diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
index 419220ca730..b4aad1f0213 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
@@ -478,5 +478,25 @@ public class SelectionParseTest extends SelectionParseBaseTest {
 	    assertTrue( node instanceof IASTClassSpecifier );
 	    assertEquals( ((IASTClassSpecifier)node).getName(), "A" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
+	
+	public void testBug72814() throws Exception{
+	    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+	    writer.write( "namespace N{                               \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    writer.write( "   template < class T > class AAA { T _t };\n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    writer.write( "}                                          \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    writer.write( "N::AAA<int> a;                             \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    
+	    String code = writer.toString();
+	    int startIndex = code.indexOf( "AAA<int>" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    IASTNode node = parse( code, startIndex, startIndex + 3 );
+	    
+	    assertTrue( node instanceof IASTClassSpecifier );
+	    assertEquals( ((IASTClassSpecifier)node).getName(), "AAA" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    
+	    node = parse( code, startIndex, startIndex + 8 );
+	    
+	    assertTrue( node instanceof IASTClassSpecifier );
+	    assertEquals( ((IASTClassSpecifier)node).getName(), "AAA" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
index fd6e66d8b08..0039a0d1844 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
@@ -6607,7 +6607,7 @@ public class Parser implements IParserData, IParser
 			// duple is a sub-duple of greaterContextDuple
 			if( duple.getFirstToken().equals( greaterContextDuple.getFirstToken() ))
 				finalDuple = duple; //	=> do not use greaterContextDuple
-			else if( duple.getLastToken().equals( greaterContextDuple.getLastToken() ))
+			else if( duple.getLastSegment().getFirstToken().equals( greaterContextDuple.getLastSegment().getFirstToken() ))
 				finalDuple = greaterContextDuple; //  => use greaterContextDuple
 			else
 				throw new ParseError( ParseError.ParseErrorKind.OFFSET_RANGE_NOT_NAME );
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/BasicTokenDuple.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/BasicTokenDuple.java
index 025b34c1861..e6caac27111 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/BasicTokenDuple.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/BasicTokenDuple.java
@@ -355,6 +355,16 @@ public class BasicTokenDuple implements ITokenDuple {
 		IToken iter = firstToken;
 		while( iter != lastToken)
 		{
+		    if( iter.getType() == IToken.tLT ){
+				iter = TokenFactory.consumeTemplateIdArguments( iter, lastToken );
+				if( iter.getType() == IToken.tGT ){
+				    if( iter == lastToken ) break;
+				    iter = iter.getNext();
+				    continue;
+				}
+				continue;
+		    }
+		    
 			if( iter.isOperator() )
 			{
 				iter = iter.getNext();