diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index a07ad9c48..dc770111e 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,23 @@ Token *Tokenizer::processFunc(Token *tok2, bool inOperator) const
     return tok2;
 }
 
+void Tokenizer::simplifyUsingToTypedef()
+{
+    for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        // using a::b;  =>   typedef  a::b  b;
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] using %name% :: %name% ::|;") && !tok->tokAt(2)->isKeyword()) {
+            Token *endtok = tok->tokAt(5);
+            while (Token::Match(endtok, ":: %name%"))
+                endtok = endtok->tokAt(2);
+            if (endtok && endtok->str() == ";") {
+                tok->next()->str("typedef");
+                endtok = endtok->previous();
+                endtok->insertToken(endtok->str());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
 {
     std::vector<Space> spaceInfo;
@@ -553,6 +570,10 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
     std::string className;
     bool hasClass = false;
     bool goback = false;
+
+    // Convert "using a::b;" to corresponding typedef statements
+    simplifyUsingToTypedef();
+
     for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (mErrorLogger && !list.getFiles().empty())
             mErrorLogger->reportProgress(list.getFiles()[0], "Tokenize (typedef)", tok->progressValue());
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.h b/lib/tokenize.h
index 9c327fd59..da236ecf4 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.h
+++ b/lib/tokenize.h
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ public:
      */
     Token * simplifyAddBracesPair(Token *tok, bool commandWithCondition);
 
+    // Convert "using ...;" to corresponding typedef
+    void simplifyUsingToTypedef();
+
     /**
      * typedef A mytype;
      * mytype c;
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
index c6ea9f8c8..2e4984f56 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef129);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef130); // ticket #9446
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef131); // ticket #9446
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef132); // ticket #9739 - using
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -2630,6 +2631,27 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(exp, tok(code, false));
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef132() {
+        const char code[] = "namespace NamespaceA {\n"
+                            "    typedef int MySpecialType;\n"
+                            "}\n"
+                            "\n"
+                            "class A {\n"
+                            "    void DoSomething( NamespaceA::MySpecialType special );\n"
+                            "};\n"
+                            "\n"
+                            "using NamespaceA::MySpecialType;\n"
+                            "\n"
+                            "void A::DoSomething( MySpecialType wrongName ) {}";
+
+        const char exp [] = "class A { "
+                            "void DoSomething ( int special ) ; "
+                            "} ; "
+                            "void A :: DoSomething ( int wrongName ) { }";
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(exp, tok(code, false));
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1() {
         {
             const char code[] = "typedef void (*my_func)();\n"