diff --git a/src/checkother.cpp b/src/checkother.cpp
index 6ae5fb0f9..afda33446 100644
--- a/src/checkother.cpp
+++ b/src/checkother.cpp
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ void CheckOther::CheckVariableScope()
                 continue;
 
             if ((tok1->str() == "return") ||
+                (tok1->str() == "throw") ||
                 (tok1->str() == "delete") ||
                 (tok1->str() == "goto") ||
                 (tok1->str() == "else"))
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 1c8fb4d05..93f4499c8 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(returnLocalVariable1);
 
         TEST_CASE(varScope1);
+        TEST_CASE(varScope2);
     }
 
     void check(const char code[])
@@ -314,6 +315,17 @@ private:
                  "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
     }
+
+    void varScope2()
+    {
+        varScope("int foo()\n"
+                 "{\n"
+                 "    Error e;\n"
+                 "    e.SetValue(12);\n"
+                 "    throw e;\n"
+                 "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestOther)