diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/TaintTrackingUtil.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/TaintTrackingUtil.qll
index 92d12bd3f00..db7b3c23b18 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/TaintTrackingUtil.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/TaintTrackingUtil.qll
@@ -187,3 +187,16 @@ abstract class DefaultTaintSanitizer extends DataFlow::Node { }
  * but not in local taint.
  */
 predicate isDefaultTaintSanitizer(DataFlow::Node node) { node instanceof DefaultTaintSanitizer }
+
+/**
+ * A sanitizer guard in all global taint flow configurations but not in local taint.
+ */
+abstract class DefaultTaintSanitizerGuard extends DataFlow::BarrierGuard { }
+
+/**
+ * Holds if `guard` should be a sanitizer guard in all global taint flow configurations
+ * but not in local taint.
+ */
+predicate isDefaultTaintSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+  guard instanceof DefaultTaintSanitizerGuard
+}
diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
index a75f0444f73..37047c63099 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    isSanitizerGuard(guard) or isDefaultTaintSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`
diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
index a75f0444f73..37047c63099 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   /** Holds if taint propagation through nodes guarded by `guard` is prohibited. */
   predicate isSanitizerGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { none() }
 
-  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) { isSanitizerGuard(guard) }
+  final override predicate isBarrierGuard(DataFlow::BarrierGuard guard) {
+    isSanitizerGuard(guard) or isDefaultTaintSanitizerGuard(guard)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if the additional taint propagation step from `node1` to `node2`