diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorChecker.java
index c3196b940fe..167b6dd0bfd 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorChecker.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class AssignmentOperatorChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 						reportProblem(MISS_SELF_CHECK_ID, info.decl);
 					}
 					info.decl = null;
-				} else {
+				} else if (expression.getPropertyInParent() != ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.NOEXCEPT_EXPRESSION) {
 					reportProblem(MISS_SELF_CHECK_ID, info.decl);
 					info.decl = null;
 				}
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorCheckerTest.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorCheckerTest.java
index 3d687bd8c8c..1185530036a 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorCheckerTest.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/AssignmentOperatorCheckerTest.java
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ public class AssignmentOperatorCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 		checkNoErrorsOfKind(MISS_SELF_ID);
 	}
 
+	//class Foo {
+	//public:
+	//Foo& operator=(Foo& f) noexcept (false);
+	//};
+	//Foo& Foo::operator=(Foo& f) noexcept (false) {
+	//    if (this != &f) {
+	//        return *this;
+	//    }
+	//	  return *this;
+	//}
+	public void testWithNoErrorNoexcept() throws Exception {
+		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
+		checkNoErrorsOfKind(MISS_REF_ID);
+		checkNoErrorsOfKind(MISS_SELF_ID);
+	}
+
 	//class Foo {
 	//public:
 	//Foo operator=(const Foo& f);