diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/BaseSelectionTestsIndexer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/BaseSelectionTestsIndexer.java
index 2480c07dd3b..acace37dfda 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/BaseSelectionTestsIndexer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/BaseSelectionTestsIndexer.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class BaseSelectionTestsIndexer extends BaseUITestCase {
         
         if (part instanceof CEditor) {
         	CEditor editor= (CEditor) part;
-    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 500, 10);
+    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 5000, 10);
             ((AbstractTextEditor)part).getSelectionProvider().setSelection(new TextSelection(offset,length));
             
             final OpenDeclarationsAction action = (OpenDeclarationsAction) editor.getAction("OpenDeclarations"); //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class BaseSelectionTestsIndexer extends BaseUITestCase {
             part = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getActiveEditor(); 
             assertTrue (part instanceof CEditor);
             editor= (CEditor) part;
-    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 500, 10);
+    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 5000, 10);
 
     		// the action above should highlight the declaration, so now retrieve it and use that selection to get the IASTName selected on the TU
             ISelection sel= editor.getSelectionProvider().getSelection();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsAnyIndexer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsAnyIndexer.java
index 6221367274b..82a50196b2b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsAnyIndexer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsAnyIndexer.java
@@ -1145,4 +1145,32 @@ public abstract class CPPSelectionTestsAnyIndexer extends BaseSelectionTestsInde
         decl = testF3(file, offset2);
         assertNode("~X", offset1, decl);
     }
+    
+    
+	// template<typename T>
+	// class C {
+	// public:
+	//    T operator+(int);
+	// };
+
+	// void main() {
+	//   C<char> a;
+	//   a + 2;
+	// }
+	public void testBug272744() throws Exception {
+		StringBuffer[] buffers= getContents(2);
+        String hcode= buffers[0].toString();
+        String scode= buffers[1].toString();
+        IFile hfile = importFile("test.h", hcode); //$NON-NLS-1$ 
+        IFile file = importFile("test.cpp", scode); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        waitUntilFileIsIndexed(index, file, MAX_WAIT_TIME);
+        
+        int hoffset= hcode.indexOf("operator+");  //$NON-NLS-1$
+        int soffset = scode.indexOf("+");  //$NON-NLS-1$
+        IASTNode def = testF3(file, soffset + 1);
+        assertTrue(def instanceof IASTName);
+        assertEquals(((IASTName) def).toString(), "operator +"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        assertEquals(((ASTNode) def).getOffset(), hoffset);
+        assertEquals(((ASTNode) def).getLength(), 9);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
index bbb541de4d0..98ebdebad37 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CPPSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class CPPSelectionTestsNoIndexer extends BaseUITestCase {
         IEditorPart part = null;
         try {
             part = page.openEditor(new FileEditorInput(file), "org.eclipse.cdt.ui.editor.CEditor"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer((AbstractTextEditor) part), 100, 500, 10);
+    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer((AbstractTextEditor) part), 100, 5000, 10);
         } catch (PartInitException e) {
             assertFalse(true);
         }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
index 7c073751354..bf6e4d69b80 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/selection/CSelectionTestsNoIndexer.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class CSelectionTestsNoIndexer extends BaseUITestCase {
         
         if (part instanceof CEditor) {
         	CEditor editor= (CEditor) part;
-    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 500, 10);
+    		EditorTestHelper.joinReconciler(EditorTestHelper.getSourceViewer(editor), 100, 5000, 10);
             editor.getSelectionProvider().setSelection(new TextSelection(offset,length));
             
             final OpenDeclarationsAction action = (OpenDeclarationsAction) editor.getAction("OpenDeclarations"); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
index c92811fc8d1..0d067b6a456 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class OpenDeclarationsAction extends SelectionParseAction implements ASTR
 					for(IASTImplicitName name : implicits) {
 						if(((ASTNode)name).getOffset() == ((ASTNode)implicit).getOffset()) {
 							IBinding binding = name.resolveBinding(); // guaranteed to resolve
-							IName[] declNames = findNames(fIndex, ast, KIND_OTHER, binding);
+							IName[] declNames = findDeclNames(ast, KIND_OTHER, binding);
 							allNames.addAll(Arrays.asList(declNames));
 						}
 					}
@@ -193,29 +193,7 @@ public class OpenDeclarationsAction extends SelectionParseAction implements ASTR
 						isKind= KIND_DEFINITION;
 					}
 				}
-				IName[] declNames = findNames(fIndex, ast, isKind, binding);
-				if (declNames.length == 0) {
-					if (binding instanceof ICPPSpecialization) {
-						// bug 207320, handle template instances
-						IBinding specialized= ((ICPPSpecialization) binding).getSpecializedBinding();
-						if (specialized != null && !(specialized instanceof IProblemBinding)) {
-							declNames = findNames(fIndex, ast, KIND_DEFINITION, specialized);
-						}
-					} else if (binding instanceof ICPPMethod) {
-						// bug 86829, handle implicit methods.
-						ICPPMethod method= (ICPPMethod) binding;
-						if (method.isImplicit()) {
-							try {
-								IBinding clsBinding= method.getClassOwner();
-								if (clsBinding != null && !(clsBinding instanceof IProblemBinding)) {
-									declNames= findNames(fIndex, ast, KIND_OTHER, clsBinding);
-								}
-							} catch (DOMException e) {
-								// don't log problem bindings.
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
+				IName[] declNames = findDeclNames(ast, isKind, binding);
 				if (navigateViaCElements(fWorkingCopy.getCProject(), fIndex, declNames)) {
 					found= true;
 				}
@@ -243,6 +221,34 @@ public class OpenDeclarationsAction extends SelectionParseAction implements ASTR
 		return Status.OK_STATUS; 
 	}
 
+
+	private IName[] findDeclNames(IASTTranslationUnit ast, int isKind, IBinding binding) throws CoreException {
+		IName[] declNames = findNames(fIndex, ast, isKind, binding);
+		if (declNames.length == 0) {
+			if (binding instanceof ICPPSpecialization) {
+				// bug 207320, handle template instances
+				IBinding specialized= ((ICPPSpecialization) binding).getSpecializedBinding();
+				if (specialized != null && !(specialized instanceof IProblemBinding)) {
+					declNames = findNames(fIndex, ast, KIND_DEFINITION, specialized);
+				}
+			} else if (binding instanceof ICPPMethod) {
+				// bug 86829, handle implicit methods.
+				ICPPMethod method= (ICPPMethod) binding;
+				if (method.isImplicit()) {
+					try {
+						IBinding clsBinding= method.getClassOwner();
+						if (clsBinding != null && !(clsBinding instanceof IProblemBinding)) {
+							declNames= findNames(fIndex, ast, KIND_OTHER, clsBinding);
+						}
+					} catch (DOMException e) {
+						// don't log problem bindings.
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return declNames;
+	}
+
 	private boolean navigationFallBack(IASTTranslationUnit ast) {
 		// bug 102643, as a fall-back we look up the selected word in the index
 		if (sAllowFallback && fSelectedText != null && fSelectedText.length() > 0) {