diff --git a/cfg/std.cfg b/cfg/std.cfg
index 5212261ca..2c5bc1919 100644
--- a/cfg/std.cfg
+++ b/cfg/std.cfg
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@
   <function name="exp2,std::exp2">
     <use-retval/>
     <pure/>
-    <returnValue type="double"/>
+    <returnValue type="double">exp2(arg1)</returnValue>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1" direction="in">
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@
   <function name="exp2f,std::exp2f">
     <use-retval/>
     <pure/>
-    <returnValue type="float"/>
+    <returnValue type="float">exp2(arg1)</returnValue>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1" direction="in">
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@
   <function name="exp2l,std::exp2l">
     <use-retval/>
     <pure/>
-    <returnValue type="long double"/>
+    <returnValue type="long double">exp2(arg1)</returnValue>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1" direction="in">
diff --git a/lib/programmemory.cpp b/lib/programmemory.cpp
index 3fd5be1fb..92feb0d58 100644
--- a/lib/programmemory.cpp
+++ b/lib/programmemory.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,17 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, BuiltinLibraryFunction> createBuiltinLibr
         v.valueType = ValueFlow::Value::ValueType::FLOAT;
         return v;
     };
+    functions["exp2"] = [](const std::vector<ValueFlow::Value>& args) {
+        if (args.size() != 1)
+            return ValueFlow::Value::unknown();
+        ValueFlow::Value v = args[0];
+        if (!v.isFloatValue() && !v.isIntValue())
+            return ValueFlow::Value::unknown();
+        double value = args[0].isFloatValue() ? args[0].floatValue : args[0].intvalue;
+        v.floatValue = std::exp2(value);
+        v.valueType = ValueFlow::Value::ValueType::FLOAT;
+        return v;
+    };
     functions["log"] = [](const std::vector<ValueFlow::Value>& args) {
         if (args.size() != 1)
             return ValueFlow::Value::unknown();
diff --git a/test/cfg/std.cpp b/test/cfg/std.cpp
index af8ac8e40..c7475579d 100644
--- a/test/cfg/std.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/std.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ int moduloofone_exp()
     return 42 % i;
 }
 
+int moduloofone_exp2()
+{
+    int i = std::exp2(0);
+    // cppcheck-suppress moduloofone
+    return 42 % i;
+}
+
 int moduloofone_pow()
 {
     int i = std::pow(2, 0);