diff --git a/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 94b43db5b..b86a98ef8 100644
--- a/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static const char * const call_func_white_list[] =
     , "setbuf", "setbuffer", "setlinebuf", "setvbuf", "snprintf", "sprintf", "strcasecmp"
     , "strcat", "strchr", "strcmp", "strcpy", "stricmp", "strncat", "strncmp"
     , "strncpy", "strrchr", "strstr", "strtod", "strtol", "strtoul", "switch"
-    , "sync_file_range", "telldir", "while", "write", "writev"
+    , "sync_file_range", "telldir", "typeid", "while", "write", "writev"
 };
 
 static int call_func_white_list_compare(const void *a, const void *b)
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index e22591f3f..540f4fb75 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ private:
 
         // Unknown syntax
         TEST_CASE(unknownSyntax1);
+        TEST_CASE(knownFunctions);
     }
 
 
@@ -2324,6 +2325,16 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void knownFunctions()
+    {
+        check("void foo()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    int *p = new int[100];\n"
+              "    typeid(p);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Memory leak: p\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 static TestMemleakInFunction testMemleakInFunction;