = iovw_append(target, iovec->iov_base, iovec->iov_len);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        goto rollback;
-        }
+        *p = 0;
 
+        *ret = IOVEC_MAKE(TAKE_PTR(buf), len);
         return 0;
-
-rollback:
-        for (size_t i = original_count; i < target->count; i++)
-                iovec_done(target->iovec + i);
-
-        target->count = original_count;
-        return r;
 }
 
 char* iovw_to_cstring(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw) {
-        size_t size;
-        char *p, *ans;
-
         assert(iovw);
 
         /* Squish a series of iovecs into a C string. Embedded NULs are not allowed.
          * The caller is expected to filter them out when populating the data. */
 
-        size = iovw_size(iovw);
-        if (size == SIZE_MAX)
-                return NULL;  /* Prevent theoretical overflow */
-        size ++;
-
-        p = ans = new(char, size);
-        if (!ans)
+        _cleanup_(iovec_done) struct iovec iov = {};
+        if (iovw_concat(iovw, &iov) < 0)
                 return NULL;
 
-        FOREACH_ARRAY(iovec, iovw->iovec, iovw->count) {
-                assert(!memchr(iovec->iov_base, 0, iovec->iov_len));
-
-                p = mempcpy(p, iovec->iov_base, iovec->iov_len);
-        }
-
-        *p = '\0';
-
-        return ans;
+        assert(!memchr(iov.iov_base, 0, iov.iov_len));
+        return TAKE_PTR(iov.iov_base);
 }
diff --git a/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.h b/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.h
index eaa859af06..26b7f5ad4b 100644
--- a/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.h
+++ b/src/basic/iovec-wrapper.h
@@ -11,9 +11,19 @@ struct iovec_wrapper {
 void iovw_done_free(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw);
 void iovw_done(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw);
 
+int iovw_compare(const struct iovec_wrapper *a, const struct iovec_wrapper *b) _pure_;
+static inline bool iovw_equal(const struct iovec_wrapper *a, const struct iovec_wrapper *b) {
+        return iovw_compare(a, b) == 0;
+}
+
 int iovw_put(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *data, size_t len);
+int iovw_put_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec *iov);
+int iovw_put_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec_wrapper *source);
 int iovw_consume(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *data, size_t len);
-int iovw_append(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const void *data, size_t len);
+int iovw_consume_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, struct iovec *iov);
+int iovw_extend(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const void *data, size_t len);
+int iovw_extend_iov(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec *iov);
+int iovw_extend_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const struct iovec_wrapper *source);
 
 static inline bool iovw_isempty(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw) {
         return !iovw || iovw->count == 0;
@@ -32,5 +42,5 @@ int iovw_put_string_fieldf_full(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, bool replace, const
 int iovw_put_string_field_free(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, const char *field, char *value);
 void iovw_rebase(struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, void *old, void *new);
 size_t iovw_size(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw);
-int iovw_append_iovw(struct iovec_wrapper *target, const struct iovec_wrapper *source);
+int iovw_concat(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw, struct iovec *ret);
 char* iovw_to_cstring(const struct iovec_wrapper *iovw);
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredump-backtrace.c b/src/coredump/coredump-backtrace.c
index b8aa880f8e..9af7b5adb9 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredump-backtrace.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredump-backtrace.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int coredump_backtrace(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         } else {
                 /* The imported iovecs are not supposed to be freed by us so let's copy and merge them at the
                  * end of the array. */
-                r = iovw_append_iovw(&context.iovw, &importer.iovw);
+                r = iovw_extend_iovw(&context.iovw, &importer.iovw);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
diff --git a/src/report/report-upload.c b/src/report/report-upload.c
index 218742f540..1744d0d91d 100644
--- a/src/report/report-upload.c
+++ b/src/report/report-upload.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static size_t output_callback(char *buf,
                         return 0;
                 }
 
-                r = iovw_append(&context->upload_answer, buf, nmemb);
+                r = iovw_extend(&context->upload_answer, buf, nmemb);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         log_warning("Failed to store server answer (%zu bytes): out of memory", nmemb);
                         return 0;  /* Returning < nmemb signals failure */
diff --git a/src/test/test-iovec-wrapper.c b/src/test/test-iovec-wrapper.c
index 35b9396572..6764d2e78e 100644
--- a/src/test/test-iovec-wrapper.c
+++ b/src/test/test-iovec-wrapper.c
@@ -3,9 +3,66 @@
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "iovec-util.h"
 #include "iovec-wrapper.h"
 #include "tests.h"
 
+TEST(iovw_compare) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper a1 = {}, a2 = {}, b = {}, c = {}, d = {}, e = {};
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&a1, (char*) "foo", 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&a1, (char*) "aaaaa", 5));
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&a2, (char*) "foo", 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&a2, (char*) "aaaaa", 5));
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&b, (char*) "foo", 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&b, (char*) "bbbbb", 5));
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&c, (char*) "foo", 3));
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&d, (char*) "fooaa", 5));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&d, (char*) "aaa", 3));
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&a1, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&a1, &a2), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&a2, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_LT(iovw_compare(&a1, &b), 0);
+        ASSERT_GT(iovw_compare(&b, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&b, &b), 0);
+        ASSERT_GT(iovw_compare(&a1, &c), 0);
+        ASSERT_LT(iovw_compare(&c, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&c, &c), 0);
+        ASSERT_LT(iovw_compare(&a1, &d), 0);
+        ASSERT_GT(iovw_compare(&d, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&d, &d), 0);
+        ASSERT_GT(iovw_compare(&a1, &e), 0);
+        ASSERT_LT(iovw_compare(&e, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(&e, &e), 0);
+        ASSERT_GT(iovw_compare(&a1, NULL), 0);
+        ASSERT_LT(iovw_compare(NULL, &a1), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw_compare(NULL, NULL), 0);
+
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&a1, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&a1, &a2));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&a2, &a1));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&a1, &b));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&b, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&b, &b));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&a1, &c));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&c, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&c, &c));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&a1, &d));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&d, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&d, &d));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&a1, &e));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&e, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(&e, &e));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(&a1, NULL));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovw_equal(NULL, &a1));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_equal(NULL, NULL));
+}
+
 TEST(iovw_put) {
         _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
 
@@ -27,18 +84,84 @@ TEST(iovw_put) {
         ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(iovw.iovec[2].iov_base, "q", 1), 0);
 }
 
-TEST(iovw_append) {
+TEST(iovw_put_iov) {
+        /* iovw_put_iov() does not copy the input, hence do not use iovw_done_free */
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
+
+        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_put_iov(&iovw, NULL));
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_put_iov(&iovw, &(struct iovec) {}));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 0U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 3U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[0], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[1], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[2], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")), 0);
+}
+
+TEST(iovw_put_iovw) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper target = {}, source = {};
+
+        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_put_iovw(&target, NULL));
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_put_iovw(&target, &source));
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 0U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&source, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&source, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&source, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")));
+        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 3U);
+
+        /* Pre-seed target with one entry to check that append adds on top rather than replacing */
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&target, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("xxx")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&target, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("yyy")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iov(&target, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("zzz")));
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 3U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put_iovw(&target, &source));
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 6U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[0], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("xxx")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[1], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("yyy")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[2], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("zzz")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[3], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[4], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&target.iovec[5], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")), 0);
+
+        /* iovw_put_iovw() does not copy data, hence the pointers must be equal */
+        ASSERT_PTR_EQ(target.iovec[3].iov_base, source.iovec[0].iov_base);
+        ASSERT_PTR_EQ(target.iovec[4].iov_base, source.iovec[1].iov_base);
+        ASSERT_PTR_EQ(target.iovec[5].iov_base, source.iovec[2].iov_base);
+
+        /* Source is unchanged */
+        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 3U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&source.iovec[0], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&source.iovec[1], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&source.iovec[2], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")), 0);
+
+        /* Cannot pass the same objects */
+        ASSERT_ERROR(iovw_put_iovw(&target, &target), EINVAL);
+}
+
+TEST(iovw_extend) {
         _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
 
-        /* iovw_append copies the data; the wrapper owns the copies. */
+        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend(&iovw, NULL, 0));
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend(&iovw, "foo", 0));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 0U);
+
+        /* iovw_extend() copies the data; the wrapper owns the copies. */
         char buf[4] = { 'o', 'n', 'e', '\0' };
-        ASSERT_OK(iovw_append(&iovw, buf, 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend(&iovw, buf, 3));
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 1U);
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw.iovec[0].iov_len, 3U);
         ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(iovw.iovec[0].iov_base, "one", 3), 0);
 
         /* Insert with a NUL */
-        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_append(&iovw, buf, 4));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend(&iovw, buf, 4));
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 2U);
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw.iovec[1].iov_len, 4U);
         ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(iovw.iovec[1].iov_base, "one\0", 4), 0);
@@ -48,6 +171,60 @@ TEST(iovw_append) {
         ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(iovw.iovec[0].iov_base, "one", 3), 0);
 }
 
+TEST(iovw_extend_iov) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
+
+        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend_iov(&iovw, NULL));
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend_iov(&iovw, &(struct iovec) {}));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 0U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend_iov(&iovw, &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 3U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[0], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("aaa")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[1], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("bbb")), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iovw.iovec[2], &IOVEC_MAKE_STRING("ccc")), 0);
+}
+
+TEST(iovw_extend_iovw) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper target = {};
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper source = {};
+
+        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend_iovw(&target, NULL));
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_extend_iovw(&target, &source));
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 0U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&source, (char*) "one", 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&source, (char*) "twotwo", 6));
+        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 2U);
+
+        /* Pre-seed target with one entry to check that append adds on top rather than replacing */
+        char *seed = strdup("zero");
+        ASSERT_NOT_NULL(seed);
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&target, seed, strlen(seed)));
+
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_extend_iovw(&target, &source));
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 3U);
+
+        /* Appended entries must be fresh copies, not aliases of the source entries */
+        ASSERT_TRUE(target.iovec[1].iov_base != source.iovec[0].iov_base);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(target.iovec[2].iov_base != source.iovec[1].iov_base);
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.iovec[1].iov_len, 3U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(target.iovec[1].iov_base, "one", 3), 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(target.iovec[2].iov_len, 6U);
+        ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(target.iovec[2].iov_base, "twotwo", 6), 0);
+
+        /* Source is unchanged */
+        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 2U);
+
+        /* Cannot pass the same objects */
+        ASSERT_ERROR(iovw_extend_iovw(&target, &target), EINVAL);
+}
+
 TEST(iovw_consume) {
         _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
 
@@ -58,14 +235,43 @@ TEST(iovw_consume) {
         /* iovw_consume moves ownership in place, no copy */
         ASSERT_PTR_EQ(iovw.iovec[0].iov_base, p);
 
-        /* Zero-length: iovw_put returns 0 without adding anything, and does not free the payload.
-         * Confirm by strdup'ing something and explicitly freeing it afterwards. */
-        _cleanup_free_ char *q = strdup("");
-        ASSERT_NOT_NULL(q);
+        /* Zero-length: iovw_put returns 0 without adding anything. Even in that case, iovw_consume() frees
+         * the payload. Confirm by strdup'ing something to verify that when running with sanitizer/valgrind. */
+        char *q = ASSERT_NOT_NULL(strdup(""));
         ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_consume(&iovw, q, 0));
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 1U);
 }
 
+TEST(iovw_consume_iov) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
+
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_consume_iov(&iovw, NULL));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 0U);
+
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_consume_iov(&iovw, &(struct iovec) {}));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 0U);
+
+        struct iovec iov = {
+                .iov_base = ASSERT_NOT_NULL(strdup("consumed")),
+                .iov_len = strlen("consumed"),
+        };
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_consume_iov(&iovw, &iov));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 1U);
+        /* iovw_consume_iov takes the ownership of the buffer, and emptifies the iovec. */
+        ASSERT_NULL(iov.iov_base);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iov.iov_len, 0U);
+
+        iov = (struct iovec) {
+                .iov_base = ASSERT_NOT_NULL(strdup("")),
+                .iov_len = 0,
+        };
+        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_consume_iov(&iovw, &iov));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovw.count, 1U);
+        /* zero length iovec is also freed */
+        ASSERT_NULL(iov.iov_base);
+        ASSERT_EQ(iov.iov_len, 0U);
+}
+
 TEST(iovw_isempty) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(iovw_isempty(NULL));
 
@@ -189,38 +395,22 @@ TEST(iovw_size) {
         ASSERT_EQ(iovw_size(&iovw), 12U);
 }
 
-TEST(iovw_append_iovw) {
-        _cleanup_(iovw_done_free) struct iovec_wrapper target = {};
-        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper source = {};
+TEST(iovw_concat) {
+        _cleanup_(iovw_done) struct iovec_wrapper iovw = {};
 
-        /* Appending an empty/NULL source is a no-op */
-        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_append_iovw(&target, NULL));
-        ASSERT_OK_ZERO(iovw_append_iovw(&target, &source));
-        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 0U);
+        /* Empty wrapper -> empty string with 0 length */
+        _cleanup_(iovec_done) struct iovec iov = {};
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_concat(&iovw, &iov));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(iovec_is_set(&iov));
+        ASSERT_STREQ(iov.iov_base, "");
+        iovec_done(&iov);
 
-        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&source, (char*) "one", 3));
-        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&source, (char*) "twotwo", 6));
-        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 2U);
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&iovw, (char*) "foo", 3));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&iovw, (char*) "\0", 1));
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&iovw, (char*) "bar", 4));
 
-        /* Pre-seed target with one entry to check that append adds on top rather than replacing */
-        char *seed = strdup("zero");
-        ASSERT_NOT_NULL(seed);
-        ASSERT_OK(iovw_put(&target, seed, strlen(seed)));
-
-        ASSERT_OK(iovw_append_iovw(&target, &source));
-        ASSERT_EQ(target.count, 3U);
-
-        /* Appended entries must be fresh copies, not aliases of the source entries */
-        ASSERT_TRUE(target.iovec[1].iov_base != source.iovec[0].iov_base);
-        ASSERT_TRUE(target.iovec[2].iov_base != source.iovec[1].iov_base);
-
-        ASSERT_EQ(target.iovec[1].iov_len, 3U);
-        ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(target.iovec[1].iov_base, "one", 3), 0);
-        ASSERT_EQ(target.iovec[2].iov_len, 6U);
-        ASSERT_EQ(memcmp(target.iovec[2].iov_base, "twotwo", 6), 0);
-
-        /* Source is unchanged */
-        ASSERT_EQ(source.count, 2U);
+        ASSERT_OK(iovw_concat(&iovw, &iov));
+        ASSERT_EQ(iovec_memcmp(&iov, &IOVEC_MAKE("foo\0bar\0", 8)), 0);
 }
 
 TEST(iovw_to_cstring) {