diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index 4e17c5787..d10e2b6e1 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ static const Token *checkMissingReturnScope(const Token *tok, const Library &lib
                 if (!hasDefault)
                     return tok->link();
             } else if (tok->scope()->type == Scope::ScopeType::eIf) {
+                const Token *condition = tok->scope()->classDef->next()->astOperand2();
+                if (condition && condition->hasKnownIntValue() && condition->getKnownIntValue() == 1)
+                    return checkMissingReturnScope(tok, library);
                 return tok;
             } else if (tok->scope()->type == Scope::ScopeType::eElse) {
                 const Token *errorToken = checkMissingReturnScope(tok, library);
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index 7cd843bd5..b3495c0cf 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -1436,6 +1436,18 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Found a exit path from function with non-void return type that has missing return statement\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("int f() {\n"
+              "    if (!0) {\n"
+              "        return 1;\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int f() {\n"
+              "    if (!0) {}\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Found a exit path from function with non-void return type that has missing return statement\n", errout.str());
+
         // loop
         check("int f(int x) {\n"
               "    while (1) {\n"