diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index dcc6b444665..cce598aaf7c 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1591,6 +1591,10 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstPointer()
                     continue;
             } else if (Token::simpleMatch(gparent, "[") && gparent->astOperand2() == parent)
                 continue;
+            else if (gparent && gparent->isCast() && gparent->valueType() &&
+                     ((gparent->valueType()->pointer == 0 && gparent->valueType()->reference == Reference::None) ||
+                      (var->valueType() && parent->valueType()->isConst(var->valueType()->pointer))))
+                continue;
             else if (const Token* ftok = getTokenArgumentFunction(parent, argn)) {
                 bool inconclusive{};
                 if (!isVariableChangedByFunctionCall(ftok->next(), vt->pointer, var->declarationId(), mSettings, &inconclusive) && !inconclusive)
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 8c556a27aa1..b7031723301 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -4086,6 +4086,17 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) Parameter 'p' can be declared as pointer to const\n",
                       errout_str());
+
+        check("void f(int *src, int* dst) {\n" // #12518
+              "    *dst++ = (int)*src++;\n"
+              "    *dst++ = static_cast<int>(*src++);\n"
+              "    *dst = (int)*src;\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "void g(int* dst) {\n"
+              "    (int&)*dst = 5;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) Parameter 'src' can be declared as pointer to const\n",
+                      errout_str());
     }
 
     void switchRedundantAssignmentTest() {