diff --git a/Tmain/list-kinds-full.d/stdout-expected.txt b/Tmain/list-kinds-full.d/stdout-expected.txt
index 14b82eda07..ad6535cdc9 100644
--- a/Tmain/list-kinds-full.d/stdout-expected.txt
+++ b/Tmain/list-kinds-full.d/stdout-expected.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #LETTER	NAME	ENABLED	REFONLY	NROLES	MASTER	DESCRIPTION
 D	macroparam	no	no	0	C	parameters inside macro definitions
 L	label	no	no	0	C	goto labels
-Y	unknown	no	yes	3	C	unknown identifier
+Y	unknown	no	yes	4	C	unknown identifier
 d	macro	yes	no	2	C	macro definitions
 e	enumerator	yes	no	0	C	enumerators (values inside an enumeration)
 f	function	yes	no	0	C	function definitions
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ D	macroparam	no	no	0	C	parameters inside macro definitions
 L	label	no	no	0	C	goto labels
 N	name	no	no	0	NONE	names imported via using scope::symbol
 U	using	no	no	0	NONE	using namespace statements
-Y	unknown	no	yes	3	C	unknown identifier
+Y	unknown	no	yes	4	C	unknown identifier
 Z	tparam	no	no	0	NONE	template parameters
 c	class	yes	no	0	NONE	classes
 d	macro	yes	no	2	C	macro definitions
diff --git a/Tmain/list-roles.d/stdout-expected.txt b/Tmain/list-roles.d/stdout-expected.txt
index 0bdf25e18c..24fab3e69a 100644
--- a/Tmain/list-roles.d/stdout-expected.txt
+++ b/Tmain/list-roles.d/stdout-expected.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Automake       d/directory       program            on      directory for PROGRA
 Automake       d/directory       script             on      directory for SCRIPTS primary
 Basic          f/function        decl               on      declared
 Bats           S/script          loaded             on      script loaed with "load" command
+C              Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 C              Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 C              Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 C              Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ C              d/macro           undef              on      undefined
 C              h/header          local              on      local header
 C              h/header          system             on      system header
 C              m/member          initialized        on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
+C++            Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 C++            Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 C++            Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 C++            Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ CPreProcessor  d/macro           condition          off     used in part of #if/
 CPreProcessor  d/macro           undef              on      undefined
 CPreProcessor  h/header          local              on      local header
 CPreProcessor  h/header          system             on      system header
+CUDA           Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 CUDA           Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 CUDA           Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 CUDA           Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ Automake       d/directory       program            on      directory for PROGRA
 Automake       d/directory       script             on      directory for SCRIPTS primary
 Basic          f/function        decl               on      declared
 Bats           S/script          loaded             on      script loaed with "load" command
+C              Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 C              Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 C              Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 C              Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ C              d/macro           undef              on      undefined
 C              h/header          local              on      local header
 C              h/header          system             on      system header
 C              m/member          initialized        on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
+C++            Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 C++            Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 C++            Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 C++            Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ CPreProcessor  d/macro           condition          off     used in part of #if/
 CPreProcessor  d/macro           undef              on      undefined
 CPreProcessor  h/header          local              on      local header
 CPreProcessor  h/header          system             on      system header
+CUDA           Y/unknown         applied            on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 CUDA           Y/unknown         defvar             on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 CUDA           Y/unknown         ref                off     referenced anyhow
 CUDA           Y/unknown         value              on      used as right side value
@@ -265,6 +271,7 @@ Zsh            s/script          loaded             on      loaded
 # C.*
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -306,6 +313,7 @@ s/script   loaded on      loaded
 # C.* with disabling all roles of all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -319,6 +327,7 @@ m/member   initialized off     initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling all roles of all kinds of all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -333,6 +342,7 @@ m/member   initialized off     initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # after disabling system role of header kind of C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         on      referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # after disabling system role of header kind of C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         on      referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -360,6 +371,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling all roles in C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -380,6 +392,7 @@ s/script   loaded    on      loaded
 # C.* with disabling all roles of all kinds in C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -401,6 +414,7 @@ s/script   loaded    on      loaded
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         on      referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -423,6 +437,7 @@ s/script   loaded    off     loaded
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         on      referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -444,6 +459,7 @@ s/script   loaded    off     loaded
 # C.* with disabling all roles of {header} kind in C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -464,6 +480,7 @@ s/script   loaded    on      loaded
 # C.* with disabling all roles of h kind in C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -485,6 +502,7 @@ s/script   loaded    on      loaded
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -507,6 +525,7 @@ s/script   loaded    off     loaded
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -528,6 +547,7 @@ s/script   loaded    off     loaded
 # C.* with disabling system role of h kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -541,6 +561,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling system role of {header} kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -554,6 +575,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with enabling system role of h kind after disabling the role
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -567,6 +589,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with enabling system role of {header} kind after disabling the role
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -580,6 +603,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling system and local roles of h kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -593,6 +617,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling system and local roles of {header} kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -607,6 +632,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -621,6 +647,7 @@ m/member   initialized off     initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # after disabling all roles in all languages
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -634,6 +661,7 @@ m/member   initialized off     initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with disabling local role of h kind and undef role of d kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -647,6 +675,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with enabling all roles of header kinds after disabling all roles of the kind
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     on      (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      on      (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       on      used as right side value
@@ -660,6 +689,7 @@ m/member   initialized on      initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with enabling all roles of header kinds after disabling all roles of the kinds of C language
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
@@ -673,6 +703,7 @@ m/member   initialized off     initialized with form '.member = ...'
 # C.* with enabling all roles of header kinds after disabling all roles of the kinds of C language (short notation)
 #
 #KIND(L/N) NAME        ENABLED DESCRIPTION
+Y/unknown  applied     off     (maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded
 Y/unknown  defvar      off     (maybe type) used for defining variables
 Y/unknown  ref         off     referenced anyhow
 Y/unknown  value       off     used as right side value
diff --git a/Tmain/nested-subparsers.d/stdout-expected.txt b/Tmain/nested-subparsers.d/stdout-expected.txt
index a83115aef3..f0494c96e0 100644
--- a/Tmain/nested-subparsers.d/stdout-expected.txt
+++ b/Tmain/nested-subparsers.d/stdout-expected.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ n  name
 #LETTER NAME       ENABLED REFONLY NROLES MASTER DESCRIPTION
 D       macroparam no      no      0      C      parameters inside macro definitions
 L       label      no      no      0      C      goto labels
-Y       unknown    no      yes     3      C      unknown identifier
+Y       unknown    no      yes     4      C      unknown identifier
 d       macro      yes     no      2      C      macro definitions
 e       enumerator yes     no      0      C      enumerators (values inside an enumeration)
 f       function   yes     no      0      C      function definitions
diff --git a/Units/parser-c.r/c-reftags-unknown-ref.d/expected.tags b/Units/parser-c.r/c-reftags-unknown-ref.d/expected.tags
index 78de11b7fb..d2687c75f1 100644
--- a/Units/parser-c.r/c-reftags-unknown-ref.d/expected.tags
+++ b/Units/parser-c.r/c-reftags-unknown-ref.d/expected.tags
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ j	input.c	/^	if (j == 0)$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:ref
 i	input.c	/^	return i + B + j + f(0);$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:ref
 B	input.c	/^	return i + B + j + f(0);$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:ref
 j	input.c	/^	return i + B + j + f(0);$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:ref
-f	input.c	/^	return i + B + j + f(0);$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:ref
+f	input.c	/^	return i + B + j + f(0);$/;"	Y	function:f	roles:applied
diff --git a/parsers/cxx/cxx_reftag.c b/parsers/cxx/cxx_reftag.c
index 2f4e5682e9..efd5eba1c6 100644
--- a/parsers/cxx/cxx_reftag.c
+++ b/parsers/cxx/cxx_reftag.c
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ void cxxReftagEvalNewToken(void)
 		if (in_subparser)
 			popLanguage();
 	}
+	else if (cxxTokenTypeIs(g_cxx.pToken,CXXTokenTypeOpeningParenthesis)
+			 && cxxTagKindEnabled(CXXTagKindUNKNOWN) &&
+			 cxxTagRoleEnabled(CXXTagKindUNKNOWN, CXXTagUnknownRoleAPPLIED))
+	{
+		if(g_cxx.pToken->pPrev && cxxTokenTypeIs(g_cxx.pToken->pPrev,
+												 CXXTokenTypeIdentifier))
+		{
+			CXXToken * i = g_cxx.pToken->pPrev;
+			if(i->iCorkIndex != CORK_NIL && i->bCorkIndexForReftag)
+				cxxReftagReset(i->iCorkIndex, CORK_NIL,
+							   CXXTagKindUNKNOWN, CXXTagUnknownRoleAPPLIED, false);
+			else
+				;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void cxxReftagReset(int iCorkIndex, int iScopeCorkIndex,
diff --git a/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.c b/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.c
index 8687c4612e..a97103b016 100644
--- a/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.c
+++ b/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		{ false, "ref", "referenced anyhow" }, \
 		{ true,  "value", "used as right side value" }, \
 		{ true,  "defvar", "(maybe type) used for defining variables" }, \
+		{ true,  "applied", "(maybe macro, function, or member) called or expanded" }, \
 	}
 
 CXX_COMMON_UNKNOWN_ROLES(C);
diff --git a/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.h b/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.h
index c0f5d4233d..3187f2e904 100644
--- a/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.h
+++ b/parsers/cxx/cxx_tag.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum CXXTagUnknownRole
 	CXXTagUnknownRoleREFERENCED,
 	CXXTagUnknownRoleVALUE,
 	CXXTagUnknownRoleDEFVAR,
+	CXXTagUnknownRoleAPPLIED,
 };
 
 enum CXXTagMemberRole