diff --git a/src/base/Algorithms.h b/src/base/Algorithms.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a29ab6af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base/Algorithms.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Linus Jahn <lnj@kaidan.im>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+#ifndef ALGORITHMS_H
+#define ALGORITHMS_H
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace QXmpp::Private {
+
+template<typename OutputVector, typename InputVector, typename Converter>
+auto transform(InputVector &input, Converter convert)
+{
+    OutputVector output;
+    output.reserve(input.size());
+    std::transform(input.begin(), input.end(), std::back_inserter(output), std::forward<Converter>(convert));
+    return output;
+}
+
+}  // namespace QXmpp::Private
+
+#endif  // ALGORITHMS_H
diff --git a/src/base/QXmppFileMetadata.cpp b/src/base/QXmppFileMetadata.cpp
index 2705d5dc1..2edc5cdd8 100644
--- a/src/base/QXmppFileMetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/base/QXmppFileMetadata.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "QXmppUtils.h"
 #include "QXmppUtils_p.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
+
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -79,10 +81,8 @@ QVector<QDomElement> allChildElements(const QDomElement &el, const QString &name
 template<typename Func>
 QVector<std::invoke_result_t<Func, QDomElement>> forAllChildElements(const QDomElement &el, const QString &name, Func func)
 {
-    auto elements = allChildElements(el, name);
-    QVector<std::invoke_result_t<Func, QDomElement>> out;
-    std::transform(elements.begin(), elements.end(), std::back_inserter(out), func);
-    return out;
+    return transform<std::vector<std::invoke_result_t<Func, QDomElement>>>(
+        allChildElements(el, name), std::forward<Func>(func));
 }
 
 template<typename ElementType>
diff --git a/src/base/QXmppHashing.cpp b/src/base/QXmppHashing.cpp
index ece922a28..40328fe08 100644
--- a/src/base/QXmppHashing.cpp
+++ b/src/base/QXmppHashing.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "QXmppHash.h"
 #include "QXmppHashing_p.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
+
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
 #include <QFuture>
 #include <QFutureInterface>
@@ -167,16 +169,6 @@ uint16_t QXmpp::Private::hashPriority(HashAlgorithm algorithm)
     return 0;
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename Converter>
-auto transform(std::vector<T> &input, Converter convert)
-{
-    using Output = std::decay_t<decltype(convert(input.front()))>;
-    std::vector<Output> output;
-    output.reserve(input.size());
-    std::transform(input.begin(), input.end(), std::back_inserter(output), std::move(convert));
-    return output;
-}
-
 auto makeReadyResult(HashingResult::Result result, std::unique_ptr<QIODevice> device)
 {
     return makeReadyFuture<HashingResultPtr>(std::make_shared<HashingResult>(std::move(result), std::move(device)));
@@ -263,7 +255,7 @@ class HashGenerator : public QObject
                                 std::function<bool()> isCancelled)
     {
         // convert to QCryptographicHash::Algorithm for hashing
-        auto qtAlgorithms = transform(algorithms, [](auto algorithm) {
+        auto qtAlgorithms = transform<std::vector<QCryptographicHash::Algorithm>>(algorithms, [](auto algorithm) {
             auto converted = toCryptograhicHashAlgorithm(algorithm);
             Q_ASSERT_X(converted.has_value(), "calculate hashes", "Must only be called with algorithms supported by QCryptographicHash");
             return *converted;
@@ -304,7 +296,7 @@ class HashGenerator : public QObject
           m_isCancelled(std::move(isCancelled))
     {
         // create hash processors
-        m_hashProcessors = transform(algorithms, [this](auto algorithm) {
+        m_hashProcessors = transform<std::vector<HashProcessor>>(algorithms, [this](auto algorithm) {
             return HashProcessor(this, algorithm);
         });
 
@@ -389,7 +381,7 @@ class HashGenerator : public QObject
 
     void finish()
     {
-        auto hashes = transform(m_hashProcessors, [](auto &processor) {
+        auto hashes = transform<std::vector<QXmppHash>>(m_hashProcessors, [](auto &processor) {
             QXmppHash hash;
             hash.setAlgorithm(toHashAlgorithm(processor.algorithm));
             hash.setHash(processor.hash->result());
diff --git a/src/client/QXmppFileSharingManager.cpp b/src/client/QXmppFileSharingManager.cpp
index 660ea5e29..21c8a23d2 100644
--- a/src/client/QXmppFileSharingManager.cpp
+++ b/src/client/QXmppFileSharingManager.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "QXmppBitsOfBinaryContentId.h"
 #include "QXmppBitsOfBinaryData.h"
-#include "QXmppClient.h"
 #include "QXmppFileMetadata.h"
 #include "QXmppFileShare.h"
 #include "QXmppFutureUtils_p.h"
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "QXmppUploadRequestManager.h"
 #include "QXmppUtils_p.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
+
 #include <any>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
@@ -43,16 +44,6 @@ static std::vector<HashAlgorithm> hashAlgorithms()
 #endif
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename Converter>
-auto transform(T &input, Converter convert)
-{
-    using Output = std::decay_t<decltype(convert(input.front()))>;
-    std::vector<Output> output;
-    output.reserve(input.size());
-    std::transform(input.begin(), input.end(), std::back_inserter(output), std::move(convert));
-    return output;
-}
-
 class QXmppFileUploadPrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -475,12 +466,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<QXmppFileUpload> QXmppFileSharingManager::uploadFile(std::shared
                     auto &hashValue = hashResult->result;
                     if (std::holds_alternative<std::vector<QXmppHash>>(hashValue)) {
                         const auto &hashesVector = std::get<std::vector<QXmppHash>>(hashValue);
-                        QVector<QXmppHash> hashes;
-                        hashes.reserve(hashesVector.size());
-                        std::transform(hashesVector.begin(), hashesVector.end(),
-                                       std::back_inserter(hashes), [](auto &&hash) {
-                                           return hash;
-                                       });
+                        auto hashes = transform<QVector<QXmppHash>>(hashesVector, [](auto &&hash) {
+                            return hash;
+                        });
                         upload->d->metadata.setHashes(hashes);
                         upload->d->success = true;
                     } else if (std::holds_alternative<Cancelled>(hashValue)) {
@@ -564,7 +552,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<QXmppFileDownload> QXmppFileSharingManager::downloadFile(
 
         download->d->hashesFuture = verifyHashes(
             std::move(file),
-            transform(download->d->hashes, [](auto hash) { return hash; }));
+            transform<std::vector<QXmppHash>>(download->d->hashes, [](auto hash) { return hash; }));
 
         await(download->d->hashesFuture, this, [download](HashVerificationResultPtr hashResult) {
             auto convert = overloaded {
diff --git a/src/client/QXmppMamManager.cpp b/src/client/QXmppMamManager.cpp
index ca3b307b6..02b1cf02d 100644
--- a/src/client/QXmppMamManager.cpp
+++ b/src/client/QXmppMamManager.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "QXmppUtils.h"
 #include "QXmppUtils_p.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
+
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include <QDomElement>
@@ -22,16 +24,6 @@
 using namespace QXmpp;
 using namespace QXmpp::Private;
 
-template<typename T, typename Converter>
-auto transform(const T &input, Converter convert)
-{
-    using Output = std::decay_t<decltype(convert(*input.begin()))>;
-    QVector<Output> output;
-    output.reserve(input.size());
-    std::transform(input.begin(), input.end(), std::back_inserter(output), std::move(convert));
-    return output;
-}
-
 template<typename T>
 auto sum(const T &c)
 {
@@ -322,7 +314,7 @@ QXmppTask<QXmppMamManager::RetrieveResult> QXmppMamManager::retrieveMessages(con
             state.processedMessages.resize(state.messages.size());
 
             // check for encrypted messages (once)
-            auto messagesEncrypted = transform(state.messages, [&](const auto &m) {
+            auto messagesEncrypted = transform<std::vector<bool>>(state.messages, [&](const auto &m) {
                 return e2eeExt->isEncrypted(m.element);
             });
             auto encryptedCount = sum(messagesEncrypted);
@@ -367,7 +359,7 @@ QXmppTask<QXmppMamManager::RetrieveResult> QXmppMamManager::retrieveMessages(con
         }
 
         // for the case without decryption, finish here
-        state.processedMessages = transform(state.messages, [](const auto &m) {
+        state.processedMessages = transform<QVector<QXmppMessage>>(state.messages, [](const auto &m) {
             return parseMamMessage(m, Unencrypted);
         });
         state.finish();
diff --git a/src/client/QXmppPubSubManager.cpp b/src/client/QXmppPubSubManager.cpp
index c21e212e7..0cdcc9f04 100644
--- a/src/client/QXmppPubSubManager.cpp
+++ b/src/client/QXmppPubSubManager.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "QXmppUtils.h"
 #include "QXmppUtils_p.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
+
 #include <QDomElement>
 
 using namespace QXmpp::Private;
@@ -1037,14 +1039,10 @@ auto QXmppPubSubManager::publishItems(PubSubIqBase &&request) -> QXmppTask<Publi
 
     return chainIq(client()->sendIq(std::move(request)), this,
                    [](const PubSubIq<> &iq) -> PublishItemsResult {
-                       const auto itemToId = [](const QXmppPubSubBaseItem &item) {
-                           return item.id();
-                       };
-
                        const auto items = iq.items();
-                       QVector<QString> ids(items.size());
-                       std::transform(items.begin(), items.end(), ids.begin(), itemToId);
-                       return ids;
+                       return transform<QVector<QString>>(items, [](const auto &item) {
+                           return item.id();
+                       });
                    });
 }
 /// \endcond
diff --git a/tests/qxmpphttpuploadmanager/tst_qxmpphttpuploadmanager.cpp b/tests/qxmpphttpuploadmanager/tst_qxmpphttpuploadmanager.cpp
index f7817c59c..51ab59c15 100644
--- a/tests/qxmpphttpuploadmanager/tst_qxmpphttpuploadmanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/qxmpphttpuploadmanager/tst_qxmpphttpuploadmanager.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 #include "QXmppTlsManager_p.h"
 #include "QXmppUploadRequestManager.h"
 
+#include "Algorithms.h"
 #include "IntegrationTesting.h"
 #include "TestClient.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 
+using namespace QXmpp::Private;
+
 static const auto UPLOAD_SERVICE_NAME = QStringLiteral("upload.montague.tld");
 constexpr quint64 MAX_FILE_SIZE = 500UL * 1024UL * 1024UL;
 
@@ -378,8 +381,7 @@ void tst_QXmppHttpUploadManager::testUpload()
     // get server items
     auto items = expectVariant<QList<DiscoItem>>(wait(disco->requestDiscoItems(test.configuration().domain()).toFuture(this)));
     // request disco info for each item
-    std::vector<QXmppTask<DiscoInfoResult>> infoFutures;
-    std::transform(items.cbegin(), items.cend(), std::back_inserter(infoFutures), [disco](const auto &item) {
+    auto infoFutures = transform<std::vector<QXmppTask<DiscoInfoResult>>>(items, [disco](const auto &item) {
         return disco->requestDiscoInfo(item.jid(), item.node());
     });
     auto uploadServiceJid = [&]() {