diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
index 2fb3edad602..f2cafede5fe 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
@@ -753,11 +753,21 @@ class ReturnValueInstruction extends ReturnInstruction {
    */
   final LoadOperand getReturnValueOperand() { result = getAnOperand() }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the operand that provides the address of the value being returned by the function.
+   */
+  final AddressOperand getReturnAddressOperand() { result = this.getAnOperand() }
+
   /**
    * Gets the instruction whose result provides the value being returned by the function, if an
    * exact definition is available.
    */
-  final Instruction getReturnValue() { result = getReturnValueOperand().getDef() }
+  final Instruction getReturnValue() { result = this.getReturnValueOperand().getDef() }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the instruction whose result provides the address of the value being returned by the function.
+   */
+  final Instruction getReturnAddress() { result = this.getReturnAddressOperand().getDef() }
 }
 
 /**