diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/ASTWriterDeclaratorTestSource.awts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/ASTWriterDeclaratorTestSource.awts
index d1adcb49b01..0c541c209c8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/ASTWriterDeclaratorTestSource.awts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/ASTWriterDeclaratorTestSource.awts
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ int b, a;
 }
 
 
+//!ICPPASTDeclarator with nested declarator being a variable
+//%C
+int *(*var[3]);
+
+//!ICPPASTDeclarator with nested declarator and redundant parentheses 
+//%C
+char (*((*fptr))(int, char));
+
+//!ICPPASTDeclarator with nested declarator as a method
+//%CPP
+class Foo
+{
+    int (*(*aMethod())[2]);
+};
 //!ICPPASTReferenceOperator rvalue reference
 //%CPP
 int && foo(int && a)
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclaratorWriter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclaratorWriter.java
index b20d2542f6c..3cef7d0691e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclaratorWriter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclaratorWriter.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class DeclaratorWriter extends NodeWriter {
 		writePointerOperators(declarator, pointOps);
 		IASTName name = declarator.getName();
 		name.accept(visitor);
+		writeNestedDeclarator(declarator);
 		IASTInitializer init = getInitializer(declarator);
 		if(init!= null) {
 			init.accept(visitor);