diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
index 3eea0fee200..a54d8d3ae1d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
@@ -462,4 +462,17 @@ public class SemanticHighlightingTest extends TestCase {
     public void testAliasTemplates_416748() throws Exception {
     	makeAssertions();
     }
+    
+    //	namespace N {                                    //$namespace
+    //		class C {                                    //$class
+    //			enum E1 {};                              //$enum
+    //		};
+    //		C::E1 e1;                                    //$class,enum,globalVariable
+    //		enum E2 {};                                  //$enum
+    //	}
+    //	N::C::E1 e1;                                     //$namespace,class,enum,globalVariable
+    //	N::E2 e2;                                        //$namespace,enum,globalVariable
+    public void testQualifiedEnum_XXXXXX() throws Exception {
+    	makeAssertions();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightings.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightings.java
index 43131ab1ca9..09797cce369 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightings.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightings.java
@@ -998,6 +998,9 @@ public class SemanticHighlightings {
 		public boolean consumes(ISemanticToken token) {
 			IASTNode node= token.getNode();
 			if (node instanceof IASTName) {
+				if (node instanceof ICPPASTQualifiedName) {
+					return false;
+				}
 				IBinding binding= token.getBinding();
 				if (binding instanceof IEnumeration) {
 					return true;