diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 771cb6559..28d00ece5 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2695,6 +2695,9 @@ bool Scope::isVariableDeclaration(const Token* tok, const Token*& vartok, const
     const Token* localVarTok = nullptr;
 
     if (Token::Match(localTypeTok, "%type% <")) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "const_cast|dynamic_cast|reinterpret_cast|static_cast <"))
+            return false;
+
         const Token* closeTok = localTypeTok->next()->link();
         if (closeTok) {
             localVarTok = skipPointers(closeTok->next());
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 822b305cb..48f4c2af4 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesNestedTemplateVariable);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesReference);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationDoesNotIdentifyTemplateClass);
+        TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationDoesNotIdentifyCppCast);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationPointerConst);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationRValueRef);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableStlType);
@@ -603,6 +604,13 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, result);
     }
 
+    void isVariableDeclarationDoesNotIdentifyCppCast() {
+        reset();
+        givenACodeSampleToTokenize var("reinterpret_cast <char *> (code)[0] = 0;");
+        bool result = si.isVariableDeclaration(var.tokens(), vartok, typetok);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, result);
+    }
+
     void isVariableDeclarationPointerConst() {
         reset();
         givenACodeSampleToTokenize var("std::string const* s;");