diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index a95840453..9d1ffdd61 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -4352,6 +4352,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
 
     createLinks();
 
+    removePragma();
+
     reportUnknownMacros();
 
     simplifyHeaders();
@@ -5214,6 +5216,22 @@ void Tokenizer::removeMacrosInGlobalScope()
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void Tokenizer::removePragma()
+{
+    if (isC() && mSettings->standards.c == Standards::C89)
+        return;
+    if (isCPP() && mSettings->standards.cpp == Standards::CPP03)
+        return;
+    for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        while (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "_Pragma (")) {
+            Token::eraseTokens(tok, tok->linkAt(1)->next());
+            tok->deleteThis();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 void Tokenizer::removeMacroInClassDef()
 {
     for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.h b/lib/tokenize.h
index 11526883e..2ad4eb391 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.h
+++ b/lib/tokenize.h
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ public:
 
     void addSemicolonAfterUnknownMacro();
 
+    // Remove C99 and CPP11 _Pragma(str)
+    void removePragma();
+
     /** Remove undefined macro in class definition:
       * class DLLEXPORT Fred { };
       * class Fred FINAL : Base { };
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index ae4c5418a..4d644f386 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ private:
 
         TEST_CASE(syntax_case_default);
 
+        TEST_CASE(removePragma);
+
         TEST_CASE(foreach);     // #3690
         TEST_CASE(ifconstexpr);
 
@@ -569,13 +571,13 @@ private:
             return "";
     }
 
-    std::string tokenizeAndStringify(const char code[], const Settings &settings) {
+    std::string tokenizeAndStringify(const char code[], const Settings &settings, const char filename[] = "test.cpp") {
         errout.str("");
 
         // tokenize..
         Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings, this);
         std::istringstream istr(code);
-        tokenizer.tokenize(istr, "test.cpp");
+        tokenizer.tokenize(istr, filename);
         if (!tokenizer.tokens())
             return "";
         return tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(false, true, false, true, false, nullptr, nullptr);
@@ -973,6 +975,21 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void removePragma() {
+        const char code[] = "_Pragma(\"abc\") int x;";
+        Settings s;
+
+        s.standards.c = Standards::C89;
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("_Pragma ( \"abc\" ) int x ;", tokenizeAndStringify(code, s, "test.c"));
+        s.standards.c = Standards::CLatest;
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("int x ;", tokenizeAndStringify(code, s, "test.c"));
+
+        s.standards.cpp = Standards::CPP03;
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("_Pragma ( \"abc\" ) int x ;", tokenizeAndStringify(code, s, "test.cpp"));
+        s.standards.cpp = Standards::CPPLatest;
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("int x ;", tokenizeAndStringify(code, s, "test.cpp"));
+    }
+
     void foreach () {
         // #3690,#5154
         const char code[] ="void f() { for each ( char c in MyString ) { Console::Write(c); } }";