diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 3225ef2cf..d1c0d3d33 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ void Variable::evaluate(const Settings* settings)
             setFlag(fIsConst, true);
             setFlag(fIsStatic, true);
         } else if (tok->str() == "*") {
-            setFlag(fIsPointer, !isArray() || (isContainer && !Token::Match(tok->next(), "%name% [")) || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "( * %name% )"));
+            setFlag(fIsPointer, !isArray() || (isContainer && !Token::Match(tok->next(), "%name% [")) || Token::Match(tok, "* const| %name% )"));
             setFlag(fIsConst, false); // Points to const, isn't necessarily const itself
         } else if (tok->str() == "&") {
             if (isReference())
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index aaf934775..b7ff49913 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesDeclarationWithMultipleIndirection);
         TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesArray);
         TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesPointerArray);
-        TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers);
+        TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers1);
+        TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers2);
+        TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers3);
         TEST_CASE(test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesArrayOfFunctionPointers);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesTemplatedPointerVariable);
         TEST_CASE(isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesTemplatedPointerToPointerVariable);
@@ -872,7 +874,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT(false == v.isReference());
     }
 
-    void test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers() {
+    void test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers1() {
         reset();
         GET_SYMBOL_DB("A (*a)[5];");
         const bool result = db->scopeList.front().isVariableDeclaration(tokenizer.tokens(), vartok, typetok);
@@ -887,6 +889,36 @@ private:
         ASSERT(false == v.isReference());
     }
 
+    void test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers2() {
+        reset();
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("A (*const a)[5];");
+        const bool result = db->scopeList.front().isVariableDeclaration(tokenizer.tokens(), vartok, typetok);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, result);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("a", vartok->str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("A", typetok->str());
+        Variable v(vartok, typetok, vartok->previous(), 0, AccessControl::Public, nullptr, nullptr, &settings1);
+        ASSERT(true == v.isPointer());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isArray());
+        ASSERT(true == v.isPointerToArray());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isPointerArray());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isReference());
+    }
+
+    void test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesOfArrayPointers3() {
+        reset();
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("A (** a)[5];");
+        const bool result = db->scopeList.front().isVariableDeclaration(tokenizer.tokens(), vartok, typetok);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, result);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("a", vartok->str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("A", typetok->str());
+        Variable v(vartok, typetok, vartok->previous(), 0, AccessControl::Public, nullptr, nullptr, &settings1);
+        ASSERT(true == v.isPointer());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isArray());
+        ASSERT(true == v.isPointerToArray());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isPointerArray());
+        ASSERT(false == v.isReference());
+    }
+
     void test_isVariableDeclarationIdentifiesArrayOfFunctionPointers() {
         reset();
         GET_SYMBOL_DB("int (*a[])(int) = { g };"); // #11596