diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index a762d500505..30b26a79254 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ bool isVariableChangedByFunctionCall(const Token *tok, int indirect, const Setti
     }
 
     if (const Variable* var = tok->variable()) {
-        if (tok == var->nameToken() && (!var->isReference() || var->isConst()) && (!var->isClass() || (var->valueType() && var->valueType()->container))) // const ref or passed to (copy) ctor
+        if (tok == var->nameToken() && (!var->isReference() || (var->isConst() && var->type() == tok1->type())) && (!var->isClass() || (var->valueType() && var->valueType()->container))) // const ref or passed to (copy) ctor
             return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index b2694508624..1b0913f2cf0 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ void Variable::evaluate(const Settings& settings)
         std::string strtype = mTypeStartToken->str();
         for (const Token *typeToken = mTypeStartToken; Token::Match(typeToken, "%type% :: %type%"); typeToken = typeToken->tokAt(2))
             strtype += "::" + typeToken->strAt(2);
-        setFlag(fIsClass, !lib.podtype(strtype) && !mTypeStartToken->isStandardType() && !isEnumType() && !isPointer() && strtype != "...");
+        setFlag(fIsClass, !lib.podtype(strtype) && !mTypeStartToken->isStandardType() && !isEnumType() && !isPointer() && !isReference() && strtype != "...");
         setFlag(fIsStlType, Token::simpleMatch(mTypeStartToken, "std ::"));
         setFlag(fIsStlString, ::isStlStringType(mTypeStartToken));
         setFlag(fIsSmartPointer, mTypeStartToken->isCpp() && lib.isSmartPointer(mTypeStartToken));
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 62bd960da0a..226e4e502da 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class TestConstructors : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(simple15); // #8942 multiple arguments, decltype
         TEST_CASE(simple16); // copy members with c++11 init
         TEST_CASE(simple17); // #10360
+        TEST_CASE(simple18);
 
         TEST_CASE(noConstructor1);
         TEST_CASE(noConstructor2);
@@ -510,6 +511,23 @@ class TestConstructors : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
+    void simple15() { // #8942
+        check("class A\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  int member;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "class B\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  B(const decltype(A::member)& x, const decltype(A::member)& y) : x(x), y(y) {}\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  const decltype(A::member)& x;\n"
+              "  const decltype(A::member)& y;\n"
+              "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+    }
+
     void simple16() {
         check("struct S {\n"
               "    int i{};\n"
@@ -554,21 +572,13 @@ class TestConstructors : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
-    void simple15() { // #8942
-        check("class A\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "public:\n"
-              "  int member;\n"
-              "};\n"
-              "class B\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "public:\n"
-              "  B(const decltype(A::member)& x, const decltype(A::member)& y) : x(x), y(y) {}\n"
-              "private:\n"
-              "  const decltype(A::member)& x;\n"
-              "  const decltype(A::member)& y;\n"
-              "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+    void simple18() { // #13302
+        check("struct S {};\n"
+              "class C1 { S& r; };\n"
+              "class C2 { S* p; };\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) The class 'C1' does not declare a constructor although it has private member variables which likely require initialization.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:3]: (style) The class 'C2' does not declare a constructor although it has private member variables which likely require initialization.\n",
+                      errout_str());
     }
 
     void noConstructor1() {