diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
index e5c74bbaf3d6b..383977105a942 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/WebKit/PtrTypesSemantics.cpp
@@ -264,9 +264,21 @@ void RetainTypeChecker::visitTypedef(const TypedefDecl *TD) {
   }
 }
 
+bool isNSApplicationCocoaObjectRef(const QualType QT) {
+  if (const ObjCObjectPointerType *PT = QT->getAs<ObjCObjectPointerType>()) {
+    const ObjCInterfaceDecl *ID = PT->getInterfaceDecl();
+    if (ID && ID->getIdentifier()->getName() == "NSApplication")
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 bool RetainTypeChecker::isUnretained(const QualType QT, bool ignoreARC) {
-  if (ento::cocoa::isCocoaObjectRef(QT) && (!IsARCEnabled || ignoreARC))
+  if (ento::cocoa::isCocoaObjectRef(QT) && (!IsARCEnabled || ignoreARC)) {
+    if (isNSApplicationCocoaObjectRef(QT))
+      return false;
     return true;
+  }
   if (auto *RT = dyn_cast_or_null<RecordType>(
           QT.getCanonicalType()->getPointeeType().getTypePtrOrNull()))
     return CFPointees.contains(RT);
@@ -281,8 +293,11 @@ std::optional<bool> isUnretained(const QualType T, bool IsARCEnabled) {
     }
   }
   if ((ento::cocoa::isCocoaObjectRef(T) && !IsARCEnabled) ||
-      ento::coreFoundation::isCFObjectRef(T))
+      ento::coreFoundation::isCFObjectRef(T)) {
+    if (isNSApplicationCocoaObjectRef(T))
+      return false;
     return true;
+  }
 
   // RetainPtr strips typedef for CF*Ref. Manually check for struct __CF* types.
   auto CanonicalType = T.getCanonicalType();
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/objc-mock-types.h b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/objc-mock-types.h
index 39dee1746158b..817f78252225c 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/objc-mock-types.h
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/objc-mock-types.h
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ __attribute__((objc_root_class))
 + (instancetype)dictionaryWithObjects:(const id [])objects forKeys:(const id <NSCopying> [])keys count:(NSUInteger)cnt;
 @end
 
+@interface NSApplication : NSObject <NSCopying>
+@end
+
+NSApplication * NSApp;
+
 @interface NSArray : NSObject <NSCopying, NSFastEnumeration>
 - (NSUInteger)count;
 - (NSEnumerator *)objectEnumerator;
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/unretained-call-args.mm b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/unretained-call-args.mm
index c9d2fe861bb49..dcf5474be43fe 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/unretained-call-args.mm
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/Checkers/WebKit/unretained-call-args.mm
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ @interface TestObject : NSObject
 - (void)doWork:(NSString *)msg, ...;
 - (void)doWorkOnSelf;
 - (SomeObj *)getSomeObj;
+- (void)callNSApp;
 @end
 
 @implementation TestObject
@@ -600,4 +601,8 @@ - (NSString *)convertImage {
   RetainPtr<CGImageRef> image = [self createImage];
   return stringForImage(image.get());
 }
+
+- (void)callNSApp {
+  [NSApp foo];
+}
 @end