diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/pst/ParserSymbolTable.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/pst/ParserSymbolTable.java
index dc3090c1d68..5e425bc62e0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/pst/ParserSymbolTable.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/pst/ParserSymbolTable.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 			if( data.foundItems == null || data.foundItems.isEmpty() ){
 				data.foundItems = map;
 			} else {
-				mergeResults( data, data.foundItems, map );
+			    mergeScopedResults( data.foundItems, map );
 			}	
 		}
 		
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 			if( data.foundItems == null || data.foundItems.isEmpty() ){
 				data.foundItems = map;
 			} else {
-				mergeInheritedResults( data.foundItems, map );
+				mergeScopedResults( data.foundItems, map );
 			}
 		}
 					
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 						if( temp == null )
 							temp = inherited;
 						else
-							mergeInheritedResults( temp, inherited );
+							mergeScopedResults( temp, inherited );
 					}
 				} else {
 					throw new ParserSymbolTableException( ParserSymbolTableException.r_CircularInheritance );
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 	 * @param map
 	 * @throws ParserSymbolTableException
 	 */
-	private static void mergeInheritedResults( CharArrayObjectMap resultMap, CharArrayObjectMap map ){
+	private static void mergeScopedResults( CharArrayObjectMap resultMap, CharArrayObjectMap map ){
 		if( resultMap == null || map == null || map.isEmpty() ){
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist/ContentAssistTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist/ContentAssistTests.java
index fd87c8cfdf7..292a27ca5d0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist/ContentAssistTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/contentassist/ContentAssistTests.java
@@ -193,4 +193,25 @@ public class ContentAssistTests extends TestCase {
         assertEquals( results[1].getDisplayString(), "IDIOT" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
         assertEquals( results[2].getDisplayString(), "NORMAL" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
     }
+    
+    public void testBug72559() throws Exception {
+        StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+        writer.write("void foo(){               \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("   int var;               \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("   {                      \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("      float var;          \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("      v                   \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("   }                      \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        writer.write("}                         \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+        String code = writer.toString();
+        IFile cu = importFile( "t.cpp", code ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        ICompletionProposal [] results = getResults( cu, code.indexOf( "v " ) + 1 ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        
+        assertEquals( results.length, 4 );
+        assertEquals( results[0].getDisplayString(), "var : float" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        assertEquals( results[1].getDisplayString(), "virtual" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        assertEquals( results[2].getDisplayString(), "void" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        assertEquals( results[3].getDisplayString(), "volatile" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+    }
 }