diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CStyleCastChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CStyleCastChecker.java
index fbcd2f4e9da..54ccfc8b593 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CStyleCastChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CStyleCastChecker.java
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ public class CStyleCastChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 	@Override
 	public void initPreferences(IProblemWorkingCopy problem) {
 		super.initPreferences(problem);
-		addPreference(problem, PARAM_MACRO, CheckersMessages.Copyright_regex, true);
+		addPreference(problem, PARAM_MACRO, CheckersMessages.CStyleCastCheck_checkInMacro, true);
 	}
 
 	private boolean enclosedInMacroExpansion(IASTExpression statement) {
-		if (!checkMacro)
-			return false;
 		IASTNodeLocation[] locations = statement.getNodeLocations();
 		return locations.length == 1 && locations[0] instanceof IASTMacroExpansionLocation;
 	}
@@ -51,7 +49,8 @@ public class CStyleCastChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 
 				@Override
 				public int visit(IASTExpression expression) {
-					if (expression instanceof IASTCastExpression && !enclosedInMacroExpansion(expression)) {
+					if (expression instanceof IASTCastExpression
+							&& (checkMacro || !enclosedInMacroExpansion(expression))) {
 						if (((IASTCastExpression) expression).getOperator() == IASTCastExpression.op_cast)
 							reportProblem(ERR_ID, expression);
 					}
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CStyleCastCheckerTest.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CStyleCastCheckerTest.java
index 3adf4e7d079..ceef770005d 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CStyleCastCheckerTest.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CStyleCastCheckerTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.internal.checkers;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.param.IProblemPreference;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests.CheckerTestCase;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastChecker;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.UsingInHeaderChecker;
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ public class CStyleCastCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 		enableProblems(ERR_ID);
 	}
 
+	private void setCheckInMacro(boolean val) {
+		IProblemPreference pref = getPreference(CStyleCastChecker.ERR_ID, CStyleCastChecker.PARAM_MACRO);
+		pref.setValue(val);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean isCpp() {
 		return true;
@@ -54,6 +60,17 @@ public class CStyleCastCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 	//	CAST(b);
 	//};
 	public void testInMacro() throws Exception {
+		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
+		checkErrorLine(4, ERR_ID);
+	}
+
+	//#define CAST(X) (void)X
+	//void bar() {
+	//  int b;
+	//	CAST(b);
+	//};
+	public void testInMacroOptionOff() throws Exception {
+		setCheckInMacro(false);
 		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
 		checkNoErrorsOfKind(ERR_ID);
 	}