diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
index 0bd79dd2029..0345df3f00e 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
@@ -891,6 +891,17 @@ module API {
       (propDesc = Promises::errorProp() or propDesc = "")
     }
 
+    pragma[nomagic]
+    private DataFlow::ClassNode getALocalSubclass(DataFlow::SourceNode node) {
+      result.getASuperClassNode().getALocalSource() = node
+    }
+
+    bindingset[node]
+    pragma[inline_late]
+    private DataFlow::ClassNode getALocalSubclassFwd(DataFlow::SourceNode node) {
+      result = getALocalSubclass(node)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Holds if `ref` is a use of a node that should have an incoming edge from `base` labeled
      * `lbl` in the API graph.
@@ -927,6 +938,15 @@ module API {
           or
           lbl = Label::forwardingFunction() and
           DataFlow::functionForwardingStep(pred.getALocalUse(), ref)
+          or
+          exists(DataFlow::ClassNode cls |
+            lbl = Label::instance() and
+            cls = getALocalSubclassFwd(pred).getADirectSubClass*()
+          |
+            ref = cls.getAReceiverNode()
+            or
+            ref = cls.getAClassReference().getAnInstantiation()
+          )
         )
         or
         exists(DataFlow::Node def, DataFlow::FunctionNode fn |
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.expected b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.expected
index 28d7229789d..843b1f32d5b 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.expected
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.expected
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ taintFlow
 | test.js:249:28:249:35 | source() | test.js:249:28:249:35 | source() |
 | test.js:252:15:252:22 | source() | test.js:252:15:252:22 | source() |
 | test.js:254:32:254:39 | source() | test.js:254:32:254:39 | source() |
+| test.js:262:10:262:31 | this.ba ... ource() | test.js:262:10:262:31 | this.ba ... ource() |
+| test.js:265:6:265:39 | new MyS ... ource() | test.js:265:6:265:39 | new MyS ... ource() |
+| test.js:269:10:269:31 | this.ba ... ource() | test.js:269:10:269:31 | this.ba ... ource() |
+| test.js:272:6:272:40 | new MyS ... ource() | test.js:272:6:272:40 | new MyS ... ource() |
 isSink
 | test.js:54:18:54:25 | source() | test-sink |
 | test.js:55:22:55:29 | source() | test-sink |
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.js b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.js
index ac702b82a8c..bbcb10418a1 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.js
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.js
@@ -256,3 +256,17 @@ function fuzzy() {
   fuzzyCall(source()); // OK - does not come from 'testlib'
   require('blah').fuzzyCall(source()); // OK - does not come from 'testlib'
 }
+
+class MySubclass extends testlib.BaseClass {
+  foo() {
+    sink(this.baseclassSource()); // NOT OK
+  }
+}
+sink(new MySubclass().baseclassSource()); // NOT OK
+
+class MySubclass2 extends MySubclass {
+  foo2() {
+    sink(this.baseclassSource()); // NOT OK
+  }
+}
+sink(new MySubclass2().baseclassSource()); // NOT OK
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.ql b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.ql
index 039a0aa3920..6af176f4bf3 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.ql
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/data/test.ql
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class Sources extends ModelInput::SourceModelCsv {
         "testlib;Member[ParamDecoratorSource].DecoratedParameter;test-source",
         "testlib;Member[MethodDecorator].DecoratedMember.Parameter[0];test-source",
         "testlib;Member[MethodDecoratorWithArgs].ReturnValue.DecoratedMember.Parameter[0];test-source",
+        "testlib;Member[BaseClass].Instance.Member[baseclassSource].ReturnValue;test-source",
       ]
   }
 }