diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 4bd9b46ad..40ea68a7d 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -1554,8 +1554,9 @@ void CheckClass::checkConst()
                 // member function?
                 if (Token::Match(tok2, "%type% %var% (") ||
                     Token::Match(tok2, "%type% %type% %var% (") ||
+                    Token::Match(tok2, "%type% :: %type% %var% (") ||
                     Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% &|* %var% (") ||
-                    Token::Match(tok2, "const std :: %type% &|*| %var% (") ||
+                    Token::Match(tok2, "const %type% :: %type% &|*| %var% (") ||
                     Token::Match(tok2, "%type% operator %any% ("))
                 {
                     // goto function name..
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 3cfa1aa2f..86969f53f 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(const5); // ticket #1482
         TEST_CASE(const6); // ticket #1491
         TEST_CASE(const7);
+        TEST_CASE(const8); // ticket #1517
         TEST_CASE(constoperator);   // operator< can often be const
         TEST_CASE(constincdec);     // increment/decrement => non-const
         TEST_CASE(constReturnReference);
@@ -2128,6 +2129,19 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void const8()
+    {
+        // ticket #1517
+        checkConst("class A {\n"
+                   "public:\n"
+                   "    A():m_strValue(""){}\n"
+                   "    std::string strGetString() { return m_strValue; }\n"
+                   "private:\n"
+                   "    std::string m_strValue;\n"
+                   "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) The function 'A::strGetString' can be const\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
     // increment/decrement => not const
     void constincdec()
     {