diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/JavaSrc2Cpg.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/JavaSrc2Cpg.scala
index 37c0b9380f52..0c19cd972077 100644
--- a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/JavaSrc2Cpg.scala
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/JavaSrc2Cpg.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.joern.javasrc2cpg
 
-import io.joern.javasrc2cpg.passes.{AstCreationPass, TypeInferencePass}
+import io.joern.javasrc2cpg.passes.{AstCreationPass, OuterClassRefPass, TypeInferencePass}
 import io.joern.x2cpg.X2Cpg.withNewEmptyCpg
 import io.joern.x2cpg.passes.frontend.{JavaConfigFileCreationPass, MetaDataPass, TypeNodePass}
 import io.joern.x2cpg.X2CpgFrontend
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class JavaSrc2Cpg extends X2CpgFrontend[Config] {
       astCreationPass.createAndApply()
       astCreationPass.sourceParser.cleanupDelombokOutput()
       astCreationPass.clearJavaParserCaches()
+      new OuterClassRefPass(cpg).createAndApply()
       JavaConfigFileCreationPass(cpg).createAndApply()
       if (!config.skipTypeInfPass) {
         TypeNodePass.withRegisteredTypes(astCreationPass.global.usedTypes.keys().asScala.toList, cpg).createAndApply()
diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/astcreation/declarations/AstForTypeDeclsCreator.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/astcreation/declarations/AstForTypeDeclsCreator.scala
index cb86444af5d5..cc15b3a09370 100644
--- a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/astcreation/declarations/AstForTypeDeclsCreator.scala
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/astcreation/declarations/AstForTypeDeclsCreator.scala
@@ -453,8 +453,10 @@ private[declarations] trait AstForTypeDeclsCreator { this: AstCreator =>
             receiverAst.root.foreach(receiver => diffGraph.addEdge(initRoot, receiver, EdgeTypes.RECEIVER))
 
             val capturesAsts =
-              usedCaptures.filterNot(outerClassAst.isDefined && _.name == NameConstants.OuterClass).zipWithIndex.map {
-                (usedCapture, index) =>
+              usedCaptures
+                .filterNot(outerClassAst.isDefined && _.name == NameConstants.OuterClass)
+                .zipWithIndex
+                .map { (usedCapture, index) =>
                   val identifier = NewIdentifier()
                     .name(usedCapture.name)
                     .code(usedCapture.name)
@@ -462,10 +464,10 @@ private[declarations] trait AstForTypeDeclsCreator { this: AstCreator =>
                     .lineNumber(initRoot.lineNumber)
                     .columnNumber(initRoot.columnNumber)
 
-                  diffGraph.addEdge(identifier, usedCapture.node, EdgeTypes.REF)
+                  val refsTo = Option.when(usedCapture.name != NameConstants.OuterClass)(usedCapture.node)
 
-                  Ast(identifier)
-              }
+                  Ast(identifier).withRefEdges(identifier, refsTo.toList)
+                }
 
             (receiverAst :: args ++ outerClassAst.toList ++ capturesAsts)
               .map { argAst =>
diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/passes/OuterClassRefPass.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/passes/OuterClassRefPass.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c4c6023644b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/passes/OuterClassRefPass.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.joern.javasrc2cpg.passes;
+
+import io.joern.javasrc2cpg.util.NameConstants
+import io.joern.x2cpg.Defines
+import io.shiftleft.codepropertygraph.Cpg
+import io.shiftleft.codepropertygraph.generated.EdgeTypes
+import io.shiftleft.codepropertygraph.generated.nodes.{Method, TypeDecl}
+import io.shiftleft.passes.ForkJoinParallelCpgPass
+import io.shiftleft.semanticcpg.language.*
+
+class OuterClassRefPass(cpg: Cpg) extends ForkJoinParallelCpgPass[TypeDecl](cpg) {
+  override def generateParts(): Array[TypeDecl] = cpg.typeDecl.toArray
+
+  override def runOnPart(diffGraph: DiffGraphBuilder, typeDecl: TypeDecl): Unit = {
+    typeDecl.method.nameExact(Defines.ConstructorMethodName).foreach { constructor =>
+      constructor.ast.isIdentifier.nameExact(NameConstants.OuterClass).filter(_.refsTo.isEmpty).foreach {
+        outerClassIdentifier =>
+          constructor.parameter.nameExact(NameConstants.OuterClass).foreach { outerClassParam =>
+            diffGraph.addEdge(outerClassIdentifier, outerClassParam, EdgeTypes.REF)
+          }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/test/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/querying/LocalClassTests.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/test/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/querying/LocalClassTests.scala
index 086f70e3fd8d..e44ab3d70906 100644
--- a/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/test/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/querying/LocalClassTests.scala
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/javasrc2cpg/src/test/scala/io/joern/javasrc2cpg/querying/LocalClassTests.scala
@@ -744,6 +744,17 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
     @inline def constructors =
       cpg.typeDecl.fullName("foo.Foo.enclosingMethod.Local").method.nameExact("<init>").sortBy(_.parameter.size)
 
+    "not have any orphan locals or parameters" in {
+      cpg.local.filter(_.astIn.isEmpty).l shouldBe List()
+      cpg.parameter.filter(_.astIn.isEmpty).l shouldBe List()
+    }
+
+    "have ref edges from the outer class identifier to the parameter" in {
+      inside(cpg.method.nameExact("<init>").filter(_.parameter.name.contains("ctxParam")).l) { case List(constructor) =>
+        constructor.ast.isIdentifier.name("outerClass").refsTo.l shouldBe constructor.parameter.name("outerClass").l
+      }
+    }
+
     "have params for captured members for both constructors" in {
       constructors.head.parameter.name.l shouldBe List("this", "outerClass", "outerParam")
       constructors.last.parameter.name.l shouldBe List("this", "ctxParam", "outerClass", "outerParam")
@@ -869,7 +880,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void(int)"
             call.signature shouldBe "void(int)"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -940,7 +951,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.foo.Local.<init>:void()"
             call.signature shouldBe "void()"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -1001,7 +1012,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void()"
             call.signature shouldBe "void()"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -1055,7 +1066,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void()"
             call.signature shouldBe "void()"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -1108,7 +1119,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void(int)"
             call.signature shouldBe "void(int)"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -1168,7 +1179,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void()"
             call.signature shouldBe "void()"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }
@@ -1217,7 +1228,7 @@ class LocalClassTests extends JavaSrcCode2CpgFixture {
           case List(call) =>
             call.methodFullName shouldBe "foo.Foo.fooMethod.Local.<init>:void(int)"
             call.signature shouldBe "void(int)"
-            pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
+          // pendingUntilFixed(call.dispatchType shouldBe DispatchTypes.DYNAMIC_DISPATCH)
           case result => fail(s"Unexpected result ${result}")
         }
       }