diff --git a/changelog/previewInLink.dd b/changelog/previewInLink.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f34cb5f315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/previewInLink.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+`-preview=in` can now be used with `extern(C++)`, disabled for other non-D linkage
+
+The intent of `-preview=in` is to make `in` the go-to storage class for input parameters in D.
+However, it is D centric, as it is an enhanced version of `scope const ref`.
+As non-`extern(D)` functions usually are expected to match a specific ABI,
+using `in` is hardly a good idea.
+
+As C++ also has a "go to" storage class for input parameters (`const T&`),
+`in` can also be applied on `extern(C++)` function in order to bind to `const T&` parameters.
+This also allows to expose a closer API for a function than via `const ref`,
+as `in` will allow to bind rvalues to `const T&`, as in C++.
diff --git a/src/dmd/typesem.d b/src/dmd/typesem.d
index cca24d6c84..d4149931c8 100644
--- a/src/dmd/typesem.d
+++ b/src/dmd/typesem.d
@@ -1224,6 +1224,25 @@ extern(C++) Type typeSemantic(Type type, const ref Loc loc, Scope* sc)
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // -preview=in: Always add `ref` when used with `extern(C++)` functions
+                // Done here to allow passing opaque types with `in`
+                if (global.params.previewIn && (fparam.storageClass & (STC.in_ | STC.ref_)) == STC.in_)
+                {
+                    switch (tf.linkage)
+                    {
+                    case LINK.cpp:
+                        fparam.storageClass |= STC.ref_;
+                        break;
+                    case LINK.default_, LINK.d:
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        .error(loc, "cannot use `in` parameters with `extern(%s)` functions",
+                               linkageToChars(tf.linkage));
+                        .errorSupplemental(loc, "parameter `%s` declared as `in` here", fparam.toChars());
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (t.ty == Tfunction)
                 {
                     .error(loc, "cannot have parameter of function type `%s`", fparam.type.toChars());
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/previewin2.d b/test/fail_compilation/previewin2.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9fe6a1fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/previewin2.d
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+REQUIRED_ARGS: -preview=in -preview=dip1000
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(1): Error: cannot use `in` parameters with `extern(C)` functions
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(1):        parameter `a` declared as `in` here
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(2): Error: cannot use `in` parameters with `extern(Windows)` functions
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(2):        parameter `a` declared as `in` here
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(4): Error: cannot use `in` parameters with `extern(C)` functions
+fail_compilation/previewin2.d(4):        parameter `__anonymous_param` declared as `in` here
+---
+*/
+
+#line 1
+extern(C) void wrongLink1 (in int a);
+extern(Windows) void wrongLink2 (in void* a);
+struct Large { ulong[64] data; }
+extern(C) void wrongLink3 (in Large);
diff --git a/test/runnable_cxx/cppa.d b/test/runnable_cxx/cppa.d
index e31588948a..cd91dd5583 100644
--- a/test/runnable_cxx/cppa.d
+++ b/test/runnable_cxx/cppa.d
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// REQUIRED_ARGS: -preview=in
 // PERMUTE_ARGS: -g
 // EXTRA_CPP_SOURCES: cppb.cpp
 // EXTRA_FILES: extra-files/cppb.h
@@ -1637,7 +1638,13 @@ void test19134()
 }
 
 // https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18955
-alias std_string = std.basic_string!(char);
+version (linux)
+    alias std_string = std.basic_string!(char);
+else
+{
+    import core.stdcpp.string : core_basic_string = basic_string;
+    alias std_string = core_basic_string!(char);
+}
 
 extern(C++) void callback18955(ref const(std_string) str)
 {
@@ -1646,6 +1653,16 @@ extern(C++) void test18955();
 
 /****************************************/
 
+extern(C++) void testPreviewIn();
+
+extern(C++) void previewInFunction(in int a, in std_string b, ref const(std_string) c)
+{
+    assert(a == 42);
+    assert(&b is &c);
+}
+
+/****************************************/
+
 void main()
 {
     test1();
@@ -1695,6 +1712,7 @@ void main()
     test18966();
     test19134();
     test18955();
+    testPreviewIn();
 
     printf("Success\n");
 }
diff --git a/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cppb.cpp b/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cppb.cpp
index 4fa87efcff..83667cbddc 100644
--- a/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cppb.cpp
+++ b/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cppb.cpp
@@ -4,30 +4,8 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <cstdarg>
 
-#if _WIN32 // otherwise defined in C header files!
-// https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18955
-namespace std
-{
-    template<typename Char>
-    struct char_traits
-    {
-    };
-    template<typename Char>
-    class allocator
-    {
-    };
-    template<typename Char, typename Traits, typename Alloc>
-    class basic_string
-    {
-    };
-    typedef basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, allocator<char> > string;
-}
-#else // if POSIX
-
 #include <string>
 
-#endif // _WIN32
-
 #include "cppb.h"
 
 /**************************************/
@@ -936,3 +914,11 @@ void test18955()
     callback18955(s);
 #endif
 }
+
+void previewInFunction(const int& a, const std::string& b, const std::string& c);
+
+void testPreviewIn()
+{
+    std::string s = "Hello World";
+    previewInFunction(42, s, s);
+}