diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 19223777a..de7ebd938 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2466,6 +2466,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::printOut(const char *title) const
             std::cout << "        isOperator: " << func->isOperator() << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        hasLvalRefQual: " << func->hasLvalRefQualifier() << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        hasRvalRefQual: " << func->hasRvalRefQualifier() << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "        isVariadic: " << func->isVariadic() << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        attributes:";
             if (func->isAttributeConst())
                 std::cout << " const ";
@@ -2820,8 +2821,13 @@ void Function::addArguments(const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase, const Scope *s
 
             argumentList.push_back(Variable(nameTok, startTok, endTok, count++, Argument, argType, functionScope, &symbolDatabase->_settings->library));
 
-            if (tok->str() == ")")
+            if (tok->str() == ")") {
+                // check for a variadic function
+                if (Token::simpleMatch(startTok, ". . ."))
+                    isVariadic(true);
+
                 break;
+            }
         }
 
         // count default arguments
@@ -3584,7 +3590,9 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
     const std::size_t args = arguments.size();
     for (std::multimap<std::string, const Function *>::const_iterator it = functionMap.find(tok->str()); it != functionMap.end() && it->first == tok->str(); ++it) {
         const Function *func = it->second;
-        if (args == func->argCount() || (args < func->argCount() && args >= func->minArgCount())) {
+        if (args == func->argCount() ||
+            (func->isVariadic() && args >= (func->argCount() - 1)) ||
+            (args < func->argCount() && args >= func->minArgCount())) {
             matches.push_back(func);
         }
     }
@@ -3598,6 +3606,10 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
         const Function * func = matches[i];
         size_t same = 0;
         for (std::size_t j = 0; j < args; ++j) {
+            // don't check variadic arguments
+            if (func->isVariadic() && j > (func->argCount() - 1)) {
+                break;
+            }
             const Variable *funcarg = func->getArgumentVar(j);
             // check for a match with a variable
             if (Token::Match(arguments[j], "%var% ,|)")) {
@@ -3682,6 +3694,13 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
                 }
             }
 
+            // check for a match with a string literal
+            else if (Token::Match(arguments[j], "%str% ,|)") &&
+                     funcarg->typeStartToken() != funcarg->typeEndToken() &&
+                     Token::Match(funcarg->typeStartToken(), "char|wchar *")) {
+                same++;
+            }
+
             // check that function argument type is not mismatching
             else if (arguments[j]->str() == "&" && funcarg && funcarg->isReference()) {
                 // can't match so remove this function from possible matches
@@ -3692,7 +3711,8 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
         }
 
         // check if all arguments matched
-        if (same == args) {
+        if ((func->isVariadic() && same == (func->argCount() - 1)) ||
+            (!func->isVariadic() && same == args)) {
             if (requireConst && func->isConst())
                 return func;
 
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index d519815d1..936553db8 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB Function {
         fIsThrow        = (1 << 13), /** @brief is throw */
         fIsOperator     = (1 << 14), /** @brief is operator */
         fHasLvalRefQual = (1 << 15), /** @brief has & lvalue ref-qualifier */
-        fHasRvalRefQual = (1 << 16)  /** @brief has && rvalue ref-qualifier */
+        fHasRvalRefQual = (1 << 16), /** @brief has && rvalue ref-qualifier */
+        fIsVariadic     = (1 << 17)  /** @brief is variadic */
     };
 
     /**
@@ -766,6 +767,9 @@ public:
     bool hasRvalRefQualifier() const {
         return getFlag(fHasRvalRefQual);
     }
+    bool isVariadic() const {
+        return getFlag(fIsVariadic);
+    }
 
     void hasBody(bool state) {
         setFlag(fHasBody, state);
@@ -818,6 +822,9 @@ public:
     void hasRvalRefQualifier(bool state) {
         setFlag(fHasRvalRefQual, state);
     }
+    void isVariadic(bool state) {
+        setFlag(fIsVariadic, state);
+    }
 
     const Token *tokenDef; // function name token in class definition
     const Token *argDef;   // function argument start '(' in class definition
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 26b9217a9..915b90c64 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(executableScopeWithUnknownFunction);
 
         TEST_CASE(valuetype);
+
+        TEST_CASE(variadic); // # 7453
     }
 
     void array() {
@@ -3694,6 +3696,37 @@ private:
             ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::Type::INT, vt.type);
         }
     }
+
+    void variadic() { // #7453
+        {
+            GET_SYMBOL_DB("CBase* create(const char *c1, ...);\n"
+                          "int    create(COther& ot, const char *c1, ...);\n"
+                          "int foo(COther & ot)\n"
+                          "{\n"
+                          "   CBase* cp1 = create(\"AAAA\", 44, (char*)0);\n"
+                          "   CBase* cp2 = create(ot, \"AAAA\", 44, (char*)0);\n"
+                          "}");
+
+            const Token *f = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "create ( \"AAAA\"");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, db && f && f->function() && f->function()->tokenDef->linenr() == 1);
+            f = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "create ( ot");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, db && f && f->function() && f->function()->tokenDef->linenr() == 2);
+        }
+        {
+            GET_SYMBOL_DB("int    create(COther& ot, const char *c1, ...);\n"
+                          "CBase* create(const char *c1, ...);\n"
+                          "int foo(COther & ot)\n"
+                          "{\n"
+                          "   CBase* cp1 = create(\"AAAA\", 44, (char*)0);\n"
+                          "   CBase* cp2 = create(ot, \"AAAA\", 44, (char*)0);\n"
+                          "}");
+
+            const Token *f = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "create ( \"AAAA\"");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, db && f && f->function() && f->function()->tokenDef->linenr() == 2);
+            f = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "create ( ot");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, db && f && f->function() && f->function()->tokenDef->linenr() == 1);
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestSymbolDatabase)