diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 7ec38bca7..d787429c5 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -2648,17 +2648,18 @@ void CheckClass::checkOverride()
 
 void CheckClass::overrideError(const Function *funcInBase, const Function *funcInDerived)
 {
-    const std::string functionName = funcInDerived ? funcInDerived->name() : "";
+    const std::string functionName = funcInDerived ? ((funcInDerived->isDestructor() ? "~" : "") + funcInDerived->name()) : "";
+    const std::string funcType = (funcInDerived && funcInDerived->isDestructor()) ? "destructor" : "function";
 
     ErrorPath errorPath;
     if (funcInBase && funcInDerived) {
-        errorPath.push_back(ErrorPathItem(funcInBase->tokenDef, "Virtual function in base class"));
-        errorPath.push_back(ErrorPathItem(funcInDerived->tokenDef, "Function in derived class"));
+        errorPath.push_back(ErrorPathItem(funcInBase->tokenDef, "Virtual " + funcType + " in base class"));
+        errorPath.push_back(ErrorPathItem(funcInDerived->tokenDef, char(std::toupper(funcType[0])) + funcType.substr(1) + " in derived class"));
     }
 
     reportError(errorPath, Severity::style, "missingOverride",
                 "$symbol:" + functionName + "\n"
-                "The function '$symbol' overrides a function in a base class but is not marked with a 'override' specifier.",
+                "The " + funcType + " '$symbol' overrides a " + funcType + " in a base class but is not marked with a 'override' specifier.",
                 CWE(0U) /* Unknown CWE! */,
                 false);
 }
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 6bfa611cb..07ab003ad 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -7128,6 +7128,19 @@ private:
                       "    auto bar( ) const -> size_t override { return 0; }\n"
                       "};");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:8]: (style) The function 'foo' overrides a function in a base class but is not marked with a 'override' specifier.\n", errout.str());
+
+        checkOverride("namespace Test {\n"
+                      "    class C {\n"
+                      "    public:\n"
+                      "        virtual ~C();\n"
+                      "    };\n"
+                      "}\n"
+                      "class C : Test::C {\n"
+                      "public:\n"
+                      "    ~C();\n"
+                      "};");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4] -> [test.cpp:9]: (style) The destructor '~C' overrides a destructor in a base class but is not marked with a 'override' specifier.\n", errout.str());
+
     }
 
     void overrideCVRefQualifiers() {