Index: clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/bugprone/ExceptionEscapeCheck.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/bugprone/ExceptionEscapeCheck.cpp
+++ clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/bugprone/ExceptionEscapeCheck.cpp
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@
     return;
 
   Finder->addMatcher(
-      functionDecl(allOf(throws(unless(isIgnored(IgnoredExceptions))),
-                         anyOf(isNoThrow(), cxxDestructorDecl(),
+      functionDecl(allOf(anyOf(isNoThrow(), cxxDestructorDecl(),
                                cxxConstructorDecl(isMoveConstructor()),
                                cxxMethodDecl(isMoveAssignmentOperator()),
                                hasName("main"), hasName("swap"),
-                               isEnabled(FunctionsThatShouldNotThrow))))
+                               isEnabled(FunctionsThatShouldNotThrow)),
+                         throws(unless(isIgnored(IgnoredExceptions)))))
           .bind("thrower"),
       this);
 }
Index: clang-tools-extra/trunk/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone-exception-escape.rst
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/trunk/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone-exception-escape.rst
+++ clang-tools-extra/trunk/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone-exception-escape.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 operations are also used to create move operations. A throwing ``main()``
 function also results in unexpected termination.
 
+WARNING! This check may be expensive on large source files.
+
 Options
 -------
 
Index: clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/bugprone-exception-escape.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/bugprone-exception-escape.cpp
+++ clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/bugprone-exception-escape.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,31 @@
   throw ignored1();
 }
 
+void thrower(int n) {
+  throw n;
+}
+
+int directly_recursive(int n) noexcept {
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: an exception may be thrown in funcion 'directly_recursive' which should not throw exceptions
+  if (n == 0)
+    thrower(n);
+  return directly_recursive(n);
+}
+
+int indirectly_recursive(int n) noexcept;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: an exception may be thrown in functin 'indirectly_recursive' which should not throw exceptions
+
+int recursion_helper(int n) {
+  indirectly_recursive(n);
+}
+
+int indirectly_recursive(int n) noexcept {
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: an exception may be thrown in funcion 'indirectly_recursive' which should not throw exceptions
+  if (n == 0)
+    thrower(n);
+  return recursion_helper(n);
+}
+
 int main() {
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: an exception may be thrown in function 'main' which should not throw exceptions
   throw 1;