Index: clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
+++ clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
@@ -8849,10 +8849,19 @@
     // reference if an implementation supports them in kernel parameters.
     if (S.getLangOpts().OpenCLCPlusPlus &&
         !S.getOpenCLOptions().isAvailableOption(
-            "__cl_clang_non_portable_kernel_param_types", S.getLangOpts()) &&
-        !PointeeType->isAtomicType() && !PointeeType->isVoidType() &&
-        !PointeeType->isStandardLayoutType())
+            "__cl_clang_non_portable_kernel_param_types", S.getLangOpts())) {
+     auto CXXRec = PointeeType.getCanonicalType()->getAsCXXRecordDecl();
+     bool IsStandardLayoutType = true;
+     if (CXXRec) {
+       if (!CXXRec->hasDefinition())
+         CXXRec = CXXRec->getTemplateInstantiationPattern();
+       if (!CXXRec || !CXXRec->hasDefinition() || !CXXRec->isStandardLayout())
+         IsStandardLayoutType = false;
+     }
+     if (!PointeeType->isAtomicType() && !PointeeType->isVoidType() &&
+        !IsStandardLayoutType)
       return InvalidKernelParam;
+    }
 
     return PtrKernelParam;
   }
Index: clang/test/SemaOpenCLCXX/invalid-kernel.clcpp
===================================================================
--- clang/test/SemaOpenCLCXX/invalid-kernel.clcpp
+++ clang/test/SemaOpenCLCXX/invalid-kernel.clcpp
@@ -93,3 +93,24 @@
 #ifndef UNSAFEKERNELPARAMETER
 //expected-error@-2{{'__global Trivial &__private' cannot be used as the type of a kernel parameter}}
 #endif
+
+// Nested types and templates
+struct Outer {
+struct Inner{
+int i;
+};
+};
+template<class T>
+struct OuterTempl {
+struct Inner{
+int i;
+};
+};
+
+// FIXME: Use of templates doesn't work due to lazy instantiation of reference types. 
+//template<class T>
+//struct Templ {
+//T i;
+//};
+
+extern kernel void nested(constant Outer::Inner& r1, constant OuterTempl<int>::Inner& r2/*, constant Templ<int>& r3*/);