diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index df89c6fac964..db8f0bd02139 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -1336,6 +1336,8 @@ predicate nodeIsHidden(Node n) {
   n instanceof FinalGlobalValue
   or
   n instanceof InitialGlobalValue
+  or
+  n instanceof SsaPhiInputNode
 }
 
 predicate neverSkipInPathGraph(Node n) {
@@ -1634,6 +1636,8 @@ private Instruction getAnInstruction(Node n) {
   or
   result = n.(SsaPhiNode).getPhiNode().getBasicBlock().getFirstInstruction()
   or
+  result = n.(SsaPhiInputNode).getBasicBlock().getFirstInstruction()
+  or
   n.(IndirectInstruction).hasInstructionAndIndirectionIndex(result, _)
   or
   not n instanceof IndirectInstruction and
@@ -1763,7 +1767,7 @@ module IteratorFlow {
         crementCall = def.getValue().asInstruction().(StoreInstruction).getSourceValue() and
         sv = def.getSourceVariable() and
         bb.getInstruction(i) = crementCall and
-        Ssa::ssaDefReachesRead(sv, result.asDef(), bb, i)
+        Ssa::ssaDefReachesReadExt(sv, result.asDef(), bb, i)
       )
     }
 
@@ -1797,7 +1801,7 @@ module IteratorFlow {
         isIteratorWrite(writeToDeref, address) and
         operandForFullyConvertedCall(address, starCall) and
         bbStar.getInstruction(iStar) = starCall and
-        Ssa::ssaDefReachesRead(_, def.asDef(), bbStar, iStar) and
+        Ssa::ssaDefReachesReadExt(_, def.asDef(), bbStar, iStar) and
         ultimate = getAnUltimateDefinition*(def) and
         beginStore = ultimate.getValue().asInstruction() and
         operandForFullyConvertedCall(beginStore.getSourceValueOperand(), beginCall)
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
index dc591dccbb98..7fa03c19345a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ private newtype TIRDataFlowNode =
     or
     Ssa::isModifiableByCall(operand, indirectionIndex)
   } or
+  TSsaPhiInputNode(Ssa::PhiNode phi, IRBlock input) { phi.hasInputFromBlock(_, _, _, _, input) } or
   TSsaPhiNode(Ssa::PhiNode phi) or
   TSsaIteratorNode(IteratorFlow::IteratorFlowNode n) or
   TRawIndirectOperand0(Node0Impl node, int indirectionIndex) {
@@ -158,6 +159,12 @@ class Node extends TIRDataFlowNode {
   /** Gets the operands corresponding to this node, if any. */
   Operand asOperand() { result = this.(OperandNode).getOperand() }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the operand that is indirectly tracked by this node behind `index`
+   * number of indirections.
+   */
+  Operand asIndirectOperand(int index) { hasOperandAndIndex(this, result, index) }
+
   /**
    * Holds if this node is at index `i` in basic block `block`.
    *
@@ -170,6 +177,9 @@ class Node extends TIRDataFlowNode {
     or
     this.(SsaPhiNode).getPhiNode().getBasicBlock() = block and i = -1
     or
+    this.(SsaPhiInputNode).getBlock() = block and
+    i = block.getInstructionCount()
+    or
     this.(RawIndirectOperand).getOperand().getUse() = block.getInstruction(i)
     or
     this.(RawIndirectInstruction).getInstruction() = block.getInstruction(i)
@@ -622,7 +632,7 @@ class SsaPhiNode extends Node, TSsaPhiNode {
 
   final override Location getLocationImpl() { result = phi.getBasicBlock().getLocation() }
 
-  override string toStringImpl() { result = "Phi" }
+  override string toStringImpl() { result = phi.toString() }
 
   /**
    * Gets a node that is used as input to this phi node.
@@ -631,7 +641,7 @@ class SsaPhiNode extends Node, TSsaPhiNode {
    */
   cached
   final Node getAnInput(boolean fromBackEdge) {
-    localFlowStep(result, this) and
+    result.(SsaPhiInputNode).getPhiNode() = phi and
     exists(IRBlock bPhi, IRBlock bResult |
       bPhi = phi.getBasicBlock() and bResult = result.getBasicBlock()
     |
@@ -654,6 +664,58 @@ class SsaPhiNode extends Node, TSsaPhiNode {
   predicate isPhiRead() { phi.isPhiRead() }
 }
 
+/**
+ * INTERNAL: Do not use.
+ *
+ * A node that is used as an input to a phi node.
+ *
+ * This class exists to allow more powerful barrier guards. Consider this
+ * example:
+ *
+ * ```cpp
+ * int x = source();
+ * if(!safe(x)) {
+ *   x = clear();
+ * }
+ * // phi node for x here
+ * sink(x);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * At the phi node for `x` it is neither the case that `x` is dominated by
+ * `safe(x)`, or is the case that the phi is dominated by a clearing of `x`.
+ *
+ * By inserting a "phi input" node as the last entry in the basic block that
+ * defines the inputs to the phi we can conclude that each of those inputs are
+ * safe to pass to `sink`.
+ */
+class SsaPhiInputNode extends Node, TSsaPhiInputNode {
+  Ssa::PhiNode phi;
+  IRBlock block;
+
+  SsaPhiInputNode() { this = TSsaPhiInputNode(phi, block) }
+
+  /** Gets the phi node associated with this node. */
+  Ssa::PhiNode getPhiNode() { result = phi }
+
+  /** Gets the basic block in which this input originates. */
+  IRBlock getBlock() { result = block }
+
+  override Declaration getEnclosingCallable() { result = this.getFunction() }
+
+  override Declaration getFunction() { result = phi.getBasicBlock().getEnclosingFunction() }
+
+  override DataFlowType getType() { result = this.getSourceVariable().getType() }
+
+  override predicate isGLValue() { phi.getSourceVariable().isGLValue() }
+
+  final override Location getLocationImpl() { result = block.getLastInstruction().getLocation() }
+
+  override string toStringImpl() { result = "Phi input" }
+
+  /** Gets the source variable underlying this phi node. */
+  Ssa::SourceVariable getSourceVariable() { result = phi.getSourceVariable() }
+}
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL: do not use.
  *
@@ -2176,6 +2238,9 @@ private module Cached {
       // Def-use/Use-use flow
       Ssa::ssaFlow(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
       or
+      // Phi input -> Phi
+      nodeFrom.(SsaPhiInputNode).getPhiNode() = nodeTo.(SsaPhiNode).getPhiNode()
+      or
       IteratorFlow::localFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
       or
       // Operand -> Instruction flow
@@ -2614,6 +2679,22 @@ class ContentSet instanceof Content {
   }
 }
 
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate guardControlsPhiInput(
+  IRGuardCondition g, boolean branch, Ssa::Definition def, IRBlock input, Ssa::PhiNode phi
+) {
+  phi.hasInputFromBlock(def, _, _, _, input) and
+  (
+    g.controls(input, branch)
+    or
+    exists(EdgeKind kind |
+      g.getBlock() = input and
+      kind = getConditionalEdge(branch) and
+      input.getSuccessor(kind) = phi.getBasicBlock()
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 /**
  * Holds if the guard `g` validates the expression `e` upon evaluating to `branch`.
  *
@@ -2662,13 +2743,21 @@ module BarrierGuard<guardChecksSig/3 guardChecks> {
    *
    * NOTE: If an indirect expression is tracked, use `getAnIndirectBarrierNode` instead.
    */
-  ExprNode getABarrierNode() {
+  Node getABarrierNode() {
     exists(IRGuardCondition g, Expr e, ValueNumber value, boolean edge |
       e = value.getAnInstruction().getConvertedResultExpression() and
-      result.getConvertedExpr() = e and
+      result.asConvertedExpr() = e and
       guardChecks(g, value.getAnInstruction().getConvertedResultExpression(), edge) and
       g.controls(result.getBasicBlock(), edge)
     )
+    or
+    exists(
+      IRGuardCondition g, boolean branch, Ssa::DefinitionExt def, IRBlock input, Ssa::PhiNode phi
+    |
+      guardChecks(g, def.getARead().asOperand().getDef().getConvertedResultExpression(), branch) and
+      guardControlsPhiInput(g, branch, def, input, phi) and
+      result = TSsaPhiInputNode(phi, input)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2704,7 +2793,7 @@ module BarrierGuard<guardChecksSig/3 guardChecks> {
    *
    * NOTE: If a non-indirect expression is tracked, use `getABarrierNode` instead.
    */
-  IndirectExprNode getAnIndirectBarrierNode() { result = getAnIndirectBarrierNode(_) }
+  Node getAnIndirectBarrierNode() { result = getAnIndirectBarrierNode(_) }
 
   /**
    * Gets an indirect expression node with indirection index `indirectionIndex` that is
@@ -2740,13 +2829,23 @@ module BarrierGuard<guardChecksSig/3 guardChecks> {
    *
    * NOTE: If a non-indirect expression is tracked, use `getABarrierNode` instead.
    */
-  IndirectExprNode getAnIndirectBarrierNode(int indirectionIndex) {
+  Node getAnIndirectBarrierNode(int indirectionIndex) {
     exists(IRGuardCondition g, Expr e, ValueNumber value, boolean edge |
       e = value.getAnInstruction().getConvertedResultExpression() and
-      result.getConvertedExpr(indirectionIndex) = e and
+      result.asIndirectConvertedExpr(indirectionIndex) = e and
       guardChecks(g, value.getAnInstruction().getConvertedResultExpression(), edge) and
       g.controls(result.getBasicBlock(), edge)
     )
+    or
+    exists(
+      IRGuardCondition g, boolean branch, Ssa::DefinitionExt def, IRBlock input, Ssa::PhiNode phi
+    |
+      guardChecks(g,
+        def.getARead().asIndirectOperand(indirectionIndex).getDef().getConvertedResultExpression(),
+        branch) and
+      guardControlsPhiInput(g, branch, def, input, phi) and
+      result = TSsaPhiInputNode(phi, input)
+    )
   }
 }
 
@@ -2755,6 +2854,14 @@ module BarrierGuard<guardChecksSig/3 guardChecks> {
  */
 signature predicate instructionGuardChecksSig(IRGuardCondition g, Instruction instr, boolean branch);
 
+private EdgeKind getConditionalEdge(boolean branch) {
+  branch = true and
+  result instanceof TrueEdge
+  or
+  branch = false and
+  result instanceof FalseEdge
+}
+
 /**
  * Provides a set of barrier nodes for a guard that validates an instruction.
  *
@@ -2763,12 +2870,20 @@ signature predicate instructionGuardChecksSig(IRGuardCondition g, Instruction in
  */
 module InstructionBarrierGuard<instructionGuardChecksSig/3 instructionGuardChecks> {
   /** Gets a node that is safely guarded by the given guard check. */
-  ExprNode getABarrierNode() {
+  Node getABarrierNode() {
     exists(IRGuardCondition g, ValueNumber value, boolean edge, Operand use |
       instructionGuardChecks(g, value.getAnInstruction(), edge) and
       use = value.getAnInstruction().getAUse() and
       result.asOperand() = use and
-      g.controls(use.getDef().getBlock(), edge)
+      g.controls(result.getBasicBlock(), edge)
+    )
+    or
+    exists(
+      IRGuardCondition g, boolean branch, Ssa::DefinitionExt def, IRBlock input, Ssa::PhiNode phi
+    |
+      instructionGuardChecks(g, def.getARead().asOperand().getDef(), branch) and
+      guardControlsPhiInput(g, branch, def, input, phi) and
+      result = TSsaPhiInputNode(phi, input)
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaInternals.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaInternals.qll
index 30511ba12854..203437a91861 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaInternals.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaInternals.qll
@@ -657,19 +657,9 @@ class GlobalDefImpl extends DefImpl, TGlobalDefImpl {
  */
 predicate adjacentDefRead(IRBlock bb1, int i1, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb2, int i2) {
   adjacentDefReadExt(_, sv, bb1, i1, bb2, i2)
-  or
-  exists(PhiNode phi |
-    lastRefRedefExt(_, sv, bb1, i1, phi) and
-    phi.definesAt(sv, bb2, i2, _)
-  )
 }
 
 predicate useToNode(IRBlock bb, int i, SourceVariable sv, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(Phi phi |
-    phi.asPhi().definesAt(sv, bb, i, _) and
-    nodeTo = phi.getNode()
-  )
-  or
   exists(UseImpl use |
     use.hasIndexInBlock(bb, i, sv) and
     nodeTo = use.getNode()
@@ -723,46 +713,26 @@ predicate nodeToDefOrUse(Node node, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb, int i, boolea
  */
 private predicate indirectConversionFlowStep(Node nFrom, Node nTo) {
   not exists(SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
-    nodeToDefOrUse(nTo, sv, bb2, i2, _) and
+    useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, nTo) and
     adjacentDefRead(bb2, i2, sv, _, _)
   ) and
-  (
-    exists(Operand op1, Operand op2, int indirectionIndex, Instruction instr |
-      hasOperandAndIndex(nFrom, op1, pragma[only_bind_into](indirectionIndex)) and
-      hasOperandAndIndex(nTo, op2, pragma[only_bind_into](indirectionIndex)) and
-      instr = op2.getDef() and
-      conversionFlow(op1, instr, _, _)
-    )
-    or
-    exists(Operand op1, Operand op2, int indirectionIndex, Instruction instr |
-      hasOperandAndIndex(nFrom, op1, pragma[only_bind_into](indirectionIndex)) and
-      hasOperandAndIndex(nTo, op2, indirectionIndex - 1) and
-      instr = op2.getDef() and
-      isDereference(instr, op1, _)
-    )
+  exists(Operand op1, Operand op2, int indirectionIndex, Instruction instr |
+    hasOperandAndIndex(nFrom, op1, pragma[only_bind_into](indirectionIndex)) and
+    hasOperandAndIndex(nTo, op2, pragma[only_bind_into](indirectionIndex)) and
+    instr = op2.getDef() and
+    conversionFlow(op1, instr, _, _)
   )
 }
 
 /**
- * The reason for this predicate is a bit annoying:
- * We cannot mark a `PointerArithmeticInstruction` that computes an offset based on some SSA
- * variable `x` as a use of `x` since this creates taint-flow in the following example:
- * ```c
- * int x = array[source]
- * sink(*array)
- * ```
- * This is because `source` would flow from the operand of `PointerArithmeticInstruction` to the
- * result of the instruction, and into the `IndirectOperand` that represents the value of `*array`.
- * Then, via use-use flow, flow will arrive at `*array` in `sink(*array)`.
- *
- * So this predicate recurses back along conversions and `PointerArithmeticInstruction`s to find the
- * first use that has provides use-use flow, and uses that target as the target of the `nodeFrom`.
+ * Holds if `node` is a phi input node that should receive flow from the
+ * definition to (or use of) `sv` at `(bb1, i1)`.
  */
-private predicate adjustForPointerArith(PostUpdateNode pun, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb2, int i2) {
-  exists(IRBlock bb1, int i1, Node adjusted |
-    indirectConversionFlowStep*(adjusted, pun.getPreUpdateNode()) and
-    nodeToDefOrUse(adjusted, sv, bb1, i1, _) and
-    adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2)
+private predicate phiToNode(SsaPhiInputNode node, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb1, int i1) {
+  exists(PhiNode phi, IRBlock input |
+    phi.hasInputFromBlock(_, sv, bb1, i1, input) and
+    node.getPhiNode() = phi and
+    node.getBlock() = input
   )
 }
 
@@ -777,10 +747,14 @@ private predicate adjustForPointerArith(PostUpdateNode pun, SourceVariable sv, I
 private predicate ssaFlowImpl(
   IRBlock bb1, int i1, SourceVariable sv, Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo, boolean uncertain
 ) {
-  exists(IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
-    nodeToDefOrUse(nodeFrom, sv, bb1, i1, uncertain) and
-    adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2) and
-    useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, nodeTo)
+  nodeToDefOrUse(nodeFrom, sv, bb1, i1, uncertain) and
+  (
+    exists(IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
+      adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2) and
+      useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, nodeTo)
+    )
+    or
+    phiToNode(nodeTo, sv, bb1, i1)
   ) and
   nodeFrom != nodeTo
 }
@@ -789,7 +763,7 @@ private predicate ssaFlowImpl(
 private Node getAPriorDefinition(DefinitionExt next) {
   exists(IRBlock bb, int i, SourceVariable sv |
     lastRefRedefExt(_, pragma[only_bind_into](sv), pragma[only_bind_into](bb),
-      pragma[only_bind_into](i), next) and
+      pragma[only_bind_into](i), _, next) and
     nodeToDefOrUse(result, sv, bb, i, _)
   )
 }
@@ -896,9 +870,31 @@ private predicate isArgumentOfCallable(DataFlowCall call, Node n) {
  * Holds if there is use-use flow from `pun`'s pre-update node to `n`.
  */
 private predicate postUpdateNodeToFirstUse(PostUpdateNode pun, Node n) {
-  exists(SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
-    adjustForPointerArith(pun, sv, bb2, i2) and
-    useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, n)
+  // We cannot mark a `PointerArithmeticInstruction` that computes an offset
+  // based on some SSA
+  // variable `x` as a use of `x` since this creates taint-flow in the
+  // following example:
+  // ```c
+  // int x = array[source]
+  // sink(*array)
+  // ```
+  // This is because `source` would flow from the operand of `PointerArithmetic`
+  // instruction to the result of the instruction, and into the `IndirectOperand`
+  // that represents the value of `*array`. Then, via use-use flow, flow will
+  // arrive at `*array` in `sink(*array)`.
+  // So this predicate recurses back along conversions and `PointerArithmetic`
+  // instructions to find the first use that has provides use-use flow, and
+  // uses that target as the target of the `nodeFrom`.
+  exists(Node adjusted, IRBlock bb1, int i1, SourceVariable sv |
+    indirectConversionFlowStep*(adjusted, pun.getPreUpdateNode()) and
+    useToNode(bb1, i1, sv, adjusted)
+  |
+    exists(IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
+      adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2) and
+      useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, n)
+    )
+    or
+    phiToNode(n, sv, bb1, i1)
   )
 }
 
@@ -953,11 +949,16 @@ predicate postUpdateFlow(PostUpdateNode pun, Node nodeTo) {
 
 /** Holds if `nodeTo` receives flow from the phi node `nodeFrom`. */
 predicate fromPhiNode(SsaPhiNode nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(PhiNode phi, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb1, int i1, IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
+  exists(PhiNode phi, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb1, int i1 |
     phi = nodeFrom.getPhiNode() and
-    phi.definesAt(sv, bb1, i1, _) and
-    adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2) and
-    useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, nodeTo)
+    phi.definesAt(sv, bb1, i1, _)
+  |
+    exists(IRBlock bb2, int i2 |
+      adjacentDefRead(bb1, i1, sv, bb2, i2) and
+      useToNode(bb2, i2, sv, nodeTo)
+    )
+    or
+    phiToNode(nodeTo, sv, bb1, i1)
   )
 }
 
@@ -1031,22 +1032,26 @@ module SsaCached {
    * Holds if the node at index `i` in `bb` is a last reference to SSA definition
    * `def`. The reference is last because it can reach another write `next`,
    * without passing through another read or write.
+   *
+   * The path from node `i` in `bb` to `next` goes via basic block `input`,
+   * which is either a predecessor of the basic block of `next`, or `input` =
+   * `bb` in case `next` occurs in basic block `bb`.
    */
   cached
   predicate lastRefRedefExt(
-    DefinitionExt def, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb, int i, DefinitionExt next
+    DefinitionExt def, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb, int i, IRBlock input, DefinitionExt next
   ) {
-    SsaImpl::lastRefRedefExt(def, sv, bb, i, next)
+    SsaImpl::lastRefRedefExt(def, sv, bb, i, input, next)
   }
 
   cached
-  Definition phiHasInputFromBlock(PhiNode phi, IRBlock bb) {
-    SsaImpl::phiHasInputFromBlock(phi, result, bb)
+  Definition phiHasInputFromBlockExt(PhiNode phi, IRBlock bb) {
+    SsaImpl::phiHasInputFromBlockExt(phi, result, bb)
   }
 
   cached
-  predicate ssaDefReachesRead(SourceVariable v, Definition def, IRBlock bb, int i) {
-    SsaImpl::ssaDefReachesRead(v, def, bb, i)
+  predicate ssaDefReachesReadExt(SourceVariable v, DefinitionExt def, IRBlock bb, int i) {
+    SsaImpl::ssaDefReachesReadExt(v, def, bb, i)
   }
 
   predicate variableRead = SsaInput::variableRead/4;
@@ -1198,11 +1203,11 @@ class Phi extends TPhi, SsaDef {
 
   final override Location getLocation() { result = phi.getBasicBlock().getLocation() }
 
-  override string toString() { result = "Phi" }
+  override string toString() { result = phi.toString() }
 
-  SsaPhiNode getNode() { result.getPhiNode() = phi }
+  SsaPhiInputNode getNode(IRBlock block) { result.getPhiNode() = phi and result.getBlock() = block }
 
-  predicate hasInputFromBlock(Definition inp, IRBlock bb) { inp = phiHasInputFromBlock(phi, bb) }
+  predicate hasInputFromBlock(Definition inp, IRBlock bb) { inp = phiHasInputFromBlockExt(phi, bb) }
 
   final Definition getAnInput() { this.hasInputFromBlock(result, _) }
 }
@@ -1228,13 +1233,21 @@ class PhiNode extends SsaImpl::DefinitionExt {
    */
   predicate isPhiRead() { this instanceof SsaImpl::PhiReadNode }
 
-  /** Holds if `inp` is an input to this phi node along the edge originating in `bb`. */
-  predicate hasInputFromBlock(Definition inp, IRBlock bb) {
-    inp = SsaCached::phiHasInputFromBlock(this, bb)
+  /**
+   * Holds if the node at index `i` in `bb` is a last reference to SSA
+   * definition `def` of `sv`. The reference is last because it can reach
+   * this phi node, without passing through another read or write.
+   *
+   * The path from node `i` in `bb` to this phi node goes via basic block
+   * `input`, which is either a predecessor of the basic block of this phi
+   * node, or `input` = `bb` in case this phi node occurs in basic block `bb`.
+   */
+  predicate hasInputFromBlock(DefinitionExt def, SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb, int i, IRBlock input) {
+    SsaCached::lastRefRedefExt(def, sv, bb, i, input, this)
   }
 
   /** Gets a definition that is an input to this phi node. */
-  final Definition getAnInput() { this.hasInputFromBlock(result, _) }
+  final Definition getAnInput() { this.hasInputFromBlock(result, _, _, _, _) }
 }
 
 /** An static single assignment (SSA) definition. */
@@ -1249,6 +1262,15 @@ class DefinitionExt extends SsaImpl::DefinitionExt {
     result = this.getAPhiInputOrPriorDefinition*() and
     not result instanceof PhiNode
   }
+
+  /** Gets a node that represents a read of this SSA definition. */
+  Node getARead() {
+    exists(SourceVariable sv, IRBlock bb, int i | SsaCached::ssaDefReachesReadExt(sv, this, bb, i) |
+      useToNode(bb, i, sv, result)
+      or
+      phiToNode(result, sv, bb, i)
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 class Definition = SsaImpl::Definition;
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Memory Management/AllocaInLoop.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Memory Management/AllocaInLoop.ql
index 267d0b9bd884..587a2ecc6ffb 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Memory Management/AllocaInLoop.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Memory Management/AllocaInLoop.ql	
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class LoopWithAlloca extends Stmt {
       DataFlow::localFlow(result, DataFlow::exprNode(va)) and
       // Phi nodes will be preceded by nodes that represent actual definitions
       not result instanceof DataFlow::SsaPhiNode and
+      not result instanceof DataFlow::SsaPhiInputNode and
       // A source is outside the loop if it's not inside the loop
       not exists(Expr e | e = getExpr(result) | this = getAnEnclosingLoopOfExpr(e))
     )
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/BarrierGuard.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/BarrierGuard.cpp
index 0e9c9f1bc778..6a150af4e7b8 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/BarrierGuard.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/BarrierGuard.cpp
@@ -75,4 +75,54 @@ void bg_indirect_expr() {
   if (guarded(buf)) {
     sink(buf);
   }
+}
+
+void test_guard_and_reassign() {
+  int x = source();
+
+  if(!guarded(x)) {
+    x = 0;
+  }
+  sink(x); // $ SPURIOUS: ast,ir
+}
+
+void test_phi_read_guard(bool b) {
+  int x = source();
+
+  if(b) {
+    if(!guarded(x))
+      return;
+  }
+  else {
+    if(!guarded(x))
+      return;
+  }
+  
+  sink(x); // $ SPURIOUS: ast,ir
+}
+
+bool unsafe(int);
+
+void test_guard_and_reassign_2() {
+  int x = source();
+
+  if(unsafe(x)) {
+    x = 0;
+  }
+  sink(x); // $ SPURIOUS: ast
+}
+
+void test_phi_read_guard_2(bool b) {
+  int x = source();
+
+  if(b) {
+    if(unsafe(x))
+      return;
+  }
+  else {
+    if(unsafe(x))
+      return;
+  }
+  
+  sink(x); // $ SPURIOUS: ast
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/TestBase.qll b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/TestBase.qll
index c91bd782c056..71db02642878 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/TestBase.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/TestBase.qll
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ module AstTest {
     g.(FunctionCall).getTarget().getName() = "guarded" and
     checked = g.(FunctionCall).getArgument(0) and
     isTrue = true
+    or
+    g.(FunctionCall).getTarget().getName() = "unsafe" and
+    checked = g.(FunctionCall).getArgument(0) and
+    isTrue = false
   }
 
   /** Common data flow configuration to be used by tests. */
@@ -105,9 +109,13 @@ module IRTest {
   predicate testBarrierGuard(IRGuardCondition g, Expr checked, boolean isTrue) {
     exists(Call call |
       call = g.getUnconvertedResultExpression() and
+      checked = call.getArgument(0)
+    |
       call.getTarget().hasName("guarded") and
-      checked = call.getArgument(0) and
       isTrue = true
+      or
+      call.getTarget().hasName("unsafe") and
+      isTrue = false
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/localFlow-ir.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/localFlow-ir.expected
index 00e6b03b9319..f6c8375660c1 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/localFlow-ir.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/localFlow-ir.expected
@@ -69,45 +69,61 @@
 | test.cpp:8:8:8:9 | t1 | test.cpp:9:8:9:9 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:9:8:9:9 | t1 | test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:9:8:9:9 | t1 | test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | t1 |
+| test.cpp:10:8:10:9 | t2 | test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:10:8:10:9 | t2 | test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:10:8:10:9 | t2 | test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 |
-| test.cpp:10:8:10:9 | t2 | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:10:8:10:9 | t2 | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | Phi input | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi read(t2) |
+| test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | Phi input | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi(*t2) |
 | test.cpp:11:7:11:8 | t1 | test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:12:5:12:10 | ... = ... | test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 |
 | test.cpp:12:10:12:10 | 0 | test.cpp:12:5:12:10 | ... = ... |
-| test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi | test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 |
-| test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | Phi | test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 |
-| test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:13:5:13:8 | Phi input | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi read(t2) |
+| test.cpp:13:5:13:8 | Phi input | test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi(*t2) |
+| test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 | test.cpp:13:5:13:8 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:13:10:13:11 | t2 | test.cpp:13:5:13:8 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi read(t2) | test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 |
+| test.cpp:15:3:15:6 | SSA phi(*t2) | test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 |
+| test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:15:8:15:9 | t2 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:17:3:17:8 | ... = ... | test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:17:8:17:8 | 0 | test.cpp:17:3:17:8 | ... = ... |
-| test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:21:8:21:9 | t1 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | 0 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | 0 |
-| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | 0 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 |
-| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi | test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | 0 | test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(*t2) |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(i) |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t1) |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t2) |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*i) |
+| test.cpp:23:15:23:16 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*t1) |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(*t2) | test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(i) | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t1) | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t2) | test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*i) | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i |
+| test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*t1) | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i |
 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i |
-| test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 | test.cpp:26:8:26:9 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:23:23:23:24 | t1 | test.cpp:26:8:26:9 | t1 |
 | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | *i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | *i |
 | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | *i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i |
-| test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
 | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i |
 | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i | test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i |
-| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | ... ++ | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:27 | i | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | ... ++ | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | ... ++ |
-| test.cpp:24:5:24:11 | ... = ... | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
-| test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | Phi |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | ... ++ | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(*t2) |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(i) |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t1) |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi read(t2) |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*i) |
+| test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input | test.cpp:23:19:23:19 | SSA phi(*t1) |
+| test.cpp:24:5:24:11 | ... = ... | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
+| test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 | test.cpp:23:27:23:29 | Phi input |
 | test.cpp:24:10:24:11 | t2 | test.cpp:24:5:24:11 | ... = ... |
 | test.cpp:382:48:382:54 | source1 | test.cpp:384:16:384:23 | *& ... |
 | test.cpp:383:12:383:13 | 0 | test.cpp:383:12:383:13 | 0 |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test-source-sink.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test-source-sink.expected
index e8afa785492f..85d8682742b1 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test-source-sink.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test-source-sink.expected
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ astFlow
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:60:11:60:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:62:14:62:14 | x |
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:60:11:60:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:64:14:64:14 | x |
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:60:11:60:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:66:14:66:14 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:81:11:81:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:86:8:86:8 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:90:11:90:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:101:8:101:8 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:107:11:107:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:112:8:112:8 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:116:11:116:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:127:8:127:8 | x |
 | acrossLinkTargets.cpp:19:27:19:32 | call to source | acrossLinkTargets.cpp:12:8:12:8 | x |
 | clang.cpp:12:9:12:20 | sourceArray1 | clang.cpp:18:8:18:19 | sourceArray1 |
 | clang.cpp:12:9:12:20 | sourceArray1 | clang.cpp:22:8:22:20 | & ... |
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ irFlow
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:49:10:49:15 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:55:13:55:13 | x |
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:60:11:60:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:64:14:64:14 | x |
 | BarrierGuard.cpp:60:11:60:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:66:14:66:14 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:81:11:81:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:86:8:86:8 | x |
+| BarrierGuard.cpp:90:11:90:16 | call to source | BarrierGuard.cpp:101:8:101:8 | x |
 | acrossLinkTargets.cpp:19:27:19:32 | call to source | acrossLinkTargets.cpp:12:8:12:8 | x |
 | clang.cpp:12:9:12:20 | sourceArray1 | clang.cpp:18:8:18:19 | sourceArray1 |
 | clang.cpp:12:9:12:20 | sourceArray1 | clang.cpp:23:17:23:29 | *& ... |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/dataflow-consistency.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/dataflow-consistency.expected
index f49830443ca4..0af54dc85709 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/dataflow-consistency.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/dataflow-consistency.expected
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ postWithInFlow
 | simple.cpp:65:7:65:7 | i [post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
 | simple.cpp:83:12:83:13 | f1 [post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
 | simple.cpp:92:7:92:7 | i [post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
+| simple.cpp:118:7:118:7 | i [post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
 | struct_init.c:24:11:24:12 | ab [inner post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
 | struct_init.c:36:17:36:24 | nestedAB [inner post update] | PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow. |
 viableImplInCallContextTooLarge
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/ir-path-flow.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/ir-path-flow.expected
index 4f9b5b7b853d..98ca0290f472 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/ir-path-flow.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/ir-path-flow.expected
@@ -842,6 +842,10 @@ edges
 | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | provenance |  |
 | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:109:43:109:43 | x | provenance |  |
 | simple.cpp:109:43:109:43 | x | simple.cpp:103:24:103:24 | x | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | *a [post update] [i] | simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | *a [i] | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | *a [post update] [i] | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | *a [i] | simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | *ab [a] | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | *ab [a] | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | *ab [a] | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | *ab [a] | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | *ab [a] | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | provenance |  |
@@ -1747,6 +1751,11 @@ nodes
 | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | semmle.label | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | semmle.label | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:109:43:109:43 | x | semmle.label | x |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | *a [post update] [i] | semmle.label | *a [post update] [i] |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | semmle.label | ... = ... |
+| simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | semmle.label | call to user_input |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | *a [i] | semmle.label | *a [i] |
+| simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | semmle.label | i |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | *ab [a] | semmle.label | *ab [a] |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | *ab [a] | semmle.label | *ab [a] |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | *ab [a] | semmle.label | *ab [a] |
@@ -1957,6 +1966,7 @@ subpaths
 | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | call to getf2f1 | simple.cpp:83:17:83:26 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | call to getf2f1 | call to getf2f1 flows from $@ | simple.cpp:83:17:83:26 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | i flows from $@ | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:104:14:104:14 | x | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:104:14:104:14 | x | x flows from $@ | simple.cpp:108:17:108:26 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
+| simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | i flows from $@ | simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:20:20:20:29 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:20:20:20:29 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:27:7:27:16 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:27:7:27:16 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:40:20:40:29 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:40:20:40:29 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-diff.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-diff.expected
index 4c85e26fc79d..4d249e34664b 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-diff.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-diff.expected
@@ -289,3 +289,5 @@ WARNING: Module DataFlow has been deprecated and may be removed in future (parti
 | simple.cpp:83:12:83:13 | f1 | AST only |
 | simple.cpp:92:7:92:7 | i | AST only |
 | simple.cpp:94:10:94:11 | a2 | IR only |
+| simple.cpp:118:7:118:7 | i | AST only |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | a | IR only |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-ir.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-ir.expected
index 823997fd7d33..fcb70d77d5bf 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-ir.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition-ir.expected
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@
 | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | this |
 | simple.cpp:92:5:92:5 | a |
 | simple.cpp:94:10:94:11 | a2 |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | a |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | a |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | ab |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a |
 | struct_init.c:16:8:16:9 | ab |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition.expected
index 608f884ddc07..48c0ff8cc9b8 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/partial-definition.expected
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ WARNING: Module DataFlow has been deprecated and may be removed in future (parti
 | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | this |
 | simple.cpp:92:5:92:5 | a |
 | simple.cpp:92:7:92:7 | i |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | a |
+| simple.cpp:118:7:118:7 | i |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | ab |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a |
 | struct_init.c:16:8:16:9 | ab |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/path-flow.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/path-flow.expected
index 9def426deb1c..17cd0b7ce020 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/path-flow.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/path-flow.expected
@@ -731,6 +731,10 @@ edges
 | simple.cpp:92:5:92:22 | ... = ... | simple.cpp:92:5:92:5 | a [post update] [i] | provenance |  |
 | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:92:5:92:22 | ... = ... | provenance |  |
 | simple.cpp:94:10:94:11 | a2 [i] | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | a [post update] [i] | simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | a [i] | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | a [post update] [i] | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | provenance |  |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | a [i] | simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | ab [a] | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | ab [a] | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | ab [a] | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | ab [a] | provenance |  |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | ab [a] | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | provenance |  |
@@ -1538,6 +1542,11 @@ nodes
 | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | semmle.label | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:94:10:94:11 | a2 [i] | semmle.label | a2 [i] |
 | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | semmle.label | i |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:5 | a [post update] [i] | semmle.label | a [post update] [i] |
+| simple.cpp:118:5:118:22 | ... = ... | semmle.label | ... = ... |
+| simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | semmle.label | call to user_input |
+| simple.cpp:120:8:120:8 | a [i] | semmle.label | a [i] |
+| simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | semmle.label | i |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | ab [a] | semmle.label | ab [a] |
 | struct_init.c:14:24:14:25 | ab [a] | semmle.label | ab [a] |
 | struct_init.c:15:8:15:9 | ab [a] | semmle.label | ab [a] |
@@ -1751,6 +1760,7 @@ subpaths
 | simple.cpp:67:13:67:13 | i | simple.cpp:65:11:65:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:67:13:67:13 | i | i flows from $@ | simple.cpp:65:11:65:20 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | call to getf2f1 | simple.cpp:83:17:83:26 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:84:14:84:20 | call to getf2f1 | call to getf2f1 flows from $@ | simple.cpp:83:17:83:26 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:94:13:94:13 | i | i flows from $@ | simple.cpp:92:11:92:20 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
+| simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | simple.cpp:120:10:120:10 | i | i flows from $@ | simple.cpp:118:11:118:20 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:20:20:20:29 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:20:20:20:29 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:27:7:27:16 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:27:7:27:16 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
 | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | struct_init.c:40:20:40:29 | call to user_input | struct_init.c:15:12:15:12 | a | a flows from $@ | struct_init.c:40:20:40:29 | call to user_input | call to user_input |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/simple.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/simple.cpp
index 36756689855d..9501bdaf63be 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/simple.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/fields/simple.cpp
@@ -111,4 +111,13 @@ namespace TestAdditionalCallTargets {
 
 }
 
+void post_update_to_phi_input(bool b)
+{
+  A a;
+  if(b) {
+    a.i = user_input();
+  }
+  sink(a.i); // $ ast,ir
+}
+
 } // namespace Simple