diff --git a/addons/cppcheckdata.py b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
index 0e81f1f31..7f54e11ea 100644
--- a/addons/cppcheckdata.py
+++ b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Token:
         function           If this token points at a function call, this attribute has the Function
                            information. See the Function class.
         values             Possible values of token
+        valueType          type information
         typeScope          type scope (token->type()->classScope)
         astParent          ast parent
         astOperand1        ast operand1
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ class Token:
     function = None
     valuesId = None
     values = None
+    valueType = None
 
     typeScopeId = None
     typeScope = None
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ class Token:
         self.function = None
         self.valuesId = element.get('values')
         self.values = None
+        self.valueType = element.get('valueType')
         self.typeScopeId = element.get('type-scope')
         self.typeScope = None
         self.astParentId = element.get('astParent')
diff --git a/addons/misra-test.c b/addons/misra-test.c
index 23ff2446e..e4fb73230 100644
--- a/addons/misra-test.c
+++ b/addons/misra-test.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ void misra_7_3() {
   int x = 12lu; // 7.3
 }
 
+char * misra_11_8(const char *str) {
+  return (char *)str; // 11.8
+}
+
 #define MISRA_11_9  ((void*)0)  // 11.9
 
 void misra_12_1() {
diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index 29411779e..8659c77fd 100644
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ def bitsOfEssentialType(expr):
         return INT_BIT
     return 0
 
+def isCast(expr):
+    return expr and expr.str == '(' and expr.astOperand1 == expr.link.next
+
 def isFunctionCall(expr):
     if not expr:
         return False
@@ -263,6 +266,18 @@ def misra_12_1_sizeof(rawTokens):
            else:
                state = 0
 
+def misra_11_8(data):
+    for token in data.tokenlist:
+        if not isCast(token):
+            continue
+        if not token.valueType or not token.astOperand1.valueType:
+            continue
+        if token.valueType.startswith('const') or not token.astOperand1.valueType.startswith('const'):
+            continue
+        if token.valueType.find('*')<0 or token.astOperand1.valueType.find('*')<0:
+            continue
+        reportError(token, 11, 8)
+
 def misra_11_9(data):
     for directive in data.directives:
         res1 = re.match(r'#define ([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]*) (.*)', directive.str)
@@ -716,7 +731,8 @@ for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
         if cfgNumber == 1:
             misra_7_1(data.rawTokens)
             misra_7_3(data.rawTokens)
-        misra_11_9(cfg);
+        misra_11_8(cfg)
+        misra_11_9(cfg)
         if cfgNumber == 1:
             misra_12_1_sizeof(data.rawTokens)
         misra_12_1(cfg)