diff --git a/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp b/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
index 6e6036f6b..fd6246b4d 100644
--- a/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::ret(const Token *tok, VarInfo &varInfo, const bool isEndO
             // don't warn if we leave an inner scope
             if (isEndOfScope && var->scope() && tok != var->scope()->bodyEnd)
                 continue;
-            bool used = false;
+            enum class PtrUsage { NONE, DEREF, PTR } used = PtrUsage::NONE;
             for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                 if (tok2->str() == ";")
                     break;
@@ -1068,19 +1068,25 @@ void CheckLeakAutoVar::ret(const Token *tok, VarInfo &varInfo, const bool isEndO
                     tok2 = tok3->next();
                 else if (Token::Match(tok3, "& %varid% . %name%", varid))
                     tok2 = tok3->tokAt(4);
+                else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok3, "*"))
+                    tok2 = tok3;
                 else
                     continue;
-                if (Token::Match(tok2, "[});,+[]")) {
-                    used = true;
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "[});,+]")) {
+                    used = PtrUsage::PTR;
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (Token::Match(tok2, "[|.|*")) {
+                    used = PtrUsage::DEREF;
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
             // return deallocated pointer
-            if (used && it->second.status == VarInfo::DEALLOC)
+            if (used != PtrUsage::NONE && it->second.status == VarInfo::DEALLOC)
                 deallocReturnError(tok, it->second.allocTok, var->name());
 
-            else if (!used && !it->second.managed() && !var->isReference()) {
+            else if (used != PtrUsage::PTR && !it->second.managed() && !var->isReference()) {
                 const auto use = possibleUsage.find(varid);
                 if (use == possibleUsage.end()) {
                     leakError(tok, var->name(), it->second.type);
diff --git a/test/testleakautovar.cpp b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
index 42f2416f1..e5f5005e5 100644
--- a/test/testleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(return7); // #9343 return (uint8_t*)x
         TEST_CASE(return8);
         TEST_CASE(return9);
+        TEST_CASE(return10);
 
         // General tests: variable type, allocation type, etc
         TEST_CASE(test1);
@@ -2392,6 +2393,30 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void return10() {
+        check("char f() {\n" // #11758
+              "    char* p = (char*)malloc(1);\n"
+              "    p[0] = 'x';\n"
+              "    return p[0];\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:4]: (error) Memory leak: p\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("struct S { int f(); };\n" // #11746
+              "int g() {\n"
+              "    S* s = new S;\n"
+              "    delete s;\n"
+              "    return s->f();\n"
+              "}", true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4] -> [test.cpp:5]: (error) Returning/dereferencing 's' after it is deallocated / released\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int f() {\n"
+              "    int* p = new int(3);\n"
+              "    delete p;\n"
+              "    return *p;\n"
+              "}", true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:4]: (error) Returning/dereferencing 'p' after it is deallocated / released\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void test1() {
         check("void f(double*&p) {\n" // 3809
               "    p = malloc(0x100);\n"