diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Specifier.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Specifier.qll
index 2f1976d220c..28ba2195656 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Specifier.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Specifier.qll
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ class AccessSpecifier extends Specifier {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "AccessSpecifier" }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A C/C++ calling convention specifier: `cdecl`, `fastcall`, `stdcall`, `thiscall`,
+ * `vectorcall`, or `clrcall`.
+ */
+class CallingConventionSpecifier extends Specifier {
+  CallingConventionSpecifier() {
+    this.hasName(["cdecl", "fastcall", "stdcall", "thiscall", "vectorcall", "clrcall"])
+  }
+
+  override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "CallingConventionSpecifier" }
+}
+
 /**
  * An attribute introduced by GNU's `__attribute__((name))` syntax,
  * Microsoft's `__declspec(name)` syntax, Microsoft's `[name]` syntax, the
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/calling-convention/calling-convention.ql b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/calling-convention/calling-convention.ql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02e3b3af5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/calling-convention/calling-convention.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import cpp
+
+from FunctionDeclarationEntry func, CallingConventionSpecifier ccs
+where ccs.hasName(func.getASpecifier())
+select func, func.getASpecifier()