diff --git a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
index 46f775e44..a2298b7bc 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
@@ -3011,10 +3011,9 @@ class DefinitionParser(object):
                         self.fail('Expected ")" after "..." in '
                                   'parameters_and_qualifiers.')
                     break
-                if paramMode == 'function':
-                    arg = self._parse_type_with_init(outer=None, named='single')
-                else:
-                    arg = self._parse_type(named=False)
+                # note: it seems that function arguments can always sbe named,
+                # even in function pointers and similar.
+                arg = self._parse_type_with_init(outer=None, named='single')
                 # TODO: parse default parameters # TODO: didn't we just do that?
                 args.append(ASTFunctinoParameter(arg))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
index f33e88128..778ac1c55 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ def test_type_definitions():
 
     check('type', 'A = B', None, '1A')
 
+    # from breathe#267 (named function parameters for function pointers
+    check('type', 'void (*gpio_callback_t)(struct device *port, uint32_t pin)',
+          'gpio_callback_t', '15gpio_callback_t')
+    check('type', 'void (*f)(std::function<void(int i)> g)', 'f', '1f')
+
 
 def test_member_definitions():
     check('member', '  const  std::string  &  name = 42',