diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
index e37d88767ec..14682a41a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ jobs:
           ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json --enable=internal lib || ec=1
           # check gui with qt settings
           mkdir b2
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b2 --addon=naming.json --suppress=simplifyUsing:*/moc_*.cpp -Icmake.output/gui -Ifrontend -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui || ec=1
+          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b2 --addon=naming.json -Icmake.output/gui -Ifrontend -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui || ec=1
           # self check test and tools
           ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Ifrontend -Icli test/*.cpp  || ec=1
           ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Icli tools/dmake/*.cpp || ec=1
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 96c69bb4dd9..dce13cb7dd2 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -3211,6 +3211,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyUsing()
             }
 
             Token * arrayStart = nullptr;
+            Token * fpArgList = nullptr;
+            Token * fpQual = nullptr;
 
             // parse the type
             Token *type = start;
@@ -3310,6 +3312,18 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyUsing()
                 } while (type && type->str() == "[");
             }
 
+            // check for function pointer
+            if (type && type->str() == "(") {
+                if (Token::simpleMatch(type->link(), ") (")) {
+                    fpArgList = type->link()->next();
+                    fpQual = type;
+                    type = type->link()->linkAt(1)->next();
+                } else if (type->link()->next() == usingEnd) {
+                    fpArgList = type;
+                    type = usingEnd;
+                }
+            }
+
             // make sure we are in a good state
             if (!tok1 || !tok1->next())
                 break; // bail
@@ -3325,6 +3339,24 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyUsing()
                         tok1->deleteThis();
                         substitute = true;
                     }
+                } else if (fpArgList && fpQual && Token::Match(tok1->next(), "%name%")) {
+                    // function pointer
+                    TokenList::copyTokens(tok1->next(), fpArgList, usingEnd->previous());
+                    Token* const copyEnd = TokenList::copyTokens(tok1, start, fpQual->link()->previous());
+                    tok1->deleteThis();
+                    Token* const rightPar = copyEnd->next()->insertToken(")");
+                    Token::createMutualLinks(tok1->next(), rightPar);
+                    substitute = true;
+                } else if (fpArgList && !fpQual && Token::Match(tok1->next(), "* const| %name%")) {
+                    // function pointer
+                    Token* const dest = tok1->tokAt(tok1->strAt(2) == "const" ? 3 : 2);
+                    Token* const copyEndArgs = TokenList::copyTokens(dest, fpArgList, usingEnd->previous());
+                    Token* const copyEndRet = TokenList::copyTokens(tok1, start, fpArgList->previous());
+                    Token* const leftPar = copyEndRet->insertToken("(");
+                    Token* const rightPar = copyEndArgs->link()->tokAt(-1)->insertToken(")");
+                    Token::createMutualLinks(leftPar, rightPar);
+                    tok1->deleteThis();
+                    substitute = true;
                 } else {
                     // add some qualification back if needed
                     std::string removed1 = std::move(removed);
@@ -6931,8 +6963,7 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyFunctionParameters()
         }
 
         // Find the function e.g. foo( x ) or foo( x, y )
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ( %name% [,)]") &&
-                 !(tok->strAt(-1) == ":" || tok->strAt(-1) == "," || tok->strAt(-1) == "::")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% ( %name% [,)]") && !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-1), ":|,|::|=")) {
             // We have found old style function, now we need to change it
 
             // First step: Get list of argument names in parentheses
diff --git a/test/testsimplifyusing.cpp b/test/testsimplifyusing.cpp
index fa067f822ce..c73e4c3ac1d 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifyusing.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifyusing.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class TestSimplifyUsing : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing34);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing35);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing36);
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing37);
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing8970);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyUsing8971);
@@ -882,6 +883,23 @@ class TestSimplifyUsing : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
+    void simplifyUsing37() {
+        const char code1[] = "using fp1_t = int(*)(int);\n"
+                             "using fp2_t = int(* const)(int);\n"
+                             "fp1_t fp1;\n"
+                             "fp2_t fp2;\n";
+        const char expected1[] = "int ( * fp1 ) ( int ) ; int ( * const fp2 ) ( int ) ;";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected1, tok(code1));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+
+        const char code2[] = "using f_t = int(int);\n"
+                             "f_t* fp1;\n"
+                             "f_t* const fp2;\n";
+        const char expected2[] = "int ( * fp1 ) ( int ) ; int ( * const fp2 ) ( int ) ;";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected2, tok(code2));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+    }
+
     void simplifyUsing8970() {
         const char code[] = "using V = std::vector<int>;\n"
                             "struct A {\n"