diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 01d2a94f142..c9934166652 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
 
     addMatchingFunctions(this);
 
-    // check in anonumous namespaces
+    // check in anonymous namespaces
     for (const Scope *nestedScope : nestedList) {
         if (nestedScope->type == eNamespace && nestedScope->className.empty())
             addMatchingFunctions(nestedScope);
@@ -5577,7 +5577,22 @@ const Function* Scope::findFunction(const Token *tok, bool requireConst) const
     if (matches.size() == 1)
         return matches[0];
 
-    return nullptr;
+    // Prioritize matches in derived scopes
+    const Function* ret = nullptr;
+    for (int i = 0; i < fallback1Func.size(); ++i) {
+        if (std::find(matches.cbegin(), matches.cend(), fallback1Func[i]) == matches.cend())
+            continue;
+        if (this == fallback1Func[i]->nestedIn) {
+            if (!ret)
+                ret = fallback1Func[i];
+            else {
+                ret = nullptr;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 13c7846061f..a78b6ffc5d2 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ class TestSymbolDatabase : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(findFunction47);
         TEST_CASE(findFunction48);
         TEST_CASE(findFunction49); // #11888
+        TEST_CASE(findFunction50); // #11904 - method with same name and arguments in derived class
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionContainer);
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionExternC);
         TEST_CASE(findFunctionGlobalScope); // ::foo
@@ -7304,6 +7305,15 @@ class TestSymbolDatabase : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS(4, ftok->function()->tokenDef->linenr());
     }
 
+    void findFunction50() {
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct B { B(); void init(unsigned int value); };\n"
+                      "struct D: B { D(); void init(unsigned int value); };\n"
+                      "D::D() { init(0); }\n"
+                      "void D::init(unsigned int value) {}\n");
+        const Token* call = Token::findsimplematch(tokenizer.tokens(), "init ( 0 ) ;");
+        ASSERT(call && call->function() && call->function()->functionScope);
+    }
+
     void findFunctionContainer() {
         {
             GET_SYMBOL_DB("void dostuff(std::vector<int> v);\n"