diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 2611415bc..d52ab1629 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,24 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 mSettings->verificationReport = argv[i] + 16;
             } else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--debug-verify") == 0)
                 mSettings->debugVerification = true;
+            else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--verify-diff=", 14) == 0) {
+                std::ifstream fin(argv[i] + 14);
+                if (!fin.is_open()) {
+                    printMessage("cppcheck: could not open file " + std::string(argv[i] + 14) + ".");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                mSettings->verifyDiff = Settings::loadDiffFile(fin);
+                mSettings->verification = true;
+
+                for (const auto &diff: mSettings->verifyDiff) {
+                    if (!Path::acceptFile(diff.filename))
+                        continue;
+                    const std::string filename = Path::fromNativeSeparators(diff.filename);
+                    if (std::find(mPathNames.begin(), mPathNames.end(), filename) == mPathNames.end())
+                        mPathNames.push_back(filename);
+                }
+            }
 
             // Enforce language (--language=, -x)
             else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--language=", 11) == 0 || std::strcmp(argv[i], "-x") == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/exprengine.cpp b/lib/exprengine.cpp
index ebd7c00c5..6f872f606 100644
--- a/lib/exprengine.cpp
+++ b/lib/exprengine.cpp
@@ -1694,6 +1694,23 @@ void ExprEngine::executeFunction(const Scope *functionScope, const Tokenizer *to
         // TODO.. what about functions in headers?
         return;
 
+    if (!settings->verifyDiff.empty()) {
+        const std::string filename = tokenizer->list.getFiles().at(functionScope->bodyStart->fileIndex());
+        bool verify = false;
+        for (const auto &diff: settings->verifyDiff) {
+            if (diff.filename != filename)
+                continue;
+            if (diff.fromLine > functionScope->bodyEnd->linenr())
+                continue;
+            if (diff.toLine < functionScope->bodyStart->linenr())
+                continue;
+            verify = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        if (!verify)
+            return;
+    }
+
     int symbolValueIndex = 0;
     TrackExecution trackExecution;
     Data data(&symbolValueIndex, tokenizer, settings, callbacks, &trackExecution);
diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index f291dd923..f329bc552 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -149,3 +149,39 @@ bool Settings::isEnabled(const ValueFlow::Value *value, bool inconclusiveCheck)
         return false;
     return true;
 }
+
+std::vector<Settings::Diff> Settings::loadDiffFile(std::istream &istr)
+{
+    std::vector<Settings::Diff> ret;
+    std::string line;
+    std::string filename;
+    while (std::getline(istr, line)) {
+        if (line.compare(0, 11, "diff --git ") == 0) {
+            std::string::size_type pos = line.rfind(" b/");
+            if (pos == std::string::npos)
+                continue;
+            filename = line.substr(pos+3);
+        }
+        if (line.compare(0,4,"@@ -") == 0) {
+            std::string::size_type pos1 = line.find(" ",4);
+            if (pos1 == std::string::npos)
+                continue;
+            std::string::size_type pos2 = line.find(" ",pos1 + 1);
+            if (pos2 == std::string::npos || pos2 < pos1+3)
+                continue;
+            if (line[pos1+1] != '+')
+                continue;
+            std::string::size_type posComma = line.find(",", pos1);
+            if (posComma > pos2)
+                continue;
+            std::string line1 = line.substr(pos1 + 2, posComma - pos1 - 2);
+            std::string line2 = line.substr(posComma+1, pos2 - posComma - 1);
+            Diff diff;
+            diff.filename = filename;
+            diff.fromLine = std::atoi(line1.c_str());
+            diff.toLine = std::atoi(line1.c_str()) + std::atoi(line2.c_str());
+            ret.push_back(diff);
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index 675125788..2caacfaf1 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ public:
     /** @brief Generate verification debug output */
     bool debugVerification;
 
+    /** @brief Verify diff */
+    struct Diff {
+        std::string filename;
+        int fromLine;
+        int toLine;
+    };
+    std::vector<Diff> verifyDiff;
+
     /** @brief check unknown function return values */
     std::set<std::string> checkUnknownFunctionReturn;
 
@@ -360,6 +368,8 @@ public:
     */
     bool isEnabled(const ValueFlow::Value *value, bool inconclusiveCheck=false) const;
 
+    static std::vector<Diff> loadDiffFile(std::istream &istr);
+
     /** Is posix library specified? */
     bool posix() const {
         return std::find(libraries.begin(), libraries.end(), "posix") != libraries.end();