diff --git a/lib/check64bit.cpp b/lib/check64bit.cpp
index 840fd20ca..a72dee915 100644
--- a/lib/check64bit.cpp
+++ b/lib/check64bit.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void Check64BitPortability::pointerassignment()
             const Variable *var1(symbolDatabase->getVariableFromVarId(tok->tokAt(1)->varId()));
             const Variable *var2(symbolDatabase->getVariableFromVarId(tok->tokAt(3)->varId()));
 
-            if (isaddr(var1) && isint(var2))
+            if (isaddr(var1) && isint(var2) && tok->strAt(4) != "+")
                 assignmentIntegerToAddressError(tok->next());
 
             else if (isint(var1) && isaddr(var2) && !tok->tokAt(3)->isPointerCompare())
diff --git a/test/test64bit.cpp b/test/test64bit.cpp
index 3fd2a9a61..3f329992d 100644
--- a/test/test64bit.cpp
+++ b/test/test64bit.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(functionpar);
         TEST_CASE(structmember);
         TEST_CASE(ptrcompare);
+        TEST_CASE(ptrarithmetic);
     }
 
     void check(const char code[])
@@ -118,6 +119,28 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void ptrarithmetic()
+    {
+        // #3073
+        check("void foo(int *p) {\n"
+              "    int x = 10;\n"
+              "    int *a = p + x;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void foo(int *p) {\n"
+              "    int x = 10;\n"
+              "    int *a = x + p;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void foo(int *p) {\n"
+              "    int x = 10;\n"
+              "    int *a = x * x;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("error", "", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(Test64BitPortability)