diff --git a/gdb/python/py-value.c b/gdb/python/py-value.c
index a118f6c..54da67a 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-value.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-value.c
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ valpy_get_dynamic_type (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 	  struct value *target;
 	  int was_pointer = TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_PTR;
 
-	  target = value_ind (val);
+	  if (was_pointer)
+	    target = value_ind (val);
+	  else
+	    target = coerce_ref (val);
 	  type = value_rtti_type (target, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	  if (type)
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.c
index 90dc055..4d1c9c6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.c
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct Derived : public Base {
 };
 
 Base *base = new Derived ();
+Derived derived;
+Base &base_ref = derived;
 
 void ptr_ref(int*& rptr_int)
 {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
index ed332db..13433fd 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ proc test_subscript_regression {exefile lang} {
      # Likewise.
      gdb_test "python print (gdb.parse_and_eval('base').dynamic_type)" \
 	 "Derived \[*\]"
+     gdb_test "python print (gdb.parse_and_eval('base_ref').dynamic_type)" \
+	 "Derived \[&\]"
      # A static type case.
      gdb_test "python print (gdb.parse_and_eval('5').dynamic_type)" \
 	 "int"