diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index af639b8ef..a5a9cc35c 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ and ( annotation_reachability
   and litho = mk_checker ~long:"litho" "Experimental checkers supporting the Litho framework"
   and liveness =
     mk_checker ~long:"liveness" ~default:true "the detection of dead stores and unused variables"
-  and ownership = mk_checker ~long:"ownership" ~default:false "the detection of C++ lifetime bugs"
+  and ownership = mk_checker ~long:"ownership" ~default:true "the detection of C++ lifetime bugs"
   and printf_args =
     mk_checker ~long:"printf-args" ~default:true
       "the detection of mismatch between the Java printf format strings and the argument types \
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/Ownership.ml b/infer/src/checkers/Ownership.ml
index df97cd1c3..5ae48db71 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/Ownership.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/Ownership.ml
@@ -237,8 +237,12 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
               Domain.actuals_add_reads other_actuals loc summary astate
               |> Domain.add placement_base CapabilityDomain.Owned
               |> Domain.borrow_vars return_base (VarSet.singleton placement_base) |> Option.some
+          | _ :: other_actuals, Some return_base ->
+              Domain.actuals_add_reads other_actuals loc summary astate
+              |> Domain.add return_base CapabilityDomain.Owned |> Option.some
           | _ ->
-              L.die InternalError "Placement new without placement arg and/or return"
+              L.die InternalError "Placement new without placement or return in %a %a"
+                Typ.Procname.pp pname Location.pp loc
         else if Typ.Procname.is_constructor pname then
           match actuals with
           | (HilExp.AccessExpression Base constructed_base) :: other_actuals ->
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/ownership/use_after_destructor.cpp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/ownership/use_after_destructor.cpp
index ad314af07..6e3141148 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/ownership/use_after_destructor.cpp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/ownership/use_after_destructor.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ S* FN_placement_new_aliasing2_bad() {
   return alias; // bad, returning freed memory
 }
 
+void placement_new_non_var_ok() {
+  struct M {
+    S* s;
+  } m;
+  m.s = new S(1);
+  m.s->~S();
+  new (m.s) S(2);
+  delete m.s;
+}
+
 void destructor_in_loop_ok() {
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
     S s(1);