diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 3a14b4b39..e4d982d3a 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ private:
         }
 
         // function call via function pointer
-        if (Token::Match(&tok, "( * %var% ) (")) {
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "( * %var% ) (") || 
+            (Token::Match(&tok, "( *| %var% .|::") && Token::Match(tok.link()->tokAt(-2), ".|:: %var% ) ("))) {
             // is the variable passed as a parameter to some function?
             unsigned int parlevel = 0;
             for (const Token *tok2 = tok.link()->next(); tok2; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 67faa1ca3..d58eb238a 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1502,6 +1502,14 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // #3222 - calling function through function pointer
+        checkUninitVar("char f() {\n"
+                       "    char buffer[100];\n"
+                       "    (foo.init)(buffer);\n"
+                       "    return buffer[0];\n"
+                       "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // using uninitialized function pointer..
         checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
                        "{\n"