diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index a591100f1..611947fcf 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1607,6 +1607,12 @@ private:
                 return &tok;
             }
 
+            if (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "++|--") || Token::Match(tok.next(), "++|--"))
+            {
+                use(foundError, checks, &tok);
+                return &tok;
+            }
+
             if (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% ="))
             {
                 // using same variable rhs?
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 66d70c00d..0a8813bfb 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1076,6 +1076,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: a\n", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int a;\n"
+                       "    a++;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: a\n", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("static void foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int i;\n"