diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index c5b001f5d32..c8a832e6348 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -7333,6 +7333,19 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(const bool only_k_r_fpar)
     simplifyVarDecl(list.front(), nullptr, only_k_r_fpar);
 }
 
+static Token* isTrailingReturnType(Token* tok)
+{
+    while (Token::Match(tok, "%name%|::|>")) {
+        if (Token* open = tok->findOpeningBracket())
+            tok = open->tokAt(-1);
+        else
+            tok = tok->tokAt(-1);
+    }
+    if (tok && Token::simpleMatch(tok->tokAt(-1), ") ."))
+        return tok->tokAt(-1);
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 // cppcheck-suppress functionConst - has side effects
 void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(Token * tokBegin, const Token * const tokEnd, const bool only_k_r_fpar)
 {
@@ -7360,14 +7373,16 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyVarDecl(Token * tokBegin, const Token * const tokEnd, co
                 if (!tok->linkAt(1))
                     syntaxError(tokBegin);
                 // Check for lambdas before skipping
-                if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), ") . %name%")) { // trailing return type
+                if (Token* trailingStart = isTrailingReturnType(tok)) {
                     // TODO: support lambda without parameter clause?
-                    Token* lambdaStart = tok->linkAt(-2)->previous();
+                    Token* lambdaStart = trailingStart->link()->tokAt(-1);
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(lambdaStart, "]"))
                         lambdaStart = lambdaStart->link();
                     Token* lambdaEnd = findLambdaEndScope(lambdaStart);
                     if (lambdaEnd)
                         simplifyVarDecl(lambdaEnd->link()->next(), lambdaEnd, only_k_r_fpar);
+                    else
+                        simplifyVarDecl(tok->tokAt(2), tok->linkAt(1), only_k_r_fpar);
                 } else {
                     for (Token* tok2 = tok->next(); tok2 != tok->linkAt(1); tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                         Token* lambdaEnd = findLambdaEndScope(tok2);
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index 5f4d59503e2..b1e3e87cdcf 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class TestTokenizer : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(vardecl32);
         TEST_CASE(vardecl33);
         TEST_CASE(vardecl34);
+        TEST_CASE(vardecl35);
         TEST_CASE(vardecl_stl_1);
         TEST_CASE(vardecl_stl_2);
         TEST_CASE(vardecl_stl_3);
@@ -2857,6 +2858,32 @@ class TestTokenizer : public TestFixture {
         }
     }
 
+    void vardecl35() { // #14842
+        {
+            const char code[] = "auto f() -> void {\n"
+                                "    auto p = new int;\n"
+                                "    *p = 0;\n"
+                                "}\n";
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("auto f ( ) . void {\n"
+                          "auto p ; p = new int ;\n"
+                          "* p = 0 ;\n"
+                          "}", tokenizeAndStringify(code));
+            ignore_errout();
+        }
+        {
+            const char code[] = "auto f() -> ::std::vector<int> {\n"
+                                "    int i = 0;\n"
+                                "    return { i };\n"
+                                "}";
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("auto f ( ) . :: std :: vector < int > {\n"
+                          "int i ; i = 0 ;\n"
+                          "return { i } ;\n"
+                          "}",
+                          tokenizeAndStringify(code));
+            ignore_errout();
+        }
+    }
+
     void volatile_variables() {
         {
             const char code[] = "volatile int a=0;\n"