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 60a375b329a..872e7afb4ec 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
@@ -1415,14 +1415,24 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
     {
         StringBuffer buffer =new StringBuffer( "const int x = 10;\n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
         buffer.append( "int y [ const static x ];"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-        IASTTranslationUnit tu = parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.C );
-        IASTDeclaration [] declarations = tu.getDeclarations();
-        IASTSimpleDeclaration y = (IASTSimpleDeclaration) declarations[1];
-        ICASTArrayModifier mod = (ICASTArrayModifier) ((IASTArrayDeclarator)y.getDeclarators()[0]).getArrayModifiers()[0];
+        ICASTArrayModifier mod = (ICASTArrayModifier) ((IASTArrayDeclarator)((IASTSimpleDeclaration) parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.C ).getDeclarations()[1]).getDeclarators()[0]).getArrayModifiers()[0];
         assertTrue( mod.isConst() );
         assertTrue( mod.isStatic() );
         assertFalse( mod.isRestrict() );
         assertFalse( mod.isVolatile() );
+        assertFalse( mod.isVariableSized() );
+    }
+
+    public void testBug80978() throws Exception
+    {
+        StringBuffer buffer =new StringBuffer(); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        buffer.append( "int y ( int [ const *] );"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        ICASTArrayModifier mod = (ICASTArrayModifier)((IASTArrayDeclarator)((IASTFunctionDeclarator) ((IASTSimpleDeclaration) parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.C ).getDeclarations()[0]).getDeclarators()[0]).getParameters()[0].getDeclarator() ).getArrayModifiers()[0];
+        assertTrue( mod.isConst() );
+        assertTrue( mod.isVariableSized() );
+        assertFalse( mod.isStatic() );
+        assertFalse( mod.isRestrict() );
+        assertFalse( mod.isVolatile() );
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/c/ICASTArrayModifier.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/c/ICASTArrayModifier.java
index e271aa15726..7f142902213 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/c/ICASTArrayModifier.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/c/ICASTArrayModifier.java
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ public interface ICASTArrayModifier extends IASTArrayModifier {
     public void setVolatile( boolean value );
     public void setRestrict( boolean value );
     public void setStatic( boolean value );
+    public boolean isVariableSized();
+    public void setVariableSized( boolean value );
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTModifiedArrayModifier.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTModifiedArrayModifier.java
index 3afaa86a50e..f95871600df 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTModifiedArrayModifier.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTModifiedArrayModifier.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class CASTModifiedArrayModifier extends CASTArrayModifier implements
     private boolean isRestrict;
     private boolean isStatic;
     private boolean isConst;
+    private boolean varSized;
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.c.ICASTArrayModifier#isConst()
@@ -78,4 +79,18 @@ public class CASTModifiedArrayModifier extends CASTArrayModifier implements
         this.isStatic = value;
     }
 
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.c.ICASTArrayModifier#isVariableSized()
+     */
+    public boolean isVariableSized() {
+        return varSized;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.c.ICASTArrayModifier#setVariableSized(boolean)
+     */
+    public void setVariableSized(boolean value) {
+        varSized = value;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
index 0d266cf5116..8f569811754 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
@@ -1780,6 +1780,7 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
             boolean isConst = false;
             boolean isRestrict = false;
             boolean isVolatile = false;
+            boolean isVarSized = false;
             
             outerLoop: do {
                 switch (LT(1)) {
@@ -1799,6 +1800,10 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                     isRestrict = true;
                 	consume();
                     break;
+                case IToken.tSTAR:
+                    isVarSized = true;
+                	consume();
+                	//deliberate fall through
                 default:
                     break outerLoop;
                 }
@@ -1824,6 +1829,7 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                 temp.setConst( isConst );
                 temp.setVolatile( isVolatile );
                 temp.setRestrict(isRestrict);
+                temp.setVariableSized(isVarSized );
                 arrayMod = temp;
             }
             ((ASTNode)arrayMod).setOffset( startOffset );