diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index b4524ded7..3a50406f8 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -1202,6 +1202,33 @@ std::string Token::expressionString() const
         }
         end = end->astOperand2() ? end->astOperand2() : end->astOperand1();
     }
+
+    // move start to lpar in such expression: '(*it).x'
+    int par = 0;
+    for (const Token *tok = start; tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
+        if (tok->str() == "(")
+            ++par;
+        else if (tok->str() == ")") {
+            if (par == 0)
+                start = tok->link();
+            else
+                --par;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // move end to rpar in such expression: '2>(x+1)'
+    par = 0;
+    for (const Token *tok = end; tok != start; tok = tok->previous()) {
+        if (tok->str() == ")")
+            ++par;
+        else if (tok->str() == "(") {
+            if (par == 0)
+                end = tok->link();
+            else
+                --par;
+        }
+    }
+
     std::string ret;
     for (const Token *tok = start; tok && tok != end; tok = tok->next()) {
         ret += tok->str();
diff --git a/test/testcondition.cpp b/test/testcondition.cpp
index 172fa95e2..e539ef720 100644
--- a/test/testcondition.cpp
+++ b/test/testcondition.cpp
@@ -1418,6 +1418,17 @@ private:
               "  if (x>0 || (x<0 && y)) {}\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // Test Token::expressionString, TODO move this test
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "  if (!dead || (dead && (*it).ticks > 0)) {}\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Redundant condition: dead. '!dead || (dead && (*it).ticks>0)' is equivalent to '!dead || (*it).ticks>0'\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "  if (!x || (x && (2>(y-1)))) {}\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Redundant condition: x. '!x || (x && 2>(y-1))' is equivalent to '!x || 2>(y-1)'\n", errout.str());
     }
 
 // clarify conditions with bitwise operator and comparison