diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index d218543af7b..80f635ca5e8 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ bool CppCheckExecutor::tryLoadLibrary(Library& destination, const std::string& b
 /**
  * Execute a shell command and read the output from it. Returns true if command terminated successfully.
  */
-// cppcheck-suppress passedByValue - used as callback so we need to preserve the signature
+// cppcheck-suppress passedByValueCallback - used as callback so we need to preserve the signature
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param) - used as callback so we need to preserve the signature
 int CppCheckExecutor::executeCommand(std::string exe, std::vector<std::string> args, std::string redirect, std::string &output_)
 {
diff --git a/gui/checkthread.cpp b/gui/checkthread.cpp
index 988a2ab4b86..a70bc39e69c 100644
--- a/gui/checkthread.cpp
+++ b/gui/checkthread.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param) - used as callback so we need to preserve the signature
-static int executeCommand(std::string exe, std::vector<std::string> args, std::string redirect, std::string &output) // cppcheck-suppress passedByValue
+static int executeCommand(std::string exe, std::vector<std::string> args, std::string redirect, std::string &output) // cppcheck-suppress passedByValueCallback
 {
     output.clear();
 
diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 418c9f06bc2..e8c904976bb 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkPassByReference()
 
         const bool isConst = var->isConst();
         if (isConst) {
-            passedByValueError(var->nameToken(), var->name(), inconclusive);
+            passedByValueError(var, inconclusive);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1375,18 +1375,26 @@ void CheckOther::checkPassByReference()
             continue;
 
         if (canBeConst(var, mSettings)) {
-            passedByValueError(var->nameToken(), var->name(), inconclusive);
+            passedByValueError(var, inconclusive);
         }
     }
 }
 
-void CheckOther::passedByValueError(const Token *tok, const std::string &parname, bool inconclusive)
+void CheckOther::passedByValueError(const Variable* var, bool inconclusive)
 {
-    reportError(tok, Severity::performance, "passedByValue",
-                "$symbol:" + parname + "\n"
-                "Function parameter '$symbol' should be passed by const reference.\n"
-                "Parameter '$symbol' is passed by value. It could be passed "
-                "as a const reference which is usually faster and recommended in C++.", CWE398, inconclusive ? Certainty::inconclusive : Certainty::normal);
+    std::string id = "passedByValue";
+    std::string msg = "$symbol:" + (var ? var->name() : "") + "\n"
+                      "Function parameter '$symbol' should be passed by const reference.";
+    ErrorPath errorPath;
+    if (var && var->scope() && var->scope()->function && var->scope()->function->functionPointerUsage) {
+        id += "Callback";
+        errorPath.emplace_front(var->scope()->function->functionPointerUsage, "Function pointer used here.");
+        msg += " However it seems that '" + var->scope()->function->name() + "' is a callback function.";
+    }
+    if (var)
+        errorPath.emplace_back(var->nameToken(), msg);
+    msg += "\nParameter '$symbol' is passed by value. It could be passed as a const reference which is usually faster and recommended in C++.";
+    reportError(errorPath, Severity::performance, id.c_str(), msg, CWE398, inconclusive ? Certainty::inconclusive : Certainty::normal);
 }
 
 static bool isUnusedVariable(const Variable *var)
diff --git a/lib/checkother.h b/lib/checkother.h
index 701b90090c1..420c208b565 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.h
+++ b/lib/checkother.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB CheckOther : public Check {
     void clarifyStatementError(const Token* tok);
     void cstyleCastError(const Token *tok);
     void invalidPointerCastError(const Token* tok, const std::string& from, const std::string& to, bool inconclusive, bool toIsInt);
-    void passedByValueError(const Token *tok, const std::string &parname, bool inconclusive);
+    void passedByValueError(const Variable* var, bool inconclusive);
     void constVariableError(const Variable *var, const Function *function);
     void constStatementError(const Token *tok, const std::string &type, bool inconclusive);
     void signedCharArrayIndexError(const Token *tok);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB CheckOther : public Check {
         c.checkComparisonFunctionIsAlwaysTrueOrFalseError(nullptr, "isless","varName",false);
         c.checkCastIntToCharAndBackError(nullptr, "func_name");
         c.cstyleCastError(nullptr);
-        c.passedByValueError(nullptr, "parametername", false);
+        c.passedByValueError(nullptr, false);
         c.constVariableError(nullptr, nullptr);
         c.constStatementError(nullptr, "type", false);
         c.signedCharArrayIndexError(nullptr);
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 4440cf51781..a5ac9521f3a 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -9916,6 +9916,16 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
         check("std::map<int, int> m;\n" // #10817
               "void f(const decltype(m)::const_iterator i) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int (*pf) (std::vector<int>) = nullptr;\n" // #12118
+              "int f(std::vector<int> v) {\n"
+              "    return v.size();\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "void g() {\n"
+              "    pf = f;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6] -> [test.cpp:2]: (performance) Function parameter 'v' should be passed by const reference. However it seems that 'f' is a callback function.\n",
+                      errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkComparisonFunctionIsAlwaysTrueOrFalse() {