diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 005ecfd609a..2f98a332676 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -4709,6 +4709,11 @@ void Tokenizer::setVarIdPass1()
             if (!isC() && Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "const new"))
                 continue;
 
+            if (tok->isKeyword() && Token::simpleMatch(tok, "static_assert (")) {
+                tok = tok->linkAt(1);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             bool decl;
             if (cpp && mSettings.standards.cpp >= Standards::CPP17 && Token::Match(tok, "[(;{}] const| auto &|&&| [")) {
                 // Structured bindings
diff --git a/test/testvarid.cpp b/test/testvarid.cpp
index c6dbc626c8c..a5037526f21 100644
--- a/test/testvarid.cpp
+++ b/test/testvarid.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class TestVarID : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(varid69);
         TEST_CASE(varid70); // #12660 - function
         TEST_CASE(varid71); // #12676 - wrong varid in uninstantiated templated constructor
+        TEST_CASE(varid72);
         TEST_CASE(varid_for_1);
         TEST_CASE(varid_for_2);
         TEST_CASE(varid_for_3);
@@ -1394,6 +1395,12 @@ class TestVarID : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, tokenize(code));
     }
 
+    void varid72() {
+        const char code[] = "static_assert(true && false);\n";
+        const char expected[] = "1: static_assert ( true && false ) ;\n";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, tokenize(code));
+    }
+
     void varid_for_1() {
         const char code[] = "void foo(int a, int b) {\n"
                             "  for (int a=1,b=2;;) {}\n"