diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index 6ae29babb01..de799cace7f 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ bool CppCheckExecutor::reportSuppressions(const Settings &settings, const Suppre
     if (settings.inlineSuppressions) {
         // report unmatched unusedFunction suppressions
         err |= SuppressionList::reportUnmatchedSuppressions(
-            suppressions.getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions(), errorLogger);
+            suppressions.getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions(unusedFunctionCheckEnabled), errorLogger);
     }
 
     err |= SuppressionList::reportUnmatchedSuppressions(suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(unusedFunctionCheckEnabled), errorLogger);
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 0e8ef6b7dad..db2983d3054 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> SuppressionList::getUnmatchedGlobalSuppr
     return result;
 }
 
-std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> SuppressionList::getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions() const
+std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> SuppressionList::getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions(const bool includeUnusedFunction) const
 {
     std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> result;
     for (const SuppressionList::Suppression &s : SuppressionList::mSuppressions) {
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> SuppressionList::getUnmatchedInlineSuppr
             continue;
         if (s.hash > 0)
             continue;
+        if (!includeUnusedFunction && s.errorId == ID_UNUSEDFUNCTION)
+            continue;
         result.push_back(s);
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.h b/lib/suppressions.h
index 35aad4720ff..33735c6bcac 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.h
+++ b/lib/suppressions.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB SuppressionList {
      * @brief Returns list of unmatched inline suppressions.
      * @return list of unmatched suppressions
      */
-    std::list<Suppression> getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions() const;
+    std::list<Suppression> getUnmatchedInlineSuppressions(bool includeUnusedFunction) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Returns list of all suppressions.
diff --git a/test/cli/inline-suppress_test.py b/test/cli/inline-suppress_test.py
index 0b4eb638fa6..962f6f58399 100644
--- a/test/cli/inline-suppress_test.py
+++ b/test/cli/inline-suppress_test.py
@@ -419,4 +419,22 @@ def test_unused_function_unmatched_builddir_j_thread(tmpdir):
 def test_unused_function_unmatched_builddir_j_process(tmpdir):
     build_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'b1')
     os.mkdir(build_dir)
-    __test_unused_function_unmatched(tmpdir, ['-j2', '--cppcheck-build-dir={}'.format(build_dir), '--executor=process'])
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+    __test_unused_function_unmatched(tmpdir, ['-j2', '--cppcheck-build-dir={}'.format(build_dir), '--executor=process'])
+
+
+# do not report unmatched unusedFunction inline suppressions when unusedFunction check is disabled
+def test_unused_function_disabled_unmatched():
+    args = [
+        '-q',
+        '--template=simple',
+        '--enable=warning,information',
+        '--inline-suppr',
+        'proj-inline-suppress/unusedFunctionUnmatched.cpp'
+    ]
+
+    ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(args, cwd=__script_dir)
+    assert stderr.splitlines() == [
+        '{}unusedFunctionUnmatched.cpp:5:0: information: Unmatched suppression: uninitvar [unmatchedSuppression]'.format(__proj_inline_suppres_path)
+    ]
+    assert stdout == ''
+    assert ret == 0, stdout
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