diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 4476814fcbb..9b6661057fd 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -4221,12 +4221,12 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::funcArgOrderDifferent(const std::string & functionName,
     reportError(tokens, Severity::warning, "funcArgOrderDifferent", msg, CWE683, Certainty::normal);
 }
 
-static const Token *findShadowed(const Scope *scope, const Variable& var, int linenr)
+static const Token *findShadowed(const Scope *scope, const Variable& var)
 {
     if (!scope)
         return nullptr;
     for (const Variable &v : scope->varlist) {
-        if (scope->isExecutable() && v.nameToken()->linenr() > linenr)
+        if ((scope->isExecutable() || scope->type == ScopeType::eGlobal) && succeeds(v.nameToken(), var.nameToken()))
             continue;
         if (v.name() == var.name())
             return v.nameToken();
@@ -4240,9 +4240,9 @@ static const Token *findShadowed(const Scope *scope, const Variable& var, int li
 
     if (scope->type == ScopeType::eLambda)
         return nullptr;
-    const Token* shadowed = findShadowed(scope->nestedIn, var, linenr);
+    const Token* shadowed = findShadowed(scope->nestedIn, var);
     if (!shadowed)
-        shadowed = findShadowed(scope->functionOf, var, linenr);
+        shadowed = findShadowed(scope->functionOf, var);
     return shadowed;
 }
 
@@ -4276,9 +4276,9 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::checkShadowVariables()
                 }
             }
 
-            const Token *shadowed = findShadowed(scope.nestedIn, var, var.nameToken()->linenr());
+            const Token *shadowed = findShadowed(scope.nestedIn, var);
             if (!shadowed)
-                shadowed = findShadowed(scope.functionOf, var, var.nameToken()->linenr());
+                shadowed = findShadowed(scope.functionOf, var);
             if (!shadowed)
                 return;
             if (scope.type == ScopeType::eFunction && scope.className == var.name())
@@ -4312,9 +4312,10 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::checkShadowVariables()
 void CheckOtherImpl::shadowError(const Token *shadows, const std::string &shadowsType,
                                  const Token *shadowed, const std::string &shadowedType)
 {
-    ErrorPath errorPath;
-    errorPath.emplace_back(shadowed, "Shadowed " + shadowedType);
-    errorPath.emplace_back(shadows, "Shadow " + shadowsType);
+    ErrorPath errorPath{
+        {shadowed, "Shadowed " + shadowedType},
+        {shadows, "Shadow " + shadowsType}
+    };
     const std::string &varname = shadows ? shadows->str() : shadowsType;
     const std::string ShadowsType = char(std::toupper(shadowsType[0])) + shadowsType.substr(1);
     const std::string ShadowedType = char(std::toupper(shadowedType[0])) + shadowedType.substr(1);
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 60c2a3bc528..6e525ef39bd 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -13520,6 +13520,24 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
 
         check("struct S { void g(float f) {} void f() {} };\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1:36] -> [test.cpp:1:25]: (style) Argument 'f' shadows outer function [shadowFunction]\n", errout_str());
+
+        check("int f() {\n" // #15114
+              "    int i = 0;\n"
+              "    return i;\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "int i = 1;\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+
+        {
+            ScopedFile inc("test.h", "int pad1;\nint pad2;\nint pad3;\nint pad4;\nfloat f;\n");
+            checkP("void g() {\n"
+                   "    #include \"test.h\"\n"
+                   "    {\n"
+                   "        float f;\n"
+                   "    }\n"
+                   "}\n");
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.h:5:7] -> [test.cpp:4:15]: (style) Local variable 'f' shadows outer variable [shadowVariable]\n", errout_str());
+        }
     }
 
     void knownArgument() {