diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index a16bed5c2..b29ae887a 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isMemberVariableAssignment(const Token *tok, const std::str
                     const Library::ArgumentChecks::Direction argDirection = mSettings->library.getArgDirection(ftok, 1 + argumentNumber);
                     if (argDirection == Library::ArgumentChecks::Direction::DIR_IN)
                         return false;
+                    else if (argDirection == Library::ArgumentChecks::Direction::DIR_OUT)
+                        return true;
                 }
 
                 const Variable *arg      = function ? function->getArgumentVar(argumentNumber) : nullptr;
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 95f568c93..6f07ae542 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -3175,6 +3175,36 @@ private:
                        "}\n", "test.c");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        {
+            const char argDirectionsTestXmlData[] = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
+                                                    "<def>\n"
+                                                    "  <function name=\"uninitvar_funcArgInTest\">\n"
+                                                    "    <arg nr=\"1\" direction=\"in\"/>\n"
+                                                    "  </function>\n"
+                                                    "  <function name=\"uninitvar_funcArgOutTest\">\n"
+                                                    "    <arg nr=\"1\" direction=\"out\"/>\n"
+                                                    "  </function>\n"
+                                                    "</def>";
+
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(true, settings.library.loadxmldata(argDirectionsTestXmlData, sizeof(argDirectionsTestXmlData) / sizeof(argDirectionsTestXmlData[0])));
+
+            checkUninitVar("struct AB { int a; };\n"
+                           "void f(void) {\n"
+                           "    struct AB ab;\n"
+                           "    uninitvar_funcArgInTest(&ab);\n"
+                           "    x = ab;\n"
+                           "}\n", "test.c");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:5]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: ab.a\n", errout.str());
+
+            checkUninitVar("struct AB { int a; };\n"
+                           "void f(void) {\n"
+                           "    struct AB ab;\n"
+                           "    uninitvar_funcArgOutTest(&ab);\n"
+                           "    x = ab;\n"
+                           "}\n", "test.c");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        }
+
         checkUninitVar("struct AB { int a; int b; };\n"
                        "void do_something(const struct AB ab);\n"
                        "void f(void) {\n"