diff --git a/cfg/windows.cfg b/cfg/windows.cfg
index 2fbeb4ff2..ccf0a9d8f 100644
--- a/cfg/windows.cfg
+++ b/cfg/windows.cfg
@@ -4803,7 +4803,10 @@ HFONT CreateFont(
   <!-- HANDLE OpenProcess([in] DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
                           [in] BOOL  bInheritHandle,
                           [in] DWORD dwProcessId); -->
-  <function name="OpenProcess">
+  <!-- HANDLE OpenThread ([in] DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
+                          [in] BOOL  bInheritHandle,
+                          [in] DWORD dwThreadId); -->
+  <function name="OpenProcess,OpenThread">
     <use-retval/>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <returnValue type="HANDLE"/>
diff --git a/test/cfg/windows.cpp b/test/cfg/windows.cpp
index 0d5f2d812..9c5ab3bb7 100644
--- a/test/cfg/windows.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/windows.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 #include <atlstr.h>
 #include <string>
 
+void resourceLeak_OpenThread(const DWORD dwDesiredAccess, const BOOL bInheritHandle, const DWORD dwThreadId)
+{
+    HANDLE proc = OpenThread(dwDesiredAccess, bInheritHandle, dwThreadId);
+    if (proc != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {}
+    // cppcheck-suppress resourceLeak
+}
+
 void resourceLeak_OpenProcess(const DWORD dwDesiredAccess, const BOOL bInheritHandle, const DWORD dwProcessId)
 {
     HANDLE proc = OpenProcess(dwDesiredAccess, bInheritHandle, dwProcessId);