diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index fd17b53c7..c849b2cd3 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ bool CppCheckExecutor::parseFromArgs(Settings &settings, int argc, const char* c
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Libraries must be loaded before FileLister is executed to ensure markup files will be
+    // listed properly.
+    if (!loadLibraries(settings))
+        return false;
+
     // Check that all include paths exist
     {
         for (std::list<std::string>::iterator iter = settings.includePaths.begin();
@@ -256,9 +261,6 @@ int CppCheckExecutor::check_internal(CppCheck& cppcheck)
 {
     Settings& settings = cppcheck.settings();
 
-    if (!loadLibraries(settings))
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
     if (settings.reportProgress)
         mLatestProgressOutputTime = std::time(nullptr);
 
diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index 54d5266d0..83dd5dd51 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -72,36 +72,38 @@ static std::string stripTemplateParameters(const std::string& funcName) {
 void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char FileName[], const Settings *settings)
 {
     const bool doMarkup = settings->library.markupFile(FileName);
-    const SymbolDatabase* symbolDatabase = tokenizer.getSymbolDatabase();
 
     // Function declarations..
-    for (const Scope* scope : symbolDatabase->functionScopes) {
-        const Function* func = scope->function;
-        if (!func || !func->token || scope->bodyStart->fileIndex() != 0)
-            continue;
+    if (!doMarkup) {
+        const SymbolDatabase* symbolDatabase = tokenizer.getSymbolDatabase();
+        for (const Scope* scope : symbolDatabase->functionScopes) {
+            const Function* func = scope->function;
+            if (!func || !func->token || scope->bodyStart->fileIndex() != 0)
+                continue;
 
-        // Don't warn about functions that are marked by __attribute__((constructor)) or __attribute__((destructor))
-        if (func->isAttributeConstructor() || func->isAttributeDestructor() || func->type != Function::eFunction || func->isOperator())
-            continue;
+            // Don't warn about functions that are marked by __attribute__((constructor)) or __attribute__((destructor))
+            if (func->isAttributeConstructor() || func->isAttributeDestructor() || func->type != Function::eFunction || func->isOperator())
+                continue;
 
-        if (func->isExtern())
-            continue;
+            if (func->isExtern())
+                continue;
 
-        mFunctionDecl.emplace_back(func);
+            mFunctionDecl.emplace_back(func);
 
-        FunctionUsage &usage = mFunctions[stripTemplateParameters(func->name())];
+            FunctionUsage &usage = mFunctions[stripTemplateParameters(func->name())];
 
-        if (!usage.lineNumber)
-            usage.lineNumber = func->token->linenr();
+            if (!usage.lineNumber)
+                usage.lineNumber = func->token->linenr();
 
-        // No filename set yet..
-        if (usage.filename.empty()) {
-            usage.filename = tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath();
-        }
-        // Multiple files => filename = "+"
-        else if (usage.filename != tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath()) {
-            //func.filename = "+";
-            usage.usedOtherFile |= usage.usedSameFile;
+            // No filename set yet..
+            if (usage.filename.empty()) {
+                usage.filename = tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath();
+            }
+            // Multiple files => filename = "+"
+            else if (usage.filename != tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath()) {
+                //func.filename = "+";
+                usage.usedOtherFile |= usage.usedSameFile;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -211,7 +213,9 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
 
         const Token *funcname = nullptr;
 
-        if ((lambdaEndToken || tok->scope()->isExecutable()) && Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
+        if (doMarkup)
+            funcname = Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") ? tok : nullptr;
+        else if ((lambdaEndToken || tok->scope()->isExecutable()) && Token::Match(tok, "%name% (")) {
             funcname = tok;
         } else if ((lambdaEndToken || tok->scope()->isExecutable()) && Token::Match(tok, "%name% <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), "> (")) {
             funcname = tok;
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 9510299a1..95a3effa6 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -698,6 +698,13 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkFile(const std::string& filename, const std::string
             return mExitCode;
         }
 
+        if (mSettings.library.markupFile(filename)) {
+            Tokenizer tokenizer(&mSettings, this, &preprocessor);
+            tokenizer.createTokens(std::move(tokens1));
+            checkUnusedFunctions.getFileInfo(&tokenizer, &mSettings);
+            return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
         if (!preprocessor.loadFiles(tokens1, files))
             return mExitCode;
 
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/README b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fed52488a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Downloaded from here:
+https://github.com/HamedMasafi/QML-Samples
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableColumn.qml b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableColumn.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a29f2a7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableColumn.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.12
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
+import QtQml.Models 2.12
+
+QtObject {
+    property string title
+    property string role
+    property bool fillWidth: false
+    property int size: -1
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableRow.qml b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableRow.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1c7b0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableRow.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.12
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
+import QtQml.Models 2.12
+
+ItemDelegate {
+    height: 40
+    width: parent.width
+    property bool isHeader: false
+    RowLayout {
+        property var _d: model
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.leftMargin: 9
+
+        Repeater {
+            model: root.columns
+            Label {
+                text: parent.parent.isHeader ? modelData.title : parent._d[modelData.role]
+                Layout.fillWidth: modelData.fillWidth
+                Layout.preferredWidth: modelData.size !== '*'
+                                       ? modelData.size : 20
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.pro b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dc16d5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+QT += quick
+
+CONFIG += c++11
+
+# You can make your code fail to compile if it uses deprecated APIs.
+# In order to do so, uncomment the following line.
+#DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000    # disables all the APIs deprecated before Qt 6.0.0
+
+SOURCES += \
+        main.cpp \
+        samplemodel.cpp
+
+RESOURCES += qml.qrc
+
+# Additional import path used to resolve QML modules in Qt Creator's code model
+QML_IMPORT_PATH =
+
+# Additional import path used to resolve QML modules just for Qt Quick Designer
+QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH =
+
+# Default rules for deployment.
+qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
+else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
+!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target
+
+HEADERS += \
+    samplemodel.h
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.qml b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a30b7c8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/TableView.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.12
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
+import QtQml.Models 2.12
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property alias model: tableView.model
+    default property list<TableColumn> columns
+
+    TableRow {
+        id: header
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        background: null
+        isHeader: true
+        height: 60
+    }
+
+    ListView {
+        id: tableView
+        clip: true
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.topMargin: header.height
+        delegate: TableRow {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.cpp b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c5779942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
+#include <QtQml/QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include "samplemodel.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
+#endif
+
+    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+    qmlRegisterType<SampleModel>("Test", 1, 0, "SampleModel");
+
+    const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
+    QObject::connect(&engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::objectCreated,
+                     &app, [url](QObject *obj, const QUrl &objUrl) {
+        if (!obj && url == objUrl)
+            QCoreApplication::exit(-1);
+    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    engine.load(url);
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.qml b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a8cc43f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/main.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import QtQuick 2.12
+import QtQuick.Window 2.12
+import Test 1.0
+import '.' as Here
+
+Window {
+    width: 640
+    height: 480
+    visible: true
+    title: qsTr("Hello World")
+
+    Component.onCompleted: sampleModel.fillSampleData(50)
+    SampleModel {
+        id: sampleModel
+    }
+
+    Here.TableView {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        model: sampleModel
+
+        TableColumn {
+            title: qsTr("Id")
+            role: 'id'
+            size: 30
+        }
+        TableColumn {
+            title: qsTr("Name")
+            role: 'name'
+            fillWidth: true
+        }
+        TableColumn {
+            title: qsTr("Grade")
+            role: 'grade'
+            size: 50
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/qml.qrc b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/qml.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf94b15b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/qml.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>main.qml</file>
+        <file>TableView.qml</file>
+        <file>TableRow.qml</file>
+        <file>TableColumn.qml</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.cpp b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de7a5b139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "samplemodel.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QRandomGenerator>
+
+SampleModel::SampleModel(QObject *parent) : QAbstractListModel(parent)
+{
+
+}
+
+int SampleModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(parent)
+    return _data.size();
+}
+
+QVariant SampleModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    if (!index.isValid())
+        return QVariant();
+    if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() > _data.count() - 1)
+        return QVariant();
+
+    auto row = _data.at(index.row());
+
+    switch (role) {
+    case IdRole:
+        return index.row();
+
+    case NameRole:
+        return row.first;
+
+    case GradeRole:
+        return row.second;
+    }
+
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+QHash<int, QByteArray> SampleModel::roleNames() const
+{
+    return {
+        {IdRole, "id"},
+        {NameRole, "name"},
+        {GradeRole, "grade"}
+    };
+}
+
+void SampleModel::fillSampleData(int size)
+{
+    QString abs = "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm";
+    QRandomGenerator r;
+    for (auto i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        Row row;
+        auto nameLen = r.bounded(3, 8);
+        QString name;
+        for (int c = 0; c < nameLen; ++c)
+            name.append(abs.at(r.bounded(0, abs.size() - 1)));
+
+        row.first = name;
+        row.second = r.bounded(0, 20);
+        _data.append(row);
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << _data.size() << "item(s) added as sample data";
+    beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, _data.size() - 1);
+    endInsertRows();
+}
diff --git a/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.h b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bb9107e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/QML-Samples-TableView/samplemodel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef SAMPLEMODEL_H
+#define SAMPLEMODEL_H
+
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
+
+class SampleModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    typedef QPair<QString, int> Row;
+    QList<Row> _data;
+
+public:
+    enum Role {
+        IdRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
+        NameRole,
+        GradeRole
+    };
+
+    SampleModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const;
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const;
+
+public slots:
+    void fillSampleData(int size);
+};
+
+#endif // SAMPLEMODEL_H
diff --git a/test/cli/test-qml.py b/test/cli/test-qml.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16017bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/test-qml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+# python3 -m pytest test-qml.py
+
+import os
+from testutils import cppcheck
+
+PROJECT_DIR = 'QML-Samples-TableView'
+
+def test_unused_functions():
+    ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(['--library=qt', '--enable=unusedFunction', PROJECT_DIR])
+    # there are unused functions. But fillSampleData is not unused because that is referenced from main.qml
+    assert '[unusedFunction]' in stderr
+    assert 'fillSampleData' not in stderr
+
diff --git a/test/testprocessexecutor.cpp b/test/testprocessexecutor.cpp
index 5019a0a24..c81402a1c 100644
--- a/test/testprocessexecutor.cpp
+++ b/test/testprocessexecutor.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ private:
             "file_1.cp1", "file_2.cpp", "file_3.cp1", "file_4.cpp"
         };
 
-        check(2, 4, 4,
+        // the checks are not executed on the markup files => expected result is 2
+        check(2, 4, 2,
               "int main()\n"
               "{\n"
               "  char *a = malloc(10);\n"
diff --git a/test/testsingleexecutor.cpp b/test/testsingleexecutor.cpp
index cf384a1b5..c3d647f74 100644
--- a/test/testsingleexecutor.cpp
+++ b/test/testsingleexecutor.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ private:
             "file_1.cp1", "file_2.cpp", "file_3.cp1", "file_4.cpp"
         };
 
-        check(4, 4,
+        // checks are not executed on markup files => expected result is 2
+        check(4, 2,
               "int main()\n"
               "{\n"
               "  char *a = malloc(10);\n"
diff --git a/test/testthreadexecutor.cpp b/test/testthreadexecutor.cpp
index 68d961fa8..3e92b3200 100644
--- a/test/testthreadexecutor.cpp
+++ b/test/testthreadexecutor.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ private:
             "file_1.cp1", "file_2.cpp", "file_3.cp1", "file_4.cpp"
         };
 
-        check(2, 4, 4,
+        // checks are not executed on markup files => expected result is 2
+        check(2, 4, 2,
               "int main()\n"
               "{\n"
               "  char *a = malloc(10);\n"