diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 6a38d8b16..f23e796c4 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -3844,10 +3844,15 @@ NetProc* PCallTask::elaborate_method_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
       if (const netclass_t*class_type = net->class_type()) {
 	    NetScope*task = class_type->method_from_name(method_name);
 	    if (task == 0) {
-		  cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: "
-		       << "Can't find task " << method_name
-		       << " in class " << class_type->get_name() << endl;
-		  des->errors += 1;
+		    // If an implicit this was added it is not an error if we
+		    // don't find a method. It might actually be a call to a
+		    // function outside of the class.
+		  if (!add_this_flag) {
+			cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: "
+			     << "Can't find task " << method_name
+			     << " in class " << class_type->get_name() << endl;
+			des->errors += 1;
+		  }
 		  return 0;
 	    }
 
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_method_call_void.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_method_call_void.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb76540fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_method_call_void.v
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Check that it is possible to call void function from within a class method.
+// Check this for functions defined outside the class as well as functions that
+// are methods of the class or base class.
+
+integer sum = 0;
+
+function void f1(integer x);
+  sum += x;
+endfunction
+
+class B;
+  function void f2(integer x);
+    sum += x;
+  endfunction
+endclass
+
+class C extends B;
+
+  function void f3(integer x);
+    sum += x;
+  endfunction
+
+  task t;
+    f1(10);
+    f2(20);
+    f3(30);
+  endtask
+
+endclass
+
+module test;
+
+  C c = new;
+
+  initial begin
+    c.t;
+    c.f2(40);
+    c.f3(50);
+    if (sum === 150) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end else begin
+      $display("FAILED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index 304cf1b49..83cf8df61 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ sv_class_new_fail1	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_fail2	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_in_module_decl	normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_method_call_void	normal,-g2009	ivltests
 sv_class_method_default1 normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_method_default2 normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_method_signed1	normal,-g2009		ivltests
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
index 97ad90d58..cde38066f 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ sv_class_extends_scoped	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_in_module_decl	CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_method_call_void	CE,-g2009	ivltests
 sv_class_method_default1 CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_method_default2 CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_method_signed1	CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests