diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/ExternalFlow.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/ExternalFlow.qll
index 7232326f1b3..1454b759068 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/ExternalFlow.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/ExternalFlow.qll
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 
 import cpp
 private import new.DataFlow
+private import semmle.code.cpp.controlflow.IRGuards
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowPrivate as Private
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowUtil
 private import internal.FlowSummaryImpl
@@ -367,6 +368,8 @@ private predicate elementSpec(
 ) {
   sourceModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, _, _, _, _) or
   sinkModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, _, _, _, _) or
+  barrierModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, _, _, _, _) or
+  barrierGuardModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, _, _, _, _, _) or
   summaryModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, _, _, _, _, _)
 }
 
@@ -1028,6 +1031,52 @@ private module Cached {
       isSinkNode(n, kind, model) and n.asNode() = node
     )
   }
+
+  private newtype TKindModelPair =
+    TMkPair(string kind, string model) { isBarrierGuardNode(_, _, kind, model) }
+
+  private GuardValue convertAcceptingValue(Public::AcceptingValue av) {
+    av.isTrue() and result.asBooleanValue() = true
+    or
+    av.isFalse() and result.asBooleanValue() = false
+    or
+    av.isNoException() and result.getDualValue().isThrowsException()
+    or
+    av.isZero() and result.asIntValue() = 0
+    or
+    av.isNotZero() and result.getDualValue().asIntValue() = 0
+    or
+    av.isNull() and result.isNullValue()
+    or
+    av.isNotNull() and result.isNonNullValue()
+  }
+
+  private predicate barrierGuardChecks(IRGuardCondition g, Expr e, GuardValue gv, TKindModelPair kmp) {
+    exists(
+      SourceSinkInterpretationInput::InterpretNode n, Public::AcceptingValue acceptingvalue,
+      string kind, string model
+    |
+      isBarrierGuardNode(n, acceptingvalue, kind, model) and
+      n.asNode().asExpr() = e and
+      kmp = TMkPair(kind, model) and
+      gv = convertAcceptingValue(acceptingvalue) and
+      n.asNode().(ArgumentNode).getCallInstruction() = g
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if `node` is specified as a barrier with the given kind in a MaD flow
+   * model.
+   */
+  cached
+  predicate barrierNode(DataFlow::Node node, string kind, string model) {
+    exists(SourceSinkInterpretationInput::InterpretNode n |
+      isBarrierNode(n, kind, model) and n.asNode() = node
+    )
+    or
+    DataFlow::ParameterizedBarrierGuard<TKindModelPair, barrierGuardChecks/4>::getABarrierNode(TMkPair(kind,
+        model)) = node
+  }
 }
 
 import Cached
@@ -1044,6 +1093,12 @@ predicate sourceNode(DataFlow::Node node, string kind) { sourceNode(node, kind,
  */
 predicate sinkNode(DataFlow::Node node, string kind) { sinkNode(node, kind, _) }
 
+/**
+ * Holds if `node` is specified as a barrier with the given kind in a MaD flow
+ * model.
+ */
+predicate barrierNode(DataFlow::Node node, string kind) { barrierNode(node, kind, _) }
+
 private predicate interpretSummary(
   Function f, string input, string output, string kind, string provenance, string model
 ) {
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index a1d9dd86c40..d4cf34ec4bd 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -149,16 +149,26 @@ module SourceSinkInterpretationInput implements
   }
 
   predicate barrierElement(
-    Element n, string output, string kind, Public::Provenance provenance, string model
+    Element e, string output, string kind, Public::Provenance provenance, string model
   ) {
-    none()
+    exists(
+      string namespace, string type, boolean subtypes, string name, string signature, string ext
+    |
+      barrierModel(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, output, kind, provenance, model) and
+      e = interpretElement(namespace, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext)
+    )
   }
 
   predicate barrierGuardElement(
-    Element n, string input, Public::AcceptingValue acceptingvalue, string kind,
+    Element e, string input, Public::AcceptingValue acceptingvalue, string kind,
     Public::Provenance provenance, string model
   ) {
-    none()
+    exists(
+      string package, string type, boolean subtypes, string name, string signature, string ext
+    |
+      barrierGuardModel(package, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext, input, acceptingvalue, kind, provenance, model) and
+      e = interpretElement(package, type, subtypes, name, signature, ext)
+    )
   }
 
   private newtype TInterpretNode =