diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 84299abde..ef0737d38 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -1754,7 +1754,8 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
             if (Token::Match(tok1, "%name%")) {
                 if (tok1->str() == "return")
                     return false;
-                tok1 = tok1->previous();
+                if (tok1->str() != "friend")
+                    tok1 = tok1->previous();
             }
 
             // skip over qualification
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index b1b63f790..3c9adee8a 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -7678,6 +7678,15 @@ private:
                       "  void f(char c, std::vector<int> w = {});\n"
                       "};\n");
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:5]: (style) The function 'f' overrides a function in a base class but is not marked with a 'override' specifier.\n", "", errout.str());
+
+        checkOverride("struct T {};\n" // #10920
+                      "struct B {\n"
+                      "    virtual T f() = 0;\n"
+                      "};\n"
+                      "struct D : B {\n"
+                      "    friend T f();\n"
+                      "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void overrideCVRefQualifiers() {