diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index aa4c00af8..1fcb7184b 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1790,6 +1790,11 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
                         {
                             if (!inCast && !inSizeof)
                                 tok2 = tok2->next();
+
+                            // skip over reference
+                            if (tok2->str() == "&")
+                                tok2 = tok2->next();
+
                             tok2 = copyTokens(tok2, arrayStart, arrayEnd);
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
 
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index a546b3654..c2b76a51b 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef80); // ticket #2587
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef81); // ticket #2603
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef82); // ticket #2403
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef83); // ticket #2620
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -4961,6 +4962,17 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef83() // ticket #2620
+    {
+        const char code[] = "typedef char Str[10];\n"
+                            "void f(Str &cl) { }\n";
+
+        // The expected result..
+        const std::string expected("; "
+                                   "void f ( char & cl [ 10 ] ) { }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, sizeof_(code));
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1()
     {
         {