diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a152eb49ea..c04d8105e4 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -14310,6 +14310,7 @@ tests/webtbf/tw32412a.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbf/tw32412b.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbf/tw32412c.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbf/tw3253.pp svneol=native#text/plain
+tests/webtbf/tw32605.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbf/tw3267.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbf/tw3275.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbf/tw3294.pp svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/pdecsub.pas b/compiler/pdecsub.pas
index 8b6875b7c8..8916dea325 100644
--- a/compiler/pdecsub.pas
+++ b/compiler/pdecsub.pas
@@ -2871,18 +2871,25 @@ const
       end;
 
 
+    function find_proc_directive_index(tok: ttoken): longint; inline;
+      begin
+        for result:=1 to num_proc_directives do
+          if proc_direcdata[result].idtok=tok then
+            exit;
+        result:=-1;
+      end;
+
+
     function parse_proc_direc(pd:tabstractprocdef;var pdflags:tpdflags):boolean;
       {
         Parse the procedure directive, returns true if a correct directive is found
       }
       var
         p     : longint;
-        found : boolean;
         name  : TIDString;
       begin
         parse_proc_direc:=false;
         name:=tokeninfo^[idtoken].str;
-        found:=false;
 
       { Hint directive? Then exit immediatly }
         if (m_hintdirective in current_settings.modeswitches) then
@@ -2913,15 +2920,10 @@ const
           exit;
 
       { retrieve data for directive if found }
-        for p:=1 to num_proc_directives do
-         if proc_direcdata[p].idtok=idtoken then
-          begin
-            found:=true;
-            break;
-          end;
+      p:=find_proc_directive_index(idtoken);
 
       { Check if the procedure directive is known }
-        if not found then
+        if p=-1 then
          begin
             { parsing a procvar type the name can be any
               next variable !! }
@@ -3513,6 +3515,7 @@ const
         fwparacnt,
         curridx,
         fwidx,
+        virtualdirinfo,
         i       : longint;
         po_comp : tprocoptions;
         paracompopt: tcompare_paras_options;
@@ -3520,6 +3523,7 @@ const
         symentry: TSymEntry;
         item : tlinkedlistitem;
       begin
+        virtualdirinfo:=-1;
         forwardfound:=false;
 
         { check overloaded functions if the same function already exists }
@@ -3697,7 +3701,21 @@ const
                    if (po_external in fwpd.procoptions) then
                      MessagePos(currpd.fileinfo,parser_e_proc_already_external);
 
-                   { Check parameters }
+                   { check for conflicts with "virtual" if this is a virtual
+                     method, as "virtual" cannot be repeated in the
+                     implementation and hence does not get checked against }
+                   if (po_virtualmethod in fwpd.procoptions) then
+                     begin
+                       if virtualdirinfo=-1 then
+                         begin
+                           virtualdirinfo:=find_proc_directive_index(_VIRTUAL);
+                           if virtualdirinfo=-1 then
+                             internalerror(2018010101);
+                         end;
+                       if (proc_direcdata[virtualdirinfo].mutexclpo * currpd.procoptions)<>[] then
+                         MessagePos1(currpd.fileinfo,parser_e_proc_dir_conflict,tokeninfo^[_VIRTUAL].str);
+                     end;
+                    { Check parameters }
                    if (m_repeat_forward in current_settings.modeswitches) or
                       (currpd.minparacount>0) then
                     begin
diff --git a/tests/webtbf/tw32605.pp b/tests/webtbf/tw32605.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f2448b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/webtbf/tw32605.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ %fail }
+
+{$ifdef fpc}
+{$mode delphi}
+{$endif}
+
+program InlineClass;
+
+  type
+    TAncestor = class
+      public
+        procedure TestMethod; virtual;
+    end;
+
+    TDerived = class(TAncestor)
+      public
+        procedure TestMethod; override;
+    end;
+
+procedure TAncestor.TestMethod; inline; // Virtual method with an 'inline' hint.
+begin
+  WriteLn('Ancestor Method');
+end;
+
+procedure TDerived.TestMethod;
+begin
+  WriteLn('Derived Method');
+end;
+
+var
+  TestClass: TAncestor;
+begin
+  TestClass := TDerived.Create;
+  try
+    TestClass.TestMethod; // <-- TAncestor.TestMethod is called instead of TDerived.TestMethod
+  finally
+    TestClass.Free;
+  end;
+end.