diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 92c9b2f29..1d4b2d6a9 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1050,6 +1050,9 @@ bool isConstVarExpression(const Token *tok)
         std::vector<const Token *> args = getArguments(tok);
         return std::all_of(args.begin(), args.end(), &isConstVarExpression);
     }
+    if (Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "> (") && tok->astOperand2() && tok->astOperand1()->str().find("_cast") != std::string::npos) {
+        return isConstVarExpression(tok->astOperand2());
+    }
     if (Token::Match(tok, "( %type%"))
         return isConstVarExpression(tok->astOperand1());
     if (Token::Match(tok, "%cop%")) {
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 92cb5340c..22d0542ed 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -7599,6 +7599,12 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("void g(Foo *);\n"
+              "void f() {\n"
+              "    g(reinterpret_cast<Foo*>(0));\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("void g(int);\n"
               "void f(int x) {\n"
               "    x = 0;\n"