diff --git a/lib/checkcondition.cpp b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
index 3f2bf0604..b7357c38e 100644
--- a/lib/checkcondition.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
@@ -1757,3 +1757,74 @@ void CheckCondition::assignmentInCondition(const Token *eq)
         Certainty::normal);
 }
 
+void CheckCondition::checkCompareValueOutOfTypeRange()
+{
+    if (!mSettings->severity.isEnabled(Severity::style))
+        return;
+
+    if (mSettings->platformType == cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType::Native ||
+        mSettings->platformType == cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType::Unspecified)
+        return;
+
+    const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = mTokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
+    for (const Scope * scope : symbolDatabase->functionScopes) {
+        for (const Token* tok = scope->bodyStart; tok != scope->bodyEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
+            if (!tok->isComparisonOp() || !tok->isBinaryOp())
+                continue;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+                const Token * const valueTok = (i == 0) ? tok->astOperand1() : tok->astOperand2();
+                const Token * const typeTok = valueTok->astSibling();
+                if (!valueTok->hasKnownIntValue() || !typeTok->valueType() || typeTok->valueType()->pointer)
+                    continue;
+                if (valueTok->getKnownIntValue() < 0 && valueTok->valueType() && valueTok->valueType()->sign != ValueType::Sign::SIGNED)
+                    continue;
+                int bits = 0;
+                switch (typeTok->valueType()->type) {
+                case ValueType::Type::BOOL:
+                    bits = 1;
+                    break;
+                case ValueType::Type::CHAR:
+                    bits = mSettings->char_bit;
+                    break;
+                case ValueType::Type::SHORT:
+                    bits = mSettings->short_bit;
+                    break;
+                case ValueType::Type::INT:
+                    bits = mSettings->int_bit;
+                    break;
+                case ValueType::Type::LONG:
+                    bits = mSettings->long_bit;
+                    break;
+                case ValueType::Type::LONGLONG:
+                    bits = mSettings->long_long_bit;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+                };
+                if (bits == 0 || bits >= 64)
+                    continue;
+
+                const auto typeMinValue = (typeTok->valueType()->sign == ValueType::Sign::SIGNED) ? (-(1LL << (bits-1))) : 0;
+                const auto unsignedTypeMaxValue = (1LL << (bits-1)) - 1LL;
+                const auto typeMaxValue = (typeTok->valueType()->sign == ValueType::Sign::SIGNED) ? (unsignedTypeMaxValue / 2) : unsignedTypeMaxValue;
+
+                if (valueTok->getKnownIntValue() < typeMinValue)
+                    compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError(valueTok, typeTok->valueType()->str(), valueTok->getKnownIntValue());
+                else if (valueTok->getKnownIntValue() > typeMaxValue)
+                    compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError(valueTok, typeTok->valueType()->str(), valueTok->getKnownIntValue());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void CheckCondition::compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError(const Token *comparison, const std::string &type, long long value)
+{
+    reportError(
+        comparison,
+        Severity::style,
+        "compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError",
+        "Comparing expression of type '" + type + "' against value " + std::to_string(value) + ". Condition is always true/false.",
+        CWE398,
+        Certainty::normal);
+}
diff --git a/lib/checkcondition.h b/lib/checkcondition.h
index a08994b16..cb492236f 100644
--- a/lib/checkcondition.h
+++ b/lib/checkcondition.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
         checkCondition.comparison();
         checkCondition.checkModuloAlwaysTrueFalse();
         checkCondition.checkAssignmentInCondition();
+        checkCondition.checkCompareValueOutOfTypeRange();
     }
 
     /** mismatching assignment / comparison */
@@ -167,6 +168,9 @@ private:
 
     void assignmentInCondition(const Token *eq);
 
+    void checkCompareValueOutOfTypeRange();
+    void compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError(const Token *comparison, const std::string &type, long long value);
+
     void getErrorMessages(ErrorLogger *errorLogger, const Settings *settings) const OVERRIDE {
         CheckCondition c(nullptr, settings, errorLogger);
 
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@ private:
         c.pointerAdditionResultNotNullError(nullptr, nullptr);
         c.duplicateConditionalAssignError(nullptr, nullptr);
         c.assignmentInCondition(nullptr);
+        c.compareValueOutOfTypeRangeError(nullptr, "unsigned char", 256);
     }
 
     static std::string myName() {
diff --git a/test/testcondition.cpp b/test/testcondition.cpp
index ae499cf50..8425ddf2c 100644
--- a/test/testcondition.cpp
+++ b/test/testcondition.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ private:
     Settings settings1;
 
     void run() OVERRIDE {
+        // known platform..
+        settings0.platform(cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType::Native);
+        settings1.platform(cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType::Native);
+
         LOAD_LIB_2(settings0.library, "qt.cfg");
         LOAD_LIB_2(settings0.library, "std.cfg");
 
@@ -123,14 +127,14 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(duplicateConditionalAssign);
 
         TEST_CASE(checkAssignmentInCondition);
+
+        TEST_CASE(compareOutOfTypeRange);
     }
 
-    void check(const char code[], const char* filename = "test.cpp", bool inconclusive = false) {
+    void check(const char code[], Settings *settings, const char* filename = "test.cpp") {
         // Clear the error buffer..
         errout.str("");
 
-        settings0.certainty.setEnabled(Certainty::inconclusive, inconclusive);
-
         // Raw tokens..
         std::vector<std::string> files(1, filename);
         std::istringstream istr(code);
@@ -141,18 +145,23 @@ private:
         std::map<std::string, simplecpp::TokenList*> filedata;
         simplecpp::preprocess(tokens2, tokens1, files, filedata, simplecpp::DUI());
 
-        Preprocessor preprocessor(settings0, nullptr);
+        Preprocessor preprocessor(*settings, nullptr);
         preprocessor.setDirectives(tokens1);
 
         // Tokenizer..
-        Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings0, this);
+        Tokenizer tokenizer(settings, this);
         tokenizer.createTokens(std::move(tokens2));
         tokenizer.simplifyTokens1("");
         tokenizer.setPreprocessor(&preprocessor);
 
         // Run checks..
         CheckCondition checkCondition;
-        checkCondition.runChecks(&tokenizer, &settings0, this);
+        checkCondition.runChecks(&tokenizer, settings, this);
+    }
+
+    void check(const char code[], const char* filename = "test.cpp", bool inconclusive = false) {
+        settings0.certainty.setEnabled(Certainty::inconclusive, inconclusive);
+        check(code, &settings0, filename);
     }
 
     void assignAndCompare() {
@@ -4288,6 +4297,17 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+
+    void compareOutOfTypeRange() {
+        Settings settingsUnix64;
+        settingsUnix64.severity.enable(Severity::style);
+        settingsUnix64.platform(cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType::Unix64);
+
+        check("void f(unsigned char c) {\n"
+              "  if (c == 1234) {}\n"
+              "}", &settingsUnix64);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Comparing expression of type 'unsigned char' against value 1234. Condition is always true/false.\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestCondition)