diff --git a/lldb/examples/synthetic/gnu_libstdcpp.py b/lldb/examples/synthetic/gnu_libstdcpp.py
index f778065aaca37..d98495b8a9df3 100644
--- a/lldb/examples/synthetic/gnu_libstdcpp.py
+++ b/lldb/examples/synthetic/gnu_libstdcpp.py
@@ -914,12 +914,15 @@ def get_variant_npos_value(index_byte_size):
     if index == npos_value:
         return " No Value"
 
+    # Strip references and typedefs.
+    variant_type = raw_obj.GetType().GetCanonicalType().GetDereferencedType()
+    template_arg_count = variant_type.GetNumberOfTemplateArguments()
+
     # Invalid index can happen when the variant is not initialized yet.
-    template_arg_count = data_obj.GetType().GetNumberOfTemplateArguments()
     if index >= template_arg_count:
         return " <Invalid>"
 
-    active_type = data_obj.GetType().GetTemplateArgumentType(index)
+    active_type = variant_type.GetTemplateArgumentType(index)
     return f" Active Type = {active_type.GetDisplayTypeName()} "
 
 
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/TestDataFormatterLibStdcxxVariant.py b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/TestDataFormatterLibStdcxxVariant.py
index ba1641888b6f3..ea4a53fcb4097 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/TestDataFormatterLibStdcxxVariant.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/TestDataFormatterLibStdcxxVariant.py
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ def test_with_run_command(self):
 
         lldbutil.continue_to_breakpoint(self.process, bkpt)
 
-        self.expect(
-            "frame variable v1",
-            substrs=["v1 =  Active Type = int  {", "Value = 12", "}"],
-        )
-
-        self.expect(
-            "frame variable v1_ref",
-            substrs=["v1_ref =  Active Type = int : {", "Value = 12", "}"],
-        )
+        for name in ["v1", "v1_typedef"]:
+            self.expect(
+                "frame variable " + name,
+                substrs=[name + " =  Active Type = int  {", "Value = 12", "}"],
+            )
+
+        for name in ["v1_ref", "v1_typedef_ref"]:
+            self.expect(
+                "frame variable " + name,
+                substrs=[name + " =  Active Type = int : {", "Value = 12", "}"],
+            )
 
         self.expect(
             "frame variable v_v1",
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/main.cpp b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/main.cpp
index 545318f9358b6..36e0f74f831f8 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/main.cpp
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/variant/main.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ int main() {
 
   std::variant<int, double, char> v1;
   std::variant<int, double, char> &v1_ref = v1;
+  using V1_typedef = std::variant<int, double, char>;
+  V1_typedef v1_typedef;
+  V1_typedef &v1_typedef_ref = v1_typedef;
+
   std::variant<int, double, char> v2;
   std::variant<int, double, char> v3;
   std::variant<std::variant<int, double, char>> v_v1;
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ int main() {
       v_many_types_no_value;
 
   v1 = 12; // v contains int
+  v1_typedef = v1;
   v_v1 = v1;
   int i = std::get<int>(v1);
   printf("%d\n", i); // break here