diff --git a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplSpecific.qll b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplSpecific.qll
index cd244e6ca35..dff14dc7426 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplSpecific.qll
+++ b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplSpecific.qll
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ module PowershellDataFlow implements InputSig<Location> {
   class ParameterNode = Private::ParameterNodeImpl;
 
   Node exprNode(DataFlowExpr e) { result = Public::exprNode(e) }
+
+  predicate neverSkipInPathGraph = Private::neverSkipInPathGraph/1;
 }
diff --git a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index c1292e34bae..e7764e6b607 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ abstract class NodeImpl extends Node {
 
   /** Do not call: use `toString()` instead. */
   abstract string toStringImpl();
+
+  /** Holds if this node should be hidden from path explanations. */
+  predicate nodeIsHidden() { none() }
 }
 
 private class ExprNodeImpl extends ExprNode, NodeImpl {
@@ -284,7 +287,13 @@ private string approxKnownElementIndex(ConstantValue cv) {
 import Cached
 
 /** Holds if `n` should be hidden from path explanations. */
-predicate nodeIsHidden(Node n) { none() }
+predicate nodeIsHidden(Node n) { n.(NodeImpl).nodeIsHidden() }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if `n` should never be skipped over in the `PathGraph` and in path
+ * explanations.
+ */
+predicate neverSkipInPathGraph(Node n) { isReturned(n.(AstNode).getCfgNode()) }
 
 /** An SSA node. */
 abstract class SsaNode extends NodeImpl, TSsaNode {
@@ -795,6 +804,8 @@ private class ImplicitWrapNode extends TImplicitWrapNode, NodeImpl {
   override Location getLocationImpl() { result = n.getLocation() }
 
   override string toStringImpl() { result = "implicit unwrapping of " + n.toString() }
+
+  override predicate nodeIsHidden() { any() }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -829,6 +840,8 @@ private class ReturnNodeImpl extends TReturnNodeImpl, NodeImpl {
   override Location getLocationImpl() { result = scope.getLocation() }
 
   override string toStringImpl() { result = "return value for " + scope.toString() }
+
+  override predicate nodeIsHidden() { any() }
 }
 
 /** A node that performs a type cast. */
diff --git a/powershell/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/returns/test.expected b/powershell/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/returns/test.expected
index e851cb13654..dbd31969033 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/returns/test.expected
+++ b/powershell/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/returns/test.expected
@@ -1,48 +1,32 @@
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-| test.ps1:2:5:2:15 | implicit unwrapping of Source | test.ps1:1:25:3:2 | return value for {...} | provenance |  |
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