diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 81da26673..58b2884cb 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2380,6 +2380,7 @@ const Function* SymbolDatabase::findFunctionByNameAndArgsInScope(const Token *to
 
 const Function* SymbolDatabase::findFunctionByNameAndArgs(const Token *tok, const Scope *startScope) const
 {
+    // find the scope this function is in
     const Scope* currScope = startScope;
     while (currScope && currScope->isExecutable()) {
         if (currScope->functionOf)
@@ -2387,11 +2388,60 @@ const Function* SymbolDatabase::findFunctionByNameAndArgs(const Token *tok, cons
         else
             currScope = currScope->nestedIn;
     }
-    while (currScope) {
-        const Function *func = findFunctionByNameAndArgsInScope(tok, currScope);
-        if (func)
-            return func;
-        currScope = currScope->nestedIn;
+
+    // check for a qualified name and use it when given
+    if (tok->strAt(-1) == "::") {
+        // find start of qualified function name
+        const Token *tok1 = tok;
+
+        while (Token::Match(tok1->tokAt(-2), "%type% ::"))
+            tok1 = tok1->tokAt(-2);
+
+        // check for global scope
+        if (tok1->strAt(-1) == "::") {
+            currScope = &scopeList.front();
+
+            currScope = currScope->findRecordInNestedList(tok1->str());
+        }
+
+        // find start of qualification
+        else {
+            while (currScope) {
+                if (currScope->className == tok1->str())
+                    break;
+                else {
+                    const Scope *scope = currScope->findRecordInNestedList(tok1->str());
+
+                    if (scope) {
+                        currScope = scope;
+                        break;
+                    } else
+                        currScope = currScope->nestedIn;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (currScope) {
+            while (currScope && !Token::Match(tok1, "%type% :: %any% (")) {
+                currScope = currScope->findRecordInNestedList(tok1->strAt(2));
+                tok1 = tok1->tokAt(2);
+            }
+
+            tok1 = tok1->tokAt(2);
+
+            if (currScope && tok1)
+                return findFunctionByNameAndArgsInScope(tok1, currScope);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // check in enclosing scopes
+    else {
+        while (currScope) {
+            const Function *func = findFunctionByNameAndArgsInScope(tok, currScope);
+            if (func)
+                return func;
+            currScope = currScope->nestedIn;
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index cb18f4070..bfff1b162 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(uninitvar2_value);    // value flow
         TEST_CASE(uninitvar2_structmembers); // struct members
         TEST_CASE(uninitvar2_while);
+        TEST_CASE(uninitvar2_4494);      // #4494
     }
 
     void checkUninitVar(const char code[], const char filename[] = "test.cpp") {
@@ -2686,6 +2687,34 @@ private:
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("error", "", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void uninitvar2_4494() {
+        checkUninitVar2("namespace N1 {\n"
+                        "    class Fred {\n"
+                        "    public:\n"
+                        "        static void f1(char *p) { *p = 0; }\n"
+                        "    };\n"
+                        "    void fa(void) { char *p; Fred::f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fb(void) { char *p; Fred::f2(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fc(void) { char *p; ::N1::Fred::f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fd(void) { char *p; ::N1::Fred::f2(p); }\n"
+                        "}\n"
+                        "namespace N2 {\n"
+                        "    static void f1(char *p) { *p = 0; }\n"
+                        "    void fa(void) { char *p; f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fb(void) { char *p; f2(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fc(void) { char *p; N1::Fred::f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fd(void) { char *p; N1::Fred::f2(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fe(void) { char *p; ::N1::Fred::f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void ff(void) { char *p; ::N1::Fred::f2(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fg(void) { char *p; Foo::f1(p); }\n"
+                        "    void fh(void) { char *p; Foo::f2(p); }\n"
+                        "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:8]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:13]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:15]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:17]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUninitVar)