diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
index 9689642b516..43b7ed48ba1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
@@ -2150,10 +2150,11 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends CPPASTVisitor {
 			final int line= scribe.line;
 			boolean indented= false;
 			try {
+				int[] stringLiterals = { Token.tSTRING, Token.tLSTRING };
 				while (true) {
-					scribe.printNextToken(Token.tSTRING, needSpace);
+					scribe.printNextToken(stringLiterals, needSpace);
 					token= peekNextToken();
-					if (token != Token.tSTRING) {
+					if (token != Token.tSTRING && token != Token.tLSTRING) {
 						break;
 					}
 					scribe.printCommentPreservingNewLines();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
index 7e3ada37494..a123209585b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
@@ -1332,4 +1332,19 @@ public class CodeFormatterTest extends BaseUITestCase {
 	public void testCompositeTypeSpecAsMacro_Bug298592() throws Exception {
 		assertFormatterResult();
 	}
+	
+	//void f() {
+	//w_char* p   =  L"wide string literal";
+	//int x = 0;
+	//if (x == 0) x = 5;}
+	
+	//void f() {
+	//	w_char* p = L"wide string literal";
+	//	int x = 0;
+	//	if (x == 0)
+	//		x = 5;
+	//}
+	public void testWideStringLiteral_Bug292626() throws Exception {
+		assertFormatterResult();
+	}
 }