diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index b1f50440f..fe7bcf38d 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -5442,6 +5442,23 @@ static std::string getTypeString(const Token *typeToken)
     return "";
 }
 
+static bool hasMatchingConstructor(const Scope* classScope, const ValueType* argType) {
+    if (!classScope || !argType)
+        return false;
+    return std::any_of(classScope->functionList.cbegin(),
+                       classScope->functionList.cend(),
+                       [&](const Function& f) {
+        if (!f.isConstructor() || f.argCount() != 1 || !f.getArgumentVar(0))
+            return false;
+        const ValueType* vt = f.getArgumentVar(0)->valueType();
+        return vt &&
+        vt->type == argType->type &&
+        (argType->sign == ValueType::Sign::UNKNOWN_SIGN || vt->sign == argType->sign) &&
+        vt->pointer == argType->pointer &&
+        (vt->constness & 1) >= (argType->constness & 1);
+    });
+}
+
 const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
 {
     const bool isCall = Token::Match(tok->next(), "(|{");
@@ -5473,6 +5490,8 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
             addMatchingFunctions(nestedScope);
     }
 
+    const std::size_t numberOfMatchesNonBase = matches.size();
+
     // check in base classes
     findFunctionInBase(tok->str(), args, matches);
 
@@ -5485,6 +5504,9 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
 
     // check each function against the arguments in the function call for a match
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < matches.size();) {
+        if (i > 0 && i == numberOfMatchesNonBase && fallback1Func.empty() && !fallback2Func.empty())
+            break;
+
         bool constFallback = false;
         const Function * func = matches[i];
         size_t same = 0;
@@ -5592,6 +5614,9 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
             else if (funcarg->isPointer() && MathLib::isNullValue(arguments[j]->str()))
                 fallback1++;
 
+            else if (!funcarg->isPointer() && funcarg->type() && hasMatchingConstructor(funcarg->type()->classScope, arguments[j]->valueType()))
+                fallback2++;
+
             // Try to evaluate the apparently more complex expression
             else if (check->isCPP()) {
                 const Token *vartok = arguments[j];
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 64e89d8f8..6472602e8 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(findFunction48);
         TEST_CASE(findFunction49); // #11888
         TEST_CASE(findFunction50); // #11904 - method with same name and arguments in derived class
+        TEST_CASE(findFunction51); // #11975 - method with same name in derived class
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionContainer);
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionExternC);
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionGlobalScope); // ::foo
@@ -7372,6 +7373,67 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
+    void findFunction51() {
+        // Both A and B defines the method test but with different arguments.
+        // The call to test in B should match the method in B. The match is close enough.
+        {
+            GET_SYMBOL_DB("class A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "    void test(bool a = true);\n"
+                          "};\n"
+                          "\n"
+                          "class B : public A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "  B(): b_obj(this) { b_obj->test(\"1\"); }\n"
+                          "  void test(const std::string& str_obj);\n"
+                          "  B* b_obj;\n"
+                          "};");
+            const Token* call = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "test ( \"1\" ) ;");
+            ASSERT(call);
+            ASSERT(call->function());
+            ASSERT(call->function()->tokenDef);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(9, call->function()->tokenDef->linenr());
+        }
+        {
+            GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct STR { STR(const char * p); };\n"
+                          "class A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "    void test(bool a = true);\n"
+                          "};\n"
+                          "\n"
+                          "class B : public A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "  B(): b_obj(this) { b_obj->test(\"1\"); }\n"
+                          "  void test(const STR& str_obj);\n"
+                          "  B* b_obj;\n"
+                          "};");
+            const Token* call = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "test ( \"1\" ) ;");
+            ASSERT(call);
+            ASSERT(call->function());
+            ASSERT(call->function()->tokenDef);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(10, call->function()->tokenDef->linenr());
+        }
+        {
+            GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct STR { STR(const char * p); };\n"
+                          "class A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "    void test(bool a = true, int b = 0);\n"
+                          "};\n"
+                          "\n"
+                          "class B : public A {\n"
+                          "public:\n"
+                          "  B(): b_obj(this) { b_obj->test(\"1\"); }\n"
+                          "  void test(const STR& str_obj);\n"
+                          "  B* b_obj;\n"
+                          "};");
+            const Token* call = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "test ( \"1\" ) ;");
+            ASSERT(call);
+            ASSERT(call->function());
+            ASSERT(call->function()->tokenDef);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(10, call->function()->tokenDef->linenr());
+        }
+    }
+
     void findFunctionContainer() {
         {
             GET_SYMBOL_DB("void dostuff(std::vector<int> v);\n"