diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 33112f766..331380c12 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -238,21 +238,29 @@ void CheckOther::clarifyStatement()
         return;
 
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "[{};] * %var%")) {
-            tok = tok->tokAt(3);
-            while (tok) {
-                if (tok->str() == "[")
-                    tok = tok->link()->next();
-                if (Token::Match(tok, ".|:: %var%")) {
-                    if (tok->strAt(2) == "(")
-                        tok = tok->linkAt(2)->next();
-                    else
-                        tok = tok->tokAt(2);
-                } else
-                    break;
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "* %var%")) {
+            const Token *tok2=tok->previous();
+
+            while (Token::Match(tok2, "*"))
+                tok2=tok2->previous();
+
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[{};]")) {
+                tok = tok->tokAt(2);
+                while (tok) {
+                    if (tok->str() == "[")
+                        tok = tok->link()->next();
+
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, ".|:: %var%")) {
+                        if (tok->strAt(2) == "(")
+                            tok = tok->linkAt(2)->next();
+                        else
+                            tok = tok->tokAt(2);
+                    } else
+                        break;
+                }
+                if (Token::Match(tok, "++|-- [;,]"))
+                    clarifyStatementError(tok);
             }
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "++|-- [;,]"))
-                clarifyStatementError(tok);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 4d03c8f06..efe309058 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -4040,6 +4040,29 @@ private:
               "    bar(*c++);\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("char*** f(char*** c) {\n"
+              "    ***c++;\n"
+              "    return c;\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (warning) Ineffective statement similar to '*A++;'. Did you intend to write '(*A)++;'?\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("char** f(char*** c) {\n"
+              "    **c[5]--;\n"
+              "    return **c;\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (warning) Ineffective statement similar to '*A++;'. Did you intend to write '(*A)++;'?\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("char*** f(char*** c) {\n"
+              "    (***c)++;\n"
+              "    return c;\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void *f(char** c) {\n"
+              "    bar(**c++);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     // clarify conditions with = and comparison