diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index 2f06d495c..78d7fbe48 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
             while (Token::Match(funcname, "%name% :: %name%"))
                 funcname = funcname->tokAt(2);
 
-            if (!Token::Match(funcname, "%name% [(),;]:}]"))
+            if (!Token::Match(funcname, "%name% [(),;]:}>]"))
                 continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
index 28b12ee85..75b4c3d74 100644
--- a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(return1);
         TEST_CASE(return2);
         TEST_CASE(callback1);
+        TEST_CASE(callback2);
         TEST_CASE(else1);
         TEST_CASE(functionpointer);
         TEST_CASE(template1);
@@ -119,6 +120,19 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void callback2() { // #8677
+        check("class C {\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "    void callback();\n"
+              "    void start();\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "void C::callback() {}\n" // <- not unused
+              "\n"
+              "void C::start() { ev.set<C, &C::callback>(this); }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (style) The function 'start' is never used.\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void else1() {
         check("void f1()\n"
               "{\n"