diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index 47d6fc84694..0f83d0c0d82 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -3728,7 +3728,7 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	//	    int c = (*a).method();      // Problem: method
 	//	  }
 	//	};
-	public void _test186736() throws Exception {
+	public void test186736() throws Exception {
 		StringBuffer buffer = getContents(1)[0];
 		IASTTranslationUnit tu= parseAndCheckBindings(buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP);
 		CNameCollector col = new CNameCollector();
@@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	//	    int b2 = a2->method();        // Problem: method
 	//	  }
 	//	};
-	public void _test186736_variant1() throws Exception {
+	public void test186736_variant1() throws Exception {
 		StringBuffer buffer = getContents(1)[0];
 		IASTTranslationUnit tu= parseAndCheckBindings(buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP);
 		CNameCollector col = new CNameCollector();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
index 6f0c15ab938..a147e1db6be 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateId;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateParameter;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateSpecialization;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTUnaryExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTUsingDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTUsingDirective;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTWhileStatement;
@@ -359,12 +360,26 @@ public class CPPSemantics {
                     tempName = (IASTName) tempName.getParent();
                 
                 ASTNodeProperty prop = tempName.getPropertyInParent();
-                if( prop == IASTFieldReference.FIELD_NAME || 
+                if( (prop == STRING_LOOKUP_PROPERTY && tempName.getParent() instanceof ICPPASTUnaryExpression) ) {
+                	ICPPASTUnaryExpression unaryExp = (ICPPASTUnaryExpression) tempName.getParent();
+                	IASTExpression oprd= unaryExp.getOperand();
+                	return CPPVisitor.getExpressionType(oprd);
+                } else if( prop == IASTFieldReference.FIELD_NAME || 
                 	(prop == STRING_LOOKUP_PROPERTY && tempName.getParent() instanceof ICPPASTFieldReference) )
                 {
                     ICPPASTFieldReference fieldRef = (ICPPASTFieldReference) tempName.getParent();
                     implied = CPPVisitor.getExpressionType( fieldRef.getFieldOwner() );
-                    if( fieldRef.isPointerDereference() && implied instanceof IPointerType ){
+                    IType ultimateImplied= getUltimateType(implied, true);
+                    if( prop != STRING_LOOKUP_PROPERTY && fieldRef.isPointerDereference() && ultimateImplied instanceof ICPPClassType) {
+                    	ICPPFunction operator= findOperator(fieldRef, (ICPPClassType) ultimateImplied);
+                    	try {
+                    		if(operator!=null) {
+                    			implied= operator.getType().getReturnType();
+                    		}
+                    	} catch(DOMException de) {
+                    		return de.getProblem();
+                    	}
+                    } else if( fieldRef.isPointerDereference() && implied instanceof IPointerType ){
                         try {
                             implied = ((IPointerType)implied).getType();
                         } catch ( DOMException e ) {
@@ -3278,7 +3293,12 @@ public class CPPSemantics {
 	    astName.setPropertyInParent( STRING_LOOKUP_PROPERTY );
 	    LookupData data = null;
 	    
-		if( exp instanceof IASTArraySubscriptExpression ){
+	    if( exp instanceof IASTUnaryExpression) {
+	    	astName.setName( ICPPASTOperatorName.OPERATOR_STAR );
+		    data = new LookupData( astName );
+		    data.forceQualified = true;
+		    data.functionParameters = IASTExpression.EMPTY_EXPRESSION_ARRAY;
+	    } else if( exp instanceof IASTArraySubscriptExpression ){
 		    astName.setName( ICPPASTOperatorName.OPERATOR_BRACKET );
 		    data = new LookupData( astName );
 		    data.forceQualified = true;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPVisitor.java
index 5b2b5a61ae5..76ed6ea68a8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPVisitor.java
@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ public class CPPVisitor {
 				IASTExpression owner = ((ICPPASTFieldReference)parent).getFieldOwner();
 				IType type = getExpressionType( owner );
 				if( ((ICPPASTFieldReference)parent).isPointerDereference() ){
-					while( type instanceof ITypedef )
-						type = ((ITypedef)type).getType();
+					type= CPPSemantics.getUltimateType(type, true);
 					if( type instanceof ICPPClassType ){
 						ICPPFunction op = CPPSemantics.findOperator( (IASTFieldReference)parent, (ICPPClassType) type );
 						if( op != null ){
@@ -1865,6 +1864,16 @@ public class CPPVisitor {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
+			if( op == IASTUnaryExpression.op_star && type instanceof ICPPClassType) {
+				try {
+					ICPPFunction operator= CPPSemantics.findOperator(expression, (ICPPClassType) type);
+					if(operator!=null) {
+						return operator.getType().getReturnType();
+					}
+				} catch(DOMException de) {
+					return de.getProblem();
+				}
+			}
 			if( op == IASTUnaryExpression.op_star && (type instanceof IPointerType || type instanceof IArrayType) ){
 			    try {
 					return ((ITypeContainer)type).getType();