diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll
index 75147c29e04..e58ae8b1a5b 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ private predicate typeEquality(AstNode n1, TypePath prefix1, AstNode n2, TypePat
     n2 = be.getStmtList().getTailExpr() and
     if be.isAsync()
     then
-      prefix1 = TypePath::singleton(getFutureOutputTypeParameter()) and
+      prefix1 = TypePath::singleton(getDynFutureOutputTypeParameter()) and
       prefix2.isEmpty()
     else (
       prefix1.isEmpty() and
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ private module MethodCallMatchingInput implements MatchingWithEnvironmentInputSi
         or
         exists(TypePath suffix |
           result = this.resolveRetType(suffix) and
-          path = TypePath::cons(getFutureOutputTypeParameter(), suffix)
+          path = TypePath::cons(getDynFutureOutputTypeParameter(), suffix)
         )
       else result = this.resolveRetType(path)
     }
@@ -3024,13 +3024,18 @@ private Type inferLiteralType(LiteralExpr le, TypePath path, boolean certain) {
 }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
-private TraitType getFutureTraitType() { result.getTrait() instanceof FutureTrait }
+private DynTraitType getFutureTraitType() { result.getTrait() instanceof FutureTrait }
 
 pragma[nomagic]
 private AssociatedTypeTypeParameter getFutureOutputTypeParameter() {
   result.getTypeAlias() = any(FutureTrait ft).getOutputType()
 }
 
+pragma[nomagic]
+private DynTraitTypeParameter getDynFutureOutputTypeParameter() {
+  result = TDynTraitTypeParameter(any(FutureTrait ft).getOutputType())
+}
+
 pragma[nomagic]
 predicate isUnitBlockExpr(BlockExpr be) {
   not be.getStmtList().hasTailExpr() and
@@ -3047,7 +3052,7 @@ private Type inferBlockExprType(BlockExpr be, TypePath path) {
     result = getFutureTraitType()
     or
     isUnitBlockExpr(be) and
-    path = TypePath::singleton(getFutureOutputTypeParameter()) and
+    path = TypePath::singleton(getDynFutureOutputTypeParameter()) and
     result instanceof UnitType
   ) else (
     isUnitBlockExpr(be) and
@@ -3072,6 +3077,7 @@ final private class AwaitTarget extends Expr {
 }
 
 private module AwaitSatisfiesConstraintInput implements SatisfiesConstraintInputSig<AwaitTarget> {
+  pragma[nomagic]
   predicate relevantConstraint(AwaitTarget term, Type constraint) {
     exists(term) and
     constraint.(TraitType).getTrait() instanceof FutureTrait
@@ -3390,7 +3396,7 @@ private Type inferClosureExprType(AstNode n, TypePath path) {
   exists(ClosureExpr ce |
     n = ce and
     path.isEmpty() and
-    result = TDynTraitType(any(FnOnceTrait t))
+    result = TDynTraitType(any(FnOnceTrait t)) // always exists because of the mention in `builtins/mentions.rs`
     or
     n = ce and
     path = TypePath::singleton(TDynTraitTypeParameter(any(FnOnceTrait t).getTypeParam())) and
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected
index a56b6b7c475..6e8901b7349 100644
--- a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected
+++ b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected
@@ -4908,12 +4908,12 @@ inferType
 | main.rs:2227:25:2229:5 | { ... } |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2228:9:2228:10 | S1 |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2231:41:2233:5 | { ... } |  | main.rs:2231:16:2231:39 | impl ... |
-| main.rs:2232:9:2232:20 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2232:9:2232:20 | { ... } | Output | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
+| main.rs:2232:9:2232:20 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2232:9:2232:20 | { ... } | dyn(Output) | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2232:17:2232:18 | S1 |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2235:41:2237:5 | { ... } |  | main.rs:2235:16:2235:39 | impl ... |
-| main.rs:2236:9:2236:16 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2236:9:2236:16 | { ... } | Output | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
+| main.rs:2236:9:2236:16 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2236:9:2236:16 | { ... } | dyn(Output) | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:2245:13:2245:42 | SelfParam |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | Pin |
 | main.rs:2245:13:2245:42 | SelfParam | Ptr | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | & |
 | main.rs:2245:13:2245:42 | SelfParam | Ptr.TRef | main.rs:2239:5:2239:14 | S2 |
@@ -4928,8 +4928,8 @@ inferType
 | main.rs:2253:9:2253:10 | S2 |  | main.rs:2239:5:2239:14 | S2 |
 | main.rs:2253:9:2253:10 | S2 |  | main.rs:2252:16:2252:39 | impl ... |
 | main.rs:2256:22:2264:5 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
-| main.rs:2257:9:2257:12 | f1(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2257:9:2257:12 | f1(...) | Output | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
+| main.rs:2257:9:2257:12 | f1(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2257:9:2257:12 | f1(...) | dyn(Output) | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2257:9:2257:18 | await ... |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2257:9:2257:22 | ... .f() |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:2258:9:2258:12 | f2(...) |  | main.rs:2231:16:2231:39 | impl ... |
@@ -4943,13 +4943,13 @@ inferType
 | main.rs:2261:9:2261:10 | S2 |  | main.rs:2239:5:2239:14 | S2 |
 | main.rs:2261:9:2261:16 | await S2 |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2261:9:2261:20 | ... .f() |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
-| main.rs:2262:13:2262:13 | b |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2262:13:2262:13 | b | Output | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
-| main.rs:2262:17:2262:28 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2262:17:2262:28 | { ... } | Output | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
+| main.rs:2262:13:2262:13 | b |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2262:13:2262:13 | b | dyn(Output) | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
+| main.rs:2262:17:2262:28 | { ... } |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2262:17:2262:28 | { ... } | dyn(Output) | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2262:25:2262:26 | S1 |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
-| main.rs:2263:9:2263:9 | b |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:2263:9:2263:9 | b | Output | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
+| main.rs:2263:9:2263:9 | b |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:2263:9:2263:9 | b | dyn(Output) | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2263:9:2263:15 | await b |  | main.rs:2221:5:2221:14 | S1 |
 | main.rs:2263:9:2263:19 | ... .f() |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:2274:15:2274:19 | SelfParam |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | & |
@@ -6550,8 +6550,8 @@ inferType
 | main.rs:3061:5:3061:24 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:3062:5:3062:17 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:3063:5:3063:18 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
-| main.rs:3064:5:3064:15 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | trait Future |
-| main.rs:3064:5:3064:15 | ...::f(...) | Output | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
+| main.rs:3064:5:3064:15 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | dyn Future |
+| main.rs:3064:5:3064:15 | ...::f(...) | dyn(Output) | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:3065:5:3065:19 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:3066:5:3066:17 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
 | main.rs:3067:5:3067:14 | ...::f(...) |  | {EXTERNAL LOCATION} | () |
diff --git a/rust/tools/builtins/mentions.rs b/rust/tools/builtins/mentions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3731164893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/tools/builtins/mentions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Type mentions required by type inference
+
+use std::future::Future;
+fn mention_dyn_future<T>(f: &dyn Future<Output = T>) {}
+
+fn mention_dyn_fn_once<F>(f: &dyn FnOnce() -> F) {}