diff --git a/cfg/std.cfg b/cfg/std.cfg
index fa16b5c1dbb..40230062111 100644
--- a/cfg/std.cfg
+++ b/cfg/std.cfg
@@ -6498,6 +6498,17 @@ The obsolete function 'gets' is called. With 'gets' you'll get a buffer overrun
       <not-uninit/>
     </arg>
   </function>
+  <!-- (1) (since C++17) bool std::filesystem::exists( std::filesystem::file_status s ) noexcept; -->
+  <!-- (2) (since C++17) bool std::filesystem::exists( const std::filesystem::path& p ); -->
+  <!-- (3) (since C++17) bool std::filesystem::exists( const std::filesystem::path& p, std::error_code& ec ) noexcept; -->
+  <function name="std::filesystem::exists">
+    <returnValue type="bool"/>
+    <noreturn>false</noreturn>
+    <leak-ignore/>
+    <use-retval/>
+    <arg nr="1" direction="in"/>
+    <arg nr="2" direction="out" default=""/>
+  </function>
   <!-- std::string std::ostringstream::str() const; -->
   <!-- std::string std::stringstream::str() const; -->
   <!-- @todo Implement the second version when function overloading is possible: -->
@@ -6814,7 +6825,7 @@ The obsolete function 'gets' is called. With 'gets' you'll get a buffer overrun
   <function name="std::exchange">
     <leak-ignore/>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
-	<use-retval/>
+    <use-retval/>
     <returnValue>arg1</returnValue>
     <arg nr="1">
       <not-uninit/>
@@ -8998,7 +9009,7 @@ initializer list (7) string& replace (const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, init
   <podtype name="std::atomic_intmax_t"/>
   <podtype name="std::atomic_uintmax_t"/>
   <!-- https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/program/SIG_types
-		Values are in alignment with posix.cfg -->
+        Values are in alignment with posix.cfg -->
   <define name="SIGTERM" value="15"/>
   <define name="SIGSEGV" value="11"/>
   <define name="SIGINT" value="2"/>
diff --git a/test/cfg/std.cpp b/test/cfg/std.cpp
index 766c3b08efb..0e6dfedaea7 100644
--- a/test/cfg/std.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/std.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <cwchar>
 #include <deque>
 #include <exception>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <functional>
 #ifndef __STDC_NO_THREADS__
@@ -54,6 +55,16 @@
 #include <span>
 #endif
 
+bool ignoredReturnValue_std_filesystem_exists(const std::filesystem::path &path, std::error_code& ec)
+{
+    // cppcheck-suppress ignoredReturnValue
+    std::filesystem::exists(path);
+    // cppcheck-suppress ignoredReturnValue
+    std::filesystem::exists(path, ec);
+    const bool b {std::filesystem::exists(path)};
+    return b && std::filesystem::exists(path, ec);
+}
+
 // https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/io/manip/quoted
 void uninitvar_std_quoted(std::stringstream &ss, const std::string &input, const char delim, const char escape)
 {
@@ -4956,4 +4967,4 @@ void eraseIteratorOutOfBounds_std_deque(std::deque<int>& x) // #8690
 {
     // cppcheck-suppress eraseIteratorOutOfBounds
     x.erase(x.end());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}