diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
index a5a89050180..bfb3c271c35 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
@@ -5490,4 +5490,17 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
     	StringBuffer buffer = getContents(1)[0];
     	parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, true );
     }
+    
+    public void testBug178059() throws Exception {
+    	StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+    	buffer.append( "class A {                      \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "   double operator*(const A&); \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "};                             \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "class B : public A {           \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "   double operator*(double);   \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "   using A::operator*;         \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	buffer.append( "}                              \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	
+    	parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, true );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index 2b91a5c01f7..404614280cf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
             consume();
         }
 
-        IASTName name = createName(name());
+        IASTName name = idExpression();
         int end;
         switch (LT(1)) {
         case IToken.tSEMI: