diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index f14ef52c0..7ad774aef 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ bool isTemporary(bool cpp, const Token* tok, const Library* library, bool unknow
     // Currying a function is unknown in cppcheck
     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "(") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->astOperand1(), "("))
         return unknown;
+    if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "{") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->astParent(), "return") && tok->astOperand1() &&
+        !tok->astOperand2())
+        return isTemporary(cpp, tok->astOperand1(), library);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 0e4848f2b..9d69c032e 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(returnReference18); // #9482
         TEST_CASE(returnReference19); // #9597
         TEST_CASE(returnReference20); // #9536
+        TEST_CASE(returnReference21); // #9530
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceFunction);
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceContainer);
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceLiteral);
@@ -1352,6 +1353,14 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    // #9530
+    void returnReference21() {
+        check("int& f(int& x) {\n"
+              "    return {x};\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void returnReferenceFunction() {
         check("int& f(int& a) {\n"
               "    return a;\n"