diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index edff57e1f335..aa170d293a9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ test/testtype.o: test/testtype.cpp lib/check.h lib/checktype.h lib/color.h lib/c
 test/testuninitvar.o: test/testuninitvar.cpp lib/check.h lib/checkuninitvar.h lib/color.h lib/config.h lib/ctu.h lib/errorlogger.h lib/errortypes.h lib/importproject.h lib/library.h lib/mathlib.h lib/platform.h lib/settings.h lib/standards.h lib/suppressions.h lib/templatesimplifier.h lib/token.h lib/tokenize.h lib/tokenlist.h lib/utils.h lib/vfvalue.h test/fixture.h
 	$(CXX) ${INCLUDE_FOR_TEST} $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ test/testuninitvar.cpp
 
-test/testunusedfunctions.o: test/testunusedfunctions.cpp lib/check.h lib/checkunusedfunctions.h lib/color.h lib/config.h lib/errorlogger.h lib/errortypes.h lib/importproject.h lib/library.h lib/mathlib.h lib/platform.h lib/settings.h lib/standards.h lib/suppressions.h lib/templatesimplifier.h lib/token.h lib/tokenize.h lib/tokenlist.h lib/utils.h lib/vfvalue.h test/fixture.h
+test/testunusedfunctions.o: test/testunusedfunctions.cpp externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.h lib/check.h lib/checkunusedfunctions.h lib/color.h lib/config.h lib/errorlogger.h lib/errortypes.h lib/importproject.h lib/library.h lib/mathlib.h lib/platform.h lib/preprocessor.h lib/settings.h lib/standards.h lib/suppressions.h lib/templatesimplifier.h lib/token.h lib/tokenize.h lib/tokenlist.h lib/utils.h lib/vfvalue.h test/fixture.h test/helpers.h
 	$(CXX) ${INCLUDE_FOR_TEST} $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
 
 test/testunusedprivfunc.o: test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.h lib/check.h lib/checkclass.h lib/color.h lib/config.h lib/errorlogger.h lib/errortypes.h lib/importproject.h lib/library.h lib/mathlib.h lib/platform.h lib/settings.h lib/sourcelocation.h lib/standards.h lib/suppressions.h lib/symboldatabase.h lib/templatesimplifier.h lib/token.h lib/tokenize.h lib/tokenlist.h lib/utils.h lib/vfvalue.h test/fixture.h
diff --git a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
index e87fe4dbd152..514c142520aa 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
                         mFunctions[markupVarToken->str()].usedOtherFile = true;
                     else if (markupVarToken->next()->str() == "(") {
                         FunctionUsage &func = mFunctions[markupVarToken->str()];
-                        func.filename = tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath();
+                        func.filename = tokenizer.list.getFiles()[markupVarToken->fileIndex()];
                         if (func.filename.empty() || func.filename == "+")
                             func.usedOtherFile = true;
                         else
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void CheckUnusedFunctions::parseTokens(const Tokenizer &tokenizer, const char Fi
         if (funcname) {
             const auto baseName = stripTemplateParameters(funcname->str());
             FunctionUsage &func = mFunctions[baseName];
-            const std::string& called_from_file = tokenizer.list.getSourceFilePath();
+            const std::string& called_from_file = tokenizer.list.getFiles()[funcname->fileIndex()];
 
             if (func.filename.empty() || func.filename == "+" || func.filename != called_from_file)
                 func.usedOtherFile = true;
diff --git a/test/cli/test-other.py b/test/cli/test-other.py
index 1db9aa27f4d2..f262d343b4b5 100644
--- a/test/cli/test-other.py
+++ b/test/cli/test-other.py
@@ -232,3 +232,28 @@ def test_internal_error(tmpdir):
 
     _, _, stderr = cppcheck(args)
     assert stderr == '{}:0:0: error: Bailing from out analysis: Checking file failed: converting \'1f\' to integer failed - not an integer [internalError]\n\n^\n'.format(test_file)
+
+
+# #11483
+def test_unused_function_include(tmpdir):
+    test_cpp_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'test.cpp')
+    with open(test_cpp_file, 'wt') as f:
+        f.write("""
+                #include "test.h"
+                """)
+
+    test_h_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'test.h')
+    with open(test_h_file, 'wt') as f:
+        f.write("""
+                class A {
+                public:
+                    void f() {}
+                    // cppcheck-suppress unusedFunction
+                    void f2() {}
+                };
+                """)
+
+    args = ['--enable=unusedFunction', '--inline-suppr', '--template={file}:{line}:{column}: {severity}:{inconclusive:inconclusive:} {message} [{id}]', test_cpp_file]
+
+    _, _, stderr = cppcheck(args)
+    assert stderr == "{}:4:0: style: The function 'f' is never used. [unusedFunction]\n".format(test_h_file)
diff --git a/test/helpers.cpp b/test/helpers.cpp
index dd832e3f2eb6..2e1e42c0afc0 100644
--- a/test/helpers.cpp
+++ b/test/helpers.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ std::string PreprocessorHelper::getcode(Preprocessor &preprocessor, const std::s
 
     std::string ret;
     try {
+        // TODO: also preserve location information when #include exists - enabling that will fail since #line is treated like a regular token
         ret = preprocessor.getcode(tokens1, cfg, files, filedata.find("#file") != std::string::npos);
     } catch (const simplecpp::Output &) {
         ret.clear();
diff --git a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
index 0cccc44ccbc7..f9a07f8f7127 100644
--- a/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedfunctions.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 #include "checkunusedfunctions.h"
 #include "errortypes.h"
+#include "helpers.h"
 #include "platform.h"
+#include "preprocessor.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "fixture.h"
 #include "tokenize.h"
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ class TestUnusedFunctions : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(entrypointsWin);
         TEST_CASE(entrypointsWinU);
         TEST_CASE(entrypointsUnix);
+
+        TEST_CASE(includes);
     }
 
 #define check(...) check_(__FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -673,6 +677,22 @@ class TestUnusedFunctions : public TestFixture {
               "int _fini() { }\n", cppcheck::Platform::Type::Native, &s);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+
+    // TODO: fails because the location information is not be preserved by PreprocessorHelper::getcode()
+    void includes()
+    {
+        // #11483
+        const char inc[] = "class A {\n"
+                           "public:\n"
+                           "    void f() {}\n"
+                           "};";
+        const char code[] = R"(#include "test.h")";
+        ScopedFile header("test.h", inc);
+        Preprocessor preprocessor(settings, this);
+        const std::string processed = PreprocessorHelper::getcode(preprocessor, code, "", "test.cpp");
+        check(processed.c_str());
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.h:3]: (style) The function 'f' is never used.\n", "[test.cpp:3]: (style) The function 'f' is never used.\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUnusedFunctions)