diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
index b0ed6143a114..33369608dcf1 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ public:
   // Handle auto return types:
   //- auto foo() {}
   //- auto& foo() {}
+  //- auto foo() -> int {}
   //- auto foo() -> decltype(1+1) {}
   //- operator auto() const { return 10; }
   bool VisitFunctionDecl(FunctionDecl *D) {
@@ -624,12 +625,13 @@ public:
     const AutoType *AT = D->getReturnType()->getContainedAutoType();
     if (AT && !AT->getDeducedType().isNull()) {
       DeducedType = AT->getDeducedType();
-    } else {
+    } else if (auto DT = dyn_cast<DecltypeType>(D->getReturnType())) {
       // auto in a trailing return type just points to a DecltypeType and
       // getContainedAutoType does not unwrap it.
-      const DecltypeType *DT = dyn_cast<DecltypeType>(D->getReturnType());
       if (!DT->getUnderlyingType().isNull())
         DeducedType = DT->getUnderlyingType();
+    } else if (!D->getReturnType().isNull()) {
+      DeducedType = D->getReturnType();
     }
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/XRefsTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/XRefsTests.cpp
index 74c0d9e5e015..0cc87bb9cd77 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/XRefsTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/XRefsTests.cpp
@@ -835,6 +835,14 @@ TEST(Hover, All) {
           )cpp",
           "",
       },
+      {
+          R"cpp(// simple trailing return type
+            ^auto main() -> int {
+              return 0;
+            }
+          )cpp",
+          "int",
+      },
       {
           R"cpp(// auto function return with trailing type
             struct Bar {};