diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index cdde6fc6f..84ea57414 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,16 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                         }
                     }
 
+                    if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->next(), "= new")) {
+                        tok = tok->tokAt(2);
+                        while (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%name%|::|(|[")) {
+                            if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "(|["))
+                                tok = tok->linkAt(1);
+                            else
+                                tok = tok->next();
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if (alloc == No && alloctype == No)
                         alloctype = CheckMemoryLeak::New;
                 }
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 5ce296949..ee462a639 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;assign;", getcode("A * a = new (X) A;", "a"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("int i = open(a,b);", "i"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;assign;", getcode("int i = open();", "i"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("int *p; dostuff(p = new int);", "p"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("int *p; dostuff(p = new int());", "p"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("int *p; fred.dostuff(p = new int);", "p"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("int *p; fred.dostuff(p = new int());", "p"));
 
         // alloc; return use;
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;returnuse;", getcode("int *a = new int[10]; return a;", "a"));
@@ -509,7 +513,6 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;;use;", getcode("char *p; const char *q; q = p;", "p"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;;", getcode("char *s; x = {1,s};", "s"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";{};;alloc;;use;", getcode("struct Foo { }; Foo *p; p = malloc(10); const Foo *q; q = p;", "p"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("Fred *fred; p.setFred(fred = new Fred);", "fred"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;useuse_;", getcode("struct AB *ab; f(ab->a);", "ab"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("struct AB *ab; ab = pop(ab);", "ab"));