diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index c8fd5d051..d897e88b1 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,21 @@ void SymbolDatabase::createSymbolDatabaseFindAllScopes()
                 tok = tok->tokAt(2);
         }
 
+        // using type alias
+        else if (_tokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(tok, "using %name% =")) {
+            if (!findType(tok->next(), scope)) {
+                // fill typeList..
+                typeList.push_back(Type(tok, nullptr, scope));
+                Type* new_type = &typeList.back();
+                scope->definedTypesMap[new_type->name()] = new_type;
+            }
+
+            tok = tok->tokAt(3);
+
+            while (tok && tok->str() != ";")
+                tok = tok->next();
+        }
+
         // unnamed struct and union
         else if (Token::Match(tok, "struct|union {") &&
                  Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), "} *|&| %name% ;|[")) {
@@ -3517,7 +3532,14 @@ static const Token* skipPointers(const Token* tok)
 
 bool Scope::isVariableDeclaration(const Token* const tok, const Token*& vartok, const Token*& typetok) const
 {
-    if (check && check->_tokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(tok, "throw|new"))
+    const bool isCPP = check && check->_tokenizer->isCPP();
+
+    if (isCPP && Token::Match(tok, "throw|new"))
+        return false;
+
+    const bool isCPP11 = isCPP && check->_settings->standards.cpp >= Standards::CPP11;
+
+    if (isCPP11 && tok->str() == "using")
         return false;
 
     const Token* localTypeTok = skipScopeIdentifiers(tok);
@@ -4986,7 +5008,10 @@ static const Token * parsedecl(const Token *type, ValueType * const valuetype, V
             valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::SIGNED;
         else if (type->isUnsigned())
             valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::UNSIGNED;
-        if (type->str() == "const")
+        if (valuetype->type == ValueType::Type::UNKNOWN_TYPE &&
+            type->type() && type->type()->isTypeAlias() && type->type()->typeStart)
+            parsedecl(type->type()->typeStart, valuetype, defaultSignedness, settings);
+        else if (type->str() == "const")
             valuetype->constness |= (1 << (valuetype->pointer - pointer0));
         else if (const Library::Container *container = settings->library.detectContainer(type)) {
             valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::CONTAINER;
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index 80f7817a4..db724a2da 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -100,13 +100,24 @@ public:
     std::vector<BaseInfo> derivedFrom;
     std::list<FriendInfo> friendList;
 
+    const Token * typeStart;
+    const Token * typeEnd;
+
     Type(const Token* classDef_ = nullptr, const Scope* classScope_ = nullptr, const Scope* enclosingScope_ = nullptr) :
         classDef(classDef_),
         classScope(classScope_),
         enclosingScope(enclosingScope_),
-        needInitialization(Unknown) {
+        needInitialization(Unknown),
+        typeStart(nullptr),
+        typeEnd(nullptr) {
         if (classDef_ && classDef_->str() == "enum")
             needInitialization = True;
+        else if (classDef_ && classDef_->str() == "using") {
+            typeStart = classDef->tokAt(3);
+            typeEnd = typeStart;
+            while (typeEnd->next() && typeEnd->next()->str() != ";")
+                typeEnd = typeEnd->next();
+        }
     }
 
     const std::string& name() const;
@@ -123,6 +134,10 @@ public:
         return classDef && classDef->str() == "enum";
     }
 
+    bool isTypeAlias() const {
+        return classDef && classDef->str() == "using";
+    }
+
     bool isStructType() const {
         return classDef && classDef->str() == "struct";
     }
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 7a8926b38..d50e75133 100755
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -5538,6 +5538,8 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(const bool only_k_r_fpar)
 
 void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(Token * tokBegin, const Token * const tokEnd, const bool only_k_r_fpar)
 {
+    const bool isCPP11  = _settings->standards.cpp >= Standards::CPP11;
+
     // Split up variable declarations..
     // "int a=4;" => "int a; a=4;"
     bool finishedwithkr = true;
@@ -5586,6 +5588,8 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(Token * tokBegin, const Token * const tokEnd, co
             continue;
         if (Token::Match(type0, "else|return|public:|protected:|private:"))
             continue;
+        if (isCPP11 && type0->str() == "using")
+            continue;
 
         bool isconst = false;
         bool isstatic = false;
@@ -5828,6 +5832,8 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(Token * tokBegin, const Token * const tokEnd, co
 
 void Tokenizer::simplifyPlatformTypes()
 {
+    const bool isCPP11  = _settings->standards.cpp >= Standards::CPP11;
+
     enum { isLongLong, isLong, isInt } type;
 
     /** @todo This assumes a flat address space. Not true for segmented address space (FAR *). */
@@ -5846,11 +5852,15 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyPlatformTypes()
         if (!Token::Match(tok, "std| ::| %type%"))
             continue;
         bool isUnsigned;
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "std| ::| size_t|uintptr_t|uintmax_t"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "std| ::| size_t|uintptr_t|uintmax_t")) {
+            if (isCPP11 && tok->strAt(-1) == "using" && tok->strAt(1) == "=")
+                continue;
             isUnsigned = true;
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "std| ::| ssize_t|ptrdiff_t|intptr_t|intmax_t"))
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "std| ::| ssize_t|ptrdiff_t|intptr_t|intmax_t")) {
+            if (isCPP11 && tok->strAt(-1) == "using" && tok->strAt(1) == "=")
+                continue;
             isUnsigned = false;
-        else
+        } else
             continue;
 
         bool inStd = false;
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 711e24d17..0ae9c8039 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(auto10); // #8020
 
         TEST_CASE(unionWithConstructor);
+
+        TEST_CASE(using1);
     }
 
     void array() {
@@ -5313,6 +5315,50 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, db && f && f->function() && f->function()->tokenDef->linenr() == 3);
     }
 
+    void using1() {
+        Standards::cppstd_t original_std = settings1.standards.cpp;
+        settings1.standards.cpp = Standards::CPP11;
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("using INT = int;\n\n"
+                      "using PINT = INT *;\n"
+                      "using PCINT = const PINT;\n"
+                      "INT i;\n"
+                      "PINT pi;\n"
+                      "PCINT pci;");
+        settings1.standards.cpp = original_std;
+        const Token *tok = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "INT i ;");
+
+        ASSERT(db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType());
+        if (db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType()) {
+            tok = tok->next();
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(0, tok->valueType()->constness);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(0, tok->valueType()->pointer);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::SIGNED, tok->valueType()->sign);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::INT, tok->valueType()->type);
+        }
+
+        tok = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "PINT pi ;");
+
+        ASSERT(db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType());
+        if (db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType()) {
+            tok = tok->next();
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(0, tok->valueType()->constness);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(1, tok->valueType()->pointer);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::SIGNED, tok->valueType()->sign);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::INT, tok->valueType()->type);
+        }
+
+        tok = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "PCINT pci ;");
+
+        ASSERT(db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType());
+        if (db && tok && tok->next() && tok->next()->valueType()) {
+            tok = tok->next();
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(1, tok->valueType()->constness);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(1, tok->valueType()->pointer);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::SIGNED, tok->valueType()->sign);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(ValueType::INT, tok->valueType()->type);
+        }
+    }
+
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestSymbolDatabase)