diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
index aef353088bec..4b977d9b9355 100755
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
@@ -1953,6 +1953,15 @@ class Argument extends Expr {
   /** Gets the position of this argument. */
   int getPosition() { result = pos }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the parameter for which this argument is a value. If this argument is part
+   * of an implicit varargs array this predicate has no result.
+   */
+  Parameter getParameter() {
+    result = call.getCallee().getParameter(pos) and
+    not isVararg()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Holds if this argument is an array of the appropriate type passed to a
    * varargs parameter.
@@ -1976,6 +1985,12 @@ class Argument extends Expr {
   /** Holds if this argument is part of an implicit varargs array. */
   predicate isVararg() { isNthVararg(_) }
 
+  /**
+   * If this argument is part of an implicit varargs array gets the
+   * varargs parameter it is a value for. Otherwise has no result.
+   */
+  Parameter getVarargsParameter() { isVararg() and result = call.getCallee().getVarargsParameter() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if this argument is part of an implicit varargs array at the
    * given array index.
diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Member.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Member.qll
index e9d4fe82978d..78cecab80606 100755
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Member.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Member.qll
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ class Callable extends StmtParent, Member, @callable {
   /** Gets the formal parameter at the specified (zero-based) position. */
   Parameter getParameter(int n) { params(result, _, n, this, _) }
 
+  /** Gets the varargs (variable arity) parameter, if any. */
+  Parameter getVarargsParameter() { result = getAParameter() and result.isVarargs() }
+
   /** Gets the type of the formal parameter at the specified (zero-based) position. */
   Type getParameterType(int n) { params(_, result, n, this, _) }