diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/AllXlcErrorParserTests.java b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/AllXlcErrorParserTests.java
index 948a405944a..df4a98f6773 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/AllXlcErrorParserTests.java
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/AllXlcErrorParserTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class AllXlcErrorParserTests {
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestCompatibility.class);
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestUnrecoverableError.class);
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestMacroRedefinition.class);
+		suite.addTestSuite(TestRedeclaration.class);
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestLinkerUndefinedSymbol.class);
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestLinkerDuplicateSymbol.class);
 		suite.addTestSuite(TestLinkerSevereError.class);
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/TestRedeclaration.java b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/TestRedeclaration.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..134d4a51962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/errorparsers/xlc/tests/TestRedeclaration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IMarkerGenerator;
+
+public class TestRedeclaration extends TestCase {
+	/**
+	 * This function tests parseLine function of the
+	 * XlcErrorParser class. The second message generated by
+	 * xlc compiler for symbol redeclaration problem is given as
+	 * input for testing.
+	 */
+	public void testparseLine()
+	{
+		XlcErrorParserTester aix = new XlcErrorParserTester();
+		// Redeclaration warning generates 2 cross-referencing messages.
+		String err_msg = "\"src/temp1.c\", line 6.6: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of fun differs from previous declaration on line 334 of \"include/temp1.h\".";
+		aix.parseLine(err_msg);
+		assertEquals(2, aix.getNumberOfMarkers());
+		
+		assertEquals("Redeclaration of fun differs from another declaration on line 6 of \"src/temp1.c\".", aix.getMessage(0));
+		assertEquals("temp1.h", aix.getFileName(0));
+		assertEquals(334, aix.getLineNumber(0));
+		assertEquals(IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_INFO, aix.getSeverity(0));
+		
+		assertEquals("Redeclaration of fun differs from previous declaration on line 334 of \"include/temp1.h\".", aix.getMessage(1));
+		assertEquals("temp1.c", aix.getFileName(1));
+		assertEquals(6, aix.getLineNumber(1));
+		assertEquals(IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE, aix.getSeverity(1));
+	}
+	public TestRedeclaration( String name)
+	{
+		super(name);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
index 916d7f31777..f2a22c4eb1b 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.replacement=Macro name $4 has been redefined on line $2 of $1
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.crossreference=Macro name $4 redefines macro originally defined on line $5 of $6
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.ignore=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[0-9]*)? \\(W\\)\\s*Macro name .* has been redefined\\.
+# "src/temp1.c", line 6.6: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of fun differs from previous declaration on line 334 of "include/temp1.h".
+CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.redeclaration=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[0-9]*)? \\(S\\)\\s*Redeclaration of (\\w+) differs from previous declaration on line (\\d+) of "(.*)"\\.
+CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.redeclaration.crossreference=Redeclaration of $4 differs from another declaration on line $2 of "$1".
 # "main.cpp", line 10.6: 1540-0064 (S) Syntax error:  "name" was expected but "char" was found.
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.error=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[0-9]*)? \\([USE]\\)\\s*(.*)
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.warning=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[0-9]*)? \\(W\\)\\s*(.*)
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.xml
index 3dd9c5aab8a..6fd505ab16f 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.ignore" severity="Ignore" file-expr="" line-expr="" description-expr="" eat-processed-line="true" />
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro" severity="Warning" file-expr="$6" line-expr="$5" description-expr="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.replacement" eat-processed-line="false" />
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro" severity="Warning" file-expr="$1" line-expr="$2" description-expr="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.crossreference" eat-processed-line="true" />
+			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.redeclaration" severity="Info" file-expr="$6" line-expr="$5" description-expr="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.redeclaration.crossreference" eat-processed-line="false" />
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.error" severity="Error" file-expr="$1" line-expr="$2" description-expr="$4" eat-processed-line="true"/>
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.warning" severity="Warning" file-expr="$1" line-expr="$2" description-expr="$4" eat-processed-line="true"/>
 			<pattern regex="%CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.info" severity="Info" file-expr="$1" line-expr="$2" description-expr="$4" eat-processed-line="true"/>