diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
index 0747b00c48df..c152a473259d 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 private import implementations.IdentityFunction
 private import implementations.Inet
 private import implementations.Memcpy
+private import implementations.Memset
 private import implementations.Printf
 private import implementations.Pure
 private import implementations.Strcat
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Memset.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Memset.qll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce710eddaa74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Memset.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import semmle.code.cpp.Function
+import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.ArrayFunction
+import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.DataFlow
+import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.Alias
+
+/**
+ * The standard function `memset` and its assorted variants
+ */
+class MemsetFunction extends ArrayFunction, DataFlowFunction, AliasFunction {
+  MemsetFunction() {
+    hasGlobalName("memset") or
+    hasGlobalName("wmemset") or
+    hasGlobalName("bzero") or
+    hasGlobalName("__builtin_memset") or
+    hasGlobalName("__builtin_memset_chk") or
+    hasQualifiedName("std", "memset") or
+    hasQualifiedName("std", "wmemset")
+  }
+
+  override predicate hasArrayOutput(int bufParam) { bufParam = 0 }
+
+  override predicate hasDataFlow(FunctionInput input, FunctionOutput output) {
+    input.isParameter(0) and
+    output.isReturnValue()
+  }
+
+  override predicate hasArrayWithVariableSize(int bufParam, int countParam) {
+    bufParam = 0 and
+    (if hasGlobalName("bzero") then countParam = 1 else countParam = 2)
+  }
+
+  override predicate parameterNeverEscapes(int index) { hasGlobalName("bzero") and index = 0 }
+
+  override predicate parameterEscapesOnlyViaReturn(int index) {
+    not hasGlobalName("bzero") and index = 0
+  }
+
+  override predicate parameterIsAlwaysReturned(int index) {
+    not hasGlobalName("bzero") and index = 0
+  }
+}