diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/prefix/BasicCompletionTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/prefix/BasicCompletionTest.java
index 860a034ce4f..fa9c8ff8934 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/prefix/BasicCompletionTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/prefix/BasicCompletionTest.java
@@ -204,4 +204,15 @@ public class BasicCompletionTest extends CompletionTestBase {
 		String[] expectedCpp= {"test"};
 		checkCompletion(code, true, expectedCpp);
 	}
+	
+//	typedef int MyType;
+//	void func(){
+//	    static_cast<My
+	public void testCastExpression_Bug301933() throws Exception {
+		String code = getAboveComment();
+		String[] expectedCpp= {"MyType"};
+		checkCompletion(code, true, expectedCpp);
+	}
+
+	
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index c89a43ed554..d8ad40e83bb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -1432,10 +1432,13 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         final IASTTypeId typeID = typeId(DeclarationOptions.TYPEID);
         if (typeID == null) 
         	throw backtrack; 
-        consume(IToken.tGT);
-        consume(IToken.tLPAREN);
-        final IASTExpression operand= expression();
-        final int endOffset= consume(IToken.tRPAREN).getEndOffset();
+        consumeOrEOC(IToken.tGT);
+        consumeOrEOC(IToken.tLPAREN);
+        IASTExpression operand= null;
+        if (LT(1) != IToken.tEOC) {
+        	operand= expression();
+        }
+        final int endOffset= consumeOrEOC(IToken.tRPAREN).getEndOffset();
         int operator;
         switch(optype) {
 	        case IToken.t_dynamic_cast:
@@ -2231,7 +2234,7 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         			endOffset= consume().getEndOffset();
         			break;
         		case IToken.t_mutable:
-        			storageClass = ICPPASTDeclSpecifier.sc_mutable;
+        			storageClass = IASTDeclSpecifier.sc_mutable;
         			endOffset= consume().getEndOffset();
         			break;
         		case IToken.t_typedef:
@@ -2318,14 +2321,14 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         		case IToken.t_wchar_t:
         			if (encounteredTypename)
         				break declSpecifiers;
-        			simpleType = ICPPASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_wchar_t;
+        			simpleType = IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_wchar_t;
         			encounteredRawType= true;
         			endOffset= consume().getEndOffset();
         			break;
         		case IToken.t_bool:
         			if (encounteredTypename)
         				break declSpecifiers;
-        			simpleType = ICPPASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_bool;
+        			simpleType = IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_bool;
         			encounteredRawType= true;
         			endOffset= consume().getEndOffset();
         			break;