diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index 8e6ee9e2e..33b4b4370 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer)
         else if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% :: %var% (") && !Token::Match(tok, tok->strAt(2)))
             funcname = tok->tokAt(2);
 
+        // Don't assume throw as a function name: void foo() throw () {}
+        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), ")|const"))
+            funcname = 0;
+
         // Check that ") {" is found..
         for (const Token *tok2 = funcname; tok2; tok2 = tok2->next())
         {
             if (tok2->str() == ")")
             {
-                if (! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") {") && ! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") const {"))
+                if (! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") {") &&
+                    ! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") const {") &&
+                    ! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") const throw ( ) {") &&
+                    ! Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") throw ( ) {"))
                     funcname = NULL;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
index 1f8c51966..6cf409ea2 100644
--- a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(else1);
         TEST_CASE(functionpointer);
         TEST_CASE(template1);
+        TEST_CASE(throwIsNotAFunction);
+        TEST_CASE(unusedError);
     }
 
     void check(const char code[])
@@ -143,6 +145,31 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void throwIsNotAFunction()
+    {
+        check("struct A {void f() const throw () {}}; int main() {A a; a.f();}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
+    void unusedError()
+    {
+        check("void foo() {}\n"
+              "int main()\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The function 'foo' is never used\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void foo() const {}\n"
+              "int main()\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The function 'foo' is never used\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void foo() const throw() {}\n"
+              "int main()\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The function 'foo' is never used\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void foo() throw() {}\n"
+              "int main()\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) The function 'foo' is never used\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUnusedFunctions)