diff --git a/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp b/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
index 9c414fb8a..3e671c98b 100644
--- a/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/templatesimplifier.cpp
@@ -1636,9 +1636,13 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
                 (!isVariable || !Token::Match(typeParametersInDeclaration[itype]->previous(), "<|, %type% >|,"))) {
                 typeindentlevel = 0;
                 std::stack<Token *> brackets1; // holds "(" and "{" tokens
+                bool pointerType = false;
+                Token * const dst1 = dst->previous();
                 for (const Token *typetok = mTypesUsedInTemplateInstantiation[itype].token();
                      typetok && (typeindentlevel > 0 || !Token::Match(typetok, ",|>"));
                      typetok = typetok->next()) {
+                    if (typeindentlevel == 0 && typetok->str() == "*")
+                        pointerType = true;
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(typetok, "..."))
                         continue;
                     if (Token::Match(typetok, "%name% <") && (typetok->strAt(2) == ">" || templateParameters(typetok->next())))
@@ -1674,6 +1678,10 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
                         brackets1.pop();
                     }
                 }
+                if (pointerType && Token::simpleMatch(dst1, "const")) {
+                    dst->insertToken("const", dst1->originalName(), true);
+                    dst1->deleteThis();
+                }
             } else {
                 if (isSpecialization && !copy && !scope.empty() && Token::Match(start, (scope + templateDeclarationNameToken->str()).c_str())) {
                     // skip scope
@@ -1962,9 +1970,13 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
                 if (itype < typeParametersInDeclaration.size()) {
                     unsigned int typeindentlevel = 0;
                     std::stack<Token *> brackets1; // holds "(" and "{" tokens
+                    Token * const beforeTypeToken = mTokenList.back();
+                    bool pointerType = false;
                     for (const Token *typetok = mTypesUsedInTemplateInstantiation[itype].token();
                          typetok && (typeindentlevel > 0 || !Token::Match(typetok, ",|>"));
                          typetok = typetok->next()) {
+                        if (typeindentlevel == 0 && typetok->str() == "*")
+                            pointerType = true;
                         if (Token::simpleMatch(typetok, "..."))
                             continue;
                         if (Token::Match(typetok, "%name% <") &&
@@ -2008,6 +2020,10 @@ void TemplateSimplifier::expandTemplate(
                         if (copy)
                             back->isTemplateArg(true);
                     }
+                    if (pointerType && Token::simpleMatch(beforeTypeToken, "const")) {
+                        mTokenList.addtoken(beforeTypeToken);
+                        beforeTypeToken->deleteThis();
+                    }
                     continue;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytemplate.cpp b/test/testsimplifytemplate.cpp
index cde08b091..6a402dc28 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytemplate.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytemplate.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(template_namespace_9);
         TEST_CASE(template_namespace_10);
         TEST_CASE(template_namespace_11); // #7145
+        TEST_CASE(template_pointer_type);
 
         // Test TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters
         TEST_CASE(templateParameters);
@@ -4393,6 +4394,14 @@ private:
                       "} int MyNamespace :: TestClass :: TemplatedMethod<int> ( int t ) { return t ; }", tok(code));
     }
 
+    void template_pointer_type() {
+        const char code[] = "template<class T> void foo(const T x) {}\n"
+                            "void bar() { foo<int*>(0); }";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("void foo<int*> ( int * const x ) ; "
+                      "void bar ( ) { foo<int*> ( 0 ) ; } "
+                      "void foo<int*> ( int * const x ) { }", tok(code));
+    }
+
     unsigned int templateParameters(const char code[]) {
         Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings, this);