diff --git a/lib/mathlib.cpp b/lib/mathlib.cpp
index 3e2fc30d4..a6fb9608c 100644
--- a/lib/mathlib.cpp
+++ b/lib/mathlib.cpp
@@ -138,10 +138,93 @@ bool MathLib::isHex(const std::string& str)
     return (str.compare(sign?1:0, 2, "0x") == 0 || str.compare(sign?1:0, 2, "0X") == 0);
 }
 
-bool MathLib::isBin(const std::string& str)
+/*! \brief Does the string represent a binary number?
+ * In case leading or trailing white space is provided, the function
+ * returns false.
+ * Additional information can be found here:
+ * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Binary-constants.html
+ *
+ * \param[in] s The string to check. In case the string is empty, the function returns false.
+ * \return Return true in case a binary number is provided and false otherwise.
+ **/
+bool MathLib::isBin(const std::string& s)
 {
-    const bool sign = str[0]=='-' || str[0]=='+';
-    return ((str.compare(sign?1:0, 2, "0b") == 0 || str.compare(sign?1:0, 2, "0B") == 0) && str.find_first_not_of("10bB", 1) == std::string::npos);
+    enum {START, PLUSMINUS, GNU_BIN_PREFIX, DIGIT, DIGITS, SUFFIX_U, SUFFIX_UL, SUFFIX_ULL, SUFFIX_L, SUFFIX_LU, SUFFIX_LL, SUFFIX_LLU} state = START;
+    for (std::string::const_iterator it = s.begin(); it != s.end(); ++it) {
+        switch (state) {
+        case START:
+            if (*it == '+' || *it == '-')
+                state = PLUSMINUS;
+            else if (*it == '0')
+                state = GNU_BIN_PREFIX;
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case PLUSMINUS:
+            if (*it == '0')
+                state = GNU_BIN_PREFIX;
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case GNU_BIN_PREFIX:
+            if (*it == 'b' || *it == 'B')
+                state = DIGIT;
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case DIGIT:
+            if (*it == '0' || *it == '1')
+                state = DIGITS;
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case DIGITS:
+            if (*it == '0' || *it == '1')
+                state = DIGITS;
+            else if (*it == 'u' || *it == 'U')
+                state = SUFFIX_U;
+            else if (*it == 'l' || *it == 'L')
+                state = SUFFIX_L;
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case SUFFIX_U:
+            if (*it == 'l' || *it == 'L')
+                state = SUFFIX_UL; // UL
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case SUFFIX_UL:
+            if (*it == 'l' || *it == 'L')
+                state = SUFFIX_ULL; // ULL
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case SUFFIX_L:
+            if (*it == 'u' || *it == 'U')
+                state = SUFFIX_LU; // LU
+            else if (*it == 'l' || *it == 'L')
+                state = SUFFIX_LL; // LL
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        case SUFFIX_LU:
+            return false;
+            break;
+        case SUFFIX_LL:
+            if (*it == 'u' || *it == 'U')
+                state = SUFFIX_LLU; // LLU
+            else
+                return false;
+            break;
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return (state == DIGITS)
+           || (state == SUFFIX_U)  || (state == SUFFIX_L)
+           || (state == SUFFIX_UL) || (state == SUFFIX_LU)   || (state == SUFFIX_LL)
+           || (state == SUFFIX_ULL) || (state == SUFFIX_LLU);
 }
 
 bool MathLib::isInt(const std::string & s)
diff --git a/test/testmathlib.cpp b/test/testmathlib.cpp
index c4afa63d0..0ed5a38c1 100644
--- a/test/testmathlib.cpp
+++ b/test/testmathlib.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(calculate1);
         TEST_CASE(convert);
         TEST_CASE(isint);
+        TEST_CASE(isbin);
         TEST_CASE(isnegative);
         TEST_CASE(ispositive);
         TEST_CASE(isfloat);
@@ -312,6 +313,46 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isInt("LL"));
     }
 
+    void isbin() {
+        // positive testing
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b1"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("+0b1"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("-0b1"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("-0b11010111"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0B11010111"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111u"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ul"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ull"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111l"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ll"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111llu"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111l"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lu"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lul")); // Suffix LUL not allowed
+
+        // negative testing
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("100101bx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0B"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0C"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("+0B"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("-0B"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("-0Bx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111x"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ux"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lux"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ulx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lulx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111ullx"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin("0b11010111lll"));
+
+        // test empty string
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, MathLib::isBin(""));
+    }
+
     void isnegative() const {
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true , MathLib::isNegative("-1"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true , MathLib::isNegative("-1."));