diff --git a/cxx-squid/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/visitors/AbstractCxxPublicApiVisitor.java b/cxx-squid/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/visitors/AbstractCxxPublicApiVisitor.java
index 5e67219906..19fb9da62d 100644
--- a/cxx-squid/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/visitors/AbstractCxxPublicApiVisitor.java
+++ b/cxx-squid/src/main/java/org/sonar/cxx/visitors/AbstractCxxPublicApiVisitor.java
@@ -384,10 +384,41 @@ private void visitMemberDeclaration(AstNode memberDeclaration) {
 
     private void visitFunctionDefinition(AstNode functionDef) {
         if (isPublicApiMember(functionDef)) {
+            // filter out deleted and defaulted methods
+            AstNode functionBodyNode = functionDef
+                    .getFirstChild(CxxGrammarImpl.functionBody);
+
+            if (functionBodyNode != null) {
+                if (isDefaultOrDeleteFunctionBody(functionBodyNode)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             visitMemberDeclarator(functionDef);
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isDefaultOrDeleteFunctionBody(AstNode functionBodyNode) {
+        boolean defaultOrDelete = false;
+        List<AstNode> functionBody = functionBodyNode.getChildren();
+
+        // look for exact sub AST
+        if (functionBody.size() == 3) {
+            if (functionBody.get(0).is(CxxPunctuator.ASSIGN)
+                    && functionBody.get(2).is(CxxPunctuator.SEMICOLON)) {
+
+                AstNode bodyType = functionBody.get(1);
+
+                if (bodyType.is(CxxKeyword.DELETE)
+                        || bodyType.is(CxxKeyword.DEFAULT)) {
+                    defaultOrDelete = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return defaultOrDelete;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Find documentation node, associated documentation,
      * identifier of a <em>public</em> member declarator and visit it
diff --git a/cxx-squid/src/test/java/org/sonar/cxx/CxxPublicApiVisitorTest.java b/cxx-squid/src/test/java/org/sonar/cxx/CxxPublicApiVisitorTest.java
index f36207aa6e..7d0697102c 100644
--- a/cxx-squid/src/test/java/org/sonar/cxx/CxxPublicApiVisitorTest.java
+++ b/cxx-squid/src/test/java/org/sonar/cxx/CxxPublicApiVisitorTest.java
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ public void doxygen_example() {
 
     @Test
     public void to_delete() {
-        testFile("src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h", 40, 0, true);
+        testFile("src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h", 41, 0, true);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void no_doc() {
-        testFile("src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h", 21, 21, true);
+        testFile("src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h", 22, 22, true);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public void onPublicApi(AstNode node, String id,
 
         final Map<String, String> expectedIdCommentMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
 
+        expectedIdCommentMap.put("publicDefinedMethod", "publicDefinedMethod");
         expectedIdCommentMap.put("aliasDeclaration", "aliasDeclaration");
         expectedIdCommentMap.put("publicMethod", "publicMethod");
         expectedIdCommentMap.put("testStruct", "testStruct");
diff --git a/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h b/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h
index 0294bf7092..0e3391f6a6 100644
--- a/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h
+++ b/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/no_doc.h
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ class testClass
 	int inlineCommentedAttr; 
 
 	void inlinePublicMethod();
+
+	// ignore deleted methods
+	A(A const&) = delete;
+
+	// ignore defaulted methods
+	A& operator=(A const&) = default;
+
+	void publicDefinedMethod() { }
 	 
 protected:
 	virtual void protectedMethod();
diff --git a/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h b/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h
index 9699d9861f..8f55fb0668 100644
--- a/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h
+++ b/cxx-squid/src/test/resources/metrics/public_api.h
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ class testClass
 	template<typename S> friend S& operator<<(S&, A const&);
 
 	friend class friendClass;
+
+	// ignore deleted methods
+	A(A const&) = delete;
+
+	// ignore defaulted methods
+	A& operator=(A const&) = default;
+
+	/**
+	 * publicDefinedMethod comment
+	 */
+	void publicDefinedMethod() { }
 protected:
 	/**
 	 protectedMethod doc