diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/NamespaceTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/NamespaceTests.java
index e6fe63ac165..6e301d39ceb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/NamespaceTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/pdom/tests/NamespaceTests.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class NamespaceTests extends PDOMTestBase {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public void _testAlias() throws Exception {
+	public void testAlias() throws Exception {
 		/* Find all the namespace */
 		IBinding[] namespaces = pdom.findBindings(Pattern.compile("namespace1"), false, INDEX_FILTER, NULL_MONITOR);
 		assertEquals(1, namespaces.length);
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOMManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOMManager.java
index 485ece2c3d0..b97d067ccfd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOMManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOMManager.java
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ public class PDOMManager implements IPDOMManager, IWritableIndexManager, IListen
 	 * change events.
 	 */
 	public void startup() {
+		// the model listener is attached outside of the job in
+		// order to avoid a race condition where its not noticed
+		// that new projects are being created
+		final CoreModel model = CoreModel.getDefault();
+		model.addElementChangedListener(fCModelListener);
+		
 		Job startup= new Job(Messages.PDOMManager_StartJob_name) {
 			protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
-				CoreModel model = CoreModel.getDefault();
-				model.addElementChangedListener(fCModelListener);
 				ICProject[] projects;
 				try {
 					projects = model.getCModel().getCProjects();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
index 64ba41fd40f..e80995ba984 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.dom.cpp;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.IPDOMVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
@@ -124,6 +127,25 @@ class PDOMCPPNamespace extends PDOMCPPBinding implements ICPPNamespace, ICPPName
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	public IBinding[] getMemberBindings() throws DOMException {fail(); return null;}
+	public IBinding[] getMemberBindings() throws DOMException {
+		IBinding[] result = null;
+		final List preresult = new ArrayList();
+		try {
+			getIndex().accept(new IBTreeVisitor() {
+				public int compare(int record) throws CoreException {
+					return 0;
+				}
+				public boolean visit(int record) throws CoreException {
+					preresult.add(getLinkageImpl().getNode(record));
+					return true;
+				}
+			});
+			result = (IBinding[]) preresult.toArray(new IBinding[preresult.size()]);
+		} catch(CoreException ce) {
+			CCorePlugin.log(ce);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
 	public void addUsingDirective(IASTNode directive) throws DOMException {fail();}
 }