diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
index fc1b4bcd99f..2a88223ceff 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
@@ -5434,4 +5434,9 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	public void testRRefVsRef_351927() throws Exception {
 		parseAndCheckBindings();
 	}
+
+	//	template <typename = int> class A {};
+	public void testTemplateParameterWithoutName_352266() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index 2d13fb9e1e4..46bbf254f39 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -2097,16 +2097,16 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
 				if (LT(1) == IToken.tIDENTIFIER) { // optional identifier
 					identifierName = identifier();
 					endOffset = calculateEndOffset(identifierName);
-					if (LT(1) == IToken.tASSIGN) { // optional = type-id
-						if (parameterPack)
-							throw backtrack;
-						consume();
-						defaultValue = typeId(DeclarationOptions.TYPEID); // type-id
-						endOffset = calculateEndOffset(defaultValue);
-					}
 				} else {
 					identifierName = nodeFactory.newName();
 				}
+				if (LT(1) == IToken.tASSIGN) { // optional = type-id
+					if (parameterPack)
+						throw backtrack;
+					consume();
+					defaultValue = typeId(DeclarationOptions.TYPEID); // type-id
+					endOffset = calculateEndOffset(defaultValue);
+				}
 				
 				// Check if followed by comma
 				switch (LT(1)) {