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 414ffe90f10..e1458248263 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
@@ -1630,4 +1630,31 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		assertSame( foo, col.getName(39).resolveBinding() );
 		assertSame( foo, col.getName(41).resolveBinding() );
 	}
+	
+	public void testBug98961() throws Exception {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		buffer.append("class B { int i; };                       \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("template <class T > class A {             \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("   typedef T* _T;                         \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("};                                        \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("void f(){                                 \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("   A<B>::_T t;                            \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("   (*t).i;                                \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append("}                                         \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		
+		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP );
+		CPPNameCollector col = new CPPNameCollector();
+		tu.accept( col );
+
+		ICPPClassType B = (ICPPClassType) col.getName(0).resolveBinding();
+		ICPPField i = (ICPPField) col.getName(1).resolveBinding();
+		ITypedef _T = (ITypedef) col.getName(5).resolveBinding();
+		ICPPVariable t = (ICPPVariable) col.getName(12).resolveBinding();
+		
+		IType type = t.getType();
+		assertTrue( type instanceof ICPPSpecialization );
+		assertSame( ((ICPPSpecialization)type).getSpecializedBinding(), _T );
+		
+		assertSame( i, col.getName(14).resolveBinding() );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTypedefSpecialization.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTypedefSpecialization.java
index cc863a7125b..40ecbbf5d2d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTypedefSpecialization.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTypedefSpecialization.java
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ITypedef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPDelegate;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPScope;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.ObjectMap;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.ITypeContainer;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.CPPTypedef.CPPTypedefDelegate;
 
 /**
  * @author aniefer
  */
 public class CPPTypedefSpecialization extends CPPSpecialization implements
-        ITypedef {
+        ITypedef, ITypeContainer {
 
     private IType type = null;
     /**
@@ -58,13 +59,13 @@ public class CPPTypedefSpecialization extends CPPSpecialization implements
      * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
      */
     public Object clone() {
-//        IType t = null;
-//   		try {
-//            t = (IType) super.clone();
-//        } catch ( CloneNotSupportedException e ) {
-//            //not going to happen
-//        }
-        return this;
+    	IType t = null;
+   		try {
+            t = (IType) super.clone();
+        } catch ( CloneNotSupportedException e ) {
+            //not going to happen
+        }
+        return t;
     }
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
@@ -100,4 +101,8 @@ public class CPPTypedefSpecialization extends CPPSpecialization implements
         return new CPPTypedefDelegate( name, this );
     }
 
+	public void setType(IType type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
 }