diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
index 5f6cb8151..13b698ce5 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
@@ -593,13 +593,16 @@ let has_init_list_const_expr an =
       false
 
 
-let decl_ref_name ?kind name st =
+let decl_ref_name qualified ?kind name st =
   match st with
   | Clang_ast_t.DeclRefExpr (_, _, _, drti) -> (
     match drti.drti_decl_ref with
     | Some dr -> (
         let ndi, _, _ = CAst_utils.get_info_from_decl_ref dr in
-        let has_right_name = ALVar.compare_str_with_alexp ndi.ni_name name in
+        let qname =
+          if qualified then String.concat ~sep:"::" (List.rev ndi.ni_qual_name) else ndi.ni_name
+        in
+        let has_right_name = ALVar.compare_str_with_alexp qname name in
         match kind with
         | Some decl_kind ->
             has_right_name && PolyVariantEqual.( = ) dr.Clang_ast_t.dr_kind decl_kind
@@ -612,13 +615,21 @@ let decl_ref_name ?kind name st =
 
 
 let declaration_ref_name ?kind an name =
-  match an with Ctl_parser_types.Stmt st -> decl_ref_name ?kind name st | _ -> false
+  match an with Ctl_parser_types.Stmt st -> decl_ref_name false ?kind name st | _ -> false
 
 
 let call_function an name =
   match an with
   | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt st ->
-      CAst_utils.exists_eventually_st (decl_ref_name ~kind:`Function) name st
+      CAst_utils.exists_eventually_st (decl_ref_name false ~kind:`Function) name st
+  | _ ->
+      false
+
+
+let call_qualified_function an name =
+  match an with
+  | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt st ->
+      CAst_utils.exists_eventually_st (decl_ref_name true ~kind:`Function) name st
   | _ ->
       false
 
@@ -626,7 +637,7 @@ let call_function an name =
 let is_enum_constant an name =
   match an with
   | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt st ->
-      decl_ref_name ~kind:`EnumConstant name st
+      decl_ref_name false ~kind:`EnumConstant name st
   | _ ->
       false
 
@@ -984,7 +995,7 @@ let is_receiver_self an =
   match an with
   | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt (Clang_ast_t.ObjCMessageExpr (_, fst_param :: _, _, _)) ->
       CAst_utils.exists_eventually_st
-        (decl_ref_name ~kind:`ImplicitParam)
+        (decl_ref_name false ~kind:`ImplicitParam)
         (ALVar.Const CFrontend_config.self) fst_param
   | _ ->
       false
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
index c5b64a991..c4fc24e09 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ val has_init_list_const_expr : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> bool
 val call_function : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
 (** 'call_function an name' is true iff an is a call to a function whose name contains 'name' *)
 
+val call_qualified_function : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
+(** 'call_function an name' is true iff an is a call to a function whose fully qualified name contains 'name' *)
+
 val is_strong_property : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> bool
 (** 'is_strong_property an' is true iff an denotes a objc property declaration with 'strong' attribute *)
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
index ec9335727..cc59c0109 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
@@ -961,6 +961,8 @@ let rec eval_Atomic pred_name_ args an lcxt =
       CPredicates.call_class_method an m
   | "call_function", [m], an ->
       CPredicates.call_function an m
+  | "call_qualified_function", [m], an ->
+      CPredicates.call_qualified_function an m
   | "call_instance_method", [m], an ->
       CPredicates.call_instance_method an m
   | "call_method", [m], an ->
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/Makefile b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/Makefile
index 19786a812..e1aa932e4 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 TESTS_DIR = ../../..
 
 CLANG_OPTIONS = -std=c++11 -c
-INFER_OPTIONS = --no-capture --linters-only --linters-def-file extracopy.al --no-filtering --debug-exceptions --project-root $(TESTS_DIR) \
+INFER_OPTIONS = --no-capture --linters-only --linters-def-file extracopy.al --linters-def-file call_function.al --no-filtering --debug-exceptions --project-root $(TESTS_DIR) \
 --enable-issue-type GLOBAL_VARIABLE_INITIALIZED_WITH_FUNCTION_OR_METHOD_CALL
 INFERPRINT_OPTIONS = --issues-tests
 
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.al
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a884db42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.al
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-present, Facebook, Inc.
+//
+// This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+// LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+DEFINE-CHECKER CALL_FUNCTION = {
+  SET report_when =
+    WHEN call_qualified_function("anamespace::the_function") OR call_function("the_other_function")
+    HOLDS-IN-NODE CallExpr;
+
+  SET message = "the_function and the_other_function are not to be called";
+  SET suggestion = "Call something else.";
+  SET severity = "WARNING";
+  SET mode = "ON";
+
+};
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04edef8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+namespace anamespace {
+void the_function() {}
+
+void the_other_function() {}
+} // namespace anamespace
+
+namespace anothernamespace {
+void the_function() {}
+
+void the_other_function() {}
+} // namespace anothernamespace
+
+int main() {
+  anamespace::the_function();
+  anothernamespace::the_function();
+  anamespace::the_other_function();
+  anothernamespace::the_other_function();
+  {
+    using namespace anamespace;
+    the_function();
+    the_other_function();
+  }
+  {
+    using namespace anothernamespace;
+    the_function();
+    the_other_function();
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/issues.exp
index 4c07cc210..b7ba4d903 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/issues.exp
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 18, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 20, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 21, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 24, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 25, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
+codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/call_function.cpp, main, 30, CALL_FUNCTION, no_bucket, WARNING, []
 codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/cxxconst.cpp, test, 28, CONSTANT_EXPR, no_bucket, WARNING, []
 codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/cxxconst.cpp, test, 31, CONSTANT_EXPR, no_bucket, WARNING, []
 codetoanalyze/cpp/linters/cxxconst.cpp, test, 33, CONSTANT_EXPR, no_bucket, WARNING, []