diff --git a/src/checkother.cpp b/src/checkother.cpp
index 98c84d204..16632b8f0 100644
--- a/src/checkother.cpp
+++ b/src/checkother.cpp
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 varUsage[ tok->strAt(1)] |= USAGE_WRITE;
 
             if (Token::Match(tok, ">>|& %var%"))
-                varUsage[ tok->strAt(1)] |= USAGE_WRITE;
+                varUsage[ tok->strAt(1)] |= (USAGE_WRITE | USAGE_READ);
 
             if ((Token::Match(tok, "[(=&!]") || isOp(tok)) && Token::Match(tok->next(), "%var%"))
                 varUsage[ tok->strAt(1)] |= USAGE_READ;
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 1b531ba91..789a497f9 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvarIfElse);      // return tmp1 ? tmp2 : tmp3;
         TEST_CASE(localvarOpAssign);    // a |= b;
         TEST_CASE(localvarFor);         // for ( ; var; )
+        TEST_CASE(localvarShift);       // 1 >> var
     }
 
     void structmember1()
@@ -346,6 +347,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvarShift()
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("int foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    int var = 1;\n"
+                              "    return 1 >> var;\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUnusedVar)