diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 07758790b..def9f1e7f 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4828,6 +4828,29 @@ void SymbolDatabase::setValueTypeInTokenList(Token *tokens, bool cpp, const Sett
             setValueType(tok, *tok->variable(), cpp, defsign, settings);
         } else if (tok->enumerator()) {
             setValueType(tok, *tok->enumerator(), cpp, defsign, settings);
+        } else if (cpp && tok->str() == "new") {
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "new %type% ;|[")) {
+                ValueType vt;
+                vt.pointer = 1;
+                const Token * const typeTok = tok->next();
+                // TODO: Reuse code in parsedecl
+                if (typeTok->str() == "char")
+                    vt.type = ValueType::Type::CHAR;
+                else if (typeTok->str() == "short")
+                    vt.type = ValueType::Type::SHORT;
+                else if (typeTok->str() == "int")
+                    vt.type = ValueType::Type::INT;
+                else if (typeTok->str() == "long")
+                    vt.type = ValueType::Type::LONG;
+                if (typeTok->isUnsigned())
+                    vt.sign = ValueType::Sign::UNSIGNED;
+                else if (typeTok->isSigned())
+                    vt.sign = ValueType::Sign::SIGNED;
+                if (vt.sign == ValueType::Sign::UNKNOWN_SIGN && vt.isIntegral())
+                    vt.sign = (vt.type == ValueType::Type::CHAR) ? defsign : ValueType::Sign::SIGNED;
+                if (vt.type != ValueType::Type::UNKNOWN_TYPE)
+                    setValueType(tok, vt, cpp, defsign, settings);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 60aff604b..bf6a9a013 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4242,6 +4242,7 @@ private:
         // auto variables
         ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int", typeOf("; auto x = 3;", "x"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int *", typeOf("; auto *p = (int *)0;", "p"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int *", typeOf("; auto data = new int[100];", "data"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("const signed short", typeOf("short values[10]; void f() { for (const auto *x : values); }", "x"));
     }