diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Constructor.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Constructor.cs
index 2c3b25b2e1c..14d9b548015 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Constructor.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Constructor.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
                 {
                     case SyntaxKind.BaseConstructorInitializer:
                         initializerType = Symbol.ContainingType.BaseType!;
+                        ExtractObjectInitCall(trapFile);
                         break;
                     case SyntaxKind.ThisConstructorInitializer:
                         initializerType = Symbol.ContainingType;
@@ -90,10 +91,12 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
                 var primaryInfo = Context.GetSymbolInfo(primaryInitializer);
                 var primarySymbol = primaryInfo.Symbol;
 
+                ExtractObjectInitCall(trapFile);
                 ExtractSourceInitializer(trapFile, primarySymbol?.ContainingType, (IMethodSymbol?)primarySymbol, primaryInitializer.ArgumentList, primaryInitializer.GetLocation());
             }
             else if (Symbol.MethodKind is MethodKind.Constructor)
             {
+                ExtractObjectInitCall(trapFile);
                 var baseType = Symbol.ContainingType.BaseType;
                 if (baseType is null)
                 {
@@ -127,6 +130,27 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
             }
         }
 
+        private void ExtractObjectInitCall(TextWriter trapFile)
+        {
+            var target = ObjectInitMethod.Create(Context, ContainingType!);
+
+            var type = Context.Compilation.GetSpecialType(SpecialType.System_Void);
+
+            var info = new ExpressionInfo(Context,
+                AnnotatedTypeSymbol.CreateNotAnnotated(type),
+                Location,
+                Kinds.ExprKind.METHOD_INVOCATION,
+                this,
+                -2,
+                isCompilerGenerated: true,
+                null);
+            var obinitCall = new Expression(info);
+
+            trapFile.expr_call(obinitCall, target);
+
+            Expressions.This.CreateImplicit(Context, Symbol.ContainingType, Location, obinitCall, -1);
+        }
+
         private void ExtractSourceInitializer(TextWriter trapFile, ITypeSymbol? type, IMethodSymbol? symbol, ArgumentListSyntax arguments, Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Location location)
         {
             var initInfo = new ExpressionInfo(Context,
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/IMethodEntity.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/IMethodEntity.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..278f2b18798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/IMethodEntity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Marker interface for method entities.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IMethodEntity : IEntity
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Method.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Method.cs
index c1b0f1a65bc..c92c561f31b 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Method.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Method.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Populators;
 
 namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
 {
-    internal abstract class Method : CachedSymbol<IMethodSymbol>, IExpressionParentEntity, IStatementParentEntity
+    internal abstract class Method : CachedSymbol<IMethodSymbol>, IExpressionParentEntity, IStatementParentEntity, IMethodEntity
     {
         protected Method(Context cx, IMethodSymbol init)
             : base(cx, init) { }
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/ObjectInitMethod.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/ObjectInitMethod.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d690e19e08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/ObjectInitMethod.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities
+{
+    internal sealed class ObjectInitMethod : CachedEntity, IMethodEntity
+    {
+        Type ContainingType { get; }
+
+        private ObjectInitMethod(Context cx, Type containingType)
+            : base(cx)
+        {
+            this.ContainingType = containingType;
+        }
+
+        public string Name => "<object initializer>";
+
+        public static ObjectInitMethod Create(Context cx, Type containingType)
+        {
+            return ObjectInitMethodFactory.Instance.CreateEntity(cx, (typeof(ObjectInitMethod), containingType), containingType);
+        }
+
+        public override void Populate(TextWriter trapFile)
+        {
+            var returnType = Type.Create(Context, Context.Compilation.GetSpecialType(SpecialType.System_Void));
+
+            trapFile.methods(this, Name, ContainingType, returnType.TypeRef, this);
+
+            trapFile.compiler_generated(this);
+
+            trapFile.method_location(this, Context.CreateLocation(ReportingLocation));
+        }
+
+        public override void WriteId(EscapingTextWriter trapFile)
+        {
+            trapFile.WriteSubId(ContainingType);
+            trapFile.Write(".");
+            trapFile.Write(Name);
+            trapFile.Write(";method");
+        }
+
+        public override Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Location? ReportingLocation => ContainingType.ReportingLocation;
+
+        public override bool NeedsPopulation => true;
+
+        public override TrapStackBehaviour TrapStackBehaviour => TrapStackBehaviour.NoLabel;
+
+        private class ObjectInitMethodFactory : CachedEntityFactory<Type, ObjectInitMethod>
+        {
+            public static ObjectInitMethodFactory Instance { get; } = new ObjectInitMethodFactory();
+
+            public override ObjectInitMethod Create(Context cx, Type containingType) =>
+                new ObjectInitMethod(cx, containingType);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Trap/Tuples.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Trap/Tuples.cs
index 8960b6adb67..b789eaa2e9c 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Trap/Tuples.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Trap/Tuples.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp
         internal static void expr_argument_name(this TextWriter trapFile, Expression expr, string name) =>
             trapFile.WriteTuple("expr_argument_name", expr, name);
 
-        internal static void expr_call(this TextWriter trapFile, Expression expr, Method target) =>
+        internal static void expr_call(this TextWriter trapFile, Expression expr, IMethodEntity target) =>
             trapFile.WriteTuple("expr_call", expr, target);
 
         internal static void expr_flowstate(this TextWriter trapFile, Expression expr, int flowState) =>
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp
         internal static void localvars(this TextWriter trapFile, LocalVariable key, VariableKind kind, string name, int @var, Type type, Expression expr) =>
             trapFile.WriteTuple("localvars", key, (int)kind, name, @var, type, expr);
 
-        internal static void method_location(this TextWriter trapFile, Method method, Location location) =>
+        internal static void method_location(this TextWriter trapFile, IMethodEntity method, Location location) =>
             trapFile.WriteTuple("method_location", method, location);
 
-        internal static void methods(this TextWriter trapFile, Method method, string name, Type declType, Type retType, Method originalDefinition) =>
+        internal static void methods(this TextWriter trapFile, IMethodEntity method, string name, Type declType, Type retType, IMethodEntity originalDefinition) =>
             trapFile.WriteTuple("methods", method, name, declType, retType, originalDefinition);
 
         internal static void modifiers(this TextWriter trapFile, Label entity, string modifier) =>