diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.cpp
index 0dcff2eae05e7..0b2c6c2e721d3 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.cpp
@@ -1040,5 +1040,48 @@ bool isExpandedFromParameterPack(const ParmVarDecl *D) {
   return getUnderlyingPackType(D) != nullptr;
 }
 
+bool isLikelyForwardingFunction(FunctionTemplateDecl *FT) {
+  const auto *FD = FT->getTemplatedDecl();
+  const auto NumParams = FD->getNumParams();
+  // Check whether its last parameter is a parameter pack...
+  if (NumParams > 0) {
+    const auto *LastParam = FD->getParamDecl(NumParams - 1);
+    if (const auto *PET = dyn_cast<PackExpansionType>(LastParam->getType())) {
+      // ... of the type T&&... or T...
+      const auto BaseType = PET->getPattern().getNonReferenceType();
+      if (const auto *TTPT =
+              dyn_cast<TemplateTypeParmType>(BaseType.getTypePtr())) {
+        // ... whose template parameter comes from the function directly
+        if (FT->getTemplateParameters()->getDepth() == TTPT->getDepth()) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool ForwardingToConstructorVisitor::VisitCallExpr(CallExpr *E) {
+  if (auto *FD = E->getDirectCallee()) {
+    if (auto *PT = FD->getPrimaryTemplate();
+        PT && isLikelyForwardingFunction(PT)) {
+      ForwardingToConstructorVisitor Visitor{};
+      Visitor.TraverseStmt(FD->getBody());
+      std::move(Visitor.Constructors.begin(), Visitor.Constructors.end(),
+                std::back_inserter(Constructors));
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool ForwardingToConstructorVisitor::VisitCXXNewExpr(CXXNewExpr *E) {
+  if (auto *CE = E->getConstructExpr()) {
+    if (auto *Callee = CE->getConstructor()) {
+      Constructors.push_back(Callee);
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 } // namespace clangd
 } // namespace clang
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.h
index 2b83595e5b8e9..3a31dff458421 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/AST.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "clang/AST/Decl.h"
 #include "clang/AST/DeclObjC.h"
 #include "clang/AST/NestedNameSpecifier.h"
+#include "clang/AST/RecursiveASTVisitor.h"
 #include "clang/AST/TypeLoc.h"
 #include "clang/Basic/SourceLocation.h"
 #include "clang/Lex/MacroInfo.h"
@@ -253,6 +254,23 @@ resolveForwardingParameters(const FunctionDecl *D, unsigned MaxDepth = 10);
 /// reference to one (e.g. `Args&...` or `Args&&...`).
 bool isExpandedFromParameterPack(const ParmVarDecl *D);
 
+/// Heuristic that checks if FT is forwarding a parameter pack to another
+/// function (e.g. `make_unique`).
+bool isLikelyForwardingFunction(FunctionTemplateDecl *FT);
+
+class ForwardingToConstructorVisitor
+    : public RecursiveASTVisitor<ForwardingToConstructorVisitor> {
+public:
+  ForwardingToConstructorVisitor() {}
+
+  bool VisitCallExpr(CallExpr *E);
+
+  bool VisitCXXNewExpr(CXXNewExpr *E);
+
+  // Output of this visitor
+  std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *> Constructors{};
+};
+
 } // namespace clangd
 } // namespace clang
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.h
index 82fac96360488..bc9f61cb935a9 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.h
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ class ParsedAST {
     return Resolver.get();
   }
 
+  /// Cache for constructors called through forwarding, e.g. make_unique
+  llvm::DenseMap<const FunctionDecl *, std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *>>
+      ForwardingToConstructorCache;
+
 private:
   ParsedAST(PathRef TUPath, llvm::StringRef Version,
             std::shared_ptr<const PreambleData> Preamble,
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Preamble.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Preamble.cpp
index 8af9e4649218d..09aaf3290b585 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Preamble.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Preamble.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "Preamble.h"
+#include "AST.h"
 #include "CollectMacros.h"
 #include "Compiler.h"
 #include "Config.h"
@@ -166,27 +167,6 @@ class CppFilePreambleCallbacks : public PreambleCallbacks {
         collectPragmaMarksCallback(*SourceMgr, Marks));
   }
 
-  static bool isLikelyForwardingFunction(FunctionTemplateDecl *FT) {
-    const auto *FD = FT->getTemplatedDecl();
-    const auto NumParams = FD->getNumParams();
-    // Check whether its last parameter is a parameter pack...
-    if (NumParams > 0) {
-      const auto *LastParam = FD->getParamDecl(NumParams - 1);
-      if (const auto *PET = dyn_cast<PackExpansionType>(LastParam->getType())) {
-        // ... of the type T&&... or T...
-        const auto BaseType = PET->getPattern().getNonReferenceType();
-        if (const auto *TTPT =
-                dyn_cast<TemplateTypeParmType>(BaseType.getTypePtr())) {
-          // ... whose template parameter comes from the function directly
-          if (FT->getTemplateParameters()->getDepth() == TTPT->getDepth()) {
-            return true;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
   bool shouldSkipFunctionBody(Decl *D) override {
     // Usually we don't need to look inside the bodies of header functions
     // to understand the program. However when forwarding function like
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
index ef45acf501612..dd79c59b7b0bf 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
@@ -929,12 +929,16 @@ class ReferenceFinder : public index::IndexDataConsumer {
     }
   };
 
-  ReferenceFinder(const ParsedAST &AST,
+  ReferenceFinder(ParsedAST &AST,
                   const llvm::ArrayRef<const NamedDecl *> Targets,
                   bool PerToken)
       : PerToken(PerToken), AST(AST) {
-    for (const NamedDecl *ND : Targets)
+    for (const NamedDecl *ND : Targets) {
       TargetDecls.insert(ND->getCanonicalDecl());
+      if (auto *Constructor = llvm::dyn_cast<clang::CXXConstructorDecl>(ND)) {
+        TargetConstructors.insert(Constructor);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   std::vector<Reference> take() && {
@@ -955,13 +959,51 @@ class ReferenceFinder : public index::IndexDataConsumer {
     return std::move(References);
   }
 
+  bool forwardsToConstructor(const Decl *D) {
+    if (TargetConstructors.empty()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    auto *FD = llvm::dyn_cast<clang::FunctionDecl>(D);
+    if (FD == nullptr || !FD->isTemplateInstantiation()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (auto *PT = FD->getPrimaryTemplate();
+        PT == nullptr || !isLikelyForwardingFunction(PT)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *> *Constructors = nullptr;
+    if (auto Entry = AST.ForwardingToConstructorCache.find(FD);
+        Entry != AST.ForwardingToConstructorCache.end()) {
+      Constructors = &Entry->getSecond();
+    }
+    if (Constructors == nullptr) {
+      ForwardingToConstructorVisitor Visitor{};
+      Visitor.TraverseStmt(FD->getBody());
+      auto Iter = AST.ForwardingToConstructorCache.try_emplace(
+          FD, std::move(Visitor.Constructors));
+      if (Iter.second) {
+        Constructors = &Iter.first->getSecond();
+      }
+    }
+    if (Constructors != nullptr) {
+      for (auto *Constructor : *Constructors) {
+        if (TargetConstructors.contains(Constructor)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   bool
   handleDeclOccurrence(const Decl *D, index::SymbolRoleSet Roles,
                        llvm::ArrayRef<index::SymbolRelation> Relations,
                        SourceLocation Loc,
                        index::IndexDataConsumer::ASTNodeInfo ASTNode) override {
-    if (!TargetDecls.contains(D->getCanonicalDecl()))
+    if (!TargetDecls.contains(D->getCanonicalDecl()) &&
+        !forwardsToConstructor(ASTNode.OrigD)) {
       return true;
+    }
     const SourceManager &SM = AST.getSourceManager();
     if (!isInsideMainFile(Loc, SM))
       return true;
@@ -1000,8 +1042,10 @@ class ReferenceFinder : public index::IndexDataConsumer {
 private:
   bool PerToken; // If true, report 3 references for split ObjC selector names.
   std::vector<Reference> References;
-  const ParsedAST &AST;
+  ParsedAST &AST;
   llvm::DenseSet<const Decl *> TargetDecls;
+  // Constructors need special handling since they can be hidden behind forwards
+  llvm::DenseSet<const CXXConstructorDecl *> TargetConstructors;
 };
 
 std::vector<ReferenceFinder::Reference>
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.cpp
index 39c479b5f4d5b..517932f153798 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "index/SymbolLocation.h"
 #include "clang/AST/Decl.h"
 #include "clang/AST/DeclBase.h"
+#include "clang/AST/DeclCXX.h"
 #include "clang/AST/DeclObjC.h"
 #include "clang/AST/DeclTemplate.h"
 #include "clang/AST/DeclarationName.h"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace clang {
 namespace clangd {
@@ -576,6 +578,30 @@ SymbolCollector::getRefContainer(const Decl *Enclosing,
   return Enclosing;
 }
 
+std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *>
+SymbolCollector::findIndirectConstructors(const Decl *D) {
+  auto *FD = llvm::dyn_cast<clang::FunctionDecl>(D);
+  if (FD == nullptr || !FD->isTemplateInstantiation()) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  if (auto *PT = FD->getPrimaryTemplate();
+      PT == nullptr || !isLikelyForwardingFunction(PT)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  if (auto Entry = ForwardingToConstructorCache.find(FD);
+      Entry != ForwardingToConstructorCache.end()) {
+    return Entry->getSecond();
+  }
+  ForwardingToConstructorVisitor Visitor{};
+  Visitor.TraverseStmt(FD->getBody());
+  auto Iter = ForwardingToConstructorCache.try_emplace(
+      FD, std::move(Visitor.Constructors));
+  if (Iter.second) {
+    return Iter.first->getSecond();
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
 // Always return true to continue indexing.
 bool SymbolCollector::handleDeclOccurrence(
     const Decl *D, index::SymbolRoleSet Roles,
@@ -666,9 +692,21 @@ bool SymbolCollector::handleDeclOccurrence(
     auto FileLoc = SM.getFileLoc(Loc);
     auto FID = SM.getFileID(FileLoc);
     if (Opts.RefsInHeaders || FID == SM.getMainFileID()) {
+      auto *Container = getRefContainer(ASTNode.Parent, Opts);
       addRef(ID, SymbolRef{FileLoc, FID, Roles, index::getSymbolInfo(ND).Kind,
-                           getRefContainer(ASTNode.Parent, Opts),
-                           isSpelled(FileLoc, *ND)});
+                           Container, isSpelled(FileLoc, *ND)});
+      // Also collect indirect constructor calls like `make_unique`
+      for (auto *Constructor : findIndirectConstructors(ASTNode.OrigD)) {
+        if (!shouldCollectSymbol(*Constructor, *ASTCtx, Opts, IsMainFileOnly)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (auto ConstructorID = getSymbolIDCached(Constructor)) {
+          addRef(ConstructorID,
+                 SymbolRef{FileLoc, FID, Roles,
+                           index::getSymbolInfo(Constructor).Kind, Container,
+                           isSpelled(FileLoc, *Constructor)});
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
   // Don't continue indexing if this is a mere reference.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.h
index e9eb27fd0f664..54e8ada0249f3 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/SymbolCollector.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ class SymbolCollector : public index::IndexDataConsumer {
   void finish() override;
 
 private:
+  std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *> findIndirectConstructors(const Decl *D);
+
   const Symbol *addDeclaration(const NamedDecl &, SymbolID,
                                bool IsMainFileSymbol);
   void addDefinition(const NamedDecl &, const Symbol &DeclSymbol,
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ class SymbolCollector : public index::IndexDataConsumer {
   std::unique_ptr<HeaderFileURICache> HeaderFileURIs;
   llvm::DenseMap<const Decl *, SymbolID> DeclToIDCache;
   llvm::DenseMap<const MacroInfo *, SymbolID> MacroToIDCache;
+  llvm::DenseMap<const FunctionDecl *, std::vector<CXXConstructorDecl *>>
+      ForwardingToConstructorCache;
 };
 
 } // namespace clangd
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/XRefsTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/XRefsTests.cpp
index 7ed08d7cce3d3..cdcdaa9e3a18b 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/XRefsTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/XRefsTests.cpp
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-#include "Annotations.h"
 #include "AST.h"
+#include "Annotations.h"
 #include "ParsedAST.h"
 #include "Protocol.h"
 #include "SourceCode.h"
 #include "SyncAPI.h"
 #include "TestFS.h"
 #include "TestTU.h"
+#include "TestWorkspace.h"
 #include "XRefs.h"
 #include "index/MemIndex.h"
 #include "clang/AST/Decl.h"
@@ -2713,6 +2714,91 @@ TEST(FindReferences, NoQueryForLocalSymbols) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(FindReferences, ForwardingInAST) {
+  Annotations Main(R"cpp(
+    namespace std {
+    template <class T> T &&forward(T &t);
+    template <class T, class... Args> T *make_unique(Args &&...args) {
+      return new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    }
+
+    struct Test {
+      $Constructor[[T^est]](){}
+    };
+
+    int main() {
+      auto a = std::$Caller[[make_unique]]<Test>();
+    }
+  )cpp");
+  TestTU TU;
+  TU.Code = std::string(Main.code());
+  auto AST = TU.build();
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(findReferences(AST, Main.point(), 0).References,
+              ElementsAre(rangeIs(Main.range("Constructor")),
+                          rangeIs(Main.range("Caller"))));
+}
+
+TEST(FindReferences, ForwardingInASTTwice) {
+  Annotations Main(R"cpp(
+    namespace std {
+    template <class T> T &&forward(T &t);
+    template <class T, class... Args> T *make_unique(Args &&...args) {
+      return new T(forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    template <class T, class... Args> T *make_unique2(Args &&...args) {
+      return make_unique<T>(forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    }
+
+    struct Test {
+      $Constructor[[T^est]](){}
+    };
+
+    int main() {
+      auto a = std::$Caller[[make_unique2]]<Test>();
+    }
+  )cpp");
+  TestTU TU;
+  TU.Code = std::string(Main.code());
+  auto AST = TU.build();
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(findReferences(AST, Main.point(), 0).References,
+              ElementsAre(rangeIs(Main.range("Constructor")),
+                          rangeIs(Main.range("Caller"))));
+}
+
+TEST(FindReferences, ForwardingInIndex) {
+  Annotations Header(R"cpp(
+    namespace std {
+    template <class T> T &&forward(T &t);
+    template <class T, class... Args> T *make_unique(Args &&...args) {
+      return new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+    }
+    struct Test {
+      [[T^est]](){}
+    };
+  )cpp");
+  Annotations Main(R"cpp(
+    #include "header.hpp"
+    int main() {
+      auto a = std::[[make_unique]]<Test>();
+    }
+  )cpp");
+  TestWorkspace TW;
+  TW.addMainFile("header.hpp", Header.code());
+  TW.addMainFile("main.cpp", Main.code());
+  auto AST = TW.openFile("header.hpp").value();
+  auto Index = TW.index();
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(findReferences(AST, Header.point(), 0, Index.get(),
+                             /*AddContext*/ true)
+                  .References,
+              ElementsAre(rangeIs(Header.range()), rangeIs(Main.range())));
+}
+
 TEST(GetNonLocalDeclRefs, All) {
   struct Case {
     llvm::StringRef AnnotatedCode;