diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 3cac50b24..1ec1994a2 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ private:
             CheckUninitVar *c = dynamic_cast<CheckUninitVar *>(*it);
             if (c && c->varId == varid)
             {
-                if (!c->alloc)
+                if (c->pointer && !c->alloc)
                 {
                     CheckOther *checkOther = dynamic_cast<CheckOther *>(c->owner);
                     if (checkOther)
@@ -1424,6 +1424,10 @@ private:
                 if (mode == 2 && !c->pointer)
                     continue;
 
+                // mode 3 : using dead pointer is invalid.
+                if (mode == 3 && (!c->pointer || c->alloc))
+                    continue;
+
                 CheckOther *checkOther = dynamic_cast<CheckOther *>(c->owner);
                 if (checkOther)
                 {
@@ -1472,6 +1476,17 @@ private:
         use(foundError, checks, tok, 2);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Using variable.. if it's a dead pointer the usage is invalid.
+     * @param foundError this is set to true if an error is found
+     * @param checks all available checks
+     * @param tok variable token
+     */
+    static void use_dead_pointer(bool &foundError, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks, const Token *tok)
+    {
+        use(foundError, checks, tok, 3);
+    }
+
     const Token *parse(const Token &tok, bool &foundError, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks) const
     {
         // Variable declaration..
@@ -1583,6 +1598,9 @@ private:
 
                 else if (tok2->varId())
                 {
+                    if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "[(,] *"))
+                        use_dead_pointer(foundError, checks, tok2);
+
                     // it is possible that the variable is initialized here
                     ExecutionPath::bailOutVar(checks, tok2->varId());
                 }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index abe032798..535feb6ae 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1006,6 +1006,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: x\n", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("static void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int *x;\n"
+                       "    int &y(*x);\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: x\n", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("static int foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int ret;\n"