diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index 575b1966aee..0c64222801d 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ std::pair<const Token*, const Token*> Token::typeDecl(const Token* tok, bool poi
                     typeBeg = previousBeforeAstLeftmostLeaf(tok2);
                     typeEnd = tok2;
                 }
-                if (typeBeg)
+                if (typeBeg && typeBeg != typeEnd)
                     result = { typeBeg->next(), typeEnd }; // handle smart pointers/iterators first
             }
             if (astIsRangeBasedForDecl(var->nameToken()) && astIsContainer(var->nameToken()->astParent()->astOperand2())) { // range-based for
diff --git a/test/testvalueflow.cpp b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
index 23808237fcc..71578810017 100644
--- a/test/testvalueflow.cpp
+++ b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
@@ -7990,6 +7990,12 @@ class TestValueFlow : public TestFixture {
                "};\n"
                "U<S*> u;\n";
         (void)valueOfTok(code, "new");
+
+        code = "void f() {\n" // #14287
+               "    auto a = { \"1\" };\n"
+               "    auto b = a;\n"
+               "}\n";
+        (void)valueOfTok(code, "b");
     }
 
     void valueFlowHang() {