diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index f7f56185d..0fc64cc33 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ std::string Preprocessor::read(std::istream &istr, const std::string &filename,
     // Remove all comments..
     result = removeComments(result, filename, settings);
 
+    // Remove '#if 0' blocks
+    if (result.find("#if 0\n") != std::string::npos)
+        result = removeIf0(result);
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //
     // Clean up all preprocessor statements
@@ -547,6 +551,37 @@ std::string Preprocessor::removeComments(const std::string &str, const std::stri
     return code.str();
 }
 
+std::string Preprocessor::removeIf0(const std::string &code)
+{
+    std::ostringstream ret;
+    std::istringstream istr(code);
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(istr,line))
+    {
+        if (line != "#if 0")
+            ret << line << "\n";
+        else
+        {
+            // replace '#if 0' with empty line
+            ret << "\n";
+
+            // goto the end of the '#if 0' block
+            unsigned int level = 1;
+            while (level > 0 && std::getline(istr,line))
+            {
+                if (line.compare(0,3,"#if") == 0)
+                    ++level;
+                else if (line == "#endif")
+                    --level;
+                
+                // replace code within '#if 0' block with empty lines
+                ret << "\n";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ret.str();
+}
+
 
 std::string Preprocessor::removeParantheses(const std::string &str)
 {
diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.h b/lib/preprocessor.h
index 82f5da2bd..e871f8562 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.h
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.h
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ protected:
      */
     std::string removeComments(const std::string &str, const std::string &filename, Settings *settings);
 
+    /**
+     * Cleanup 'if 0' from the code
+     * @param str Code processed by read().
+     * @return code without 'if 0'
+     */
+    static std::string removeIf0(const std::string &code);
+
     /**
      * Remove redundant parentheses from preprocessor commands. This should only be called from read().
      * @param str Code processed by read().
diff --git a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
index d01a79829..37df95c61 100644
--- a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ private:
 
         TEST_CASE(error3);
 
+        // Don't handle include in a #if 0 block
+        TEST_CASE(if0_include_1);
+        TEST_CASE(if0_include_2);
+
         // Handling include guards (don't create extra configuration for it)
         TEST_CASE(includeguard1);
         TEST_CASE(includeguard2);
@@ -637,6 +641,32 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:1]: (error) #error hello world!\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void if0_include_1()
+    {
+        Settings settings;
+        Preprocessor preprocessor(&settings, this);
+
+        std::istringstream code("#if 0\n"
+                                "#include \"a.h\"\n"
+                                "#endif\n"
+                                "AB\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("\n\n\nAB\n", preprocessor.read(code,"",NULL));
+    }
+
+    void if0_include_2()
+    {
+        Settings settings;
+        Preprocessor preprocessor(&settings, this);
+
+        std::istringstream code("#if 0\n"
+                                "#include \"a.h\"\n"
+                                "#ifdef WIN32\n"
+                                "#else\n"
+                                "#endif\n"
+                                "#endif\n"
+                                "AB\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("\n\n\n\n\n\nAB\n", preprocessor.read(code,"",NULL));
+    }
 
     void includeguard1()
     {