1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sources/shiboken6/ApiExtractor/abstractmetatype.cpp b/sources/shiboken6/ApiExtractor/abstractmetatype.cpp
index 94b55d524..3401a61c9 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken6/ApiExtractor/abstractmetatype.cpp
+++ b/sources/shiboken6/ApiExtractor/abstractmetatype.cpp
@@ -754,12 +754,19 @@ bool AbstractMetaType::isPointerToWrapperType() const
     return (isObjectType() && d->m_indirections.size() == 1) || isValuePointer();
 }
 
-bool AbstractMetaType::shouldDereferencePointer() const
+bool AbstractMetaType::isWrapperPassedByReference() const
 {
     return d->m_referenceType == LValueReference && isWrapperType()
         && !isPointer();
 }
 
+bool AbstractMetaType::shouldDereferenceArgument() const
+{
+    return isWrapperPassedByReference()
+        || valueTypeWithCopyConstructorOnlyPassed()
+        || isObjectTypeUsedAsValueType();
+}
+
 bool AbstractMetaType::isCppIntegralPrimitive() const
 {
     return  d->m_typeEntry->isCppIntegralPrimitive();