diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 04d0f54db..1d7eb8c00 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1458,6 +1458,13 @@ void CheckOther::uninitvar()
         unsigned int indentlevel = 0;
         for (; tok; tok = tok->next())
         {
+            // skip structs
+            if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] struct %var% {"))
+            {
+                tok = tok->tokAt(2)->link();
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (tok->str() == "{")
                 ++indentlevel;
             else if (tok->str() == "}")
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index aa14b8475..8dacf4722 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,18 @@ private:
                        "    char *s2 = new char[strlen(s1)];\n"
                        "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Data is allocated but not initialized: s1\n", errout.str());
+
+        // struct..
+        checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    struct Relative {\n"
+                       "        Surface *surface;\n"
+                       "        void MoveTo(int x, int y) {\n"
+                       "            surface->MoveTo();\n"
+                       "        }\n"
+                       "    };\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }