diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index 87767c60b..1844928be 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::check(ErrorLogger * const errorLogger)
         const FunctionUsage &func = it->second;
         if (func.usedOtherFile || func.filename.empty())
             continue;
-        if (it->first == "main" || it->first == "WinMain" || it->first == "if")
+        if (it->first == "main" || it->first == "WinMain" || it->first == "_tmain" || it->first == "if")
             continue;
         if (! func.usedSameFile)
         {
diff --git a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
index 67a89241f..27c37b732 100644
--- a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(template1);
         TEST_CASE(throwIsNotAFunction);
         TEST_CASE(unusedError);
+        TEST_CASE(unusedMain);
         TEST_CASE(initializationIsNotAFunction);
 
         TEST_CASE(multipleFiles);   // same function name in multiple files
@@ -179,6 +180,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The function 'foo' is never used\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void unusedMain()
+    {
+        check("int main() { }\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int _tmain() { }\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int WinMain() { }\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void initializationIsNotAFunction()
     {
         check("struct B: N::A {\n"