diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractMethod.rts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractMethod.rts
index eb7509328cc..758e2c66104 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractMethod.rts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractMethod.rts
@@ -2752,3 +2752,29 @@ int a = 0;
     return a;
 }
 
+//!Bug#282004 Refactor->Extract Function in C Project (not C++) won't extract parameters
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+//@.config
+filename=main.c
+methodname=exp
+//@main.c
+int main()
+{
+    int a,b;
+    /*$*/b=a*2;/*$$*/
+    return a;
+}
+
+//=
+void exp(int b, int & a)
+{
+    b = a * 2;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    int a,b;
+    exp(b, a);
+    return a;
+}
+
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/NodeContainer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/NodeContainer.java
index 72e0053b44b..3e1f1aeebb2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/NodeContainer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/NodeContainer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTPointerOperator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTSimpleDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IVariable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.CPPASTVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTParameterDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTReferenceOperator;
@@ -326,6 +327,16 @@ public class NodeContainer {
 											.getMessage(), e);
 							logger.log(status);
 						}
+					}else if(bind instanceof IVariable) {
+						NameInformation nameInformation = new NameInformation(
+								name);
+
+						IASTName[] refs = name.getTranslationUnit()
+								.getReferences(bind);
+						for (IASTName ref : refs) {
+							nameInformation.addReference(ref);
+						}
+						names.add(nameInformation);
 					}
 					return super.visit(name);
 				}