diff --git a/CODING_STYLE.md b/CODING_STYLE.md
index 2b1e36fc6..87b6166d1 100644
--- a/CODING_STYLE.md
+++ b/CODING_STYLE.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ To set indentation and tab width settings uniformly, the repository contains an
 3. All symbols should be declared in a namespace except for final applications.
 4. Use anonymous namespaces for helpers whose scope is a cpp file only.
 5. Preprocessor symbols should be prefixed with the namespace in all-caps and an underscore.
-6. Do not use `std::` qualifier in cpp files (see 2.), except for `std::move`, which will otherwise cause the `check_style` step to fail.
+6. Do not use `std::` qualifier in cpp files (see 2.), except for `std::move` and `std::forward`, which will otherwise cause the `check_style` step to fail.
 
 Only in the header:
 ```cpp
diff --git a/ReviewChecklist.md b/ReviewChecklist.md
index c85a50546..3f0af6f98 100644
--- a/ReviewChecklist.md
+++ b/ReviewChecklist.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The following points are all covered by the coding style but come up so often th
     already used elsewhere in the same expression.
 - [ ] **Indent braces and parentheses in a way that makes nesting clear.**
 - [ ] **Use `using namespace` only in `.cpp` files.** Use it for `std` and our own modules.
-    Avoid unnecessary `std::` prefix in `.cpp` files (except for `std::move`).
+    Avoid unnecessary `std::` prefix in `.cpp` files (except for `std::move` and `std::forward`).
 - [ ] **Use range-based loops and destructuring.**
 - [ ] **Include any headers you use directly,** even if they are implicitly included through other headers.
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonImporter.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonImporter.cpp
index 4f4b9c17b..a1201983f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonImporter.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonImporter.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ASTPointer<T> ASTJsonImporter::createASTNode(Json::Value const& _node, Args&&...
 	auto n = make_shared<T>(
 		id,
 		createSourceLocation(_node),
-		forward<Args>(_args)...
+		std::forward<Args>(_args)...
 	);
 	return n;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/check_style.sh b/scripts/check_style.sh
index e3dbe6cb6..0953106d3 100755
--- a/scripts/check_style.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_style.sh
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ FORMATERROR=$(
     preparedGrep "[a-zA-Z0-9_]\s*[&][a-zA-Z_]" | grep -E -v "return [&]" # right-aligned reference ampersand (needs to exclude return)
     # right-aligned reference pointer star (needs to exclude return and comments)
     preparedGrep "[a-zA-Z0-9_]\s*[*][a-zA-Z_]" | grep -E -v -e "return [*]" -e "^* [*]" -e "^*//.*"
-    # unqualified move check, i.e. make sure that std::move() is used instead of move()
+    # unqualified move()/forward() checks, i.e. make sure that std::move() and std::forward() are used instead of move() and forward()
     preparedGrep "move\(.+\)" | grep -v "std::move" | grep -E "[^a-z]move"
+    preparedGrep "forward\(.+\)" | grep -v "std::forward" | grep -E "[^a-z]forward"
 ) | grep -E -v -e "^[a-zA-Z\./]*:[0-9]*:\s*\/(\/|\*)" -e "^test/" || true
 )