diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/refastertemplates/DirectReturnTemplates.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/refastertemplates/DirectReturnTemplates.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9213f3a676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/refastertemplates/DirectReturnTemplates.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package tech.picnic.errorprone.refastertemplates;
+
+import com.google.errorprone.refaster.annotation.AfterTemplate;
+import com.google.errorprone.refaster.annotation.BeforeTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Refaster templates that inline variables which are declared and initialized only to be directly
+ * returned.
+ */
+final class DirectReturnTemplates {
+  private DirectReturnTemplates() {}
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnBooleanVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    boolean before(boolean element) {
+      boolean var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    boolean after(boolean element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnByteVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    byte before(byte element) {
+      byte var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    byte after(byte element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnCharVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    char before(char element) {
+      char var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    char after(char element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnShortVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    short before(short element) {
+      short var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    short after(short element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnIntVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    int before(int element) {
+      int var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    int after(int element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnLongVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    long before(long element) {
+      long var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    long after(long element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnFloatVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    float before(float element) {
+      float var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    float after(float element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnDoubleVariable {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    double before(double element) {
+      double var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    double after(double element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static final class DirectlyReturnObjectVariable<T> {
+    @BeforeTemplate
+    T before(T element) {
+      T var = element;
+      return var;
+    }
+
+    @AfterTemplate
+    T after(T element) {
+      return element;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/RefasterCheckTest.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/RefasterCheckTest.java
index 4238d22212..a265a71bd2 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/RefasterCheckTest.java
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/RefasterCheckTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public final class RefasterCheckTest {
           "BigDecimal",
           "Collection",
           "Comparator",
+          "DirectReturn",
           "DoubleStream",
           "Equality",
           "ImmutableList",
diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestInput.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestInput.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b264c1d505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestInput.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package tech.picnic.errorprone.bugpatterns;
+
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
+
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+final class DirectReturnTemplatesTest implements RefasterTemplateTestCase {
+  boolean testDirectlyReturnBooleanVariable() {
+    boolean var = true;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  byte testDirectlyReturnByteVariable() {
+    byte var = Byte.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  char testDirectlyReturnCharVariable() {
+    char var = Character.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  short testDirectlyReturnShortVariable() {
+    short var = Short.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  int testDirectlyReturnIntVariable() {
+    int var = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  long testDirectlyReturnLongVariable() {
+    long var = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  float testDirectlyReturnFloatVariable() {
+    float var = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  double testDirectlyReturnDoubleVariable() {
+    double var = Double.MAX_VALUE;
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariable() {
+    String var = "foo";
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariableWithPrecedingStatement() {
+    String unrelated = "foo";
+    String var = Stream.of("bar", "baz").collect(joining(" "));
+    return var;
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariableWithInterveningStatement() {
+    String var = "foo";
+    String unrelated = "bar";
+    return var;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestOutput.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestOutput.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..800773a65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/resources/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/DirectReturnTemplatesTestOutput.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package tech.picnic.errorprone.bugpatterns;
+
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
+
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+final class DirectReturnTemplatesTest implements RefasterTemplateTestCase {
+  boolean testDirectlyReturnBooleanVariable() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  byte testDirectlyReturnByteVariable() {
+    return Byte.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  char testDirectlyReturnCharVariable() {
+    return Character.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  short testDirectlyReturnShortVariable() {
+    return Short.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  int testDirectlyReturnIntVariable() {
+    return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  long testDirectlyReturnLongVariable() {
+    return Long.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  float testDirectlyReturnFloatVariable() {
+    return Float.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  double testDirectlyReturnDoubleVariable() {
+    return Double.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariable() {
+    return "foo";
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariableWithPrecedingStatement() {
+    String unrelated = "foo";
+    return Stream.of("bar", "baz").collect(joining(" "));
+  }
+
+  String testDirectlyReturnObjectVariableWithInterveningStatement() {
+    String var = "foo";
+    String unrelated = "bar";
+    return var;
+  }
+}