diff --git a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
index fdc5deceefa..2c6f72f419c 100644
--- a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
@@ -614,8 +614,11 @@ void CheckAutoVariables::checkVarLifetimeScope(const Token * start, const Token
                 }
             }
         }
-        const bool escape = Token::simpleMatch(tok->astParent(), "throw") ||
-                            (Token::simpleMatch(tok->astParent(), "return") && !Function::returnsStandardType(scope->function));
+        const Token* retThrow = tok->astParent();
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(retThrow, "new"))
+            retThrow = retThrow->astParent();
+        const bool escape = Token::simpleMatch(retThrow, "throw") ||
+                            (Token::simpleMatch(retThrow, "return") && !Function::returnsStandardType(scope->function));
         std::unordered_set<const Token*> exprs;
         for (const ValueFlow::Value& val:tok->values()) {
             if (!val.isLocalLifetimeValue() && !val.isSubFunctionLifetimeValue())
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 2474c2fe6a5..073ab1434d7 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -4062,6 +4062,14 @@ class TestAutoVariables : public TestFixture {
               "    struct S s = { .i = 0, true };\n"
               "}\n"); // don't crash
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+
+        check("struct A { int& r; };\n" // #14772
+              "A* f() {\n"
+              "    int x = 0;\n"
+              "    return new A{ x };\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4:19] -> [test.cpp:3:9] -> [test.cpp:4:17]: (error) Returning object that points to local variable 'x' that will be invalid when returning. [returnDanglingLifetime]\n",
+                      errout_str());
     }
 
     void danglingLifetimeInitList() {