diff --git a/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp b/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@
           FormatToken *Next = CurrentToken->Next;
           if (PrevPrev && PrevPrev->is(tok::identifier) &&
               Prev->isOneOf(tok::star, tok::amp, tok::ampamp) &&
-              CurrentToken->is(tok::identifier) && Next->isNot(tok::equal)) {
+              CurrentToken->is(tok::identifier) &&
+              !Next->isOneOf(tok::equal, tok::l_brace)) {
             Prev->setType(TT_BinaryOperator);
             LookForDecls = false;
           }
@@ -2385,6 +2386,12 @@
       return TT_PointerOrReference;
     }
 
+    // if (Class* obj { function() })
+    if (PrevToken->Tok.isAnyIdentifier() && NextToken->Tok.isAnyIdentifier() &&
+        NextToken->Next && NextToken->Next->is(tok::l_brace)) {
+      return TT_PointerOrReference;
+    }
+
     if (PrevToken->endsSequence(tok::r_square, tok::l_square, tok::kw_delete))
       return TT_UnaryOperator;
 
diff --git a/clang/unittests/Format/TokenAnnotatorTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/Format/TokenAnnotatorTest.cpp
--- a/clang/unittests/Format/TokenAnnotatorTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/Format/TokenAnnotatorTest.cpp
@@ -1035,6 +1035,12 @@
   EXPECT_TOKEN(Tokens[8], tok::r_paren, TT_Unknown);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TokenAnnotatorTest, UnderstandIfInitializer) {
+  auto Tokens = annotate("if (Class* obj {getObj()}) ");
+  ASSERT_EQ(Tokens.size(), 12u) << Tokens;
+  EXPECT_TOKEN(Tokens[3], tok::star, TT_PointerOrReference);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TokenAnnotatorTest, UnderstandsVerilogOperators) {
   auto Annotate = [this](llvm::StringRef Code) {
     return annotate(Code, getLLVMStyle(FormatStyle::LK_Verilog));