diff --git a/axum-core/src/response/into_response.rs b/axum-core/src/response/into_response.rs
index 679b0cbb74..915b55eff8 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/response/into_response.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/response/into_response.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ use std::{
 /// ```
 pub trait IntoResponse {
     /// Create a response.
+    #[must_use]
     fn into_response(self) -> Response;
 }
 
diff --git a/axum-core/src/response/into_response_parts.rs b/axum-core/src/response/into_response_parts.rs
index 72b61bc75b..955648238d 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/response/into_response_parts.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/response/into_response_parts.rs
@@ -105,21 +105,25 @@ pub struct ResponseParts {
 
 impl ResponseParts {
     /// Gets a reference to the response headers.
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
         self.res.headers()
     }
 
     /// Gets a mutable reference to the response headers.
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn headers_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HeaderMap {
         self.res.headers_mut()
     }
 
     /// Gets a reference to the response extensions.
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn extensions(&self) -> &Extensions {
         self.res.extensions()
     }
 
     /// Gets a mutable reference to the response extensions.
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn extensions_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Extensions {
         self.res.extensions_mut()
     }
diff --git a/axum-core/src/response/mod.rs b/axum-core/src/response/mod.rs
index 6b66c60e71..dd6728b1c2 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/response/mod.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/response/mod.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ where
 ///
 /// See [`Result`] for more details.
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[must_use]
 pub struct ErrorResponse(Response);
 
 impl<T> From<T> for ErrorResponse
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/response/attachment.rs b/axum-extra/src/response/attachment.rs
index 923ad99116..2063d30f05 100644
--- a/axum-extra/src/response/attachment.rs
+++ b/axum-extra/src/response/attachment.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ use tracing::error;
 /// # Note
 ///
 /// If you use axum with hyper, hyper will set the `Content-Length` if it is known.
-///
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[must_use]
 pub struct Attachment<T> {
     inner: T,
     filename: Option<HeaderValue>,