diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index d3bbc7221..0cf970aff 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2821,6 +2821,20 @@ private:
 
         return ExecutionPath::parseCondition(tok, checks);
     }
+
+
+    void parseLoopBody(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks) const
+    {
+        while (tok)
+        {
+            if (tok->str() == "{" || tok->str() == "}")
+                return;
+            const Token *next = parse(*tok, checks);
+            if (next)
+                tok = tok->next();
+        }
+    }
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 0d45a49ab..2cf84ec19 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1100,6 +1100,14 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Null pointer dereference\n"
                       "[test.cpp:6]: (error) Null pointer dereference\n", errout.str());
 
+        // loops..
+        checkNullPointer("void f() {\n"
+                         "    int *p = 0;\n"
+                         "    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {\n"
+                         "        int x = *p + 1;\n"
+                         "    }\n"
+                         "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Possible null pointer dereference: p\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void nullpointer7()