diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPAttributeTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPAttributeTests.java
index ad6089ffa2a..1e27f21c3bc 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPAttributeTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPAttributeTests.java
@@ -278,11 +278,31 @@ public class AST2CPPAttributeTests extends AST2TestBase {
 	//	void foo() throw(char const *) [[noreturn]] -> void {
 	//	  throw "exception";
 	//	}
-	public void testAttributedFunction() throws Exception {
+	public void testTrailingNoreturnFunctionDefinition() throws Exception {
 		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings();
 		checkAttributeRelations(getAttributeSpecifiers(tu), ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.class);
 	}
 
+	//	[[noreturn]] void foo() throw(char const *) {
+	//	  throw "exception";
+	//	}
+	public void testLeadingNoreturnFunctionDefinition() throws Exception {
+		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings();
+		checkAttributeRelations(getAttributeSpecifiers(tu), ICPPASTFunctionDefinition.class);
+	}
+
+	//	void foo() throw(char const *) [[noreturn]];
+	public void testTrailingNoReturnFunctionDeclaration() throws Exception {
+		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings();
+		checkAttributeRelations(getAttributeSpecifiers(tu), ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.class);
+	}
+
+	//	[[noreturn]] void foo() throw(char const *);
+	public void testLeadingNoReturnFunctionDeclaration() throws Exception {
+		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings();
+		checkAttributeRelations(getAttributeSpecifiers(tu), IASTSimpleDeclaration.class);
+	}
+
 	//	class [[attr]] C{};
 	public void testAttributedClass() throws Exception {
 		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/CPPFunctionTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/CPPFunctionTests.java
index 183e57b11a8..0b85c3fc359 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/CPPFunctionTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/CPPFunctionTests.java
@@ -143,12 +143,20 @@ public class CPPFunctionTests extends PDOMTestBase {
 		assertTrue(((ICPPFunction) bindings[0]).takesVarArgs());
 	}
 
-	public void testNoReturnCPPFunction() throws Exception {
-		IBinding[] bindings = findQualifiedName(pdom, "noReturnCPPFunction");
+	private void assertNoReturnFunction(String functionName) throws CoreException {
+		IBinding[] bindings = findQualifiedName(pdom, functionName);
 		assertEquals(1, bindings.length);
 		assertTrue(((ICPPFunction) bindings[0]).isNoReturn());
 	}
 
+	public void testNoReturnCPPFunction() throws Exception {
+		assertNoReturnFunction("noReturnCPPFunction");
+		assertNoReturnFunction("trailingNoReturnStdAttributeDecl");
+		assertNoReturnFunction("leadingNoReturnStdAttributeDecl");
+		assertNoReturnFunction("trailingNoReturnStdAttributeDef");
+		assertNoReturnFunction("leadingNoReturnStdAttributeDef");
+	}
+
 	public void testForwardDeclarationType() throws Exception {
 		assertType(pdom, "forwardDeclaration", ICPPFunction.class);		
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/pdomtests/functionTests/modifiers.cpp b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/pdomtests/functionTests/modifiers.cpp
index 3f9d5b91370..e64112ba4c5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/pdomtests/functionTests/modifiers.cpp
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/pdomtests/functionTests/modifiers.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ extern float externCPPFunction(int p1);
 inline void inlineCPPFunction(long p1);
 void varArgsCPPFunction(int p1, ...);
 void noReturnCPPFunction() __attribute__((noreturn));
+[[noreturn]] void trailingNoReturnStdAttributeDecl();
+void leadingNoReturnStdAttributeDecl() [[noreturn]];
+[[noreturn]] void trailingNoReturnStdAttributeDef(){}
+void leadingNoReturnStdAttributeDef() [[noreturn]]{}
 
 void voidCPPFunction();
 int intCPPFunction();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPFunction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPFunction.java
index e4bd2c3c6e9..52925f4c5ac 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPFunction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPFunction.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUti
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ILinkage;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTAttributeOwner;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
@@ -663,7 +664,17 @@ public class CPPFunction extends PlatformObject implements ICPPFunction, ICPPInt
 	@Override
 	public boolean isNoReturn() {
 		ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator dtor = getPreferredDtor();
-		return dtor != null && AttributeUtil.hasNoreturnAttribute(dtor);
+		if (dtor == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (AttributeUtil.hasNoreturnAttribute(dtor)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		IASTNode parent = dtor.getParent();
+		if (parent instanceof IASTAttributeOwner) {
+			return AttributeUtil.hasNoreturnAttribute((IASTAttributeOwner) parent); 
+		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public static ICPPExecution getFunctionBodyExecution(ICPPFunction function, IASTNode point) {