diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
index 429e4b6f739..fb08acfef5a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.ast2;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompoundStatement;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarationStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTElaboratedTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpressionStatement;
@@ -973,6 +974,11 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
         assertInstances( col, x, 3 );
     }
     
+    public void testBug84250() throws Exception {
+       assertTrue( ((IASTDeclarationStatement) ((IASTCompoundStatement) ((IASTFunctionDefinition) parse( "void f() { int (*p) [2]; }", ParserLanguage.CPP ).getDeclarations()[0]).getBody()).getStatements()[0]).getDeclaration() instanceof IASTSimpleDeclaration ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    }
+
+    
     public void _testBug84250() throws Exception{
    		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    		buffer.append("void f() {                 \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index c0c19eb55f6..c0156dbc658 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -2671,4 +2671,8 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
       buffer.append("}\n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
       parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.C );
    }
+   
+   public void testBug84250() throws Exception {
+      assertTrue( ((IASTDeclarationStatement) ((IASTCompoundStatement) ((IASTFunctionDefinition) parse( "void f() { int (*p) [2]; }", ParserLanguage.C ).getDeclarations()[0]).getBody()).getStatements()[0]).getDeclaration() instanceof IASTSimpleDeclaration ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+   }
 }
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diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
index 259145649ef..9d95fd6fb81 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
@@ -1465,6 +1465,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser implements ISourceCodeParser {
 
          return expressionStatement;
       }
+      
+      if( resolveOtherAmbiguitiesAsDeclaration( ds, expressionStatement )  )
+         return ds;
+      
       backup(mark);
       while (true) {
          if (consume() == lastTokenOfExpression)
@@ -1474,6 +1478,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser implements ISourceCodeParser {
       return expressionStatement;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * @param ds
+    * @param expressionStatement
+    * @return
+    */
+   protected boolean resolveOtherAmbiguitiesAsDeclaration(IASTDeclarationStatement ds, IASTExpressionStatement expressionStatement) {
+      return false;
+   }
+
    /**
     * @return @throws
     *         EndOfFileException
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 bd6db9be201..637d91b2fb8 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
@@ -4706,5 +4706,23 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
       ((ASTNode) result).setLength(length);
       return result;
    }
+   
+   /* (non-Javadoc)
+    * @see org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser#resolveOtherAmbiguitiesAsDeclaration(org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarationStatement, org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpressionStatement)
+    */
+   protected boolean resolveOtherAmbiguitiesAsDeclaration(
+         IASTDeclarationStatement ds,
+         IASTExpressionStatement expressionStatement) {
+      if( expressionStatement.getExpression() instanceof IASTArraySubscriptExpression )
+      {
+         IASTArraySubscriptExpression arraySub = (IASTArraySubscriptExpression) expressionStatement.getExpression();
+         if( ! ( arraySub.getArrayExpression() instanceof IASTIdExpression || 
+                 arraySub.getArrayExpression() instanceof IASTArraySubscriptExpression || 
+                 arraySub.getArrayExpression() instanceof IASTFieldReference ))
+              return true;
+      }
+      return super
+            .resolveOtherAmbiguitiesAsDeclaration(ds, expressionStatement);
+   }
 
 }
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