diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 6fb5acbec..41aa8456f 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4394,7 +4394,7 @@ const Function * Function::getOverriddenFunctionRecursive(const ::Type* baseType
                 bool match = true;
 
                 // check for matching return parameters
-                while (!Token::Match(temp1, "virtual|{|}|;")) {
+                while (!Token::Match(temp1, "virtual|public:|private:|protected:|{|}|;")) {
                     if (temp1->str() != temp2->str() &&
                         !(temp1->str() == derivedFromType->name() &&
                           temp2->str() == baseType->name())) {
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 149f5b3e3..8c2bec6bd 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(functionArgs20);
 
         TEST_CASE(functionImplicitlyVirtual);
+        TEST_CASE(functionGetOverridden);
 
         TEST_CASE(functionIsInlineKeyword);
 
@@ -2730,6 +2731,24 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, function && function->isImplicitlyVirtual(false));
     }
 
+    void functionGetOverridden() {
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct B { virtual void f(); };\n"
+                      "struct D : B {\n"
+                      "public:\n"
+                      "    void f() override;\n"
+                      "};\n"
+                      "struct D2 : D { void f() override {} };\n");
+        ASSERT(db != nullptr);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(5, db->scopeList.size());
+        const Function *func = db->scopeList.back().function;
+        ASSERT(func && func->nestedIn);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("D2", func->nestedIn->className);
+        bool foundAllBaseClasses{};
+        const Function* baseFunc = func->getOverriddenFunction(&foundAllBaseClasses);
+        ASSERT(baseFunc && baseFunc->nestedIn && foundAllBaseClasses);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("D", baseFunc->nestedIn->className);
+    }
+
     void functionIsInlineKeyword() {
         GET_SYMBOL_DB("inline void fs() {}");
         (void)db;