diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/objectalloc.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/objectalloc.cpp
index 485392d930fabb..87672d0e98f1f9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/objectalloc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/objectalloc.cpp
@@ -999,12 +999,23 @@ bool ObjectAllocator::CanLclVarEscapeViaParentStack(ArrayStack<GenTree*>* parent
 
             case GT_CALL:
             {
-                GenTreeCall* asCall = parent->AsCall();
+                GenTreeCall* const call = parent->AsCall();
 
-                if (asCall->IsHelperCall())
+                if (call->IsHelperCall())
                 {
                     canLclVarEscapeViaParentStack =
-                        !Compiler::s_helperCallProperties.IsNoEscape(comp->eeGetHelperNum(asCall->gtCallMethHnd));
+                        !Compiler::s_helperCallProperties.IsNoEscape(comp->eeGetHelperNum(call->gtCallMethHnd));
+                }
+                else if (call->gtCallType == CT_USER_FUNC)
+                {
+                    // Delegate invoke won't escape the delegate which is passed as "this"
+                    // And gets expanded inline later.
+                    //
+                    if ((call->gtCallMoreFlags & GTF_CALL_M_DELEGATE_INV) != 0)
+                    {
+                        GenTree* const thisArg        = call->gtArgs.GetThisArg()->GetNode();
+                        canLclVarEscapeViaParentStack = thisArg != tree;
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             }