diff --git a/lib/valueflow.cpp b/lib/valueflow.cpp
index 8d28613f2..86b4c9b3d 100644
--- a/lib/valueflow.cpp
+++ b/lib/valueflow.cpp
@@ -1459,7 +1459,8 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
                 }
 
                 bool bailoutflag = false;
-                for (std::list<ValueFlow::Value>::const_iterator it = values.begin(); it != values.end(); ++it) {
+                const Token * const start1 = iselse ? tok2->link()->linkAt(-2) : nullptr;
+                for (std::list<ValueFlow::Value>::const_iterator it = values.begin(); it != values.end();) {
                     if (!iselse && conditionIsTrue(condition, getProgramMemory(condition->astParent(), varid, *it))) {
                         bailoutflag = true;
                         break;
@@ -1468,12 +1469,19 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
                         bailoutflag = true;
                         break;
                     }
+                    if (iselse && it->isPossible() && isVariableChanged(start1, start1->link(), varid, var->isGlobal(), settings))
+                        values.erase(it++);
+                    else
+                        ++it;
                 }
                 if (bailoutflag) {
                     if (settings->debugwarnings)
                         bailout(tokenlist, errorLogger, tok2, "variable " + var->name() + " valueFlowForward, conditional return is assumed to be executed");
                     return false;
                 }
+
+                if (values.empty())
+                    return true;
             } else if (indentlevel <= 0 &&
                        Token::simpleMatch(tok2->link()->previous(), "else {") &&
                        !isReturnScope(tok2->link()->tokAt(-2)) &&
diff --git a/test/testvalueflow.cpp b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
index 4a9cba922..1825c28d9 100644
--- a/test/testvalueflow.cpp
+++ b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ private:
     Settings settings;
 
     void run() {
-        // strcpy cfg
+        // strcpy, abort cfg
         const char cfg[] = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
                            "<def>\n"
                            "  <function name=\"strcpy\"> <arg nr=\"1\"><not-null/></arg> </function>\n"
+                           "  <function name=\"abort\"> <noreturn>true</noreturn> </function>\n" // abort is a noreturn function
                            "</def>";
         settings.library.loadxmldata(cfg, sizeof(cfg));
 
@@ -2770,6 +2771,18 @@ private:
                "}";
         values = tokenValues(code, "x >");
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, values.size() == 1U && values.front().isIntValue());
+
+        // #8348 - noreturn else
+        code = "int test_input_int(int a, int b) {\n"
+               "    int x;\n"
+               "    if (a == 1)\n"
+               "        x = b;\n"
+               "    else\n"
+               "        abort();\n"
+               "    a = x + 1;\n"
+               "}\n";
+        values = tokenValues(code, "x +");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, values.empty());
     }
 };