diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/ASTUtils.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/ASTUtils.cpp
index 4526fac64735b..b76c0551c77bb 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/ASTUtils.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/ASTUtils.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ namespace clang {
 std::pair<const Expr *, bool>
 tryToFindPtrOrigin(const Expr *E, bool StopAtFirstRefCountedObj) {
   while (E) {
+    if (auto *tempExpr = dyn_cast<MaterializeTemporaryExpr>(E)) {
+      E = tempExpr->getSubExpr();
+      continue;
+    }
     if (auto *cast = dyn_cast<CastExpr>(E)) {
       if (StopAtFirstRefCountedObj) {
         if (auto *ConversionFunc =
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ tryToFindPtrOrigin(const Expr *E, bool StopAtFirstRefCountedObj) {
           E = call->getArg(0);
           continue;
         }
+        if (isReturnValueRefCounted(callee))
+          return {E, true};
 
         if (isPtrConversion(callee)) {
           E = call->getArg(0);
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
index 08ba553d16ed1..907244013d087 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,26 @@ bool isCtorOfRefCounted(const clang::FunctionDecl *F) {
          || FunctionName == "Identifier";
 }
 
+bool isReturnValueRefCounted(const clang::FunctionDecl *F) {
+  assert(F);
+  QualType type = F->getReturnType();
+  while (!type.isNull()) {
+    if (auto *elaboratedT = type->getAs<ElaboratedType>()) {
+      type = elaboratedT->desugar();
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (auto *specialT = type->getAs<TemplateSpecializationType>()) {
+      if (auto *decl = specialT->getTemplateName().getAsTemplateDecl()) {
+        auto name = decl->getNameAsString();
+        return name == "Ref" || name == "RefPtr";
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 std::optional<bool> isUncounted(const CXXRecordDecl* Class)
 {
   // Keep isRefCounted first as it's cheaper.
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.h b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.h
index 45b21cc091844..c2c5b74442ba4 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.h
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ std::optional<bool> isUncountedPtr(const clang::Type* T);
 /// false if not.
 bool isCtorOfRefCounted(const clang::FunctionDecl *F);
 
+/// \returns true if \p F returns a ref-counted object, false if not.
+bool isReturnValueRefCounted(const clang::FunctionDecl *F);
+
 /// \returns true if \p M is getter of a ref-counted class, false if not.
 std::optional<bool> isGetterOfRefCounted(const clang::CXXMethodDecl* Method);
 
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/call-args-protected-return-value.cpp b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/call-args-protected-return-value.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c4b3df211b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/call-args-protected-return-value.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=alpha.webkit.UncountedCallArgsChecker -verify %s
+// expected-no-diagnostics
+
+#include "mock-types.h"
+
+class RefCounted {
+public:
+  void ref();
+  void deref();
+};
+
+class Object {
+public:
+  void someFunction(RefCounted&);
+};
+
+RefPtr<Object> object();
+RefPtr<RefCounted> protectedTargetObject();
+
+void testFunction() {
+  if (RefPtr obj = object())
+    obj->someFunction(*protectedTargetObject());
+}