diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index b95dc1371..bacf7ccd5 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -1052,12 +1052,20 @@ const Token *SymbolDatabase::initBaseInfo(Scope *scope, const Token *tok)
         {
             Scope::BaseInfo base;
 
+            base.isVirtual = false;
+
             tok2 = tok2->next();
 
             // check for invalid code
             if (!tok2 || !tok2->next())
                 return NULL;
 
+            if (tok2->str() == "virtual")
+            {
+                base.isVirtual = true;
+                tok2 = tok2->next();
+            }
+
             if (tok2->str() == "public")
             {
                 base.access = Public;
@@ -1081,6 +1089,12 @@ const Token *SymbolDatabase::initBaseInfo(Scope *scope, const Token *tok)
                     base.access = Public;
             }
 
+            if (tok2->str() == "virtual")
+            {
+                base.isVirtual = true;
+                tok2 = tok2->next();
+            }
+
             // handle derived base classes
             while (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ::"))
             {
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index a4814106c..37f94d59c 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ public:
     struct BaseInfo
     {
         AccessControl access;  // public/protected/private
+        bool isVirtual;
         std::string name;
         Scope *scope;
     };