diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
index 7d51e66414e..3434f87b72d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
@@ -771,6 +771,66 @@ void CppEditorPlugin::test_quickfix_data()
         "}\n"
     );
 
+    // Checks: No special treatment for reference to non const.
+    QTest::newRow("GenerateGetterSetter_referenceToNonConst")
+        << CppQuickFixFactoryPtr(new GenerateGetterSetter) << _(
+        "\n"
+        "class Something\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    int &it@;\n"
+        "};\n"
+        ) << _(
+        "\n"
+        "class Something\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    int &it;\n"
+        "\n"
+        "public:\n"
+        "    int &getIt() const;\n"
+        "    void setIt(const int &value);\n"
+        "};\n"
+        "\n"
+        "int &Something::getIt() const\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    return it;\n"
+        "}\n"
+        "\n"
+        "void Something::setIt(const int &value)\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    it = value;\n"
+        "}\n"
+    );
+
+    // Checks: No special treatment for reference to const.
+    QTest::newRow("GenerateGetterSetter_referenceToConst")
+        << CppQuickFixFactoryPtr(new GenerateGetterSetter) << _(
+        "\n"
+        "class Something\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    const int &it@;\n"
+        "};\n"
+        ) << _(
+        "\n"
+        "class Something\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    const int &it;\n"
+        "\n"
+        "public:\n"
+        "    const int &getIt() const;\n"
+        "    void setIt(const int &value);\n"
+        "};\n"
+        "\n"
+        "const int &Something::getIt() const\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    return it;\n"
+        "}\n"
+        "\n"
+        "void Something::setIt(const int &value)\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    it = value;\n"
+        "}\n"
+    );
+
     // Checks:
     // 1. Setter: Setter is a static function.
     // 2. Getter: Getter is a static, non const function.
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index b7923d7217e..6fd02fd873a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -3018,10 +3018,12 @@ public:
         if (passByValue) {
             paramString = oo.prettyType(fullySpecifiedType, paramName);
         } else {
-            FullySpecifiedType constParamType(fullySpecifiedType);
+            const ReferenceType *refType = type->asReferenceType();
+            FullySpecifiedType constParamType(refType ? refType->elementType()
+                                                      : fullySpecifiedType);
             constParamType.setConst(true);
             QScopedPointer<ReferenceType> referenceType(new ReferenceType(constParamType, false));
-            FullySpecifiedType referenceToConstParamType(referenceType.data());
+            const FullySpecifiedType referenceToConstParamType(referenceType.data());
             paramString = oo.prettyType(referenceToConstParamType, paramName);
         }