diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 8d7545efe..3a5e479ac 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -5172,7 +5172,12 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
                 const Token *vartok = arguments[j];
                 while (vartok->isUnaryOp("&") || vartok->isUnaryOp("*"))
                     vartok = vartok->astOperand1();
-                ValueType::MatchResult res = ValueType::matchParameter(arguments[j]->valueType(), vartok->variable(), funcarg);
+                const Variable* var = vartok->variable();
+                // smart pointer deref?
+                if (var && vartok->astParent() && vartok->astParent()->str() == "*" &&
+                    var->isSmartPointer() && var->valueType() && var->valueType()->smartPointerTypeToken)
+                    var = var->valueType()->smartPointerTypeToken->variable();
+                ValueType::MatchResult res = ValueType::matchParameter(arguments[j]->valueType(), var, funcarg);
                 if (res == ValueType::MatchResult::SAME)
                     ++same;
                 else if (res == ValueType::MatchResult::FALLBACK1)
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index d2a38da7c..faaf63169 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(initvar_alias); // #6921
 
         TEST_CASE(initvar_templateMember); // #7205
+        TEST_CASE(initvar_smartptr); // #10237
 
         TEST_CASE(operatorEqSTL);
 
@@ -1686,6 +1687,24 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void initvar_smartptr() { // #10237
+        Settings s;
+        s.libraries.emplace_back("std");
+        check("struct S {\n"
+              "    explicit S(const std::shared_ptr<S>& sp) {\n"
+              "        set(*sp);\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "    double get() const {\n"
+              "        return d;\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "    void set(const S& rhs) {\n"
+              "        d = rhs.get();\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "    double d;\n"
+              "};", s);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void operatorEqSTL() {
         check("class Fred\n"
               "{\n"