diff --git a/lib/checkstl.cpp b/lib/checkstl.cpp
index e7c10febb..5c3016292 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkstl.cpp
@@ -1232,7 +1232,9 @@ static bool hasArrayEndParen(const Token *tok1)
 void CheckStl::checkAutoPointer()
 {
     std::set<unsigned int> autoPtrVarId;
+    std::map<unsigned int, const std::string> mallocVarId; // variables allocated by the malloc-like function
     static const char STL_CONTAINER_LIST[] = "array|bitset|deque|list|forward_list|map|multimap|multiset|priority_queue|queue|set|stack|vector|hash_map|hash_multimap|hash_set|unordered_map|unordered_multimap|unordered_set|unordered_multiset|basic_string";
+    const int malloc = _settings->library.alloc("malloc"); // allocation function, which are not compatible with auto_ptr
 
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "auto_ptr <")) {
@@ -1247,6 +1249,17 @@ void CheckStl::checkAutoPointer()
                     if (Token::Match(tok3, "( new %type%") && hasArrayEndParen(tok3)) {
                         autoPointerArrayError(tok2->next());
                     }
+                    if (Token::Match(tok3, "( %name% (") && malloc && _settings->library.alloc(tok3->next()) == malloc) {
+                        // malloc-like function allocated memory passed to the auto_ptr constructor -> error
+                        autoPointerMallocError(tok2->next(), tok3->next()->str());
+                    }
+                    if (Token::Match(tok3, "( %var%")) {
+                        std::map<unsigned int, const std::string>::const_iterator it = mallocVarId.find(tok3->next()->varId());
+                        if (it != mallocVarId.cend()) {
+                            // pointer on the memory allocated by malloc used in the auto pointer constructor -> error
+                            autoPointerMallocError(tok2->next(), it->second);
+                        }
+                    }
                     while (tok3 && tok3->str() != ";") {
                         tok3 = tok3->next();
                     }
@@ -1280,6 +1293,21 @@ void CheckStl::checkAutoPointer()
                 if (iter != autoPtrVarId.end()) {
                     autoPointerArrayError(tok);
                 }
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %name% (") && malloc && _settings->library.alloc(tok->tokAt(2)) == malloc) {
+                // C library function like 'malloc' used together with auto pointer -> error
+                std::set<unsigned int>::const_iterator iter = autoPtrVarId.find(tok->varId());
+                if (iter != autoPtrVarId.end()) {
+                    autoPointerMallocError(tok, tok->strAt(2));
+                } else if (tok->varId()) {
+                    // it is not an auto pointer variable and it is allocated by malloc like function.
+                    mallocVarId.insert(std::make_pair(tok->varId(), tok->strAt(2)));
+                }
+            } else if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% . reset ( %name% (") && malloc && _settings->library.alloc(tok->tokAt(4)) == malloc) {
+                // C library function like 'malloc' used when resetting auto pointer -> error
+                std::set<unsigned int>::const_iterator iter = autoPtrVarId.find(tok->varId());
+                if (iter != autoPtrVarId.end()) {
+                    autoPointerMallocError(tok, tok->strAt(4));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1310,6 +1338,13 @@ void CheckStl::autoPointerArrayError(const Token *tok)
                );
 }
 
+void CheckStl::autoPointerMallocError(const Token *tok, const std::string& allocFunction)
+{
+    const std::string summary = "Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function '" + allocFunction + "'.";
+    const std::string verbose = summary + " This means that you should only use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with operator 'new'. This excludes use C library allocation functions (for example '" + allocFunction + "'), which must be deallocated by the appropriate C library function.";
+    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "useAutoPointerMalloc", summary + "\n" + verbose);
+}
+
 void CheckStl::uselessCalls()
 {
     // THIS ARRAY MUST BE ORDERED ALPHABETICALLY
diff --git a/lib/checkstl.h b/lib/checkstl.h
index 133744817..dd8c5f09c 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.h
+++ b/lib/checkstl.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ private:
     void autoPointerError(const Token *tok);
     void autoPointerContainerError(const Token *tok);
     void autoPointerArrayError(const Token *tok);
+    void autoPointerMallocError(const Token *tok, const std::string& allocFunction);
 
     void uselessCallsReturnValueError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname, const std::string &function);
     void uselessCallsSwapError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname);
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ private:
         c.autoPointerError(0);
         c.autoPointerContainerError(0);
         c.autoPointerArrayError(0);
+        c.autoPointerMallocError(0, "malloc");
         c.uselessCallsReturnValueError(0, "str", "find");
         c.uselessCallsSwapError(0, "str");
         c.uselessCallsSubstrError(0, false);
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index be2d448c4..4217f07f3 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -2298,6 +2298,52 @@ private:
               "    auto_ptr_array<char> domainName(new char[42]);\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // ticket #749
+        check("int main()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    int *i = malloc(sizeof(int));\n"
+              "    auto_ptr<int> x(i);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> x((int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*4));\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> b(static_cast<int*>(malloc(sizeof(int)*4)));\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> x = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*4);\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> x = static_cast<int*>(malloc(sizeof(int)*4));\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> x;\n"
+            "    x.reset((int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*4));\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("int main()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    auto_ptr<int> x;\n"
+            "    x.reset(static_cast<int*>(malloc(sizeof(int)*4)));\n"
+            "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Object pointed by an 'auto_ptr' is destroyed using operator 'delete'. You should not use 'auto_ptr' for pointers obtained with function 'malloc'.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void uselessCalls() {