diff --git a/lib/checkexceptionsafety.cpp b/lib/checkexceptionsafety.cpp
index 6dba9914b..70c3fc30d 100644
--- a/lib/checkexceptionsafety.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkexceptionsafety.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void CheckExceptionSafety::unsafeNew()
                 localVars.insert(tok->varId());
         }
 
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "; %var% = new"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "; %var% = new %type%"))
         {
             if (!varname.empty())
             {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void CheckExceptionSafety::realloc()
             break;
 
         // reallocating..
-        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ; %var% = new"))
+        if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ; %var% = new %type%"))
             continue;
 
         // variable id of deallocated pointer..
diff --git a/test/testexceptionsafety.cpp b/test/testexceptionsafety.cpp
index 15465067d..6eddbc043 100644
--- a/test/testexceptionsafety.cpp
+++ b/test/testexceptionsafety.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ private:
               "    A *a2 = new A;\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) Upon exception there is memory leak: a1\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void a()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    A *a1 = new A;\n"
+              "    A *a2 = new (std::nothrow) A;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void realloc()
@@ -100,11 +107,22 @@ private:
               "    void a()\n"
               "    {\n"
               "        delete p;\n"
-              "        p = new[123];\n"
+              "        p = new int[123];\n"
               "    }\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:7]: (style) Upon exception p becomes a dead pointer\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("class A\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    int *p;\n"
+              "    void a()\n"
+              "    {\n"
+              "        delete p;\n"
+              "        p = new (std::nothrow) int[123];\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("class A\n"
               "{\n"
               "    int *p;\n"
@@ -112,7 +130,7 @@ private:
               "    {\n"
               "        try {\n"
               "            delete p;\n"
-              "            p = new[123];\n"
+              "            p = new int[123];\n"
               "        } catch (...) { p = 0; }\n"
               "    }\n"
               "}\n");