diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index a067fbea6..72177ba6c 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -985,6 +985,11 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
             {
                 variables.addVar(tok->tokAt(2), Variables::array,
                                  tok->tokAt(6)->str() == "=");
+
+                // check for reading array size from local variable
+                if (tok->tokAt(4)->varId() != 0)
+                    variables.read(tok->tokAt(4)->varId());
+
                 tok = tok->tokAt(5);
             }
 
@@ -1182,6 +1187,11 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                     variables.addVar(tok->tokAt(3),
                                      tok->tokAt(2)->str() == "*" ? Variables::pointerArray : Variables::referenceArray,
                                      tok->tokAt(7)->str() == "=");
+
+                    // check for reading array size from local variable
+                    if (tok->tokAt(5)->varId() != 0)
+                        variables.read(tok->tokAt(5)->varId());
+
                     tok = tok->tokAt(6);
                 }
             }
@@ -1193,6 +1203,11 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 variables.addVar(tok->tokAt(4),
                                  tok->tokAt(3)->str() == "*" ? Variables::pointerArray : Variables::referenceArray,
                                  tok->tokAt(8)->str() == "=");
+
+                // check for reading array size from local variable
+                if (tok->tokAt(6)->varId() != 0)
+                    variables.read(tok->tokAt(6)->varId());
+
                 tok = tok->tokAt(7);
             }
 
@@ -1203,7 +1218,12 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 variables.addVar(tok->tokAt(4),
                                  tok->tokAt(3)->str() == "*" ? Variables::pointerArray : Variables::referenceArray,
                                  tok->tokAt(8)->str() == "=");
-                tok = tok->tokAt(6);
+
+                // check for reading array size from local variable
+                if (tok->tokAt(6)->varId() != 0)
+                    variables.read(tok->tokAt(6)->varId());
+
+                tok = tok->tokAt(7);
             }
 
             // const array of pointer or reference of struct or union declaration with possible initialization
@@ -1213,7 +1233,12 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 variables.addVar(tok->tokAt(5),
                                  tok->tokAt(4)->str() == "*" ? Variables::pointerArray : Variables::referenceArray,
                                  tok->tokAt(9)->str() == "=");
-                tok = tok->tokAt(7);
+
+                // check for reading array size from local variable
+                if (tok->tokAt(7)->varId() != 0)
+                    variables.read(tok->tokAt(7)->varId());
+
+                tok = tok->tokAt(8);
             }
 
             else if (Token::Match(tok, "delete|return %var%"))
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index c2ef6393e..b764055eb 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar12);
         TEST_CASE(localvar13); // ticket #1640
         TEST_CASE(localvar14); // ticket #5
+        TEST_CASE(localvar15);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias3); // ticket #1639
@@ -1061,6 +1062,64 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) Unused variable: a\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar15()
+    {
+        {
+            functionVariableUsage("int foo()\n"
+                                  "{\n"
+                                  "    int a = 5;\n"
+                                  "    int b[a];\n"
+                                  "    b[0] = 0;\n"
+                                  "    return b[0];\n"
+                                  "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+
+        {
+            functionVariableUsage("int foo()\n"
+                                  "{\n"
+                                  "    int a = 5;\n"
+                                  "    int * b[a];\n"
+                                  "    b[0] = &c;\n"
+                                  "    return *b[0];\n"
+                                  "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+
+        {
+            functionVariableUsage("int * foo()\n"
+                                  "{\n"
+                                  "    int a = 5;\n"
+                                  "    const int * b[a];\n"
+                                  "    b[0] = &c;\n"
+                                  "    return b[0];\n"
+                                  "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+
+        {
+            functionVariableUsage("struct B * foo()\n"
+                                  "{\n"
+                                  "    int a = 5;\n"
+                                  "    struct B * b[a];\n"
+                                  "    b[0] = &c;\n"
+                                  "    return b[0];\n"
+                                  "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+
+        {
+            functionVariableUsage("const struct B * foo()\n"
+                                  "{\n"
+                                  "    int a = 5;\n"
+                                  "    const struct B * b[a];\n"
+                                  "    b[0] = &c;\n"
+                                  "    return b[0];\n"
+                                  "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+    }
+
     void localvaralias1()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"