diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/ExprOrStmtParent.qll b/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/ExprOrStmtParent.qll
index 2cf09707459d..493337a8edd4 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/ExprOrStmtParent.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/ExprOrStmtParent.qll
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import csharp
 private import internal.Location
+private import controlflow.internal.ControlFlowGraph
 
 /**
  * INTERNAL: Do not use.
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ private module Cached {
     parent*(cfe, c.(Constructor).getObjectInitializerCall())
     or
     parent*(cfe, any(AssignExpr init | c.(ObjectInitMethod).initializes(init)))
+    or
+    parent*(cfe, any(Expr init | Initializers::staticMemberInitializer(c, init)))
   }
 
   /** Holds if the enclosing statement of expression `e` is `s`. */
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.cs
index 03a6644fe800..23ba1a655d05 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.cs	
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.cs	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 
 public class DeadStoreOfLocal
 {
@@ -484,3 +485,16 @@ void Pi()
         Console.WriteLine($"Pi, {pi,align:F3}");
     }
 }
+
+class LinqFields
+{
+    private readonly IEnumerable<int> QueryBackedField =
+        from x1 in new[] { 1, 2, 3 }
+        where x1 > 1
+        select x1; // GOOD: The query range variable is used by the LINQ expression.
+
+    public static readonly IEnumerable<int> StaticQueryBackedField =
+        from x2 in new[] { 1, 2, 3 }
+        where x2 > 1
+        select x2; // GOOD: The query range variable is used by the LINQ expression.
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.expected b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.expected
index 2073fce06a77..27ddb157eca3 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.expected	
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Dead Code/DeadStoreOfLocal/DeadStoreOfLocal.expected	
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:12:13:12:20 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:12:13:12:13 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:19:21:19:25 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:18:13:18:13 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:44:13:44:20 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:44:13:44:13 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:50:9:50:14 | ... += ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:49:13:49:13 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:56:9:56:11 | ...++ | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:55:13:55:13 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:82:22:82:24 | String val | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:82:22:82:24 | val | val |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:101:13:101:37 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:94:40:94:44 | extra | extra |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:104:13:104:37 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:94:16:94:20 | info1 | info1 |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:142:26:142:27 | Exception ex | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:142:26:142:27 | ex | ex |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:246:17:246:24 | Int32 y = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:246:17:246:17 | y | y |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:261:17:261:21 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:261:17:261:17 | x | x |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:300:23:300:28 | Object v1 | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:300:27:300:28 | v1 | v1 |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:314:18:314:23 | Object v2 | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:314:22:314:23 | v2 | v2 |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:331:9:331:32 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:327:23:327:23 | b | b |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:372:13:372:20 | String s = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:372:13:372:13 | s | s |
-| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:472:20:472:76 | FileStream y = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:472:20:472:20 | y | y |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:13:13:13:20 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:13:13:13:13 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:20:21:20:25 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:19:13:19:13 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:45:13:45:20 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:45:13:45:13 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:51:9:51:14 | ... += ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:50:13:50:13 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:57:9:57:11 | ...++ | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:56:13:56:13 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:83:22:83:24 | String val | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:83:22:83:24 | val | val |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:102:13:102:37 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:95:40:95:44 | extra | extra |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:105:13:105:37 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:95:16:95:20 | info1 | info1 |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:143:26:143:27 | Exception ex | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:143:26:143:27 | ex | ex |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:247:17:247:24 | Int32 y = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:247:17:247:17 | y | y |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:262:17:262:21 | Int32 x = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:262:17:262:17 | x | x |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:301:23:301:28 | Object v1 | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:301:27:301:28 | v1 | v1 |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:315:18:315:23 | Object v2 | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:315:22:315:23 | v2 | v2 |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:332:9:332:32 | ... = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:328:23:328:23 | b | b |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:373:13:373:20 | String s = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:373:13:373:13 | s | s |
+| DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:473:20:473:76 | FileStream y = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocal.cs:473:20:473:20 | y | y |
 | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:7:13:7:48 | Boolean success = ... | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:7:13:7:19 | success | success |
 | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:23:32:23:32 | FormatException e | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:23:32:23:32 | e | e |
 | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:32:22:32:22 | String s | This assignment to $@ is useless, since its value is never read. | DeadStoreOfLocalBad.cs:32:22:32:22 | s | s |