diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
index 21895a1811a..6ef526d5381 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ParserLanguage;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.ASTAccessVisibility;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.ASTClassKind;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.ASTPointerOperator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTASMDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTAbstractTypeSpecifierDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTBaseSpecifier;
@@ -1281,4 +1282,24 @@ public class CompleteParseASTTest extends CompleteParseBaseTest
 		assertFalse( i.hasNext() );
 	}
 	
+	public void testBug54639() throws Exception
+	{
+		Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+		writer.write( "typedef enum _A { } A, *pA; " );
+		
+		Iterator i = parse( writer.toString() ).getDeclarations();
+		
+		IASTTypedefDeclaration typedef = (IASTTypedefDeclaration)i.next();
+		assertEquals( typedef.getName(), "A" );
+		IASTEnumerationSpecifier enumSpec = (IASTEnumerationSpecifier) typedef.getAbstractDeclarator().getTypeSpecifier();
+		assertEquals( enumSpec.getName(), "_A" );
+		
+		IASTTypedefDeclaration typedef2 = (IASTTypedefDeclaration)i.next();
+		assertEquals( typedef2.getName(), "pA" );
+		assertEquals( typedef2.getAbstractDeclarator().getPointerOperators().next(), ASTPointerOperator.POINTER );
+		enumSpec = (IASTEnumerationSpecifier) typedef2.getAbstractDeclarator().getTypeSpecifier();
+		assertEquals( enumSpec.getName(), "_A" );
+		
+		assertFalse( i.hasNext() ); 
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index 0a0dd0af3dc..f40b73b314d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -2329,6 +2329,11 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
 			symbolToBeCloned.setTypeSymbol(elab.getSymbol());
 			if( elab.getSymbol() != null )
 				references.add( createReference( elab.getSymbol(), elab.getName(), elab.getNameOffset()) );
+		} 
+		else if ( abstractDeclaration.getTypeSpecifier() instanceof ASTEnumerationSpecifier )
+		{
+			symbolToBeCloned = pst.newSymbol( name, TypeInfo.t_type );
+			symbolToBeCloned.setTypeSymbol(((ASTEnumerationSpecifier)abstractDeclaration.getTypeSpecifier()).getSymbol());
 		}
 		newSymbol = (ISymbol) symbolToBeCloned.clone(); 
 		newSymbol.setName( name );