diff --git a/girparser.c b/girparser.c
index ead27f37a..8e47ec91b 100644
--- a/girparser.c
+++ b/girparser.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ start_return_value (GMarkupParseContext *context,
       ctx->state == STATE_FUNCTION)
     {
       GIrNodeParam *param;
+      const gchar  *transfer;
 
       param = (GIrNodeParam *)g_ir_node_new (G_IR_NODE_PARAM);
       param->in = FALSE;
@@ -1674,6 +1675,9 @@ start_return_value (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 
       state_switch (ctx, STATE_FUNCTION_RETURN);
 
+      transfer = find_attribute ("transfer-ownership", attribute_names, attribute_values);
+      parse_param_transfer (param, transfer);
+
       switch (ctx->current_node->type)
 	{
 	case G_IR_NODE_FUNCTION: