diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTVisitor.java
index f40d230310b..80dfb19e250 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTVisitor.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public abstract class ASTVisitor {
 
 	public boolean shouldVisitTranslationUnit = false;
 
+	public boolean shouldVisitProblems = false;
+	
 	/**
 	 * @return continue to continue visiting, abort to stop, skip to not descend
 	 *         into this node.
@@ -101,4 +103,8 @@ public abstract class ASTVisitor {
 	public int visit(IASTEnumerator enumerator) {
 		return PROCESS_CONTINUE;
 	}
+	
+	public int visit( IASTProblem problem ){
+		return PROCESS_CONTINUE;
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTProblem.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTProblem.java
index 6a15a30e868..bff63ad244a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTProblem.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTProblem.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTNodeProperty;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFileLocation;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNodeLocation;
@@ -318,4 +319,14 @@ public class CASTProblem extends CASTNode implements IASTProblem {
         return (IASTTranslationUnit) node;
     }
 
+    public boolean accept( ASTVisitor action ){
+    	if( action.shouldVisitProblems ){
+		    switch( action.visit( this ) ){
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT : return false;
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP  : return true;
+	            default : break;
+	        }
+		}
+        return true;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTProblem.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTProblem.java
index be9e0d3e426..4d9e0adac44 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTProblem.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTProblem.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTNodeProperty;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFileLocation;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNodeLocation;
@@ -316,4 +317,14 @@ public class CPPASTProblem extends CPPASTNode implements IASTProblem {
         return (IASTTranslationUnit) node;
     }
 
+    public boolean accept( ASTVisitor action ){
+    	if( action.shouldVisitProblems ){
+		    switch( action.visit( this ) ){
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT : return false;
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP  : return true;
+	            default : break;
+	        }
+		}
+        return true;
+    }
 }