diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess/stateful.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess/stateful.rs
index f95d41e4cb..7a3056659a 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess/stateful.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess/stateful.rs
@@ -285,27 +285,38 @@ where
 
     /// Retrieve the harness function.
     #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn harness(&self) -> &H {
         self.harness_fn.borrow()
     }
 
     /// Retrieve the harness function for a mutable reference.
     #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn harness_mut(&mut self) -> &mut H {
         self.harness_fn.borrow_mut()
     }
 
     /// The inprocess handlers
     #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn hooks(&self) -> &(InProcessHooks<I, S>, HT) {
         self.inner.hooks()
     }
 
     /// The inprocess handlers (mutable)
     #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn hooks_mut(&mut self) -> &mut (InProcessHooks<I, S>, HT) {
         self.inner.hooks_mut()
     }
+
+    /// Retrieve the state, consuming the executor.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn into_state(self) -> ES {
+        self.exposed_executor_state
+    }
 }
 
 impl<EM, ES, H, HB, HT, I, OT, S, Z> HasInProcessHooks<I, S>
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/stateful.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/stateful.rs
index 30293047f3..cb74846bae 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/stateful.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/stateful.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ where
     pub fn harness_mut(&mut self) -> &mut H {
         &mut self.harness_fn
     }
+
+    /// Retrieve the state, consuming the executor.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn into_state(self) -> ES {
+        self.exposed_executor_state
+    }
 }
 
 impl<H, HT, I, OT, S, SP, EM, ES, Z> HasObservers
diff --git a/crates/libafl_qemu/src/executor.rs b/crates/libafl_qemu/src/executor.rs
index 7b544a2402..768ba9c274 100644
--- a/crates/libafl_qemu/src/executor.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl_qemu/src/executor.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ where
         })
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn inner(&self) -> &EmulatorInProcessExecutor<C, CM, ED, EM, ET, H, I, OT, S, SM, Z> {
         &self.inner
     }
@@ -288,11 +289,19 @@ where
         BREAK_ON_TMOUT.store(true, Ordering::Release);
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn inner_mut(
         &mut self,
     ) -> &mut EmulatorInProcessExecutor<C, CM, ED, EM, ET, H, I, OT, S, SM, Z> {
         &mut self.inner
     }
+
+    /// Retrieve the emulator, consuming the executor.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn into_emulator(self) -> Emulator<C, CM, ED, ET, I, S, SM> {
+        self.inner.into_state()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C, CM, ED, EM, ET, H, I, OT, S, SM, Z> Executor<EM, I, S, Z>
@@ -432,24 +441,35 @@ where
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn inner(&self) -> &QemuInProcessForkExecutor<C, CM, ED, EM, ET, H, I, OT, S, SM, SP, Z> {
         &self.inner
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn inner_mut(
         &mut self,
     ) -> &mut QemuInProcessForkExecutor<C, CM, ED, EM, ET, H, I, OT, S, SM, SP, Z> {
         &mut self.inner
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn emulator(&self) -> &Emulator<C, CM, ED, ET, I, S, SM> {
         &self.inner.exposed_executor_state
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn emulator_mut(&mut self) -> &Emulator<C, CM, ED, ET, I, S, SM> {
         &mut self.inner.exposed_executor_state
     }
+
+    /// Retrieve the emulator, consuming the executor.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn into_emulator(self) -> Emulator<C, CM, ED, ET, I, S, SM> {
+        self.inner.into_state()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "fork")]