diff --git a/doc/gmqcc.1 b/doc/gmqcc.1
index 78d767e..510e754 100644
--- a/doc/gmqcc.1
+++ b/doc/gmqcc.1
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ variables can be opened using
 .Ql #pragma noref 1
 and closed via
 .Ql #pragma noref 0 Ns .
+.It Fl W Ns Cm unused-component
+Generate a warning about vector variables which are declared but not all their
+components are used.
 .It Fl W Ns Cm used-uninitialized
 Generate a warning if it is possible that a variable can be used
 without prior initialization. Note that this warning is not
diff --git a/gmqcc.ini.example b/gmqcc.ini.example
index 59a27f9..5c1ad37 100644
--- a/gmqcc.ini.example
+++ b/gmqcc.ini.example
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 
 [warnings]
     #Generate a warning about variables which are declared but never
-    #used.  This can be avoided by adding the ‘noref’ keyword in front
+    #used. This can be avoided by adding the ‘noref’ keyword in front
     #of the variable declaration. Additionally a complete section of
     #unreferenced variables can be opened using ‘#pragma noref 1’ and
     #closed via ‘#pragma noref 0’.
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@
     UNUSED_VARIABLE = false
 
 
+    #Generate a warning about vector variables which are declared but
+    #components of it are never used.
+
+    UNUSED_COMPONENT = false
+
     #Generate a warning if it is possible that a variable can be used
     #without prior initialization. Note that this warning is not nec‐
     #essarily reliable if the initialization happens only under cer‐
diff --git a/ir.cpp b/ir.cpp
index d6a5493..c71cad8 100644
--- a/ir.cpp
+++ b/ir.cpp
@@ -651,13 +651,14 @@ bool ir_function_finalize(ir_function *self)
                     // individual components are unused so mention them
                     for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; i++)
                         if ((bits & (1 << i))
-                            && irwarning(v->m_context, WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE,
-                                "unused variable: `%s.%c`", v->m_name.c_str(), "xyz"[i]))
+                            && irwarning(v->m_context, WARN_UNUSED_COMPONENT,
+                                "unused vector component: `%s.%c`", v->m_name.c_str(), "xyz"[i]))
                             return false;
             }
             // just a standard variable
-            else if (irwarning(v->m_context, WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE,
-                "unused variable: `%s`", v->m_name.c_str())) return false;
+            else if (v->m_name[0] != '#'
+                && irwarning(v->m_context, WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE,
+                    "unused variable: `%s`", v->m_name.c_str())) return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/opts.def b/opts.def
index f5ce0af..2dc4fb7 100644
--- a/opts.def
+++ b/opts.def
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(UNINITIALIZED_GLOBAL)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(DEBUG)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(UNUSED_VARIABLE)
+    GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(UNUSED_COMPONENT)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(USED_UNINITIALIZED)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(UNKNOWN_CONTROL_SEQUENCE)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(EXTENSIONS)