diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
index 068e6f05cf7..42b53d2084d 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
@@ -139,3 +139,8 @@ checker.name.UsingInHeaderChecker = Using directive in header files checker
 problem.name.UsingInHeaderProblem = Using directive in header
 problem.messagePattern.UsingInHeaderProblem = Using directive in header files can cause name clashes in other files
 problem.description.UsingInHeaderProblem = This rule will flag 'using' directive in header files
+
+checker.name.CStyleCastChecker = C-Style cast
+problem.name.CStyleCastProblem = C-Style cast instead of C++ cast
+problem.messagePattern.CStyleCastProblem = C++ style casts express the intent of the programmer more clearly and they can be checked by compiler
+problem.description.CStyleCastProblem = This rule will flag C-style cast expressions in C++ files
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/plugin.xml b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/plugin.xml
index 93c074f67b4..126ac3a5485 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/plugin.xml
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/plugin.xml
@@ -454,5 +454,20 @@
                name="%problem.name.UsingInHeaderProblem">
          </problem>
       </checker>
+      <checker
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastChecker"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastChecker"
+            name="%checker.name.CStyleCastChecker">
+         <problem
+               category="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.categories.CodeStyle"
+               defaultEnabled="false"
+               defaultSeverity="Warning"
+               description="%problem.description.CStyleCastProblem"
+               id="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastProblem"
+               markerType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.codanProblem"
+               messagePattern="%problem.messagePattern.CStyleCastProblem"
+               name="%problem.name.CStyleCastProblem">
+         </problem>
+      </checker>
    </extension>
 </plugin>
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
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3130babb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CStyleCastChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Marco Stornelli
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.cxx.model.AbstractIndexAstChecker;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ILinkage;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTVisitor;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCastExpression;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpression;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
+
+public class CStyleCastChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
+	public static final String ERR_ID = "org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastProblem"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	@Override
+	public void processAst(IASTTranslationUnit ast) {
+		if (ast.getLinkage().getLinkageID() == ILinkage.CPP_LINKAGE_ID) {
+			ast.accept(new ASTVisitor() {
+				{
+					shouldVisitExpressions = true;
+				}
+
+				@Override
+				public int visit(IASTExpression expression) {
+					if (expression instanceof IASTCastExpression) {
+						if (((IASTCastExpression) expression).getOperator() == IASTCastExpression.op_cast)
+							reportProblem(ERR_ID, expression);
+					}
+					return PROCESS_CONTINUE;
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4102e047ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CStyleCastCheckerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Marco Stornelli
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.internal.checkers;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests.CheckerTestCase;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.CStyleCastChecker;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.UsingInHeaderChecker;
+
+/**
+ * Test for {@link UsingInHeaderChecker} class
+ */
+public class CStyleCastCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
+
+	public static final String ERR_ID = CStyleCastChecker.ERR_ID;
+
+	@Override
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		super.setUp();
+		enableProblems(ERR_ID);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isCpp() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	//void bar() {
+	//	int* p = (int*) malloc(10);
+	//};
+	public void testUsingInGlobalNamespace() throws Exception {
+		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
+		checkErrorLine(2, ERR_ID);
+	}
+
+	//void bar() {
+	//	int* p = static_cast<int*>(malloc(10));
+	//};
+	public void testUsingInNamespace() throws Exception {
+		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
+		checkNoErrorsOfKind(ERR_ID);
+	}
+}