diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
index 7c155a08974..b04a84a8b1f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassScope;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPConstructor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPTemplateInstance;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IEnumeration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.Keywords;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.ArrayUtil;
@@ -378,19 +379,21 @@ public class CPPASTQualifiedName extends CPPASTNameBase
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private List<IBinding> filterClassScopeBindings(ICPPClassType classType,
-			IBinding[] bindings, final boolean isDeclaration) {
+	private List<IBinding> filterClassScopeBindings(ICPPClassType classType, IBinding[] bindings,
+			final boolean isDeclaration) {
 		List<IBinding> filtered = new ArrayList<IBinding>();
-		final boolean canBeFieldAccess= canBeFieldAccess(classType);
+		final boolean canBeFieldAccess = canBeFieldAccess(classType);
+		final IBinding templateDefinition = (classType instanceof ICPPTemplateInstance)
+				? ((ICPPTemplateInstance) classType).getTemplateDefinition() : null;
 
 		for (final IBinding binding : bindings) {
 			if (binding instanceof IField) {
 				IField field = (IField) binding;
-				if (!canBeFieldAccess && !field.isStatic()) 
+				if (!canBeFieldAccess && !field.isStatic())
 					continue;
 			} else if (binding instanceof ICPPMethod) {
 				ICPPMethod method = (ICPPMethod) binding;
-				if (method.isImplicit()) 
+				if (method.isImplicit())
 					continue;
 				if (!isDeclaration) {
 					if (method.isDestructor() || method instanceof ICPPConstructor
@@ -400,14 +403,17 @@ public class CPPASTQualifiedName extends CPPASTNameBase
 			} else if (binding instanceof IEnumerator || binding instanceof IEnumeration) {
 				if (isDeclaration)
 					continue;
+			} else if (templateDefinition == binding) {
+				// This solves bug 456101 (template instance refering to itself).
+				// A<T>:: should not get a binding to its own template definition.
+				continue;
 			} else if (binding instanceof IType) {
-				IType type = (IType) binding;
-				if (type.isSameType(classType)) 
+				if (classType.isSameType((IType) binding))
 					continue;
-			} 
+			}
 			filtered.add(binding);
 		}
-		
+
 		return filtered;
 	}
 	
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 8a42fb8cdb5..a2ee3172027 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
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class CompletionTests extends AbstractContentAssistTest {
 	//			T add(T tOther) {
 	//				return fTField + tOther;
 	//			}
+	//		class NestedClass{};
 	//	};
 	//	// bug 109480
 	//	class Printer
@@ -1442,6 +1443,32 @@ public class CompletionTests extends AbstractContentAssistTest {
 		assertContentAssistResults(fCursorOffset, expected, true, DISPLAY);
 	}
 
+	//	template<typename T,typename U>
+	//	struct TestTemplate {
+	//		class NestedClass {};
+	//	};
+	//	template<typename T>
+	//	struct TestTemplate<T,int> {
+	//		class NestedClass {};
+	//	};
+	//	template<>
+	//	struct TestTemplate<int,int> {
+	//		class NestedClass {};
+	//	};
+	//	template<typename T,typename U>
+	//	class TestTemplateSelfReference : TestTemplate<T,U>::/*cursor*/
+	public void testTemplateSelfReference_bug456101() throws Exception {
+		final String[] expected = { "NestedClass" };
+		assertContentAssistResults(fCursorOffset, expected, true, DISPLAY);
+	}
+
+	//	template<typename T>
+	//	class TestTemplateSelfReference : TClass<T>::/*cursor*/
+	public void testTemplateSelfReferencePDOM_bug456101() throws Exception {
+		final String[] expected = { "NestedClass" };
+		assertContentAssistResults(fCursorOffset, expected, true, DISPLAY);
+	}
+
 	//	namespace N {
 	//	void foo(int);
 	//	}