diff --git a/addons/cppcheckdata.py b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
index d5097937f..4e067fc92 100755
--- a/addons/cppcheckdata.py
+++ b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
@@ -757,6 +757,25 @@ class CppcheckData:
                 self.configurations.append(Configuration(cfgnode))
 
 
+# Get function arguments
+def getArgumentsRecursive(tok, arguments):
+    if tok is None:
+        return
+    if tok.str == ',':
+        getArgumentsRecursive(tok.astOperand1, arguments)
+        getArgumentsRecursive(tok.astOperand2, arguments)
+    else:
+        arguments.append(tok)
+
+
+def getArguments(ftok):
+    if (not ftok.isName) or (ftok.next is None) or ftok.next.str != '(':
+        return None
+    args = []
+    getArgumentsRecursive(ftok.next.astOperand2, args)
+    return args
+
+
 def parsedump(filename):
     """
     parse a cppcheck dump file