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
@@ -474,6 +474,15 @@
 // Driver function to invoke the Dead-Stores checker on a CFG.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+static bool isMemberOperatorCall(const CallExpr *CE) {
+  if (const auto *OpCE = dyn_cast<CXXOperatorCallExpr>(CE)) {
+    const FunctionDecl *DirectCallee = OpCE->getDirectCallee();
+    if (const auto *MD = dyn_cast<CXXMethodDecl>(DirectCallee))
+      return MD->isInstance();
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 namespace {
 class FindEscaped {
 public:
@@ -482,12 +491,28 @@
   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)) {
+      if (auto *FD = dyn_cast_or_null<FunctionDecl>(CE->getCalleeDecl())) {
+        CallExpr::const_arg_range args = CE->arguments();
+        if (isMemberOperatorCall(CE) && !args.empty()) {
+          // Implicit 'this' is part of args but not params, skip it.
+          args = {args.begin() + 1, args.end()};
+        }
+        findReferenceParameters(FD, args);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (auto *CE = dyn_cast<CXXConstructExpr>(S)) {
+      findReferenceParameters(CE->getConstructor(), CE->arguments());
+      return;
+    }
+
     const UnaryOperator *U = dyn_cast<UnaryOperator>(S);
     if (!U)
       return;
@@ -521,6 +546,21 @@
         Escaped.insert(cast<VarDecl>(VD));
     }
   }
+
+  void findReferenceParameters(const FunctionDecl *FD,
+                               CallExpr::const_arg_range Args) {
+    for (const auto &[Param, Arg] : llvm::zip(FD->parameters(), Args)) {
+      if (!Param->getType()->isReferenceType())
+        continue;
+
+      auto *DRE = dyn_cast<DeclRefExpr>(Arg);
+      if (!DRE)
+        continue;
+
+      if (auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(DRE->getDecl()))
+        Escaped.insert(VD);
+    }
+  }
 };
 } // 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
@@ -235,3 +235,46 @@
   return i + j;
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// Dead store checking involving reference parameters.
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+struct ReferenceParameter {
+  int *ptr;
+
+  ReferenceParameter(int &i) : ptr(&i) {}
+  void function(int &i) {
+    ptr = &i;
+  }
+
+  void operator ()(int &i) {
+    ptr = &i;
+  }
+
+  int value() {
+    return *ptr;
+  }
+};
+
+void referenceParameters() {
+  int i = 7;
+  ReferenceParameter r(i);
+  i = 8;
+  if (r.value() == 8)
+    ;
+  i = 9; // FIXME this is a false-negative
+
+  int j = 10;
+  r.function(j);
+  j = 11;
+  if (r.value() == 11)
+    ;
+  j = 12; // FIXME this is a false-negative
+
+  int k = 13;
+  r(k);
+  k = 14;
+  if (r.value() == 14)
+    ;
+  k = 15; // FIXME this is a false-negative
+}