diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index ef52024db..91763c6a8 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1299,6 +1299,10 @@ static bool isVariableMutableInInitializer(const Token* start, const Token * end
             const Token * memberTok = tok->astParent()->previous();
             if (Token::Match(memberTok, "%var% (") && memberTok->variable()) {
                 const Variable * memberVar = memberTok->variable();
+                if(memberVar->isClass())
+                    //TODO: check if the called constructor could live with a const variable
+                    // pending that, assume the worst (that it can't)
+                    return true;
                 if (!memberVar->isReference())
                     continue;
                 if (memberVar->isConst())
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 6bbf2bc37..715a5a6ac 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -2107,6 +2107,90 @@ private:
               "void an();\n"
               "void h();\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class C\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit C(int&);\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "class D\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit D(int&);\n"
+              "\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  C c;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "D::D(int& i)\n"
+              "  : c(i)\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class C\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit C(const int&);\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "class D\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit D(int&);\n"
+              "\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  C c;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "D::D(int& i)\n"
+              "  : c(i)\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "}\n");
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:16]: (style) Parameter 'i' can be declared with const\n", "", errout.str());
+
+        check("class C\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit C(int);\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "class D\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit D(int&);\n"
+              "\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  C c;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "D::D(int& i)\n"
+              "  : c(i)\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "}\n");
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:16]: (style) Parameter 'i' can be declared with const\n", "", errout.str());
+
+        check("class C\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit C(int, int);\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "class D\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  explicit D(int&);\n"
+              "\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  C c;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "D::D(int& i)\n"
+              "  : c(0, i)\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "}\n");
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:16]: (style) Parameter 'i' can be declared with const\n", "", errout.str());
     }
 
     void switchRedundantAssignmentTest() {