diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractConstant.rts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractConstant.rts
index 8743b71dcbb..b0b02fd4774 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractConstant.rts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractConstant.rts
@@ -449,3 +449,25 @@ int A::foo()
 	return theAnswer;
 }
 
+//!Bug 246062 [Refactoring] NPE extracting a constant from an inlined method
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractconstant.ExtractConstantRefactoringTest
+//@.config
+filename=A.h
+//@A.h
+class X {
+	void method() {
+		int a= /*$*/1/*$$*/;
+	}
+};
+
+//=
+namespace 
+{
+    const int theAnswer = 1;
+}
+class X {
+	void method() {
+		int a= theAnswer;
+	}
+};
+
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractconstant/ExtractConstantRefactoring.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractconstant/ExtractConstantRefactoring.java
index 4b3dec63187..04f1725233d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractconstant/ExtractConstantRefactoring.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractconstant/ExtractConstantRefactoring.java
@@ -170,7 +170,14 @@ public class ExtractConstantRefactoring extends CRefactoring {
 			if (binding instanceof CPPMethod) {
 								
 				CPPMethod methode = (CPPMethod) binding;
-				IASTNode decl = methode.getDeclarations()[0];
+				IASTNode[] declarations = methode.getDeclarations();
+				
+				IASTNode decl;
+				if(declarations != null) {
+					decl = declarations[0];
+				}else {
+					decl = methode.getDefinition();
+				}
 								
 				IASTNode spec = decl.getParent().getParent();
 				if (spec instanceof ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier) {