diff --git a/c/common/src/codingstandards/c/Literals.qll b/c/common/src/codingstandards/c/Literals.qll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beeeccb8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/common/src/codingstandards/c/Literals.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Reuse the `IntegerLiteral` class
+import codingstandards.cpp.Cpp14Literal
+
+class IntegerLiteral = Cpp14Literal::IntegerLiteral;
diff --git a/c/misra/src/rules/RULE-7-3/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.ql b/c/misra/src/rules/RULE-7-3/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.ql
index 311831d2b8..4fc257578b 100644
--- a/c/misra/src/rules/RULE-7-3/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.ql
+++ b/c/misra/src/rules/RULE-7-3/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.ql
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 import cpp
 import codingstandards.c.misra
+import codingstandards.c.Literals
 
-from Literal l
+from IntegerLiteral l
 where
   not isExcluded(l, SyntaxPackage::lowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffixQuery()) and
-  not l instanceof StringLiteral and
   exists(l.getValueText().indexOf("l"))
 select l, "Lowercase 'l' used as a literal suffix."
diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.expected b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.qlref b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.qlref
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..464efc3b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.qlref
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rules/RULE-7-3/LowercaseCharacterLUsedInLiteralSuffix.ql
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diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/README.md b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9aa3d6d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This test case was added to validate FP report [#319](https://github.com/github/codeql-coding-standards/issues/319) that occurs when this rule is run on a translation unit with language mode c++.
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diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/options b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dbed822c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+semmle-extractor-options:--clang -std=c++14 --edg --diag_error=implicit_func_decl -nostdinc -I../../../../../cpp/common/test/includes/standard-library
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diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/test.cpp b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba3ca4f14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/cpp/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int x = false; // COMPLIANT - reported as FP in #319
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diff --git a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/test.c b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/test.c
index 00a61817aa..5e1c448926 100644
--- a/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/test.c
+++ b/c/misra/test/rules/RULE-7-3/test.c
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ long d9 = 001LU; // COMPLIANT
 
 char *e1 = "";
 char *e2 = "ul";
-char *e3 = "UL";
+char *e3 = "UL";
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diff --git a/change_notes/2024-01-18-fix-reported-fp-for-rule-7-3.md b/change_notes/2024-01-18-fix-reported-fp-for-rule-7-3.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dea57f1be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change_notes/2024-01-18-fix-reported-fp-for-rule-7-3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+`RULE-7-3`: `c/misra/lowercase-character-l-used-in-literal-suffix`
+    - Exclude non integer literals. This removes a false positive triggered when analyzing C++ code containing the `false` literal.
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diff --git a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/Cpp14Literal.qll b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/Cpp14Literal.qll
index afc8cb07a3..c3908008ef 100644
--- a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/Cpp14Literal.qll
+++ b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/Cpp14Literal.qll
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Cpp14Literal {
    * Octal literals must always start with the digit `0`.
    */
   class OctalLiteral extends IntegerLiteral {
-    OctalLiteral() { getValueText().regexpMatch("\\s*0[0-7']+[uUlL]*\\s*") }
+    OctalLiteral() { getValueText().regexpMatch("\\s*0[0-7']*[uUlL]*\\s*") }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "OctalLiteral" }
   }