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 b4d2d411973..11bc3cbca7a 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
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTBinaryExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCastExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompoundStatement;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarationStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTElaboratedTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpressionStatement;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ITypedef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IVariable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTPointerToMember;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTQualifiedName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTWhileStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
@@ -2082,7 +2084,13 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
     	buffer.append( "int (B::*pb)() = &B::f;\n");  //$NON-NLS-1$
     	buffer.append( "}\n" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
     	String code = buffer.toString();
-    	parse( code, ParserLanguage.CPP );
+    	IASTFunctionDefinition foo = (IASTFunctionDefinition) parse( code, ParserLanguage.CPP ).getDeclarations()[0];
+    	IASTDeclarationStatement decl = (IASTDeclarationStatement) ((IASTCompoundStatement)foo.getBody()).getStatements()[1];
+    	IASTSimpleDeclaration pb = (IASTSimpleDeclaration) decl.getDeclaration();
+    	IASTDeclarator d = pb.getDeclarators()[0];
+    	assertEquals( d.getNestedDeclarator().getPointerOperators().length,  1 );
+    	assertEquals( d.getNestedDeclarator().getName().toString(), "pb" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	assertTrue( d.getNestedDeclarator().getPointerOperators()[0] instanceof ICPPASTPointerToMember );
     }
        
     public void testBug86336() throws Exception {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
index 3fed249477a..dd01e405c5c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpressionList;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTExpressionStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTForStatement;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionCallExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTGotoStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTIdExpression;
@@ -1492,7 +1493,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser implements ISourceCodeParser {
         }
 
         if (expressionStatement == null && ds != null) {
-
             return ds;
         }
         if (expressionStatement != null && ds == null) {
@@ -1500,7 +1500,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser implements ISourceCodeParser {
                 if (consume() == lastTokenOfExpression)
                     break;
             }
-
             return expressionStatement;
         }
 
@@ -1518,6 +1517,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser implements ISourceCodeParser {
 
                     return ds;
                 }
+                if( lhs instanceof IASTFunctionCallExpression )
+                {
+                	//lvalue - makes no sense
+                	return ds;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
index d123b0c25b0..663294f294f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTQualifiedName.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class CPPASTQualifiedName extends CPPASTNode implements
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    public String toString() {
+   	  if( signature == null ) return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
       return signature;
    }
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ public class CPPASTQualifiedName extends CPPASTNode implements
     */
    public char[] toCharArray() {
       if (names == null)
-         return null;
+         return "".toCharArray();
       removeNullNames();
 
       //count first