diff --git a/config.xsd b/config.xsd
index 4caa065d2e5..a2e2e9a6fe1 100644
--- a/config.xsd
+++ b/config.xsd
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         <xs:attribute name="allowCoercionFromStringToClassConst" type="xs:string" />
         <xs:attribute name="allowStringToStandInForClass" type="xs:string" />
         <xs:attribute name="usePhpDocMethodsWithoutMagicCall" type="xs:string" />
+        <xs:attribute name="memoizeMethodCallResults" type="xs:string" />
     </xs:complexType>
 
     <xs:complexType name="ProjectFilesType">
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
index 750349d0690..36c8305c3a3 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
@@ -83,6 +83,27 @@ public static function getAssertions(
             return $if_types;
         }
 
+        if ($conditional instanceof PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall
+            && $conditional->name instanceof PhpParser\Node\Identifier
+            && !$conditional->args
+        ) {
+            $config = \Psalm\Config::getInstance();
+
+            if ($config->memoize_method_calls) {
+                $lhs_var_name = ExpressionChecker::getArrayVarId(
+                    $conditional->var,
+                    $this_class_name,
+                    $source
+                );
+
+                if ($lhs_var_name) {
+                    $method_var_id = $lhs_var_name . '->' . strtolower($conditional->name->name) . '()';
+                    $if_types[$method_var_id] = '!falsy';
+                    return $if_types;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($conditional instanceof PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot) {
             $if_types_to_negate = self::getAssertions(
                 $conditional->expr,
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/MethodCallChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/MethodCallChecker.php
index cef667d589c..d033df6f698 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/MethodCallChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/MethodCallChecker.php
@@ -582,6 +582,18 @@ public static function analyze(
                                 $context->getPhantomClasses()
                             );
                         }
+
+                        if (!$stmt->args && $var_id) {
+                            if ($config->memoize_method_calls) {
+                                $method_var_id = $var_id . '->' . $method_name_lc . '()';
+
+                                if (isset($context->vars_in_scope[$method_var_id])) {
+                                    $return_type_candidate = clone $context->vars_in_scope[$method_var_id];
+                                } else {
+                                    $context->vars_in_scope[$method_var_id] = $return_type_candidate;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     } else {
                         $returns_by_ref =
                             $returns_by_ref
@@ -614,8 +626,10 @@ public static function analyze(
                             $method_id,
                             $appearing_method_id,
                             $declaring_method_id,
+                            $var_id,
                             $stmt->args,
                             $code_location,
+                            $context,
                             $file_manipulations,
                             $return_type_candidate
                         );
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/StaticCallChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/StaticCallChecker.php
index 28abb5dc500..c5a89e456a1 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/StaticCallChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/Call/StaticCallChecker.php
@@ -394,8 +394,10 @@ public static function analyze(
                             $method_id,
                             $appearing_method_id,
                             $declaring_method_id,
+                            null,
                             $stmt->args,
                             $code_location,
+                            $context,
                             $file_manipulations,
                             $return_type_candidate
                         );
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Config.php b/src/Psalm/Config.php
index 7a9e1c7974d..24cc28504c4 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Config.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Config.php
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ class Config
      */
     public $use_phpdoc_methods_without_call = false;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $memoize_method_calls = false;
+
     /**
      * @var string[]
      */
@@ -499,6 +504,11 @@ public static function loadFromXML($base_dir, $file_contents)
             $config->use_phpdoc_methods_without_call = $attribute_text === 'true' || $attribute_text === '1';
         }
 
+        if (isset($config_xml['memoizeMethodCallResults'])) {
+            $attribute_text = (string) $config_xml['memoizeMethodCallResults'];
+            $config->memoize_method_calls = $attribute_text === 'true' || $attribute_text === '1';
+        }
+
         if (isset($config_xml->projectFiles)) {
             $config->project_files = ProjectFileFilter::loadFromXMLElement($config_xml->projectFiles, $base_dir, true);
         }
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Plugin.php b/src/Psalm/Plugin.php
index ed24d0ccae5..1df81e6d927 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Plugin.php
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ public static function afterClassLikeExistsCheck(
 
     /**
      * @param  string $method_id - the method id being checked
+     * @param  string $appearing_method_id - the method id of the class that the method appears in
      * @param  string $declaring_method_id - the method id of the class or trait that declares the method
+     * @param  string|null $var_id - a reference to the LHS of the variable
      * @param  PhpParser\Node\Arg[] $args
      * @param  FileManipulation[] $file_replacements
      *
@@ -95,9 +97,12 @@ public static function afterClassLikeExistsCheck(
     public static function afterMethodCallCheck(
         StatementsSource $statements_source,
         $method_id,
+        $appearing_method_id,
         $declaring_method_id,
+        $var_id,
         array $args,
         CodeLocation $code_location,
+        Context $context,
         array &$file_replacements = [],
         Union &$return_type_candidate = null
     ) {
diff --git a/tests/ConfigTest.php b/tests/ConfigTest.php
index 67cedef8fd0..eff2407869e 100644
--- a/tests/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConfigTest.php
@@ -732,6 +732,47 @@ function foo() {}'
         $this->analyzeFile($file_path, new Context());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testMethodCallMemoize()
+    {
+        $this->project_checker = $this->getProjectCheckerWithConfig(
+            TestConfig::loadFromXML(
+                dirname(__DIR__),
+                '<?xml version="1.0"?>
+                <psalm memoizeMethodCallResults="true">
+                    <projectFiles>
+                        <directory name="src" />
+                    </projectFiles>
+                </psalm>'
+            )
+        );
+
+        $file_path = getcwd() . '/src/somefile.php';
+
+        $this->addFile(
+            $file_path,
+            '<?php
+                class A {
+                    function getFoo() : ?Foo {
+                        return rand(0, 1) ? new Foo : null;
+                    }
+                }
+                class Foo {
+                    public function bar() : void {}
+                };
+
+                $a = new A();
+
+                if ($a->getFoo()) {
+                    $a->getFoo()->bar();
+                }'
+        );
+
+        $this->analyzeFile($file_path, new Context());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return void
      */