diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
index 12b30ef738d..e259ce54acd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void SearchSymbols::appendItem(const QString &symbolName, const QString &symbolT
                                const QString &symbolScope, ModelItemInfo::ItemType itemType,
                                Symbol *symbol)
 {
-    if (!symbol->name())
+    if (!symbol->name() || symbol->isGenerated())
         return;
 
     QString path = m_paths.value(symbol->fileId(), QString());
diff --git a/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp b/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
index 75c772cfb21..6db50704e4c 100644
--- a/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright header
 
+#define GENERATE_FUNC void myFunctionGenerated() {}
+
 //
 // Symbols in a global namespace
 //
 
+GENERATE_FUNC
+
 int myVariable;
 
 int myFunction(bool yesno, int number) {}