diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
index ba6ed42..829d5e6 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
@@ -2055,6 +2055,66 @@ get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper (void *baton)
   return get_frame_address_in_block ((struct frame_info *) baton);
 }
 
+static struct value *
+fetch_const_value_from_synthetic_pointer (sect_offset die, LONGEST byte_offset,
+					  struct dwarf2_per_cu_data *per_cu,
+					  struct type *type)
+{
+  struct value *result = NULL;
+  struct obstack temp_obstack;
+  struct cleanup *cleanup;
+  const gdb_byte *bytes;
+  LONGEST len;
+  obstack_init (&temp_obstack);
+  cleanup = make_cleanup_obstack_free (&temp_obstack);
+  bytes = dwarf2_fetch_constant_bytes (die, per_cu, &temp_obstack, &len);
+
+  if (bytes != NULL)
+    {
+      if (byte_offset >= 0
+	  && byte_offset + TYPE_LENGTH (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type)) <= len)
+	{
+	  bytes += byte_offset;
+	  result = value_from_contents (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), bytes);
+	}
+      else
+	invalid_synthetic_pointer ();
+    }
+  else
+    result = allocate_optimized_out_value (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
+
+  do_cleanups (cleanup);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/* Fetch the value pointed at by a synthetic pointer.  */
+static struct value *
+indirect_synthetic_pointer (sect_offset die, LONGEST byte_offset,
+			    struct dwarf2_per_cu_data *per_cu,
+			    struct frame_info *frame, struct type *type)
+{
+  struct value *result = NULL;
+
+  /* Fetch the location expression of the DIE we're pointing to.  */
+  struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton baton
+    = dwarf2_fetch_die_loc_sect_off (die, per_cu,
+				     get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper, frame);
+
+  /* If pointed-to DIE has a DW_AT_location, evaluate it and return the
+     resulting value.  Otherwise, it may have a DW_AT_const_value instead,
+     or it may've been optimized out.  */
+  if (baton.data != NULL)
+    result = dwarf2_evaluate_loc_desc_full (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), frame,
+					    baton.data, baton.size,
+					    baton.per_cu, byte_offset);
+  else
+    result = fetch_const_value_from_synthetic_pointer (die, byte_offset, per_cu,
+						       type);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 /* An implementation of an lval_funcs method to indirect through a
    pointer.  This handles the synthetic pointer case when needed.  */
 
@@ -2109,6 +2169,7 @@ indirect_pieced_value (struct value *value)
       break;
     }
 
+  gdb_assert (piece);
   frame = get_selected_frame (_("No frame selected."));
 
   /* This is an offset requested by GDB, such as value subscripts.
@@ -2126,44 +2187,36 @@ indirect_pieced_value (struct value *value)
 					TYPE_LENGTH (type), byte_order);
   byte_offset += piece->v.ptr.offset;
 
-  gdb_assert (piece);
-  baton
-    = dwarf2_fetch_die_loc_sect_off (piece->v.ptr.die, c->per_cu,
-				     get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper,
-				     frame);
+  return indirect_synthetic_pointer (piece->v.ptr.die, byte_offset, c->per_cu,
+				     frame, type);
+}
 
-  if (baton.data != NULL)
-    return dwarf2_evaluate_loc_desc_full (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), frame,
-					  baton.data, baton.size, baton.per_cu,
-					  byte_offset);
+static struct value *coerce_pieced_ref (const struct value *value)
+{
+  struct value *result = NULL;
+  struct type *type = check_typedef (value_type (value));
 
+  if (value_bits_synthetic_pointer (value, value_embedded_offset (value),
+				    TARGET_CHAR_BIT * TYPE_LENGTH (type)))
     {
-    struct obstack temp_obstack;
-    struct cleanup *cleanup;
-    const gdb_byte *bytes;
-    LONGEST len;
-    struct value *result;
+	const struct piece_closure *closure
+	  = (struct piece_closure *) value_computed_closure (value);
 
-    obstack_init (&temp_obstack);
-    cleanup = make_cleanup_obstack_free (&temp_obstack);
+	/* gdb represents synthetic pointers as pieced values with a single
+	   piece.  */
+	gdb_assert (closure != NULL);
+	gdb_assert (closure->n_pieces == 1);
 
-    bytes = dwarf2_fetch_constant_bytes (piece->v.ptr.die, c->per_cu,
-					 &temp_obstack, &len);
-    if (bytes == NULL)
-      result = allocate_optimized_out_value (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
-    else
-      {
-	if (byte_offset < 0
-	    || byte_offset + TYPE_LENGTH (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type)) > len)
-	  invalid_synthetic_pointer ();
-	bytes += byte_offset;
-	result = value_from_contents (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), bytes);
+	struct frame_info *frame = get_selected_frame (_("No frame selected."));
+
+	result = indirect_synthetic_pointer (closure->pieces->v.ptr.die,
+					     closure->pieces->v.ptr.offset,
+					     closure->per_cu, frame, type);
     }
+  /* Else: not a synthetic reference; do nothing.  */
 
-    do_cleanups (cleanup);
   return result;
 }
-}
 
 static void *
 copy_pieced_value_closure (const struct value *v)
@@ -2200,7 +2253,7 @@ static const struct lval_funcs pieced_value_funcs = {
   read_pieced_value,
   write_pieced_value,
   indirect_pieced_value,
-  NULL,	/* coerce_ref */
+  coerce_pieced_ref,
   check_pieced_synthetic_pointer,
   copy_pieced_value_closure,
   free_pieced_value_closure
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2470412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Test program for synthetic C++ references to arrays.  */
+
+int array[5] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4};
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  asm ("main_label: .globl main_label");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4569de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test a C++ reference marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+# The referenced value is a global array whose location is a DW_OP_addr.
+
+if [skip_cplus_tests] {
+    continue
+}
+
+load_lib dwarf.exp
+
+# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
+if ![dwarf2_support] {
+    return 0
+}
+
+# We'll place the output of Dwarf::assemble in implref-array.S.
+standard_testfile .c .S
+
+# ${testfile} is now "implref-array".  srcfile2 is "implref-array.S".
+set executable ${testfile}
+set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
+
+# We need to know the size of integer and address types in order
+# to write some of the debugging info we'd like to generate.
+#
+# For that, we ask GDB by debugging our implref-array program.
+# Any program would do, but since we already have implref-array
+# specifically for this testcase, might as well use that.
+if { [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile}] } {
+    untested ${testfile}.exp
+    return -1
+}
+
+set array_length [get_valueof "/u" "sizeof(array) / sizeof(array\[0\])" 5]
+
+# Create the DWARF.  We need a regular variable which represents the array, and
+# a reference to it that'll be marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+# The variable must be global so that its name is an exported symbol that we
+# can reference from the DWARF using gdb_target_symbol.
+Dwarf::assemble ${asm_file} {
+    global srcdir subdir srcfile array_length
+
+    cu {} {
+	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
+	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C_plus_plus}
+	} {
+	    declare_labels int_label sizetype_label array_label variable_label ref_label
+	    set int_size [get_sizeof "int" 4]
+	    set upper_bound [expr ${array_length} - 1]
+
+	    # gdb always assumes references are implemented as pointers.
+	    set addr_size [get_sizeof "void *" 4]
+
+	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${int_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
+		{DW_AT_name "int"}
+	    }
+
+	    sizetype_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${int_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_unsigned}
+		{DW_AT_name "sizetype"}
+	    }
+
+	    array_label: DW_TAG_array_type {
+		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+	    } {
+		DW_TAG_subrange_type {
+		    {DW_AT_type :${sizetype_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_lower_bound 0 DW_FORM_udata}
+		    {DW_AT_upper_bound ${upper_bound} DW_FORM_udata}
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    ref_label: DW_TAG_reference_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${addr_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_type :${array_label}}
+	    }
+
+	    variable_label: DW_TAG_variable {
+		{DW_AT_name "array"}
+		{DW_AT_type :${array_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+		{DW_AT_location {DW_OP_addr [gdb_target_symbol "array"]} SPECIAL_expr}
+	    }
+
+	    DW_TAG_subprogram {
+		{MACRO_AT_func { "main" "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" }}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+	    } {
+		DW_TAG_variable {
+		    {DW_AT_name "ref"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${ref_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_location {DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer ${variable_label} 0} SPECIAL_expr}
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${executable} [list ${asm_file} ${srcfile}] {}] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer implementation requires a valid frame.
+if ![runto_main] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# This matches e.g. '(int (&)[5])'
+set ref_type [format {\(int \(&\)\[%d\]\)} ${array_length}]
+
+# This matches e.g. '(int (*)[5])'
+set ptr_type [format {\(int \(\*\)\[%d\]\)} ${array_length}]
+
+# Contents of the array.  Trim leading/trailing whitespace, '{' and '}'
+# since they confuse TCL to no end.
+set contents [get_valueof "" "array" "\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4\}"]
+set contents [string trim ${contents}]
+set contents [string trim ${contents} "{}"]
+
+# Doing 'print ref' should show us e.g. '(int (&)[5]) <synthetic pointer>: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}'.
+gdb_test "print ref" " = ${ref_type} <synthetic pointer>: \\{${contents}\\}" "print ref"
+
+# Doing 'print &ref' should show us e.g. '(int (*)[5]) 0xdeadbeef <array>'.
+gdb_test "print &ref" " = ${ptr_type} \[\[:xdigit:\]x\]+ <array>" "print &ref"
+
+# gdb assumes C++ references are implemented as pointers, and print &(&ref)
+# shows us the underlying pointer's address.  Since in this case there's no
+# physical pointer, gdb should tell us so.
+gdb_test "print &(&ref)" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &(&ref)"
+
+# Test assignment through the synthetic reference.
+set first_value 10
+gdb_test_no_output "set (ref\[0\] = ${first_value})" "set (ref\[0\] = ${first_value})"
+
+# This matches e.g. '{10, 1, 2, 3, 4}'
+set new_contents [format {\{%d[\d,\s]+\}} ${first_value}]
+
+# Doing 'print ref' should now show us e.g.
+# '(int (&)[5]) <synthetic pointer>: {10, 1, 2, 3, 4}'.
+gdb_test "print ref" " = ${ref_type} <synthetic pointer>: ${new_contents}" "print ref (after assignment)"
+gdb_test "print array" " = ${new_contents}" "print array (after assignment)"
+
+# Test treating the array as a pointer.
+set second_value 20
+set new_contents [format {\{%d, %d[\d,\s]+\}} ${first_value} ${second_value}]
+
+gdb_test "print *ref" " = ${first_value}" "print *ref"
+gdb_test_no_output "set (*(ref + 1) = ${second_value})" "set (*(ref + 1) = ${second_value})"
+gdb_test "print ref\[1\]" " = ${second_value}" "print ref\[1\]"
+gdb_test "print array" " = ${new_contents}" "print array (after second assignment)"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-const.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-const.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfae3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-const.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test a C++ reference marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+# The referenced value is a DW_AT_const_value.
+
+if [skip_cplus_tests] {
+    continue
+}
+
+load_lib dwarf.exp
+
+# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
+if ![dwarf2_support] {
+    return 0
+}
+
+# We'll place the output of Dwarf::assemble in implref-const.S.
+standard_testfile main.c .S
+
+# ${testfile} is now "implref-const".  srcfile2 is "implref-const.S".
+set executable ${testfile}
+set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
+
+# We need to know the size of integer and address types in order
+# to write some of the debugging info we'd like to generate.
+#
+# For that, we ask GDB by debugging our implref-const program.
+# Any program would do, but since we already have implref-const
+# specifically for this testcase, might as well use that.
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile}] {
+    untested ${testfile}.exp
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Create the DWARF.  We need a regular variable and a reference to it that'll
+# be marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+Dwarf::assemble ${asm_file} {
+    global srcdir subdir srcfile
+
+    cu {} {
+	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
+	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C_plus_plus}
+	} {
+	    declare_labels int_label const_label variable_label ref_label
+	    set int_size [get_sizeof "int" 4]
+
+	    # gdb always assumes references are implemented as pointers.
+	    set addr_size [get_sizeof "void *" 4]
+	    set var_value 42
+
+	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${int_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
+		{DW_AT_name "int"}
+	    }
+
+	    ref_label: DW_TAG_reference_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${addr_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+	    }
+
+	    const_label: DW_TAG_const_type {
+		{DW_AT_type :${ref_label}}
+	    }
+
+	    DW_TAG_subprogram {
+		{MACRO_AT_func { "main" "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" }}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+	    } {
+		variable_label: DW_TAG_variable {
+		    {DW_AT_name "var"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_const_value ${var_value} DW_FORM_udata}
+		}
+
+		DW_TAG_variable {
+		    {DW_AT_name "ref"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${const_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_location {DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer ${variable_label} 0} SPECIAL_expr}
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${executable} [list ${asm_file} ${srcfile}] {}] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer implementation requires a valid frame.
+if ![runto_main] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Doing 'print ref' should show us e.g. '(int &) <synthetic pointer>: 42'.
+set value_output {\(int &\) <synthetic pointer>: \d+}
+gdb_test "print ref" " = ${value_output}" "print ref"
+
+# The variable isn't located in memory, thus we can't take its address.
+gdb_test "print &var" "Can't take address of \"var\" which isn't an lvalue." "print &var"
+gdb_test "print &ref" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &ref"
+
+# gdb assumes C++ references are implemented as pointers, and print &(&ref)
+# shows us the underlying pointer's address.
+# Since in this case there's no physical pointer, gdb should tell us so.
+gdb_test "print &(&ref)" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &(&ref)"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7814a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Test program for synthetic C++ references to global variables.  */
+
+int global_var = 42;
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  asm ("main_label: .globl main_label");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3694b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test a C++ reference marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+# The referenced value is a global variable whose location is a DW_OP_addr.
+
+if [skip_cplus_tests] {
+    continue
+}
+
+load_lib dwarf.exp
+
+# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
+if ![dwarf2_support] {
+    return 0
+}
+
+# We'll place the output of Dwarf::assemble in implref-global.S.
+standard_testfile .c .S
+
+# ${testfile} is now "implref-global".  srcfile2 is "implref-global.S".
+set executable ${testfile}
+set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
+
+# We need to know the size of integer and address types in order
+# to write some of the debugging info we'd like to generate.
+#
+# For that, we ask GDB by debugging our implref-global program.
+# Any program would do, but since we already have implref-global
+# specifically for this testcase, might as well use that.
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile}] {
+    untested ${testfile}.exp
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Create the DWARF.  We need a regular variable and a reference to it that'll
+# be marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.  The variable must be global so
+# that its name is an exported symbol that we can reference from the DWARF
+# using gdb_target_symbol.
+Dwarf::assemble ${asm_file} {
+    global srcdir subdir srcfile
+
+    cu {} {
+	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
+	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C_plus_plus}
+	} {
+	    declare_labels int_label variable_label ref_label
+            set int_size [get_sizeof "int" 4]
+
+            # gdb always assumes references are implemented as pointers.
+            set addr_size [get_sizeof "void *" 4]
+
+	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${int_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
+		{DW_AT_name "int"}
+	    }
+
+	    ref_label: DW_TAG_reference_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${addr_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+	    }
+
+	    variable_label: DW_TAG_variable {
+		{DW_AT_name "global_var"}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+		{DW_AT_location {DW_OP_addr [gdb_target_symbol "global_var"]} SPECIAL_expr}
+	    }
+
+	    DW_TAG_subprogram {
+		{MACRO_AT_func { "main" "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" }}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+	    } {
+		DW_TAG_variable {
+		    {DW_AT_name "ref"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${ref_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_location {DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer ${variable_label} 0} SPECIAL_expr}
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${executable} [list ${asm_file} ${srcfile}] {}] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer implementation requires a valid frame.
+if ![runto_main] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Doing 'print ref' should show us e.g. '(int &) <synthetic pointer>: 42'.
+set value_output {\(int &\) <synthetic pointer>: \d+}
+gdb_test "print ref" " = ${value_output}" "print ref"
+
+# Doing 'print &ref' should show us e.g. '(int *) 0xdeadbeef <global_var>'.
+set addr_output {\(int \*\) [[:xdigit:]x]+ <global_var>}
+gdb_test "print &ref" " = ${addr_output}" "print &ref"
+
+# gdb assumes C++ references are implemented as pointers, and print &(&ref)
+# shows us the underlying pointer's address.  Since in this case there's no
+# physical pointer, gdb should tell us so.
+gdb_test "print &(&ref)" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &(&ref)"
+
+# Test assignment through the synthetic reference.
+set new_value 10
+gdb_test_no_output "set (ref = ${new_value})" "set (ref = ${new_value})"
+gdb_test "print ref" " = \\(int &\\) <synthetic pointer>: ${new_value}" "print ref (after assignment)"
+gdb_test "print global_var" " = ${new_value}" "print global_var (after assignment)"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c241264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Test program for synthetic C++ references to structs.  */
+
+struct S {
+  int a;
+  int b;
+  int c;
+};
+
+struct S s1 = {
+  .a = 0,
+  .b = 1,
+  .c = 2
+};
+
+struct S s2 = {
+  .a = 10,
+  .b = 11,
+  .c = 12
+};
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  asm ("main_label: .globl main_label");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb2be7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test a C++ reference marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
+# The referenced value is a global struct whose location is a DW_OP_addr.
+
+if [skip_cplus_tests] {
+    continue
+}
+
+load_lib dwarf.exp
+
+# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
+if ![dwarf2_support] {
+    return 0
+}
+
+# We'll place the output of Dwarf::assemble in implref-struct.S.
+standard_testfile .c .S
+
+# ${testfile} is now "implref-struct".  srcfile2 is "implref-struct.S".
+set executable ${testfile}
+set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
+
+# We need to know the size of integer and address types in order
+# to write some of the debugging info we'd like to generate.
+#
+# For that, we ask GDB by debugging our implref-struct program.
+# Any program would do, but since we already have implref-struct
+# specifically for this testcase, might as well use that.
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile} {debug c++}] {
+    untested ${testfile}.exp
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Create the DWARF.  We need a regular variable for the struct and a reference
+# to it that'll be marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer. The variable must be
+# global so that its name is an exported symbol that can we can reference from
+# the DWARF using gdb_target_symbol.
+Dwarf::assemble ${asm_file} {
+    global srcdir subdir srcfile
+
+    cu {} {
+	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
+	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C_plus_plus}
+	} {
+	    declare_labels int_label struct_label variable_label ref_label
+	    set int_size [get_sizeof "int" 4]
+
+	    # gdb always assumes references are implemented as pointers.
+	    set addr_size [get_sizeof "void *" 4]
+	    set S_size [get_sizeof "S" 12]
+
+	    # The compiler shouldn't introduce structure padding here.
+	    set b_offset 4
+	    set c_offset 8
+
+	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${int_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
+		{DW_AT_name "int"}
+	    }
+
+	    struct_label: DW_TAG_structure_type {
+		{DW_AT_name "S"}
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${S_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+	    } {
+		DW_TAG_member {
+		    {DW_AT_name "a"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_data_member_location 0 DW_FORM_udata}
+		}
+
+		DW_TAG_member {
+		    {DW_AT_name "b"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_data_member_location ${b_offset} DW_FORM_udata}
+		}
+		
+		DW_TAG_member {
+		    {DW_AT_name "c"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_data_member_location ${c_offset} DW_FORM_udata}
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    ref_label: DW_TAG_reference_type {
+		{DW_AT_byte_size ${addr_size} DW_FORM_udata}
+		{DW_AT_type :${struct_label}}
+	    }
+
+	    variable_label: DW_TAG_variable {
+		{DW_AT_name "s1"}
+		{DW_AT_type :${struct_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+		{DW_AT_location {DW_OP_addr [gdb_target_symbol "s1"]} SPECIAL_expr}
+	    }
+
+	    DW_TAG_variable {
+		{DW_AT_name "s2"}
+		{DW_AT_type :${struct_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+		{DW_AT_location {DW_OP_addr [gdb_target_symbol "s2"]} SPECIAL_expr}
+	    }
+
+	    DW_TAG_subprogram {
+		{MACRO_AT_func { "main" "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" }}
+		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
+		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
+	    } {
+	        DW_TAG_variable {
+		    {DW_AT_name "ref"}
+		    {DW_AT_type :${ref_label}}
+		    {DW_AT_location {DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer ${variable_label} 0} SPECIAL_expr}
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${executable} [list ${asm_file} ${srcfile}] {}] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer implementation requires a valid frame.
+if ![runto_main] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Returns the struct members.
+proc get_members {var default} {
+	set members [get_valueof "" ${var} ${default}]
+	
+	# Trim leading/trailing whitespace, '{' and '}' since they confuse TCL
+	# to no end.
+	set members [string trim ${members}]
+	set members [string trim ${members} "{}"]
+
+	return ${members}
+}
+
+# Values of the struct members.
+set s1_members [get_members "s1" "\{a = 0, b = 1, c = 2\}"]
+set s2_members [get_members "s2" "\{a = 10, b = 11, c = 12\}"]
+
+# Doing 'print ref' should show us e.g. '(S &) <synthetic pointer>: {a = 0, b = 1, c = 2}'.
+gdb_test "print ref" " = \\(S &\\) <synthetic pointer>: \\{${s1_members}\\}" "print ref"
+
+# Doing 'print &ref' should show us e.g. '(S *) 0xdeadbeef <s1>'.
+set addr_output {\(S \*\) [[:xdigit:]x]+ <s1>}
+gdb_test "print &ref" " = ${addr_output}" "print &ref"
+
+# gdb assumes C++ references are implemented as pointers, and print &(&ref)
+# shows us the underlying pointer's address.  Since in this case there's no
+# physical pointer, gdb should tell us so.
+gdb_test "print &(&ref)" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &(&ref)"
+
+# Test assignment through the synthetic reference.
+gdb_test_no_output "set (ref = s2)" "set (ref = s2)"
+gdb_test "print ref" " = \\(S &\\) <synthetic pointer>: \\{${s2_members}\\}" "print ref (after assignment)"
+gdb_test "print s1" " = \\{${s2_members}\\}" "print s1 (after assignment)"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref.exp
deleted file mode 100644
index ca4766e..0000000
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/implref.exp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# Test C++ references marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
-
-# TODO: Add more test statements after fixing bug #19893:
-# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19893.
-
-load_lib dwarf.exp
-
-# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
-if {![dwarf2_support]} {
-    return 0
-}
-
-# We'll place the output of Dwarf::assemble in implref.S.
-standard_testfile main.c .S
-
-# ${testfile} is now "implref".  srcfile2 is "implref.S".
-set executable ${testfile}
-set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
-
-# Create the DWARF.  We need a regular variable and a reference to it that'll
-# be marked with DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer.
-Dwarf::assemble $asm_file {
-    global srcdir subdir srcfile
-
-    cu { version 3 addr_size 4 } {
-	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
-	    {DW_AT_producer "GNU C++ 4.8.4"}
-	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C_plus_plus}
-	} {
-	    declare_labels int_label const_label variable_label ref_label
-
-	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
-		{DW_AT_byte_size 4 DW_FORM_udata}
-		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
-		{DW_AT_name "int"}
-	    }
-
-	    ref_label: DW_TAG_reference_type {
-		{DW_AT_byte_size 4 DW_FORM_udata}
-		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
-	    }
-
-	    const_label: DW_TAG_const_type {
-		{DW_AT_type :${ref_label}}
-	    }
-
-	    DW_TAG_subprogram {
-		{MACRO_AT_func { "main" "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" }}
-		{DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
-		{DW_AT_external 1 DW_FORM_flag}
-	    } {
-		variable_label: DW_TAG_variable {
-		    {DW_AT_name "var"}
-		    {DW_AT_type :${int_label}}
-		    {DW_AT_const_value 42 DW_FORM_udata}
-		}
-
-		DW_TAG_variable {
-		    {DW_AT_name "ref"}
-		    {DW_AT_type :${const_label}}
-		    {DW_AT_location {DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer ${variable_label} 0} SPECIAL_expr}
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-}
-
-if [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${executable} "${asm_file} ${srcfile}" {}] {
-    return -1
-}
-
-# DW_OP_GNU_implicit_pointer implementation requires a valid frame.
-if ![runto_main] {
-    return -1
-}
-
-gdb_test "print ref" " = \\(int &\\) <synthetic pointer>" "print ref"
-gdb_test "print &ref" " = \\(int \\*\\) <synthetic pointer>" "print &ref"
-
-# gdb assumes C++ references are implemented as pointers, and print &(&ref)
-# shows us the underlying pointer's address.
-# Since in this case there's no physical pointer, gdb should tell us so.
-gdb_test "print &\(&ref\)" "Attempt to take address of value not located in memory." "print &(&ref)"
diff --git a/gdb/valops.c b/gdb/valops.c
index bbbbd00..d38e982 100644
--- a/gdb/valops.c
+++ b/gdb/valops.c
@@ -1465,16 +1465,21 @@ value_addr (struct value *arg1)
 
   if (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
     {
+      if (value_bits_synthetic_pointer (arg1, value_embedded_offset (arg1),
+	  TARGET_CHAR_BIT * TYPE_LENGTH (type)))
+	arg1 = coerce_ref (arg1);
+      else
+	{
 	  /* Copy the value, but change the type from (T&) to (T*).  We
 	     keep the same location information, which is efficient, and
 	     allows &(&X) to get the location containing the reference.
 	     Do the same to its enclosing type for consistency.  */
-      struct type *type_ptr
-        = lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
-      struct type *enclosing_type
-        = check_typedef (value_enclosing_type (arg1));
-      struct type *enclosing_type_ptr
-        = lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (enclosing_type));
+	  struct type *type_ptr =
+	    lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
+	  struct type *enclosing_type =
+	    check_typedef (value_enclosing_type (arg1));
+	  struct type *enclosing_type_ptr =
+	    lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (enclosing_type));
 	
 	  arg2 = value_copy (arg1);
 	  deprecated_set_value_type (arg2, type_ptr);
@@ -1482,6 +1487,7 @@ value_addr (struct value *arg1)
 	
 	  return arg2;
 	}
+    }
   if (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC)
     return value_coerce_function (arg1);
 
diff --git a/gdb/valprint.c b/gdb/valprint.c
index 720942b..71808fd 100644
--- a/gdb/valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/valprint.c
@@ -336,7 +336,9 @@ valprint_check_validity (struct ui_file *stream,
 					TARGET_CHAR_BIT * TYPE_LENGTH (type)))
 	{
 	  fputs_filtered (_("<synthetic pointer>"), stream);
-	  return 0;
+
+	  /* C++ references should be valid even if they're synthetic.  */
+	  return TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_REF;
 	}
 
       if (!value_bytes_available (val, embedded_offset, TYPE_LENGTH (type)))
@@ -495,11 +497,27 @@ generic_val_print_ref (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 
   if (options->addressprint)
     {
+      const int is_synthetic =
+	value_bits_synthetic_pointer (original_value,
+				      TARGET_CHAR_BIT * embedded_offset,
+				      TARGET_CHAR_BIT * TYPE_LENGTH (type));
+      if (!is_synthetic)
+	{
 	  CORE_ADDR addr
 	    = extract_typed_address (valaddr + embedded_offset, type);
 
 	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "@");
 	  fputs_filtered (paddress (gdbarch, addr), stream);
+	}
+      /* Else, we have a synthetic reference.  Don't print '@address'; we'll
+	 show '<synthetic pointer>' instead through valprint_check_validity.
+	 Notice however that 'set print object on' will still show '@address'.
+	 This happens because value_bits_synthetic_pointer returns false if
+	 original value is not 'lval_computed'.  While that's usually the case,
+	 if options->objectprint is true, c_value_print will call value_addr
+	 on the reference, which coerces synthetic references and returns a
+	 'not_lval'.  */
+
       if (options->deref_ref)
 	fputs_filtered (": ", stream);
     }
