diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/DeadStoresChecker.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/DeadStoresChecker.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/DeadStoresChecker.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/DeadStoresChecker.cpp
@@ -483,12 +483,21 @@
   void operator()(const Stmt *S) {
     // Check for '&'. Any VarDecl whose address has been taken we treat as
     // escaped.
-    // FIXME: What about references?
     if (auto *LE = dyn_cast<LambdaExpr>(S)) {
       findLambdaReferenceCaptures(LE);
       return;
     }
 
+    if (auto *CE = dyn_cast<CallExpr>(S)) {
+      findCallReferenceParameters(CE);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (auto *CE = dyn_cast<CXXConstructExpr>(S)) {
+      findConstructorReferenceParameters(CE);
+      return;
+    }
+
     const UnaryOperator *U = dyn_cast<UnaryOperator>(S);
     if (!U)
       return;
@@ -522,6 +531,29 @@
         Escaped.insert(VD);
     }
   }
+
+  void findReferenceParameter(const FunctionDecl *FD, const Expr *const *Args) {
+    unsigned numParams = FD->getNumParams();
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < numParams; ++i) {
+      if (FD->getParamDecl(i)->getType()->isReferenceType()) {
+        if (auto *DRE = dyn_cast<DeclRefExpr>(Args[i])) {
+          if (auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(DRE->getDecl())) {
+            Escaped.insert(VD);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  void findCallReferenceParameters(const CallExpr *CE) {
+    if (auto *FD = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(CE->getCalleeDecl())) {
+      findReferenceParameter(FD, CE->getArgs());
+    }
+  }
+
+  void findConstructorReferenceParameters(const CXXConstructExpr *CE) {
+    findReferenceParameter(CE->getConstructor(), CE->getArgs());
+  }
 };
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/dead-stores.cpp b/clang/test/Analysis/dead-stores.cpp
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/dead-stores.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/dead-stores.cpp
@@ -217,3 +217,26 @@
   return i + j;
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// Dead store checking involving references.
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+void functionReferenceParameter(int &i) {
+  i = 5; // no warning
+}
+
+struct constructorReferenceParameter {
+  constructorReferenceParameter(int &i) {
+    i = 5; // no warning
+  }
+};
+
+void referenceParameters() {
+  int i = 5;
+  functionReferenceParameter(i);
+  i = 6;
+
+  int j = 7;
+  constructorReferenceParameter k(j);
+  j = 8;
+}