diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseProblemTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseProblemTest.java
index a53f240a79d..9836c51b4ce 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseProblemTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseProblemTest.java
@@ -115,4 +115,25 @@ public class CompleteParseProblemTest extends CompleteParseBaseTest {
 	    IASTFunction f = (IASTFunction) i.next();
 	    IASTVariable varI = (IASTVariable) i.next();
 	}
+	
+	public void testBug69745() throws Exception
+	{
+	    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+	    buffer.append( "namespace NS{ template < class T > int foo(){};  }   \n" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    buffer.append( "void f() { using NS::foo;  using NS::foo<int>;   }   \n" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    
+	    String code = buffer.toString();
+	    
+	    parse( code, false );
+	    
+	    int start = code.indexOf( "using NS::foo<int>;" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    int end = start + "using NS::foo<int>;".length(); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	    
+	    assertEquals( callback.problems.size(), 1 );
+	    IProblem p = (IProblem) callback.problems.get( 0 );
+	    
+	    assertEquals( p.getSourceStart(), start );
+	    assertEquals( p.getSourceEnd(), end );
+	    assertEquals( p.getID(), IProblem.SEMANTIC_INVALID_USING );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
index bafd3eb810e..8d1fb25d917 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
@@ -367,7 +367,10 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
             catch (Exception e1)
             {
             	logException( "usingClause:createUsingDeclaration", e1 ); //$NON-NLS-1$
-                throwBacktrack(firstToken.getOffset(), last.getEndOffset(), firstToken.getLineNumber());
+            	if( e1 instanceof ASTSemanticException && ((ASTSemanticException)e1).getProblem() != null )
+            	    throwBacktrack(((ASTSemanticException)e1).getProblem());
+            	else
+            	    throwBacktrack(firstToken.getOffset(), last.getEndOffset(), firstToken.getLineNumber());
             }
             declaration.acceptElement( requestor, astFactory.getReferenceManager() );
             setCompletionValues(scope, getCompletionKindForDeclaration(scope, null), KeywordSetKey.DECLARATION );
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 d998b5ec73a..8988d6b1a11 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
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 		boolean okToAdd = false;
 			
 		//7.3.3-5  A using-declaration shall not name a template-id
-		if( obj.isTemplateMember() && obj.getContainingSymbol().isType( ITypeInfo.t_template ) ){
+		if( obj.isTemplateInstance() && obj.getInstantiatedSymbol().getContainingSymbol().isType( ITypeInfo.t_template ) ){
 			okToAdd = false;
 		}
 		//7.3.3-4