diff --git a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index e6379f6a170..614c785440c 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ module Public {
       result = "Argument[" + getParameterPosition(pos) + "]"
     )
     or
+    exists(string synthetic |
+      sc = TSyntheticGlobalSummaryComponent(synthetic) and
+      result = "SyntheticGlobal[" + synthetic + "]"
+    )
+    or
     sc = TReturnSummaryComponent(getReturnValueKind()) and result = "ReturnValue"
   }
 
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index e6379f6a170..614c785440c 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ module Public {
       result = "Argument[" + getParameterPosition(pos) + "]"
     )
     or
+    exists(string synthetic |
+      sc = TSyntheticGlobalSummaryComponent(synthetic) and
+      result = "SyntheticGlobal[" + synthetic + "]"
+    )
+    or
     sc = TReturnSummaryComponent(getReturnValueKind()) and result = "ReturnValue"
   }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index e6379f6a170..614c785440c 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ module Public {
       result = "Argument[" + getParameterPosition(pos) + "]"
     )
     or
+    exists(string synthetic |
+      sc = TSyntheticGlobalSummaryComponent(synthetic) and
+      result = "SyntheticGlobal[" + synthetic + "]"
+    )
+    or
     sc = TReturnSummaryComponent(getReturnValueKind()) and result = "ReturnValue"
   }
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index e6379f6a170..614c785440c 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ module Public {
       result = "Argument[" + getParameterPosition(pos) + "]"
     )
     or
+    exists(string synthetic |
+      sc = TSyntheticGlobalSummaryComponent(synthetic) and
+      result = "SyntheticGlobal[" + synthetic + "]"
+    )
+    or
     sc = TReturnSummaryComponent(getReturnValueKind()) and result = "ReturnValue"
   }
 
diff --git a/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index e6379f6a170..614c785440c 100644
--- a/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ module Public {
       result = "Argument[" + getParameterPosition(pos) + "]"
     )
     or
+    exists(string synthetic |
+      sc = TSyntheticGlobalSummaryComponent(synthetic) and
+      result = "SyntheticGlobal[" + synthetic + "]"
+    )
+    or
     sc = TReturnSummaryComponent(getReturnValueKind()) and result = "ReturnValue"
   }