diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index fc65b1f2bd..0f807d8729 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -712,8 +712,15 @@ GTEST_API_ std::string GetCurrentOsStackTraceExceptTop(
 // Helpers for suppressing warnings on unreachable code or constant
 // condition.
 
+// Always returns true.
+#ifdef __clang_analyzer__
+// For Clang static analyzer we define this inline so Clang knows it
+// always returns true.
+GTEST_API_ bool AlwaysTrue() { return true; }
+#else
 // Always returns true.
 GTEST_API_ bool AlwaysTrue();
+#endif
 
 // Always returns false.
 inline bool AlwaysFalse() { return !AlwaysTrue(); }
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index ce6c07fac8..ba679a07eb 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -5403,6 +5403,9 @@ class ClassUniqueToAlwaysTrue {};
 
 bool IsTrue(bool condition) { return condition; }
 
+// For Clang static analyzer we define this inline so Clang knows it
+// always returns true - see gtest-internal.h
+#ifndef __clang_analyzer__
 bool AlwaysTrue() {
 #if GTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS
   // This condition is always false so AlwaysTrue() never actually throws,
@@ -5412,6 +5415,7 @@ bool AlwaysTrue() {
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS
   return true;
 }
+#endif
 
 // If *pstr starts with the given prefix, modifies *pstr to be right
 // past the prefix and returns true; otherwise leaves *pstr unchanged