diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_class.cpp b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_class.cpp
index f00a0bfb17c..36ad3bff30d 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_class.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_class.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void java_bytecode_convert_classt::convert(
   class_type.set_is_inner_class(c.is_inner_class);
   class_type.set_is_static_class(c.is_static_class);
   class_type.set_is_anonymous_class(c.is_anonymous_class);
+  class_type.set_outer_class(c.outer_class);
   if(c.is_enum)
   {
     if(max_array_length != 0 && c.enum_elements > max_array_length)
diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
index 431dd4804f5..29b3bb056a5 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class java_bytecode_parse_treet
     bool is_static_class = false;
     bool is_anonymous_class = false;
     bool attribute_bootstrapmethods_read = false;
+    irep_idt outer_class; // when no outer class is set, there is no outer class
     size_t enum_elements=0;
 
     enum class method_handle_typet
diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
index 8bcb491939e..0ac957a849b 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
@@ -1643,6 +1643,11 @@ void java_bytecode_parsert::rinner_classes_attribute(
     }
     else
     {
+      std::string outer_class_info_name =
+        class_infot(pool_entry(outer_class_info_index))
+          .get_name(pool_entry_lambda);
+      parsed_class.outer_class =
+        constant(outer_class_info_index).type().get(ID_C_base_name);
       parsed_class.is_private = is_private;
       parsed_class.is_protected = is_protected;
       parsed_class.is_public = is_public;
diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_types.h b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_types.h
index 8e9f092eee6..a82f30a260e 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_types.h
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_types.h
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ class java_class_typet:public class_typet
     return set(ID_is_inner_class, is_inner_class);
   }
 
+  const irep_idt get_outer_class() const
+  {
+    return get(ID_outer_class);
+  }
+
+  void set_outer_class(irep_idt outer_class)
+  {
+    return set(ID_outer_class, outer_class);
+  }
+
   const bool get_is_static_class() const
   {
     return get_bool(ID_is_static);
diff --git a/src/util/irep_ids.def b/src/util/irep_ids.def
index e2d7d160112..bcc6a8f6906 100644
--- a/src/util/irep_ids.def
+++ b/src/util/irep_ids.def
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ IREP_ID_ONE(interface)
 IREP_ID_TWO(C_must_not_throw, #must_not_throw)
 IREP_ID_ONE(is_inner_class)
 IREP_ID_ONE(is_anonymous)
+IREP_ID_ONE(outer_class)
 
 // Projects depending on this code base that wish to extend the list of
 // available ids should provide a file local_irep_ids.h in their source tree and