Index: lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObject.h
===================================================================
--- lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObject.h
+++ lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObject.h
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
 //     `-analyzer-config \
 //         alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:CheckPointeeInitialization=true`.
 //
+//   - "IgnoreRecordsWithField" (string). If supplied, the checker will not
+//     analyze structures that have a field with a name or type name that
+//     matches the given pattern. Defaults to "".
+//
+//     `-analyzer-config \
+// alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:IgnoreRecordsWithField="[Tt]ag|[Kk]ind"`.
+//
 //     TODO: With some clever heuristics, some pointers should be dereferenced
 //     by default. For example, if the pointee is constructed within the
 //     constructor call, it's reasonable to say that no external object
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@
   bool IsPedantic;
   bool ShouldConvertNotesToWarnings;
   bool CheckPointeeInitialization;
+  std::string IgnoredRecordsWithFieldPattern;
 };
 
 /// Represent a single field. This is only an interface to abstract away special
Index: lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObjectChecker.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObjectChecker.cpp
+++ lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/UninitializedObject/UninitializedObjectChecker.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
 static bool willObjectBeAnalyzedLater(const CXXConstructorDecl *Ctor,
                                       CheckerContext &Context);
 
+/// Checks whether RD contains a field with a name or type name that matches
+/// \p Pattern.
+static bool shouldIgnoreRecord(const RecordDecl *RD, StringRef Pattern);
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //                  Methods for UninitializedObjectChecker.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -223,6 +227,12 @@
       R->getValueType()->getAs<RecordType>()->getDecl()->getDefinition();
   assert(RD && "Referred record has no definition");
 
+  if (!Opts.IgnoredRecordsWithFieldPattern.empty() &&
+      shouldIgnoreRecord(RD, Opts.IgnoredRecordsWithFieldPattern)) {
+    IsAnyFieldInitialized = true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
   bool ContainsUninitField = false;
 
   // Are all of this non-union's fields initialized?
@@ -454,6 +464,19 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+static bool shouldIgnoreRecord(const RecordDecl *RD, StringRef Pattern) {
+  llvm::Regex R(Pattern);
+
+  for (const FieldDecl *FD : RD->fields()) {
+    if (R.match(FD->getType().getAsString()))
+      return true;
+    if (R.match(FD->getName()))
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 StringRef clang::ento::getVariableName(const FieldDecl *Field) {
   // If Field is a captured lambda variable, Field->getName() will return with
   // an empty string. We can however acquire it's name from the lambda's
@@ -480,4 +503,7 @@
       "NotesAsWarnings", /*DefaultVal*/ false, Chk);
   Opts.CheckPointeeInitialization = Mgr.getAnalyzerOptions().getBooleanOption(
       "CheckPointeeInitialization", /*DefaultVal*/ false, Chk);
+  Opts.IgnoredRecordsWithFieldPattern =
+      Mgr.getAnalyzerOptions().getOptionAsString("IgnoreRecordsWithField",
+                                                 /*DefaultVal*/ "", Chk);
 }
Index: test/Analysis/cxx-uninitialized-object-unionlike-constructs.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/Analysis/cxx-uninitialized-object-unionlike-constructs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=core,alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject \
+// RUN:   -analyzer-config alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:Pedantic=true -DPEDANTIC \
+// RUN:   -analyzer-config alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:IgnoreRecordsWithField="[Tt]ag|[Kk]ind" \
+// RUN:   -std=c++11 -verify  %s
+
+// expected-no-diagnostics
+
+// Both type and name contains "kind".
+struct UnionLikeStruct1 {
+  enum Kind {
+    volume,
+    area
+  } kind;
+
+  int Volume;
+  int Area;
+
+  UnionLikeStruct1(Kind kind, int Val) : kind(kind) {
+    switch (kind) {
+    case volume:
+      Volume = Val;
+      break;
+    case area:
+      Area = Val;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void fUnionLikeStruct1() {
+  UnionLikeStruct1 t(UnionLikeStruct1::volume, 10);
+}
+
+// Only name contains "kind".
+struct UnionLikeStruct2 {
+  enum Type {
+    volume,
+    area
+  } kind;
+
+  int Volume;
+  int Area;
+
+  UnionLikeStruct2(Type kind, int Val) : kind(kind) {
+    switch (kind) {
+    case volume:
+      Volume = Val;
+      break;
+    case area:
+      Area = Val;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void fUnionLikeStruct2() {
+  UnionLikeStruct2 t(UnionLikeStruct2::volume, 10);
+}
+
+// Only type contains "kind".
+struct UnionLikeStruct3 {
+  enum Kind {
+    volume,
+    area
+  } type;
+
+  int Volume;
+  int Area;
+
+  UnionLikeStruct3(Kind type, int Val) : type(type) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case volume:
+      Volume = Val;
+      break;
+    case area:
+      Area = Val;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void fUnionLikeStruct3() {
+  UnionLikeStruct3 t(UnionLikeStruct3::volume, 10);
+}
+
+// Only type contains "tag".
+struct UnionLikeStruct4 {
+  enum Tag {
+    volume,
+    area
+  } type;
+
+  int Volume;
+  int Area;
+
+  UnionLikeStruct4(Tag type, int Val) : type(type) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case volume:
+      Volume = Val;
+      break;
+    case area:
+      Area = Val;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void fUnionLikeStruct4() {
+  UnionLikeStruct4 t(UnionLikeStruct4::volume, 10);
+}
+
+// Both name and type name contains but does not equal to tag/kind.
+struct UnionLikeStruct5 {
+  enum WhateverTagBlahBlah {
+    volume,
+    area
+  } FunnyKindName;
+
+  int Volume;
+  int Area;
+
+  UnionLikeStruct5(WhateverTagBlahBlah type, int Val) : FunnyKindName(type) {
+    switch (FunnyKindName) {
+    case volume:
+      Volume = Val;
+      break;
+    case area:
+      Area = Val;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void fUnionLikeStruct5() {
+  UnionLikeStruct5 t(UnionLikeStruct5::volume, 10);
+}
Index: www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
===================================================================
--- www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
+++ www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
@@ -356,6 +356,13 @@
     whether the object itself is initialized. Defaults to false. <br>
     <code>-analyzer-config alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:CheckPointeeInitialization=true</code>.
   </li>
+  <li>
+    "<code>IgnoreRecordsWithField</code>" (string). If supplied, the checker will not
+     analyze structures that have a field with a name or type name that
+     matches the given pattern. Defaults to <code>""</code>.
+
+     <code>-analyzer-config alpha.cplusplus.UninitializedObject:IgnoreRecordsWithField="[Tt]ag|[Kk]ind"</code>.
+  </li>
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