diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 7e3a1b73e..65eac6a33 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,21 @@ void CheckClass::constructors()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < classes; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->classAndStructScopes[i];
 
+        bool usedInUnion = false;
+        for (std::list<Scope>::const_iterator it = symbolDatabase->scopeList.begin(); it != symbolDatabase->scopeList.end(); ++it) {
+            if (it->type != Scope::eUnion)
+                continue;
+            const Scope &unionScope = *it;
+            for (std::list<Variable>::const_iterator var = unionScope.varlist.begin(); var != unionScope.varlist.end(); ++var) {
+                if (var->type() && var->type()->classScope == scope) {
+                    usedInUnion = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // There are no constructors.
-        if (scope->numConstructors == 0 && printStyle) {
+        if (scope->numConstructors == 0 && printStyle && !usedInUnion) {
             // If there is a private variable, there should be a constructor..
             std::list<Variable>::const_iterator var;
             for (var = scope->varlist.begin(); var != scope->varlist.end(); ++var) {
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 695030d88..d7bcdb7b1 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(noConstructor8); // ticket #4404
         TEST_CASE(noConstructor9); // ticket #4419
         TEST_CASE(noConstructor10); // ticket #6614
+        TEST_CASE(noConstructor11); // ticket #3552
 
         TEST_CASE(forwardDeclaration); // ticket #4290/#3190
 
@@ -561,6 +562,12 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void noConstructor11() { // #3552
+        check("class Fred { int x; };\n"
+              "union U { int y; Fred fred; };");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     // ticket #4290 "False Positive: style (noConstructor): The class 'foo' does not have a constructor."
     // ticket #3190 "SymbolDatabase: Parse of sub class constructor fails"
     void forwardDeclaration() {