diff --git a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/exclusions/cpp/DeadCode.qll b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/exclusions/cpp/DeadCode.qll
index 40b8795e5e..a779eaadfa 100644
--- a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/exclusions/cpp/DeadCode.qll
+++ b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/exclusions/cpp/DeadCode.qll
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ newtype DeadCodeQuery =
   TSingleUseLocalPODVariableQuery() or
   TSingleUseGlobalOrNamespacePODVariableQuery() or
   TSingleUseMemberPODVariableQuery() or
-  TDeadCodeQuery()
+  TDeadCodeQuery() or
+  TFunctionContainUnreachableStatementsQuery()
 
 predicate isDeadCodeQueryMetadata(Query query, string queryId, string ruleId, string category) {
   query =
@@ -165,6 +166,15 @@ predicate isDeadCodeQueryMetadata(Query query, string queryId, string ruleId, st
     "cpp/autosar/dead-code" and
   ruleId = "M0-1-9" and
   category = "required"
+  or
+  query =
+    // `Query` instance for the `functionContainUnreachableStatements` query
+    DeadCodePackage::functionContainUnreachableStatementsQuery() and
+  queryId =
+    // `@id` for the `functionContainUnreachableStatements` query
+    "cpp/misra/function-contain-unreachable-statements" and
+  ruleId = "RULE-0-0-1" and
+  category = "required"
 }
 
 module DeadCodePackage {
@@ -279,4 +289,11 @@ module DeadCodePackage {
       // `Query` type for `deadCode` query
       TQueryCPP(TDeadCodePackageQuery(TDeadCodeQuery()))
   }
+
+  Query functionContainUnreachableStatementsQuery() {
+    //autogenerate `Query` type
+    result =
+      // `Query` type for `functionContainUnreachableStatements` query
+      TQueryCPP(TDeadCodePackageQuery(TFunctionContainUnreachableStatementsQuery()))
+  }
 }
diff --git a/cpp/misra/src/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.ql b/cpp/misra/src/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.ql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..077945e939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/misra/src/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * @id cpp/misra/function-contain-unreachable-statements
+ * @name RULE-0-0-1: A function shall not contain unreachable statements
+ * @description Unreachable statements can indicate a mistake on the part of the programmer.
+ * @kind problem
+ * @precision high
+ * @problem.severity error
+ * @tags external/misra/id/rule-0-0-1
+ *       scope/single-translation-unit
+ *       readability
+ *       maintainability
+ *       external/misra/enforcement/decidable
+ *       external/misra/obligation/required
+ */
+
+import cpp
+import codingstandards.cpp.misra
+
+from Expr x
+where not isExcluded(x, DeadCodePackage::functionContainUnreachableStatementsQuery())
+select x, "none"
diff --git a/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.expected b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b7631d687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.expected
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+| test.cpp:1:26:1:28 | arg | none |
diff --git a/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.qlref b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.qlref
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1d07e9f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.qlref
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rules/RULE-0-0-1/FunctionContainUnreachableStatements.ql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/test.cpp b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89841c4a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/misra/test/rules/RULE-0-0-1/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int f1(int arg) { return arg; }
diff --git a/rule_packages/cpp/DeadCode.json b/rule_packages/cpp/DeadCode.json
index 7eb5c9f6f9..f55228bf83 100644
--- a/rule_packages/cpp/DeadCode.json
+++ b/rule_packages/cpp/DeadCode.json
@@ -349,5 +349,29 @@
       ],
       "title": "There shall be no dead code."
     }
+  },
+  "MISRA-C++-2023": {
+    "RULE-0-0-1": {
+      "properties": {
+        "enforcement": "decidable",
+        "obligation": "required"
+      },
+      "queries": [
+        {
+          "description": "Unreachable statements can indicate a mistake on the part of the programmer.",
+          "kind": "problem",
+          "name": "A function shall not contain unreachable statements",
+          "precision": "high",
+          "severity": "error",
+          "short_name": "FunctionContainUnreachableStatements",
+          "tags": [
+            "scope/single-translation-unit",
+            "readability",
+            "maintainability"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "A function shall not contain unreachable statements"
+    }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules.csv b/rules.csv
index 913aa27282..2fcf32c915 100644
--- a/rules.csv
+++ b/rules.csv
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ c,MISRA-C-2012,RULE-22-7,Yes,Required,,,The macro EOF shall only be compared wit
 c,MISRA-C-2012,RULE-22-8,Yes,Required,,,The value of errno shall be set to zero prior to a call to an errno-setting-function,ERR30-C,Contracts3,Medium,
 c,MISRA-C-2012,RULE-22-9,Yes,Required,,,The value of errno shall be tested against zero after calling an errno-setting-function,,Contracts3,Medium,
 c,MISRA-C-2012,RULE-22-10,Yes,Required,,,The value of errno shall only be tested when the last function to be called was an errno-setting-function,,Contracts3,Medium,
-cpp,MISRA-C++-2023,RULE-0-0-1,Yes,Required,Decidable,Single Translation Unit,A function shall not contain unreachable statements,,,Medium,
+cpp,MISRA-C++-2023,RULE-0-0-1,Yes,Required,Decidable,Single Translation Unit,A function shall not contain unreachable statements,,DeadCode,Medium,
 cpp,MISRA-C++-2023,RULE-0-0-2,Yes,Advisory,Undecidable,System,Controlling expressions should not be invariant,,,Easy,
 cpp,MISRA-C++-2023,RULE-0-1-1,Yes,Advisory,Undecidable,System,A value should not be unnecessarily written to a local object,,,Medium,
 cpp,MISRA-C++-2023,RULE-0-1-2,Yes,Required,Decidable,Single Translation Unit,The value returned by a function shall be used,,,Easy,