diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0efdebec..e07bca21 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2019-08-31  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
 
+	* Add QPDF::anyWarnings() method to find out whether there have
+	been any warnings without resetting the list.
+
+	* Add QPDF::closeInputSource() method to release the input source
+	so the input file can be deleted or renamed.
+
 	* Add methods rename_file and remove_file to QUtil.
 
 2019-08-24  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
index c488e0b1..736e1676 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ class QPDF
     void processInputSource(PointerHolder<InputSource>,
                             char const* password = 0);
 
+    // Close or otherwise release the input source. Once this has been
+    // called, no other methods of qpdf can be called safely except
+    // for getWarnings and anyWarnings(). After this has been called,
+    // it is safe to perform operations on the input file such as
+    // deleting or renaming it.
+    QPDF_DLL
+    void closeInputSource();
+
     // For certain forensic or investigatory purposes, it may
     // sometimes be useful to specify the encryption key directly,
     // even though regular PDF applications do not provide a way to do
@@ -206,6 +214,11 @@ class QPDF
     QPDF_DLL
     std::vector<QPDFExc> getWarnings();
 
+    // Indicate whether any warnings have been issued so far. Does not
+    // clear the list of warnings.
+    QPDF_DLL
+    bool anyWarnings() const;
+
     // Return an application-scoped unique ID for this QPDF object.
     // This is not a globally unique ID. It is constructing using a
     // timestamp and a random number and is intended to be unique
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
index a774bd42..57f57d27 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ QPDF::processInputSource(PointerHolder<InputSource> source,
     parse(password);
 }
 
+void
+QPDF::closeInputSource()
+{
+    this->m->file = 0;
+}
+
 void
 QPDF::setPasswordIsHexKey(bool val)
 {
@@ -290,6 +296,12 @@ QPDF::getWarnings()
     return result;
 }
 
+bool
+QPDF::anyWarnings() const
+{
+    return ! this->m->warnings.empty();
+}
+
 bool
 QPDF::findHeader()
 {
diff --git a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
index 4f3b54ae..bfdefc41 100644
--- a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
+++ b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
@@ -4429,7 +4429,7 @@ print "\n";
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
          <para>
-          the
+          The
           <option>--compression-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option>
           sets the zlib compression level used for any streams
           compressed by <literal>/FlateDecode</literal>. Most
@@ -4457,6 +4457,20 @@ print "\n";
           additional details.
          </para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+         <para>
+          Method <function>QPDF::anyWarnings</function> tells whether
+          there have been any warnings without clearing the list of
+          warnings.
+         </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+         <para>
+          Method <function>QPDF::closeInputSource</function> closes or
+          otherwise releases the input source. This enables the input
+          file to be deleted or renamed.
+         </para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
          <para>
           New methods have been added to <classname>QUtil</classname>