diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
index 8807fad9523..95b3f266ccd 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
@@ -383,8 +383,11 @@ Usage::Type FindUsages::getType(int line, int column, int tokenIndex)
             continue;
         }
         if (const auto declarator = (*it)->asDeclarator()) {
-            if (containsToken(declarator->core_declarator))
+            if (containsToken(declarator->core_declarator)) {
+                if (declarator->initializer)
+                    return Usage::Type::Initialization;
                 return Usage::Type::Declaration;
+            }
             if (const auto decl = (*(it + 1))->asSimpleDeclaration()) {
                 if (decl->symbols && decl->symbols->value) {
                     return checkPotentialWrite(
diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.h b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.h
index a0e1130c15d..48f392cfc7b 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.h
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace CPlusPlus {
 class CPLUSPLUS_EXPORT Usage
 {
 public:
-    enum class Type { Declaration, Read, Write, WritableRef, Other };
+    enum class Type { Declaration, Initialization, Read, Write, WritableRef, Other };
 
     Usage() = default;
     Usage(const Utils::FilePath &path, const QString &lineText, Type t, int line, int col, int len)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
index 00d8c096e14..18438934d09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ static void displayResults(SearchResult *search, QFutureWatcher<CPlusPlus::Usage
         switch (type) {
         case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Read:
             return SearchResultColor::Style::Alt1;
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Initialization:
         case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Write:
         case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::WritableRef:
             return SearchResultColor::Style::Alt2;
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp b/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
index 214aa186c76..bb91c3a18fd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::staticVariables()
     findUsages(d);
     QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().size(), 5);
     QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
-    QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(2).type, Usage::Type::Write);
     QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(3).type, Usage::Type::Write);
     QCOMPARE(findUsages.usages().at(4).type, Usage::Type::Write);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ struct Struct{
     find(variableFoo);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 5);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 12);
 
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templateSpecialization_with_IntArgument()
         find(sv[1]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 2);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Read);
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templateSpecialization_with_IntArgument()
         find(sv[2]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 3);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 3);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Write);
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templateSpecialization_with_BoolArgument()
         find(sv[0]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 1);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Read);
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templateSpecialization_with_BoolArgument()
         find(sv[1]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 2);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Read);
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templatePartialSpecialization()
         find(sv[0]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 1);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Read);
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ void tst_FindUsages::templatePartialSpecialization()
         find(sv[1]);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
 
-        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+        QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].line, 2);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[0].col, 15);
         QCOMPARE(find.usages()[1].type, Usage::Type::Read);
@@ -1876,17 +1876,17 @@ int main()
 
     find(sv[0]);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Read);
 
     find(sv[1]);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Read);
 
     find(sv[2]);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Read);
 }
 
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ int main(){
     FindUsages find(src, doc, snapshot);
     find(sv);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 2);
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Read);
 }
 
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ int main()
     QCOMPARE(p->name()->identifier()->chars(), "p");
     find(p);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 10);
-    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Initialization);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Write);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(2).type, Usage::Type::Write);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(3).type, Usage::Type::WritableRef);