diff --git a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
index f28b60ec5..99207f67a 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void CheckUnusedVar::checkFunctionVariableUsage_iterateScopes(const Scope* const
             type = Variables::reference;
         else if (i->nameToken()->previous()->str() == "*" && i->nameToken()->strAt(-2) == "*")
             type = Variables::pointerPointer;
-        else if (i->nameToken()->previous()->str() == "*" || i->nameToken()->strAt(-2) == "*")
+        else if (i->nameToken()->previous()->str() == "*" || Token::Match(i->nameToken()->tokAt(-2), "* %type%"))
             type = Variables::pointer;
         else if (i->typeEndToken()->isStandardType() || isRecordTypeWithoutSideEffects(*i) || Token::simpleMatch(i->nameToken()->tokAt(-3), "std :: string"))
             type = Variables::standard;
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 1efa4774d..0f4f66a91 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvarFor);         // for ( ; var; )
         TEST_CASE(localvarShift1);      // 1 >> var
         TEST_CASE(localvarShift2);      // x = x >> 1
+        TEST_CASE(localvarShift3);      // x << y
         TEST_CASE(localvarCast);
         TEST_CASE(localvarClass);
         TEST_CASE(localvarUnused);
@@ -2542,6 +2543,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvarShift3() {  // #3509
+        functionVariableUsage("int foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    QList<int *> ints;\n"
+                              "    ints << 1;\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvarCast() {
         functionVariableUsage("int foo()\n"
                               "{\n"