diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexCPPBindingResolutionBugs.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexCPPBindingResolutionBugs.java
index 57f2c350297..b57ac7e4338 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexCPPBindingResolutionBugs.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexCPPBindingResolutionBugs.java
@@ -1334,4 +1334,13 @@ public class IndexCPPBindingResolutionBugs extends IndexBindingResolutionTestBas
 		assertTrue(name instanceof IASTImplicitName);
 		assertEquals("base", name.resolveBinding().getOwner().getName());
 	}
+
+	//	class A {
+	//	  class B;
+	//	};
+	//	class D : public A {};
+	//	class D::B {};
+	public void _testInvalidOwner_412766() throws Exception {
+		checkBindings();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
index d5bdbb357c8..63fc781e11c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
@@ -541,9 +541,14 @@ class PDOMCPPLinkage extends PDOMLinkage implements IIndexCPPBindingConstants {
 		if (parent instanceof IPDOMCPPClassType) {
 			if (originalBinding instanceof IEnumerator)
 				originalBinding = originalBinding.getOwner();
-			int visibility = getVisibility(originalBinding);
-			if (visibility >= 0) {
-				((IPDOMCPPClassType) parent).addMember(binding, visibility);
+			try {
+				int visibility = getVisibility(originalBinding);
+				if (visibility >= 0) {
+					((IPDOMCPPClassType) parent).addMember(binding, visibility);
+					return;
+				}
+			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+				CCorePlugin.log(e);
 				return;
 			}
 		}