diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
index d3d9fd928f9..0f9d67c287e 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
@@ -464,11 +464,10 @@ class ArgumentNode extends Node {
  */
 predicate mutableType(Type tp) {
   exists(Type underlying | underlying = tp.getUnderlyingType() |
-    underlying instanceof ArrayType or
-    underlying instanceof SliceType or
-    underlying instanceof MapType or
-    underlying instanceof PointerType or
-    underlying instanceof InterfaceType
+    not underlying instanceof BoolType and
+    not underlying instanceof NumericType and
+    not underlying instanceof StringType and
+    not underlying instanceof LiteralType
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getEntryNode.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getEntryNode.expected
index 649f5fd6273..7a80ea0b808 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getEntryNode.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getEntryNode.expected
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 | parameter 0 | main.go:53:2:53:22 | call to op2 | main.go:53:6:53:8 | "-" |
 | parameter 0 | main.go:55:2:55:27 | call to Printf | main.go:55:13:55:20 | "%d, %d" |
 | parameter 0 | main.go:57:2:57:27 | call to Printf | main.go:57:13:57:20 | "%d, %d" |
+| parameter 0 | reset.go:12:2:12:21 | call to Reset | reset.go:12:15:12:20 | source |
 | parameter 0 | tst.go:10:2:10:29 | call to ReadFrom | tst.go:10:23:10:28 | reader |
 | parameter 1 | main.go:51:2:51:14 | call to op | main.go:51:10:51:10 | 1 |
 | parameter 1 | main.go:53:2:53:22 | call to op2 | main.go:53:11:53:11 | 2 |
@@ -12,5 +13,6 @@
 | parameter 2 | main.go:55:2:55:27 | call to Printf | main.go:55:26:55:26 | y |
 | parameter 2 | main.go:57:2:57:27 | call to Printf | main.go:57:26:57:26 | y |
 | receiver | main.go:53:14:53:21 | call to bump | main.go:53:14:53:14 | c |
+| receiver | reset.go:12:2:12:21 | call to Reset | reset.go:12:2:12:7 | reader |
 | receiver | tst.go:10:2:10:29 | call to ReadFrom | tst.go:10:2:10:12 | bytesBuffer |
 | result | tst.go:9:17:9:33 | call to new | tst.go:9:2:9:12 | definition of bytesBuffer |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getExitNode.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getExitNode.expected
index f13c3f16bd1..3f4fdfccbc2 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getExitNode.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionInput_getExitNode.expected
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 | parameter 0 | main.go:5:1:11:1 | function declaration | main.go:5:9:5:10 | definition of op |
 | parameter 0 | main.go:13:1:20:1 | function declaration | main.go:13:10:13:11 | definition of op |
 | parameter 0 | main.go:40:1:48:1 | function declaration | main.go:40:12:40:12 | definition of b |
+| parameter 0 | reset.go:8:1:16:1 | function declaration | reset.go:8:27:8:27 | definition of r |
 | parameter 0 | tst.go:8:1:11:1 | function declaration | tst.go:8:12:8:17 | definition of reader |
 | parameter 1 | main.go:5:1:11:1 | function declaration | main.go:5:20:5:20 | definition of x |
 | parameter 1 | main.go:13:1:20:1 | function declaration | main.go:13:21:13:21 | definition of x |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.expected
index 0c64f6cc4b4..be1c46b3437 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.expected
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 | file://:0:0:0:0 | ReadFrom | tst.go:10:23:10:28 | reader | tst.go:9:2:9:12 | definition of bytesBuffer |
+| file://:0:0:0:0 | Reset | reset.go:12:15:12:20 | source | reset.go:11:6:11:11 | definition of reader |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.ql b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.ql
index d21a051038d..276239350d7 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.ql
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionModelStep.ql
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import go
 
 class BytesReadFrom extends TaintTracking::FunctionModel, Method {
-  BytesReadFrom() { this.(Method).hasQualifiedName("bytes", "Buffer", "ReadFrom") }
+  BytesReadFrom() { this.hasQualifiedName("bytes", "Buffer", "ReadFrom") }
+
+  override predicate hasTaintFlow(FunctionInput inp, FunctionOutput outp) {
+    inp.isParameter(0) and outp.isReceiver()
+  }
+}
+
+class ReaderReset extends TaintTracking::FunctionModel, Method {
+  ReaderReset() { this.hasQualifiedName("bufio", "Reader", "Reset") }
 
   override predicate hasTaintFlow(FunctionInput inp, FunctionOutput outp) {
     inp.isParameter(0) and outp.isReceiver()
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getEntryNode.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getEntryNode.expected
index a9bde481fa3..1745841994e 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getEntryNode.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getEntryNode.expected
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 | result | main.go:13:1:20:1 | function declaration | main.go:15:9:15:13 | ...+... |
 | result | main.go:13:1:20:1 | function declaration | main.go:17:10:17:14 | ...-... |
 | result | main.go:26:1:29:1 | function declaration | main.go:28:9:28:15 | selection of count |
+| result | reset.go:8:1:16:1 | function declaration | reset.go:15:9:15:12 | sink |
 | result 0 | main.go:31:1:33:1 | function declaration | main.go:32:9:32:10 | 23 |
 | result 0 | main.go:35:1:38:1 | function declaration | main.go:35:15:35:15 | zero value for x |
 | result 0 | main.go:35:1:38:1 | function declaration | main.go:36:13:36:14 | 23 |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getExitNode.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getExitNode.expected
index cf0fe4752b4..12d67fbc8e5 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getExitNode.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/FunctionOutput_getExitNode.expected
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+| parameter 0 | reset.go:12:2:12:21 | call to Reset | reset.go:9:2:9:7 | definition of source |
 | parameter 0 | tst.go:10:2:10:29 | call to ReadFrom | tst.go:8:12:8:17 | definition of reader |
+| receiver | main.go:53:14:53:21 | call to bump | main.go:52:2:52:2 | definition of c |
+| receiver | reset.go:12:2:12:21 | call to Reset | reset.go:11:6:11:11 | definition of reader |
 | receiver | tst.go:10:2:10:29 | call to ReadFrom | tst.go:9:2:9:12 | definition of bytesBuffer |
 | result | main.go:51:2:51:14 | call to op | main.go:51:2:51:14 | call to op |
 | result | main.go:53:2:53:22 | call to op2 | main.go:53:2:53:22 | call to op2 |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/reset.go b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/reset.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d135d77d51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/FunctionInputsAndOutputs/reset.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+)
+
+func bufioReaderResetTest(r io.Reader) bufio.Reader {
+	source := r
+
+	var reader bufio.Reader
+	reader.Reset(source)
+	sink := reader
+
+	return sink
+}