diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 65c6066e8..326b19343 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -359,6 +359,19 @@ bool isOppositeCond(bool isNot, bool cpp, const Token * const cond1, const Token
                         (comp1 == ">" && comp2 == "<"))));
 }
 
+bool isOppositeExpression(bool cpp, const Token * const tok1, const Token * const tok2, const Library& library, bool pure)
+{
+    if (!tok1 || !tok2)
+        return false;
+    if(isOppositeCond(true, cpp, tok1, tok2, library, pure))
+        return true;
+    if(tok1->str() == "-")
+        return isSameExpression(cpp, true, tok1->astOperand1(), tok2, library, pure);
+    if(tok2->str() == "-")
+        return isSameExpression(cpp, true, tok2->astOperand1(), tok1, library, pure);
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool isConstExpression(const Token *tok, const Library& library, bool pure)
 {
     if (!tok)
diff --git a/lib/astutils.h b/lib/astutils.h
index 912c05587..4e05c9b53 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.h
+++ b/lib/astutils.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ bool isDifferentKnownValues(const Token * const tok1, const Token * const tok2);
  */
 bool isOppositeCond(bool isNot, bool cpp, const Token * const cond1, const Token * const cond2, const Library& library, bool pure);
 
+bool isOppositeExpression(bool cpp, const Token * const tok1, const Token * const tok2, const Library& library, bool pure);
+
 bool isConstExpression(const Token *tok, const Library& library, bool pure);
 
 bool isWithoutSideEffects(bool cpp, const Token* tok);
diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 6dcf17bb5..08b39c485 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1974,8 +1974,8 @@ void CheckOther::checkDuplicateExpression()
                         }
                     }
                 } else if (styleEnabled &&
-                           isOppositeCond(true, _tokenizer->isCPP(), tok->astOperand1(), tok->astOperand2(), _settings->library, false) &&
-                           !Token::simpleMatch(tok, "=") &&
+                           isOppositeExpression(_tokenizer->isCPP(), tok->astOperand1(), tok->astOperand2(), _settings->library, false) &&
+                           !Token::Match(tok, "=|-|-=|/|/=") &&
                            isWithoutSideEffects(_tokenizer->isCPP(), tok->astOperand1())) {
                     oppositeExpressionError(tok, tok, tok->str());
                 } else if (!Token::Match(tok, "[-/%]")) { // These operators are not associative
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index e9de3ea36..949bb5477 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -3946,6 +3946,15 @@ private:
 
         check("void f(bool a) { a = !a; }");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int a) { if( a < -a ) {}}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1] -> [test.cpp:1]: (style) Opposite expression on both sides of '<'.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int a) { a -= -a; }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int a) { a = a / (-a); }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void duplicateVarExpression() {