diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
index 383c5260d..eb46921d2 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public bool ShouldPreferExplicitType(VBSyntax.ExpressionSyntax exp,
                     equalsValueClauseSyntax = null;
                 } else {
                     var returnBlock = SyntaxFactory.Block(SyntaxFactory.ReturnStatement(adjustedInitializerExpr));
-                    _typeContext.PerScopeState.Hoist(new HoistedParameterlessFunction(GetInitialValueFunctionName(vbName), csTypeSyntax, returnBlock));
+                    _typeContext.PerScopeState.Hoist(new HoistedFunction(GetInitialValueFunctionName(vbName), csTypeSyntax, returnBlock, null));
                     equalsValueClauseSyntax = null;
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/ExpressionNodeVisitor.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/ExpressionNodeVisitor.cs
index 813f839b1..1035a0fb2 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/ExpressionNodeVisitor.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/ExpressionNodeVisitor.cs
@@ -1174,9 +1174,41 @@ private async Task<InvocationExpressionSyntax> HoistAndCallLocalFunctionAsync(VB
             statements.Concat(SyntaxFactory.ReturnStatement(ValidSyntaxFactory.IdentifierName(retVariableName)).Yield())
         );
         var returnType = CommonConversions.GetTypeSyntax(invocationSymbol.ReturnType);
-            
-        var localFunc = _typeContext.PerScopeState.Hoist(new HoistedParameterlessFunction(localFuncName, returnType, block));
-        return SyntaxFactory.InvocationExpression(localFunc.TempIdentifier, SyntaxFactory.ArgumentList());
+
+        //any argument that's a ByRef parameter of the parent method needs to be passed as a ref parameter to the local function (to avoid error CS1628)
+        var refParametersOfParent = GetRefParameters(invocation.ArgumentList);
+        var (args, @params) = CreateArgumentsAndParametersLists(refParametersOfParent);
+
+        var localFunc = _typeContext.PerScopeState.Hoist(new HoistedFunction(localFuncName, returnType, block, SyntaxFactory.ParameterList(@params)));
+        return SyntaxFactory.InvocationExpression(localFunc.TempIdentifier, SyntaxFactory.ArgumentList(args));
+    
+        List<IParameterSymbol> GetRefParameters(VBSyntax.ArgumentListSyntax argumentList)
+        {
+            var result = new List<IParameterSymbol>();
+            if (argumentList is null) return result;
+
+            foreach (var arg in argumentList.Arguments) {
+                if (_semanticModel.GetSymbolInfo(arg.GetExpression()).Symbol is not IParameterSymbol p) continue;
+                if (p.RefKind != RefKind.None) {
+                    result.Add(p);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        (SeparatedSyntaxList<ArgumentSyntax>, SeparatedSyntaxList<ParameterSyntax>) CreateArgumentsAndParametersLists(List<IParameterSymbol> parameterSymbols)
+        {
+            var arguments = new List<ArgumentSyntax>();
+            var parameters = new List<ParameterSyntax>();
+            foreach (var p in parameterSymbols) {
+                var arg = (ArgumentSyntax)CommonConversions.CsSyntaxGenerator.Argument(p.RefKind, SyntaxFactory.IdentifierName(p.Name));
+                arguments.Add(arg);
+                var par = (ParameterSyntax)CommonConversions.CsSyntaxGenerator.ParameterDeclaration(p);
+                parameters.Add(par);
+            }
+            return (SyntaxFactory.SeparatedList(arguments), SyntaxFactory.SeparatedList(parameters));
+        }
     }
 
     private bool RequiresLocalFunction(VBSyntax.InvocationExpressionSyntax invocation, IMethodSymbol invocationSymbol)
diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedParameterlessFunction.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedFunction.cs
similarity index 64%
rename from CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedParameterlessFunction.cs
rename to CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedFunction.cs
index c2da25be9..cca1c0c83 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedParameterlessFunction.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/HoistedFunction.cs
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@
 
 namespace ICSharpCode.CodeConverter.CSharp;
 
-internal class HoistedParameterlessFunction : IHoistedNode
+internal class HoistedFunction : IHoistedNode
 {
     private readonly TypeSyntax _returnType;
     private readonly BlockSyntax _block;
+    private readonly ParameterListSyntax _parameters;
 
     public string Id { get; }
     public string Prefix { get; }
 
-    public HoistedParameterlessFunction(string localFuncName, TypeSyntax returnType, BlockSyntax block)
+    public HoistedFunction(string localFuncName, TypeSyntax returnType, BlockSyntax block, ParameterListSyntax parameters)
     {
         Id = $"hs{Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")}";
         Prefix = localFuncName;
         _returnType = returnType;
         _block = block;
+        _parameters = parameters;
     }
 
     public IdentifierNameSyntax TempIdentifier => ValidSyntaxFactory.IdentifierName(Id).WithAdditionalAnnotations(PerScopeState.AdditionalLocalAnnotation);
-    public LocalFunctionStatementSyntax AsLocalFunction(string functionName) => SyntaxFactory.LocalFunctionStatement(_returnType, SyntaxFactory.Identifier(functionName)).WithBody(_block);
-    public MethodDeclarationSyntax AsInstanceMethod(string functionName) => ValidSyntaxFactory.CreateParameterlessMethod(functionName, _returnType, _block);
+    public LocalFunctionStatementSyntax AsLocalFunction(string functionName) => SyntaxFactory.LocalFunctionStatement(_returnType, SyntaxFactory.Identifier(functionName)).WithParameterList(_parameters).WithBody(_block);
+    public MethodDeclarationSyntax AsInstanceMethod(string functionName) => ValidSyntaxFactory.CreateMethod(functionName, _returnType, _parameters, _block);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/PerScopeState.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/PerScopeState.cs
index 9a467a4e5..7d11a05bc 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/PerScopeState.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/PerScopeState.cs
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ private StatementSyntax[] GetPostStatements()
             .ToArray();
     }
 
-    public IReadOnlyCollection<HoistedParameterlessFunction> GetParameterlessFunctions()
+    public IReadOnlyCollection<HoistedFunction> GetParameterlessFunctions()
     {
-        return _hoistedNodesPerScope.Peek().OfType<HoistedParameterlessFunction>().ToArray();
+        return _hoistedNodesPerScope.Peek().OfType<HoistedFunction>().ToArray();
     }
 
     public IReadOnlyCollection<HoistedFieldFromVbStaticVariable> GetFields()
diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/ValidSyntaxFactory.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/ValidSyntaxFactory.cs
index 616892315..a55fbe3e3 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/ValidSyntaxFactory.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/ValidSyntaxFactory.cs
@@ -74,10 +74,17 @@ expressionSyntax is IdentifierNameSyntax ||
     }
 
     public static MethodDeclarationSyntax CreateParameterlessMethod(string newMethodName, TypeSyntax type, BlockSyntax body)
+    {
+        var parameterList = SyntaxFactory.ParameterList();
+        return CreateMethod(newMethodName, type, parameterList, body);
+    }
+
+    public static MethodDeclarationSyntax CreateMethod(string newMethodName, TypeSyntax type, ParameterListSyntax parameterList, BlockSyntax body)
     {
         var modifiers = SyntaxFactory.TokenList(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.StaticKeyword));
         var typeConstraints = SyntaxFactory.List<TypeParameterConstraintClauseSyntax>();
-        var parameterList = SyntaxFactory.ParameterList();
+        parameterList ??= SyntaxFactory.ParameterList();
+
         var methodAttrs = SyntaxFactory.List<AttributeListSyntax>();
 
         ArrowExpressionClauseSyntax arrowExpression = null;