diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index 91b2e1f9ebb..f964a367ec9 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ static std::string getRelativeFilename(const simplecpp::Token* tok, const Settin
     return Path::simplifyPath(std::move(relativeFilename));
 }
 
+static void addInlineSuppression(SuppressionList::Suppression suppr, SuppressionList &suppressions, std::list<BadInlineSuppression> &bad)
+{
+    const std::string file = suppr.fileName;
+    const int line = suppr.lineNumber;
+    const std::string errmsg = suppressions.addSuppression(std::move(suppr));
+    if (!errmsg.empty())
+        bad.emplace_back(file, line, errmsg);
+}
+
 static void addInlineSuppressions(const simplecpp::TokenList &tokens, const Settings &settings, SuppressionList &suppressions, std::list<BadInlineSuppression> &bad)
 {
     std::list<SuppressionList::Suppression> inlineSuppressionsBlockBegin;
@@ -262,7 +271,7 @@ static void addInlineSuppressions(const simplecpp::TokenList &tokens, const Sett
                             suppr.lineNumber = supprBegin->lineNumber;
                             suppr.type = SuppressionList::Type::block;
                             inlineSuppressionsBlockBegin.erase(supprBegin);
-                            suppressions.addSuppression(std::move(suppr)); // TODO: check result
+                            addInlineSuppression(std::move(suppr), suppressions, bad);
                             throwError = false;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -287,10 +296,10 @@ static void addInlineSuppressions(const simplecpp::TokenList &tokens, const Sett
                 suppr.thisAndNextLine = thisAndNextLine;
                 suppr.lineNumber = tok->location.line;
                 suppr.macroName = macroName;
-                suppressions.addSuppression(std::move(suppr)); // TODO: check result
+                addInlineSuppression(std::move(suppr), suppressions, bad);
             } else if (SuppressionList::Type::file == suppr.type) {
                 if (onlyComments)
-                    suppressions.addSuppression(std::move(suppr)); // TODO: check result
+                    addInlineSuppression(std::move(suppr), suppressions, bad);
                 else
                     bad.emplace_back(suppr.fileName, suppr.lineNumber, "File suppression should be at the top of the file");
             }
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 90bd5bac31f..d5536c7634a 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -703,6 +703,19 @@ class TestSuppressions : public TestFixture {
                       "[test.cpp:3:5]: (error) Uninitialized variable: a [uninitvar]\n"
                       "[test.cpp:5:5]: (error) Uninitialized variable: b [uninitvar]\n", errout_str());
 
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(1, (this->*check)("// cppcheck-suppress-file :id0\n"
+                                        "// cppcheck-suppress :id\n"
+                                        "// cppcheck-suppress [:id1,id2]\n"
+                                        "// cppcheck-suppress-begin :id3\n"
+                                        "void f() {}\n"
+                                        "// cppcheck-suppress-end :id3\n",
+                                        ""));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1:0]: (error) Failed to add suppression. Invalid id \":id0\" [preprocessorErrorDirective]\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:5:0]: (error) Failed to add suppression. Invalid id \":id\" [preprocessorErrorDirective]\n" // TODO: should we report the location of the suppression instead?
+                      "[test.cpp:5:0]: (error) Failed to add suppression. Invalid id \":id1\" [preprocessorErrorDirective]\n" // TODO: should we report the location of the suppression instead?
+                      "[test.cpp:4:0]: (error) Failed to add suppression. Invalid id \":id3\" [preprocessorErrorDirective]\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:5:0]: (information) Unmatched suppression: id2 [unmatchedSuppression]\n", errout_str()); // TODO: should we report the location of the suppression instead?
+
         ASSERT_EQUALS(1, (this->*check)("void f() {\n"
                                         "    int a;\n"
                                         "    // cppcheck-suppress-begin uninitvar\n"