diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmuting_null.rs b/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmuting_null.rs
index 1a6262f2ff76..31e770f421e1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmuting_null.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmuting_null.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_utils::consts::{ConstEvalCtxt, Constant};
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
-use clippy_utils::is_integer_literal;
+use clippy_utils::is_integer_const;
 use clippy_utils::res::{MaybeDef, MaybeResPath};
 use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, arg: &'t
     // Catching:
     // `std::mem::transmute(0 as *const i32)`
     if let ExprKind::Cast(inner_expr, _cast_ty) = arg.kind
-        && is_integer_literal(inner_expr, 0)
+        && is_integer_const(cx, inner_expr, 0)
     {
         span_lint(cx, TRANSMUTING_NULL, expr.span, LINT_MSG);
         return true;
@@ -42,10 +42,5 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, arg: &'t
         return true;
     }
 
-    // FIXME:
-    // Also catch transmutations of variables which are known nulls.
-    // To do this, MIR const propagation seems to be the better tool.
-    // Whenever MIR const prop routines are more developed, this will
-    // become available. As of this writing (25/03/19) it is not yet.
     false
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmuting_null.rs b/tests/ui/transmuting_null.rs
index f3eb5060cd0d..0d3b26673452 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmuting_null.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/transmuting_null.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ fn transmute_const() {
     }
 }
 
+fn transmute_const_int() {
+    unsafe {
+        let _: &u64 = std::mem::transmute(u64::MIN as *const u64);
+        //~^ transmuting_null
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     one_liners();
     transmute_const();
+    transmute_const_int();
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmuting_null.stderr b/tests/ui/transmuting_null.stderr
index c68e4102e405..ed7c3396a243 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmuting_null.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/transmuting_null.stderr
@@ -19,5 +19,11 @@ error: transmuting a known null pointer into a reference
 LL |         let _: &u64 = std::mem::transmute(ZPTR);
    |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: transmuting a known null pointer into a reference
+  --> tests/ui/transmuting_null.rs:35:23
+   |
+LL |         let _: &u64 = std::mem::transmute(u64::MIN as *const u64);
+   |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors