diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTName.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTName.java
index a3136bc6845..23767087098 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTName.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTName.java
@@ -9,23 +9,28 @@
  * IBM - Initial API and implementation
  * Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
  * Bryan Wilkinson (QNX)
+ * Anton Leherbauer (Wind River Systems)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompletionContext;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNameOwner;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IProblemBinding;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPNamespace;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.CharArrayUtils;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.ProblemBinding;
 
 /**
  * @author jcamelon
  */
-public class CPPASTName extends CPPASTNode implements IASTName {
+public class CPPASTName extends CPPASTNode implements IASTName, IASTCompletionContext {
 	private final static class RecursionResolvingBinding extends ProblemBinding {
 		public RecursionResolvingBinding() {
 			super(null, IProblemBinding.SEMANTIC_RECURSION_IN_LOOKUP, CharArrayUtils.EMPTY);
@@ -90,10 +95,26 @@ public class CPPASTName extends CPPASTNode implements IASTName {
     		}
     		node = node.getParent();
     	}
-    	
+    	if (getLength() > 0) {
+    		return this;
+    	}
     	return null;
     }
 
+	public IBinding[] findBindings(IASTName n, boolean isPrefix) {
+		if (getParent() instanceof IASTDeclarator) {
+			IBinding[] bindings = CPPSemantics.findBindingsForContentAssist(n, isPrefix);
+			for (int i = 0; i < bindings.length; i++) {
+				if (bindings[i] instanceof ICPPNamespace || bindings[i] instanceof ICPPClassType) {
+				} else {
+					bindings[i]= null;
+				}
+			}
+			return (IBinding[])ArrayUtil.removeNulls(IBinding.class, bindings);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
     public void setBinding(IBinding binding) {
         this.binding = binding;
         fResolutionDepth= 0;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist2/CompletionTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist2/CompletionTests.java
index 1d023c77f25..facbc79d00f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist2/CompletionTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist2/CompletionTests.java
@@ -759,4 +759,12 @@ public class CompletionTests extends AbstractContentAssistTest {
 		assertMinimumCompletionResults(fCursorOffset, expected, AbstractContentAssistTest.COMPARE_REP_STRINGS);
 	}
 
+	// void Pri/*cursor*/
+	public void testMethodDefinitionClassName_Bug190296() throws Exception {
+		// see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=190296
+		final String[] expected= {
+				"Printer::"
+		};
+		assertMinimumCompletionResults(fCursorOffset, expected, AbstractContentAssistTest.COMPARE_REP_STRINGS);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
index c3b781ee8d8..ca99f54818b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Contributors:
  * QNX - Initial API and implementation
  * Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
+ * Anton Leherbauer (Wind River Systems)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.contentassist;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompletionContext;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompletionNode;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionStyleMacroParameter;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTIdExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTName;
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ public class DOMCompletionProposalComputer extends ParsingBasedProposalComputer
 		
 		if (!isAnonymousBinding(binding)) {
 			if (binding instanceof ICPPClassType) {
-				handleClass((ICPPClassType) binding, cContext, proposals);
+				handleClass((ICPPClassType) binding, astContext, cContext, proposals);
 			} else if (binding instanceof IFunction) {
 				handleFunction((IFunction)binding, cContext, proposals);
 			} else if (!cContext.isContextInformationStyle()) {
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ public class DOMCompletionProposalComputer extends ParsingBasedProposalComputer
 		return name.length == 0 || name[0] == '{';
 	}
 
-	private void handleClass(ICPPClassType classType, CContentAssistInvocationContext context, List proposals) {
+	private void handleClass(ICPPClassType classType, IASTCompletionContext astContext, CContentAssistInvocationContext context, List proposals) {
 		if (context.isContextInformationStyle()) {
 			try {
 				ICPPConstructor[] constructors = classType.getConstructors();
@@ -245,6 +247,12 @@ public class DOMCompletionProposalComputer extends ParsingBasedProposalComputer
 			} catch (DOMException e) {
 			}
 		} else {
+			if (astContext instanceof IASTName && !(astContext instanceof ICPPASTQualifiedName)) {
+				IASTName name= (IASTName)astContext;
+				if (name.getParent() instanceof IASTDeclarator) {
+					proposals.add(createProposal(classType.getName()+"::", classType.getName(), getImage(classType), context)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				}
+			}
 			proposals.add(createProposal(classType.getName(), classType.getName(), getImage(classType), context));
 		}
 	}