diff --git a/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp b/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
index b7fbf0358..b58e26926 100644
--- a/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ unsigned int TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(const Token *tok)
             return 0;
 
         // * / const
-        while (Token::Match(tok, "*|const"))
+        while (Token::Match(tok, "*|&|const"))
             tok = tok->next();
 
         // Function pointer..
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 8bee71a15..08d126ed0 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(template28);
         TEST_CASE(template29);  // #3449 - don't crash for garbage code
         TEST_CASE(template30);  // #3529 - template < template < ..
+        TEST_CASE(template31);  // #4010 - reference type
         TEST_CASE(template_unhandled);
         TEST_CASE(template_default_parameter);
         TEST_CASE(template_default_type);
@@ -2144,6 +2145,12 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("template < template < class > class A , class B > void f ( ) { }", tok(code));
     }
 
+    void template31() {
+        // #4010 - template reference type
+        const char code[] = "template<class T> struct A{}; A<int&> a;";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("A<int&> a ; struct A<int&> { }", tok(code));
+    }
+
     void template_unhandled() {
         // An unhandled template usage should be simplified..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("x<int> ( ) ;", tok("x<int>();"));