diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index bd1294a6e..ad72e0c08 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
 
             else if (Token::Match(tok, "; %var% ;"))
                 varUsage[ tok->strAt(1)].read = true;
+
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "++|-- %var%") ||
+                     Token::Match(tok, "%var% ++|--"))
+                varUsage[tok->strAt(1)].use();
         }
 
         // Check usage of all variables in the current scope..
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index eb616e88f..cd72bf21a 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar3);
         TEST_CASE(localvar4);
         TEST_CASE(localvar5);
+        TEST_CASE(localvar6);
 
         // Don't give false positives for variables in structs/unions
         TEST_CASE(localvarStruct1);
@@ -273,6 +274,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar6()
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    int a = 0;\n"
+                              "    int b[10];\n"
+                              "    for (int i=0;i<10;++i)\n"
+                              "        b[i] = ++a;\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
+    }
+
 
 
     void localvarStruct1()