diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.h
@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@
 class AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
 public:
   AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck(StringRef Name,
-                                            ClangTidyContext *Context)
-      : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
+                                            ClangTidyContext *Context);
   void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
   void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
+  void storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) override;
   bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
     return LangOpts.CPlusPlus11;
   }
+
+private:
+  bool IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference;
 };
 
 } // namespace clang::tidy::cppcoreguidelines
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
 
 namespace clang::tidy::cppcoreguidelines {
 
+AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck::
+    AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck(StringRef Name,
+                                              ClangTidyContext *Context)
+    : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
+      IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference(
+          Options.get("IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference", false)) {}
+
+void AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck::storeOptions(
+    ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) {
+  Options.store(Opts, "IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference",
+                IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference);
+}
+
 void AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck::registerMatchers(
     MatchFinder *Finder) {
   Finder->addMatcher(lambdaExpr(hasAnyCapture(capturesThis())).bind("lambda"),
@@ -74,24 +87,30 @@
 
 void AvoidCaptureDefaultWhenCapturingThisCheck::check(
     const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
-  if (const auto *Lambda = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<LambdaExpr>("lambda")) {
-    if (Lambda->getCaptureDefault() != LCD_None) {
-      bool IsThisImplicitlyCaptured = std::any_of(
-          Lambda->implicit_capture_begin(), Lambda->implicit_capture_end(),
-          [](const LambdaCapture &Capture) { return Capture.capturesThis(); });
-      auto Diag = diag(Lambda->getCaptureDefaultLoc(),
-                       "lambdas that %select{|implicitly }0capture 'this' "
-                       "should not specify a capture default")
-                  << IsThisImplicitlyCaptured;
-
-      std::string ReplacementText = createReplacementText(Lambda);
-      SourceLocation DefaultCaptureEnd =
-          findDefaultCaptureEnd(Lambda, *Result.Context);
-      Diag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(
-          CharSourceRange::getCharRange(Lambda->getCaptureDefaultLoc(),
-                                        DefaultCaptureEnd),
-          ReplacementText);
-    }
+  const auto *Lambda = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<LambdaExpr>("lambda");
+  if (!Lambda)
+    return;
+
+  if (IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference &&
+      Lambda->getCaptureDefault() == LCD_ByRef)
+    return;
+
+  if (Lambda->getCaptureDefault() != LCD_None) {
+    bool IsThisImplicitlyCaptured = std::any_of(
+        Lambda->implicit_capture_begin(), Lambda->implicit_capture_end(),
+        [](const LambdaCapture &Capture) { return Capture.capturesThis(); });
+    auto Diag = diag(Lambda->getCaptureDefaultLoc(),
+                     "lambdas that %select{|implicitly }0capture 'this' "
+                     "should not specify a capture default")
+                << IsThisImplicitlyCaptured;
+
+    std::string ReplacementText = createReplacementText(Lambda);
+    SourceLocation DefaultCaptureEnd =
+        findDefaultCaptureEnd(Lambda, *Result.Context);
+    Diag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(
+        CharSourceRange::getCharRange(Lambda->getCaptureDefaultLoc(),
+                                      DefaultCaptureEnd),
+        ReplacementText);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.rst
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.rst
@@ -41,3 +41,13 @@
 
 This check implements
 `CppCoreGuideline F.54 <http://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines#f54-if-you-capture-this-capture-all-variables-explicitly-no-default-capture>`_.
+
+
+Options
+-------
+
+.. option:: IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference
+
+  Do not warn when using capture default by reference. In this case, there is no
+  confusion as to whether variables are captured by value or reference.
+  Defaults to `false`.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++11-or-later %s cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this %t
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++11-or-later %s cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this %t \
+// RUN: -check-suffixes=,DEFAULT
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++11-or-later %s cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this %t \
+// RUN: -config="{CheckOptions: [{key: cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this.IgnoreCaptureDefaultByReference, value: true}]}"
 
 struct Obj {
   void lambdas_that_warn_default_capture_copy() {
@@ -55,24 +58,24 @@
     int local2{};
 
     auto ref_explicit_this_capture = [&, this]() { };
-    // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:39: warning: lambdas that capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
-    // CHECK-FIXES: auto ref_explicit_this_capture = [this]() { };
+    // CHECK-MESSAGES-DEFAULT: :[[@LINE-1]]:39: warning: lambdas that capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
+    // CHECK-FIXES-DEFAULT: auto ref_explicit_this_capture = [this]() { };
 
     auto ref_explicit_this_capture_local = [&, this]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
-    // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:45: warning: lambdas that capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
-    // CHECK-FIXES: auto ref_explicit_this_capture_local = [&local, this]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
+    // CHECK-MESSAGES-DEFAULT: :[[@LINE-1]]:45: warning: lambdas that capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
+    // CHECK-FIXES-DEFAULT: auto ref_explicit_this_capture_local = [&local, this]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
 
     auto ref_implicit_this_capture = [&]() { return x > 10; };
-    // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:39: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
-    // CHECK-FIXES: auto ref_implicit_this_capture = [this]() { return x > 10; };
+    // CHECK-MESSAGES-DEFAULT: :[[@LINE-1]]:39: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
+    // CHECK-FIXES-DEFAULT: auto ref_implicit_this_capture = [this]() { return x > 10; };
 
     auto ref_implicit_this_capture_local = [&]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
-    // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:45: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
-    // CHECK-FIXES: auto ref_implicit_this_capture_local = [&local, this]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
+    // CHECK-MESSAGES-DEFAULT: :[[@LINE-1]]:45: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
+    // CHECK-FIXES-DEFAULT: auto ref_implicit_this_capture_local = [&local, this]() { return (local+x) > 10; };
 
     auto ref_implicit_this_capture_locals = [&]() { return (local+local2+x) > 10; };
-    // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:46: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
-    // CHECK-FIXES: auto ref_implicit_this_capture_locals = [&local, &local2, this]() { return (local+local2+x) > 10; };
+    // CHECK-MESSAGES-DEFAULT: :[[@LINE-1]]:46: warning: lambdas that implicitly capture 'this' should not specify a capture default [cppcoreguidelines-avoid-capture-default-when-capturing-this]
+    // CHECK-FIXES-DEFAULT: auto ref_implicit_this_capture_locals = [&local, &local2, this]() { return (local+local2+x) > 10; };
   }
 
   void lambdas_that_dont_warn() {