diff --git a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
index 086836f35..6764a94dc 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkStructMemberUsage()
             continue;
 
         // Bail out if some data is casted to struct..
-        const std::string castPattern("( struct| " + scope.className + " * ) & %name% [");
+        const std::string castPattern("( struct| " + scope.className + " * ) &| %name%");
         if (Token::findmatch(scope.bodyEnd, castPattern.c_str()))
             continue;
 
@@ -1465,13 +1465,9 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkStructMemberUsage()
         if (bailout)
             continue;
 
-        // Try to prevent false positives when struct members are not used directly.
-        if (Token::findmatch(scope.bodyEnd, (scope.className + " %type%| *").c_str()))
-            continue;
-
         for (const Variable &var : scope.varlist) {
-            // declaring a POD member variable?
-            if (!var.typeStartToken()->isStandardType() && !var.isPointer())
+            // only warn for variables without side effects
+            if (!var.typeStartToken()->isStandardType() && !var.isPointer() && !astIsContainer(var.nameToken()) && !isRecordTypeWithoutSideEffects(var.type()))
                 continue;
 
             // Check if the struct member variable is used anywhere in the file
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 79bfc6037..03a990c76 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(structmember16); // #10485
         TEST_CASE(structmember17); // #10591
         TEST_CASE(structmember18); // #10684
+        TEST_CASE(structmember19); // #10826
 
         TEST_CASE(localvar1);
         TEST_CASE(localvar2);
@@ -1405,7 +1406,7 @@ private:
                                "{\n"
                                "    ab->a = 0;\n"
                                "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) struct member 'AB::b' is never used.\n", errout.str());
 
         checkStructMemberUsage("struct AB\n"
                                "{\n"
@@ -1417,7 +1418,7 @@ private:
                                "{\n"
                                "    ab->a = 0;\n"
                                "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) struct member 'AB::b' is never used.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void structmember8() {
@@ -1626,6 +1627,32 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void structmember19() { // #10826
+        checkStructMemberUsage("class C {};\n"
+                               "struct S {\n"
+                               "    char* p;\n"
+                               "    std::string str;\n"
+                               "    C c;\n"
+                               "};\n"
+                               "void f(S* s) {}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) struct member 'S::p' is never used.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:4]: (style) struct member 'S::str' is never used.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:5]: (style) struct member 'S::c' is never used.\n",
+                      errout.str());
+
+        checkStructMemberUsage("class C {};\n"
+                               "struct S {\n"
+                               "    char* p;\n"
+                               "    std::string str;\n"
+                               "    C c;\n"
+                               "};\n"
+                               "void f(S& s) {}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) struct member 'S::p' is never used.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:4]: (style) struct member 'S::str' is never used.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:5]: (style) struct member 'S::c' is never used.\n",
+                      errout.str());
+    }
+
     void functionVariableUsage_(const char* file, int line, const char code[], const char filename[] = "test.cpp") {
         // Clear the error buffer..
         errout.str("");