diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index a93b4a717..8eda70a45 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2279,6 +2279,9 @@ bool Function::returnsReference(const Function* function, bool unknown)
         start = start->next();
     if (start->tokAt(1) == defEnd && !start->type() && !start->isStandardType())
         return unknown;
+    // TODO: Try to deduce the type of the expression
+    if (Token::Match(start, "decltype|typeof"))
+        return unknown;
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 804919ee2..ebc1897c2 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(returnReference16); // #9433
         TEST_CASE(returnReference16); // #9433
         TEST_CASE(returnReference17); // #9461
+        TEST_CASE(returnReference18); // #9482
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceFunction);
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceContainer);
         TEST_CASE(returnReferenceLiteral);
@@ -1297,6 +1298,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void returnReference18() {
+        check("template<class T>\n"
+              "auto f(T& x) -> decltype(x);\n"
+              "int& g(int* x) {\n"
+              "    return f(*x);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void returnReferenceFunction() {
         check("int& f(int& a) {\n"
               "    return a;\n"