diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 4c196dc54..ac39b671c 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -2563,6 +2563,10 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInClass::variable(const Scope *scope, const Token *tokVarnam
                     std::string temp = "this . " + varname;
                     dealloc = getDeallocationType(tok, temp);
                 }
+                // some usage in the destructor => assume it's related
+                // to deallocation
+                if (destructor && tok->str() == varname)
+                    dealloc = CheckMemoryLeak::Many;
                 if (dealloc != CheckMemoryLeak::No) {
                     if (destructor)
                         deallocInDestructor = true;
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 988af3845..fd10d1b0b 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -3812,6 +3812,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(class20);
         TEST_CASE(class21); // ticket #2517
         TEST_CASE(class22); // ticket #3012
+        TEST_CASE(class23); // ticket #3303
 
         TEST_CASE(staticvar);
 
@@ -4695,6 +4696,25 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void class23() { // ticket #3303 - false positive
+        check("class CDataImpl {\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "    CDataImpl() { m_refcount = 1; }\n"
+              "    void Release() { if (--m_refcount == 0) delete this; }\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "    int m_refcount;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "class CData {\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "    CData() : m_impl(new CDataImpl()) { }\n"
+              "    ~CData() { if (m_impl) m_impl->Release(); }\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "    CDataImpl *m_impl;\n"
+              "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void staticvar() {
         check("class A\n"
               "{\n"