diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 1c9ec5dff17..1ea5765dc37 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ module Conversions {
       nodeFrom = decoding.getAnInput() and
       nodeTo = decoding.getOutput()
     ) and
-    (c.isAnyTupleElement() or c.isAnyDictionaryElement())
+    c.isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement()
   }
 
   predicate encoderReadStep(Node nodeFrom, ContentSet c, Node nodeTo) {
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ module Conversions {
       nodeFrom = encoding.getAnInput() and
       nodeTo = encoding.getOutput()
     ) and
-    (c.isAnyTupleElement() or c.isAnyDictionaryElement())
+    c.isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement()
   }
 
   predicate formatReadStep(Node nodeFrom, ContentSet c, Node nodeTo) {
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
index 173a5598149..c1e01cf08a9 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
@@ -914,7 +914,8 @@ class CapturedVariableContent extends Content, TCapturedVariableContent {
 private newtype TContentSet =
   TSingletonContent(Content c) or
   TAnyTupleElement() or
-  TAnyDictionaryElement()
+  TAnyDictionaryElement() or
+  TAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement()
 
 /**
  * An entity that represents a set of `Content`s.
@@ -932,6 +933,9 @@ class ContentSet extends TContentSet {
   /** Holds if this content set is the wildcard for all dictionary elements. */
   predicate isAnyDictionaryElement() { this = TAnyDictionaryElement() }
 
+  /** Holds if this content set is the wildcard for all tuple elements or dictionary elements. */
+  predicate isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement() { this = TAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement() }
+
   /** Gets a content that may be stored into when storing into this set. */
   Content getAStoreContent() { this = TSingletonContent(result) }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index 1e9ffcf463c..0931fcca0dc 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ module Input implements InputSig<Location, DataFlowImplSpecific::PythonDataFlow>
     cs.isAnyTupleElement() and result = "AnyTupleElement" and arg = ""
     or
     cs.isAnyDictionaryElement() and result = "AnyDictionaryElement" and arg = ""
+    or
+    cs.isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement() and result = "AnyTupleOrDictionaryElement" and arg = ""
   }
 
   bindingset[token]
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TaintTrackingPrivate.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TaintTrackingPrivate.qll
index de5a06eaaad..7f25d276c07 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TaintTrackingPrivate.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TaintTrackingPrivate.qll
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ private predicate defaultTaintReadContent(DataFlow::ContentSet contentSet) {
   // expand to one row per (node, distinct key or index) and the framework's
   // read-set relation grows quadratically). `ContentSet.getAReadContent` expands
   // these wildcards back to the specific contents when matching against stores.
-  contentSet.isAnyTupleElement()
-  or
-  contentSet.isAnyDictionaryElement()
+  contentSet.isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement()
   or
   // List and set element content is already imprecise, so no wildcard expansion is
   // needed.
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Variables/LoopVariableCapture/LoopVariableCaptureQuery.qll b/python/ql/src/Variables/LoopVariableCapture/LoopVariableCaptureQuery.qll
index 6b3e428b995..80577805e6d 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Variables/LoopVariableCapture/LoopVariableCaptureQuery.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/Variables/LoopVariableCapture/LoopVariableCaptureQuery.qll
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ module EscapingCaptureFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet cs) {
     isSink(node) and
     (
-      cs.isAnyTupleElement()
-      or
-      cs.isAnyDictionaryElement()
+      cs.isAnyTupleOrDictionaryElement()
       or
       cs.getAStoreContent() instanceof DataFlow::ListElementContent
       or