diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 6b8ec7ecb..091912233 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1390,10 +1390,19 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
                     if (sameStartEnd)
                         typeEnd = typeStart;
 
+                    // Is this a "T()" expression where T is a pointer type?
+                    const bool isPointerTypeCall = !inOperator && Token::Match(tok2, "%name% ( )") && !pointers.empty();
+
                     // start substituting at the typedef name by replacing it with the type
                     Token* replStart = tok2; // track first replaced token
                     for (Token* tok3 = typeStart; tok3->str() != ";"; tok3 = tok3->next())
                         tok3->isSimplifiedTypedef(true);
+                    if (isPointerTypeCall) {
+                        tok2->deleteThis();
+                        tok2->insertToken("0");
+                        tok2 = tok2->next();
+                        tok2->next()->insertToken("0");
+                    }
                     tok2->str(typeStart->str());
 
                     // restore qualification if it was removed
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
index 55f6a5b4b..baf845e51 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef139);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef140); // #10798
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef141); // #10144
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef142); // T() when T is a pointer type
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -3051,6 +3052,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("class C { struct I { } ; } ;", tok(code));
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef142() { // T() when T is a pointer type
+        // #11232
+        const char code1[] = "typedef int* T;\n"
+                             "a = T();\n";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("a = ( int * ) 0 ;", tok(code1));
+
+        // #9479
+        const char code2[] = "typedef int* T;\n"
+                             "void f(T = T()){}\n";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("void f ( int * = ( int * ) 0 ) { }", tok(code2));
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1() {
         {
             const char code[] = "typedef void (*my_func)();\n"