diff --git a/test/testleakautovar.cpp b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
index 1cc8df872..afeec8a3c 100644
--- a/test/testleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(configuration2);
         TEST_CASE(configuration3);
         TEST_CASE(configuration4);
+
+        TEST_CASE(ptrptr);
     }
 
     void check(const char code[]) {
@@ -545,6 +547,13 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:4]: (information) set_data configuration is needed to establish if there is a leak or not\n", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void ptrptr() {
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "    char **p = malloc(10);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:3]: (error) Memory leak: p\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestLeakAutoVar)
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index e06b83695..db8b27b46 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(trac1879);
 
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode);
+
+        TEST_CASE(ptrptr);
     }
 
 
@@ -3800,6 +3802,15 @@ private:
               "}");
     }
 
+    void ptrptr() {
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "    char *p;\n"
+              "    char **pp = &p;\n"
+              "    *pp = calloc(10);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Memory leak: p\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
 };
 
 static TestMemleakInFunction testMemleakInFunction;