diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
index 3ebfbcb083b..a3690dacfa1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
@@ -1352,15 +1352,15 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends CPPASTVisitor {
 	}
 
 	private int visit(IASTNamedTypeSpecifier node) {
+		if (scribe.printModifiers()) {
+			scribe.space();
+		}
 		if (node instanceof ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier) {
 			if (((ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier)node).isTypename()) {
 				scribe.printNextToken(Token.t_typename);
 				scribe.space();
 			}
 		}
-		if (scribe.printModifiers()) {
-			scribe.space();
-		}
 		node.getName().accept(this);
 		return PROCESS_SKIP;
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
index 2578189b9fe..ef7f6570662 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
@@ -1157,4 +1157,14 @@ public class CodeFormatterTest extends BaseUITestCase {
 		assertFormatterResult();
 	}
 
+	//inline   typename A foo();
+	//void   bar(const typename A x)  ;
+	//static   typename A x  ;
+
+	//inline typename A foo();
+	//void bar(const typename A x);
+	//static typename A x;
+	public void testFormatterProblemsWithTypename_Bug269590() throws Exception {
+		assertFormatterResult();
+	}
 }