diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index f89ca04b6..dc608f974 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -4723,6 +4723,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
 
     elseif();
 
+    simplifyOverloadedOperators();
+
     validate();
 
     list.front()->assignIndexes();
@@ -11210,6 +11212,69 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyOperatorName()
     }
 }
 
+void Tokenizer::simplifyOverloadedOperators()
+{
+    if (isC())
+        return;
+    std::set<std::string> classNames;
+    std::set<nonneg int> classVars;
+    for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        if (!tok->isName())
+            continue;
+
+        // Get classes that have operator() member
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct %name% [:{]")) {
+            int indent = 0;
+            for (const Token *tok2 = tok->next(); tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
+                if (tok2->str() == "}")
+                    break;
+                else if (indent == 0 && tok2->str() == ";")
+                    break;
+                else if (tok2->str() == "{") {
+                    if (indent == 0)
+                        ++indent;
+                    else
+                        tok2 = tok2->link();
+                } else if (indent == 1 && Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "operator() (") && isFunctionHead(tok2->next(), ";{")) {
+                    classNames.insert(tok->strAt(1));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Get variables that have operator() member
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% &| %var%") && classNames.find(tok->str()) != classNames.end()) {
+            tok = tok->next();
+            while (!tok->isName())
+                tok = tok->next();
+            classVars.insert(tok->varId());
+        }
+
+        // Simplify operator() calls
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (") && classVars.find(tok->varId()) != classVars.end()) {
+            // constructor init list..
+            if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[:,]")) {
+                const Token *start = tok->previous();
+                while (Token::simpleMatch(start, ",")) {
+                    if (Token::simpleMatch(start->previous(), ")"))
+                        start = start->linkAt(-1);
+                    if (Token::Match(start->previous(), "%name%"))
+                        start = start->tokAt(-2);
+                }
+                const Token *after = tok->linkAt(1);
+                while (Token::Match(after, ")|} , %name% (|{"))
+                    after = after->linkAt(3);
+
+                // Do not simplify initlist
+                if (Token::simpleMatch(start, ":") && Token::simpleMatch(after, ") {"))
+                    continue;
+            }
+
+            tok->insertToken("operator()");
+            tok->insertToken(".");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // remove unnecessary member qualification..
 void Tokenizer::removeUnnecessaryQualification()
 {
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.h b/lib/tokenize.h
index 543a6cb74..11526883e 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.h
+++ b/lib/tokenize.h
@@ -743,6 +743,9 @@ private:
      */
     void simplifyOperatorName();
 
+    /** simplify overloaded operators: 'obj(123)' => 'obj . operator() ( 123 )' */
+    void simplifyOverloadedOperators();
+
     /**
     * Remove [[attribute]] (C++11 and later) from TokenList
     */
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 1730ae59c..303282942 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionExternC);
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionGlobalScope); // ::foo
 
+        TEST_CASE(overloadedFunction1);
+
         TEST_CASE(valueTypeMatchParameter); // ValueType::matchParameter
 
         TEST_CASE(noexceptFunction1);
@@ -6178,6 +6180,19 @@ private:
         ASSERT(bar->function());
     }
 
+    void overloadedFunction1() {
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct S {\n"
+                      "    int operator()(int);\n"
+                      "};\n"
+                      "\n"
+                      "void foo(S x) {\n"
+                      "    x(123);\n"
+                      "}");
+        const Token *tok = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "x . operator() ( 123 )");
+        ASSERT(tok);
+        ASSERT(tok->tokAt(2)->function());
+    }
+
     void valueTypeMatchParameter() {
         ValueType vt_int(ValueType::Sign::SIGNED, ValueType::Type::INT, 0);
         ValueType vt_const_int(ValueType::Sign::SIGNED, ValueType::Type::INT, 0, 1);
@@ -6291,15 +6306,10 @@ private:
                       "   :a(std::move(b.a)) { }\n"
                       "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  db != nullptr); // not null
-
-        if (db) {
-            const Scope *b = db->findScopeByName("B");
-            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, b != nullptr);
-            if (b) {
-                CLASS_FUNC(B, b, true);
-            }
-        }
+        ASSERT(db != nullptr); // not null
+        const Scope *b = db->findScopeByName("B");
+        ASSERT(b != nullptr);
+        CLASS_FUNC(B, b, true);
     }
 
 #define FUNC_THROW(x) do { \
@@ -6314,14 +6324,12 @@ private:
                       "void func3() throw(int);\n"
                       "void func4() throw(int) { }\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  db != nullptr); // not null
+        ASSERT(db != nullptr); // not null
 
-        if (db) {
-            FUNC_THROW(func1);
-            FUNC_THROW(func2);
-            FUNC_THROW(func3);
-            FUNC_THROW(func4);
-        }
+        FUNC_THROW(func1);
+        FUNC_THROW(func2);
+        FUNC_THROW(func3);
+        FUNC_THROW(func4);
     }
 
 #define CLASS_FUNC_THROW(x, y) do { \
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index 45b264b4b..a723b2dde 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyOperatorName26);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyOperatorName27);
 
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyOverloadedOperators1);
+
         TEST_CASE(simplifyNullArray);
 
         // Some simple cleanups of unhandled macros in the global scope
@@ -6636,6 +6638,20 @@ private:
                       tokenizeAndStringify(code));
     }
 
+    void simplifyOverloadedOperators1() {
+        const char code[] = "struct S { void operator()(int); };\n"
+                            "\n"
+                            "void foo(S x) {\n"
+                            "    x(123);\n"
+                            "}";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("struct S { void operator() ( int ) ; } ;\n"
+                      "\n"
+                      "void foo ( S x ) {\n"
+                      "x . operator() ( 123 ) ;\n"
+                      "}",
+                      tokenizeAndStringify(code));
+    }
+
     void simplifyNullArray() {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("* ( foo . bar [ 5 ] ) = x ;", tokenizeAndStringify("0[foo.bar[5]] = x;"));
     }