diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
index d4c650977cd..1bf8de416c6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
@@ -3093,4 +3093,17 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		ICPPTemplateTypeParameter tp= (ICPPTemplateTypeParameter) spec.getTemplateParameters()[0];
 		assertNull(tp.getDefault());
 	}
+	
+	//	class X {
+	//		template <typename S> X(S s);
+	//	};
+	//
+	//	void test(X a);
+	//	void bla(int g) {
+	//		test(new X(g));
+	//	} 
+	public void testBug239586_ClassCast() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
index 0938bb8e680..16d2a79fd6c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
@@ -1707,8 +1707,7 @@ public class CPPVisitor {
 			IBinding binding = name.resolveBinding();
 			if (binding instanceof ICPPConstructor) {
 				try {
-					ICPPClassScope scope = (ICPPClassScope) binding.getScope();
-					type = scope.getClassType();
+					type= ((ICPPConstructor) binding).getClassOwner();
 					type = new CPPPointerType(type);
 				} catch (DOMException e) {
 					type = e.getProblem();