diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index e0e8c07d1..14b64fe70 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -802,6 +802,10 @@ void CheckOther::checkUnreachableCode()
             } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && mSettings->library.isnoreturn(tok) && !Token::Match(tok->next()->astParent(), "?|:")) {
                 if ((!tok->function() || (tok->function()->token != tok && tok->function()->tokenDef != tok)) && tok->linkAt(1)->strAt(1) != "{")
                     secondBreak = tok->linkAt(1)->tokAt(2);
+                if (Token::simpleMatch(secondBreak, "return")) {
+                    // clarification for tools that function returns
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             // Statements follow directly, no line between them. (#3383)
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 38eb28cd0..274890f02 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -3772,6 +3772,12 @@ private:
                                 "    bar();\n"
                                 "}", nullptr, false, false, false, false, &settings), InternalError);
         //ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int foo() {\n"
+              "    exit(0);\n"
+              "    return 1;\n" // <- clarify for tools that function does not continue..
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }