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 280486d1ef5..5a632c1ee59 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
@@ -4971,4 +4971,9 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
         assertSame( e, col.getName(5).resolveBinding() );
         assertSame( blah, col.getName(6).resolveBinding() );
 	}
+    
+    public void testBug80171() throws Exception {
+        parseAndCheckBindings( "static var;"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    }
+
 }
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 a6177758150..99e2454f652 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
@@ -3274,4 +3274,8 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
         buffer.append("}\n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
         parseAndCheckBindings( buffer.toString() );
     }
+    
+    public void testBug80171() throws Exception {
+        parseAndCheckBindings( "static var;"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    }
 }
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