diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 6993cd19f..be425eaf0 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 if (tok->str() == "const")
                     tok = tok->next();
 
-                if (tok->str() != "return")
+                if (tok->str() != "return" && tok->str() != "throw")
                 {
                     Variables::VariableType type;
 
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 799557e2e..5666c679e 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar21); // ticket #1807
         TEST_CASE(localvar22); // ticket #1811
         TEST_CASE(localvar23); // ticket #1808
+        TEST_CASE(localvar24); // ticket #1803
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias3); // ticket #1639
@@ -1216,6 +1217,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar24() // ticket #1803
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("class MyException\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    virtual void raise() const\n"
+                              "    {\n"
+                              "        throw *this;\n"
+                              "    }\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvaralias1()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"