diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 4af77ef25..f1810c851 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1888,6 +1888,18 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 tok = tok->next();
             }
 
+            // standard const type declaration
+            // const int i = x;
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] const %type% %var% ="))
+            {
+                tok = tok->next()->next();
+
+                if (tok->isStandardType() || isRecordTypeWithoutSideEffects(tok->next()))
+                    variables.addVar(tok->next(), Variables::standard, info, true);
+
+                tok = tok->next();
+            }
+
             // std::string declaration with possible initialization
             // std::string s; std::string s = "string";
             else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] static| std :: string %var% ;|="))
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 34fbdd5be..6d73ee5d5 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvararray1);  // ticket #2780
         TEST_CASE(localvarstring1);
         TEST_CASE(localvarstring2); // ticket #2929
+        TEST_CASE(localvarconst);
 
         // Don't give false positives for variables in structs/unions
         TEST_CASE(localvarStruct1);
@@ -2930,6 +2931,14 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Unused variable: s\n"
                       "[test.cpp:3]: (style) Unused variable: i\n", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void localvarconst()
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo() {\n"
+                              "    const bool b = true;\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Variable 'b' is assigned a value that is never used\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUnusedVar)