diff --git a/lib/calculate.h b/lib/calculate.h
index 084285c67..663d2939a 100644
--- a/lib/calculate.h
+++ b/lib/calculate.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ R calculate(const std::string& s, const T& x, const T& y, bool* error = nullptr)
         return wrap(x >= y);
     case '<=':
         return wrap(x <= y);
+    case '<=>':
+        return wrap(x - y);
     }
     throw InternalError(nullptr, "Unknown operator: " + s);
 }
diff --git a/test/testvalueflow.cpp b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
index fcb732f04..1d910a880 100644
--- a/test/testvalueflow.cpp
+++ b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
@@ -1075,6 +1075,13 @@ private:
             ASSERT_EQUALS(22, values.back().intvalue);
         }
 
+        // #10251 starship operator
+        code  = "struct X {};\n"
+                "auto operator<=>(const X & a, const X & b) -> decltype(1 <=> 2) {\n"
+                "    return std::strong_ordering::less;\n"
+                "}\n";
+        tokenValues(code, "<=>"); // don't throw
+
         // Comparison of string
         values = removeImpossible(tokenValues("f(\"xyz\" == \"xyz\");", "==")); // implementation defined
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0U, values.size()); // <- no value