diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 54639fc35..bf7d13f8e 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -886,6 +886,9 @@ static Token *processFunc(Token *tok2, bool inOperator)
             tok2 = tok2->tokAt(4)->link()->next();
         else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "* ( * %type% ("))
             tok2 = tok2->tokAt(5)->link()->next();
+        else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "* [") &&
+                 Token::simpleMatch(tok2->tokAt(2)->link(), "] ;"))
+            tok2 = tok2->next();
         else
         {
             if (tok2->next()->str() == "(")
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 3ee94725f..da1994a81 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef79); // ticket #2348
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef80); // ticket #2587
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef81); // ticket #2603
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef82); // ticket #2403
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -4931,6 +4932,24 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) syntax error\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef82() // ticket #2403
+    {
+        checkSimplifyTypedef("class A {\n"
+                             "public:\n"
+                             "  typedef int F(int idx);\n"
+                             "};\n"
+                             "class B {\n"
+                             "public:\n"
+                             "  A::F ** f;\n"
+                             "};\n"
+                             "int main()\n"
+                             "{\n"
+                             "  B * b = new B;\n"
+                             "  b->f = new A::F * [ 10 ];\n"
+                             "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1()
     {
         {