diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
index d19137cfaeb..b8b9a4e81e5 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/FindUsages.cpp
@@ -402,8 +402,11 @@ Usage::Type FindUsages::getType(int line, int column, int tokenIndex)
         }
         if (const auto declarator = (*it)->asDeclarator()) {
             if (containsToken(declarator->core_declarator)) {
-                if (declarator->initializer)
+                if (declarator->initializer && (!declarator->postfix_declarator_list
+                        || !declarator->postfix_declarator_list->value
+                        || !declarator->postfix_declarator_list->value->asFunctionDeclarator())) {
                     return Usage::Type::Initialization;
+                }
                 return Usage::Type::Declaration;
             }
             if (const auto decl = (*(it + 1))->asSimpleDeclaration()) {
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp b/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
index 71d09f6c619..ac339205fde 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/findusages/tst_findusages.cpp
@@ -2033,6 +2033,8 @@ struct S {
     void nonConstFunc();
     static void staticFunc1() {}
     static void staticFunc2();
+    virtual void pureVirtual() = 0;
+    virtual void pureVirtual2() = 0 {}
 };
 void func1(int &);
 void func2(const int &);
@@ -2112,7 +2114,7 @@ int main()
     Class * const structS = doc->globalSymbolAt(0)->asClass();
     QVERIFY(structS);
     QCOMPARE(structS->name()->identifier()->chars(), "S");
-    QCOMPARE(structS->memberCount(), 11);
+    QCOMPARE(structS->memberCount(), 13);
 
     Declaration * const sv = structS->memberAt(1)->asDeclaration();
     QVERIFY(sv);
@@ -2164,6 +2166,20 @@ int main()
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Write);
     QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(1).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
 
+    // Make sure that pure virtual declaration is not mistaken for an assignment.
+    Declaration * const pureVirtual = structS->memberAt(11)->asDeclaration();
+    QVERIFY(pureVirtual);
+    QCOMPARE(pureVirtual->name()->identifier()->chars(), "pureVirtual");
+    find(pureVirtual);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+    Function * const pureVirtual2 = structS->memberAt(12)->asFunction();
+    QVERIFY(pureVirtual2);
+    QCOMPARE(pureVirtual2->name()->identifier()->chars(), "pureVirtual2");
+    find(pureVirtual2);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(find.usages().at(0).type, Usage::Type::Declaration);
+
     Function * const main = doc->globalSymbolAt(6)->asFunction();
     QVERIFY(main);
     QCOMPARE(main->memberCount(), 1);