diff --git a/infer/src/pulse/PulseModels.ml b/infer/src/pulse/PulseModels.ml
index 91a155ce1..09c6e7f5c 100644
--- a/infer/src/pulse/PulseModels.ml
+++ b/infer/src/pulse/PulseModels.ml
@@ -252,6 +252,18 @@ module ObjC = struct
             PulseCallOperations.call tenv ~caller_proc_desc:proc_desc
               ~callee_data:(analyze_dependency callee_proc_name)
               location callee_proc_name ~ret ~actuals:[] ~formals_opt:None astate )
+
+
+  let insertion_into_dictionary (value, value_hist) (key, key_hist) ~desc : model =
+   fun {location} astate ->
+    let event = ValueHistory.Call {f= Model desc; location; in_call= []} in
+    let<*> astate, _ =
+      PulseOperations.eval_access Read location (value, event :: value_hist) Dereference astate
+    in
+    let<+> astate, _ =
+      PulseOperations.eval_access Read location (key, event :: key_hist) Dereference astate
+    in
+    astate
 end
 
 module Optional = struct
@@ -1694,6 +1706,9 @@ module ProcNameDispatcher = struct
           <>$ capt_exp
           $--> ObjC.alloc_not_null_alloc_ev ~desc:"alloc"
         ; -"NSObject" &:: "init" <>$ capt_arg_payload $--> Misc.id_first_arg ~desc:"NSObject.init"
+        ; +map_context_tenv (PatternMatch.ObjectiveC.implements "NSMutableDictionary")
+          &:: "setObject:forKey:" <>$ any_arg $+ capt_arg_payload $+ capt_arg_payload
+          $--> ObjC.insertion_into_dictionary ~desc:"NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:"
         ; +match_regexp_opt Config.pulse_model_return_nonnull
           &::.*--> Misc.return_positive
                      ~desc:"modelled as returning not null due to configuration option"
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm
index ef7b7ebcf..dc20d77fd 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm
@@ -169,3 +169,36 @@ void testUnknownNilSpecOk() {
   };
   NSDictionary* dict = @{@"helloString" : str};
 }
+
+void addNilInDictBad(NSMutableDictionary* mDict) {
+  id value = nil;
+  [mDict setObject:value forKey:@"somestring"];
+}
+
+void addNSNullInDictOk(NSMutableDictionary* mDict) {
+  [mDict setObject:[NSNull null] forKey:@"somestring"];
+}
+
+void addObjectInDictOk(NSMutableDictionary* mDict) {
+  SomeObject* o = [SomeObject new];
+  [mDict setObject:o forKey:@"somestring"];
+}
+
+void addObjectKeyNilInDictBad(NSMutableDictionary* mDict) {
+  SomeObject* o = [SomeObject new];
+  [mDict setObject:o forKey:nil];
+}
+
+void addObjectInDict(NSMutableDictionary* mDict, id value) {
+  [mDict setObject:value forKey:@"somestring"];
+}
+
+void testNilMessagingForModelNilNilOK_FP() { addObjectInDict(nil, nil); }
+
+void testNilMessagingForModelNilStringOK() {
+  addObjectInDict(nil, @"somestring");
+}
+
+void testNilMessagingForModelNotNilDictBad(NSMutableDictionary* mDict) {
+  addObjectInDict(mDict, nil);
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/issues.exp
index 9781f47f9..ad5ca695d 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/issues.exp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/AllocPatternMemLeak.mm, A.create_no_release_leak_bad, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, no_bucket, ERROR, [allocation part of the trace starts here,allocated by call to `ABFDataCreate` (modelled),allocation part of the trace ends here,memory becomes unreachable here]
+codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, addNilInDictBad, 2, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,passed as argument to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),return from call to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, addObjectKeyNilInDictBad, 2, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,passed as argument to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),return from call to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, dereferenceNilBad, 2, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testAccessPropertyAccessorBad, 2, NIL_MESSAGING_TO_NON_POD, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,when calling `SomeObject.ptr` here,parameter `self` of SomeObject.ptr,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testCallMethodReturnsnonPODBad, 2, NIL_MESSAGING_TO_NON_POD, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,when calling `SomeObject.returnsnonPOD` here,parameter `self` of SomeObject.returnsnonPOD,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testCallMethodReturnsnonPODLatent, 7, NIL_MESSAGING_TO_NON_POD, no_bucket, ERROR, [*** LATENT ***,is the null pointer,assigned,when calling `SomeObject.returnsnonPOD` here,parameter `self` of SomeObject.returnsnonPOD,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testCallMethodReturnsnonPODLatentBad, 1, NIL_MESSAGING_TO_NON_POD, no_bucket, ERROR, [calling context starts here,in call to `testCallMethodReturnsnonPODLatent`,is the null pointer,assigned,when calling `SomeObject.returnsnonPOD` here,parameter `self` of SomeObject.returnsnonPOD,invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testNilMessagingForModelNilNilOK_FP, 0, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,when calling `addObjectInDict` here,parameter `value` of addObjectInDict,passed as argument to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),return from call to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testNilMessagingForModelNotNilDictBad, 1, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,when calling `addObjectInDict` here,parameter `value` of addObjectInDict,passed as argument to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),return from call to `NSMutableDictionary.setObject:forKey:` (modelled),invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testNonPODTraceBad, 2, NIL_MESSAGING_TO_NON_POD, no_bucket, ERROR, [source of the null value part of the trace starts here,when calling `SomeObject.returnsNil` here,assigned,is the null pointer,null pointer dereference part of the trace starts here,passed as argument to `SomeObject.returnsNil`,return from call to `SomeObject.returnsNil`,passed as argument to `SomeObject.get`,return from call to `SomeObject.get`,assigned,when calling `SomeObject.returnsnonPOD` here,parameter `self` of SomeObject.returnsnonPOD,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/NPEBasic.mm, testTraceBad, 3, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,passed as argument to `SomeObject.getXPtr`,return from call to `SomeObject.getXPtr`,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objcpp/pulse/use_after_delete.mm, PulseTest.deref_deleted_in_objc_method_bad, 3, USE_AFTER_DELETE, no_bucket, ERROR, [invalidation part of the trace starts here,passed as argument to `new` (modelled),return from call to `new` (modelled),assigned,was invalidated by `delete`,use-after-lifetime part of the trace starts here,passed as argument to `new` (modelled),return from call to `new` (modelled),assigned,when calling `Simple::Simple` here,parameter `__param_0` of Simple::Simple,invalid access occurs here]