diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index a01f6fb2a..fd01220ba 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::duplicateTypedef(Token **tokPtr, const Token *name)
             else
             {
                 // look backwards
-                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "typedef|}|>") ||
+                if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "typedef|}|>|*") ||
                     (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "%type%") &&
                      (!Token::Match(tok->previous(), "return|new|const|friend|public|private|protected") &&
                       !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "friend class"))))
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index c56cc3571..93fbfa128 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -4189,6 +4189,21 @@ private:
             checkSimplifyTypedef(code);
             ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
         }
+
+        {
+            const char code[] = "typedef int (*PPDMarkOption)(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword, const char *option);\n"
+                                "typedef int (*PPDMarkOption)(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword, const char *option);\n";
+
+            checkSimplifyTypedef(code);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:1]: (style) Typedef 'PPDMarkOption' hides typedef with same name\n", errout.str());
+        }
+
+        {
+            const char code[] = "typedef int * A;\n"
+                                "typedef int * A;\n";
+            checkSimplifyTypedef(code);
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:1]: (style) Typedef 'A' hides typedef with same name\n", errout.str());
+        }
     }
 
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1()