diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGBlocks.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGBlocks.cpp
index 170e4f0..507ffec 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGBlocks.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGBlocks.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,11 @@
     return CGF.BlockInfo->getCapture(VD).fieldType();
   if (auto *FD = CGF.LambdaCaptureFields.lookup(VD))
     return FD->getType();
-  return VD->getType();
+  // If the captured variable is a non-escaping __block variable, the field
+  // type is the reference type. If the variable is a __block variable that
+  // already has a reference type, the field type is the variable's type.
+  return VD->isNonEscapingByref() ?
+         CGF.getContext().getLValueReferenceType(VD->getType()) : VD->getType();
 }
 
 /// Compute the layout of the given block.  Attempts to lay the block
@@ -549,7 +553,7 @@
   for (const auto &CI : block->captures()) {
     const VarDecl *variable = CI.getVariable();
 
-    if (CI.isByRef()) {
+    if (CI.isEscapingByref()) {
       // We have to copy/dispose of the __block reference.
       info.NeedsCopyDispose = true;
 
@@ -1032,7 +1036,7 @@
       // The lambda capture in a lambda's conversion-to-block-pointer is
       // special; we'll simply emit it directly.
       src = Address::invalid();
-    } else if (CI.isByRef()) {
+    } else if (CI.isEscapingByref()) {
       if (BlockInfo && CI.isNested()) {
         // We need to use the capture from the enclosing block.
         const CGBlockInfo::Capture &enclosingCapture =
@@ -1060,7 +1064,7 @@
     // the block field.  There's no need to chase the forwarding
     // pointer at this point, since we're building something that will
     // live a shorter life than the stack byref anyway.
-    if (CI.isByRef()) {
+    if (CI.isEscapingByref()) {
       // Get a void* that points to the byref struct.
       llvm::Value *byrefPointer;
       if (CI.isNested())
@@ -1279,8 +1283,7 @@
   return EmitCall(FnInfo, Callee, ReturnValue, Args);
 }
 
-Address CodeGenFunction::GetAddrOfBlockDecl(const VarDecl *variable,
-                                            bool isByRef) {
+Address CodeGenFunction::GetAddrOfBlockDecl(const VarDecl *variable) {
   assert(BlockInfo && "evaluating block ref without block information?");
   const CGBlockInfo::Capture &capture = BlockInfo->getCapture(variable);
 
@@ -1291,7 +1294,7 @@
     Builder.CreateStructGEP(LoadBlockStruct(), capture.getIndex(),
                             capture.getOffset(), "block.capture.addr");
 
-  if (isByRef) {
+  if (variable->isEscapingByref()) {
     // addr should be a void** right now.  Load, then cast the result
     // to byref*.
 
@@ -1305,6 +1308,10 @@
                                  variable->getName());
   }
 
+  assert((!variable->isNonEscapingByref() ||
+          capture.fieldType()->isReferenceType()) &&
+         "the capture field of a non-escaping variable should have a "
+         "reference type");
   if (capture.fieldType()->isReferenceType())
     addr = EmitLoadOfReference(MakeAddrLValue(addr, capture.fieldType()));
 
@@ -1656,7 +1663,7 @@
     return std::make_pair(BlockCaptureEntityKind::CXXRecord, BlockFieldFlags());
   }
   BlockFieldFlags Flags;
-  if (CI.isByRef()) {
+  if (CI.isEscapingByref()) {
     Flags = BLOCK_FIELD_IS_BYREF;
     if (T.isObjCGCWeak())
       Flags |= BLOCK_FIELD_IS_WEAK;
@@ -2102,7 +2109,7 @@
 static std::pair<BlockCaptureEntityKind, BlockFieldFlags>
 computeDestroyInfoForBlockCapture(const BlockDecl::Capture &CI, QualType T,
                                   const LangOptions &LangOpts) {
-  if (CI.isByRef()) {
+  if (CI.isEscapingByref()) {
     BlockFieldFlags Flags = BLOCK_FIELD_IS_BYREF;
     if (T.isObjCGCWeak())
       Flags |= BLOCK_FIELD_IS_WEAK;
@@ -2564,6 +2571,9 @@
 CodeGenFunction::buildByrefHelpers(llvm::StructType &byrefType,
                                    const AutoVarEmission &emission) {
   const VarDecl &var = *emission.Variable;
+  assert(var.isEscapingByref() &&
+         "only escaping __block variables need byref helpers");
+
   QualType type = var.getType();
 
   auto &byrefInfo = getBlockByrefInfo(&var);
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGClass.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGClass.cpp
index 468d81c..aca0fd6 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGClass.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGClass.cpp
@@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@
   CallArgList CallArgs;
 
   QualType ThisType = getContext().getPointerType(getContext().getRecordType(Lambda));
-  Address ThisPtr = GetAddrOfBlockDecl(variable, false);
+  Address ThisPtr = GetAddrOfBlockDecl(variable);
   CallArgs.add(RValue::get(ThisPtr.getPointer()), ThisType);
 
   // Add the rest of the parameters.
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
index 5c47212..d31802b6 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
@@ -1212,8 +1212,8 @@
 
   AutoVarEmission emission(D);
 
-  bool isByRef = D.hasAttr<BlocksAttr>();
-  emission.IsByRef = isByRef;
+  bool isEscapingByRef = D.isEscapingByref();
+  emission.IsEscapingByRef = isEscapingByRef;
 
   CharUnits alignment = getContext().getDeclAlign(&D);
 
@@ -1252,8 +1252,8 @@
       // in OpenCL.
       if ((!getLangOpts().OpenCL ||
            Ty.getAddressSpace() == LangAS::opencl_constant) &&
-          (CGM.getCodeGenOpts().MergeAllConstants && !NRVO && !isByRef &&
-           CGM.isTypeConstant(Ty, true))) {
+          (CGM.getCodeGenOpts().MergeAllConstants && !NRVO &&
+           !isEscapingByRef && CGM.isTypeConstant(Ty, true))) {
         EmitStaticVarDecl(D, llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage);
 
         // Signal this condition to later callbacks.
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
     } else {
       CharUnits allocaAlignment;
       llvm::Type *allocaTy;
-      if (isByRef) {
+      if (isEscapingByRef) {
         auto &byrefInfo = getBlockByrefInfo(&D);
         allocaTy = byrefInfo.Type;
         allocaAlignment = byrefInfo.ByrefAlignment;
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@
   }
 
   // Initialize the structure of a __block variable.
-  if (emission.IsByRef)
+  if (emission.IsEscapingByRef)
     emitByrefStructureInit(emission);
 
   // Initialize the variable here if it doesn't have a initializer and it is a
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
       type.isNonTrivialToPrimitiveDefaultInitialize() ==
           QualType::PDIK_Struct) {
     LValue Dst = MakeAddrLValue(emission.getAllocatedAddress(), type);
-    if (emission.IsByRef)
+    if (emission.IsEscapingByRef)
       drillIntoBlockVariable(*this, Dst, &D);
     defaultInitNonTrivialCStructVar(Dst);
     return;
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@
   // Check whether this is a byref variable that's potentially
   // captured and moved by its own initializer.  If so, we'll need to
   // emit the initializer first, then copy into the variable.
-  bool capturedByInit = emission.IsByRef && isCapturedBy(D, Init);
+  bool capturedByInit = emission.IsEscapingByRef && isCapturedBy(D, Init);
 
   Address Loc =
     capturedByInit ? emission.Addr : emission.getObjectAddress(*this);
@@ -1721,7 +1721,8 @@
   // If this is a block variable, call _Block_object_destroy
   // (on the unforwarded address). Don't enter this cleanup if we're in pure-GC
   // mode.
-  if (emission.IsByRef && CGM.getLangOpts().getGC() != LangOptions::GCOnly) {
+  if (emission.IsEscapingByRef &&
+      CGM.getLangOpts().getGC() != LangOptions::GCOnly) {
     BlockFieldFlags Flags = BLOCK_FIELD_IS_BYREF;
     if (emission.Variable->getType().isObjCGCWeak())
       Flags |= BLOCK_FIELD_IS_WEAK;
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
index b74937e..028aa96 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@
       }
 
       assert(isa<BlockDecl>(CurCodeDecl));
-      Address addr = GetAddrOfBlockDecl(VD, VD->hasAttr<BlocksAttr>());
+      Address addr = GetAddrOfBlockDecl(VD);
       return MakeAddrLValue(addr, T, AlignmentSource::Decl);
     }
   }
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@
     }
 
     // Drill into block byref variables.
-    bool isBlockByref = VD->hasAttr<BlocksAttr>();
+    bool isBlockByref = VD->isEscapingByref();
     if (isBlockByref) {
       addr = emitBlockByrefAddress(addr, VD);
     }
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.h b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.h
index f56284d..0a11d04 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.h
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.h
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@
                                 llvm::Value *ptr);
 
   Address LoadBlockStruct();
-  Address GetAddrOfBlockDecl(const VarDecl *var, bool ByRef);
+  Address GetAddrOfBlockDecl(const VarDecl *var);
 
   /// BuildBlockByrefAddress - Computes the location of the
   /// data in a variable which is declared as __block.
@@ -2683,8 +2683,9 @@
 
     llvm::Value *NRVOFlag;
 
-    /// True if the variable is a __block variable.
-    bool IsByRef;
+    /// True if the variable is a __block variable that is captured by an
+    /// escaping block.
+    bool IsEscapingByRef;
 
     /// True if the variable is of aggregate type and has a constant
     /// initializer.
@@ -2704,7 +2705,7 @@
 
     AutoVarEmission(const VarDecl &variable)
         : Variable(&variable), Addr(Address::invalid()), NRVOFlag(nullptr),
-          IsByRef(false), IsConstantAggregate(false),
+          IsEscapingByRef(false), IsConstantAggregate(false),
           SizeForLifetimeMarkers(nullptr), AllocaAddr(Address::invalid()) {}
 
     bool wasEmittedAsGlobal() const { return !Addr.isValid(); }
@@ -2734,7 +2735,7 @@
     /// Note that this does not chase the forwarding pointer for
     /// __block decls.
     Address getObjectAddress(CodeGenFunction &CGF) const {
-      if (!IsByRef) return Addr;
+      if (!IsEscapingByRef) return Addr;
 
       return CGF.emitBlockByrefAddress(Addr, Variable, /*forward*/ false);
     }