diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
index b6adee8a235..9afc7f91447 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
@@ -2036,4 +2036,31 @@ public class CompleteParseASTTest extends CompleteParseBaseTest
     	writer.write( "}\n" );
     	parse( writer.toString() );
     }
+    
+    public void testBug68623() throws Exception{
+        Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+        writer.write( "class A {                         \n" );
+        writer.write( "   A();                           \n" );
+        writer.write( "   class sub{};                   \n" );
+        writer.write( "   sub * x;                       \n" );
+        writer.write( "};                                \n" );
+        writer.write( "A::A() : x( (sub *) 0 ) {}        \n" );
+        
+        parse( writer.toString() );
+        
+        writer = new StringWriter();
+        writer.write( "class A {                         \n" );
+        writer.write( "   A() : x (0) {}                 \n" );
+        writer.write( "   int x;                         \n" );
+        writer.write( "};                                \n" );
+        
+        Iterator i = parse( writer.toString() ).getDeclarations();
+        IASTClassSpecifier A = (IASTClassSpecifier) ((IASTAbstractTypeSpecifierDeclaration)i.next()).getTypeSpecifier();
+        
+        i = A.getDeclarations();
+        IASTMethod constructor = (IASTMethod) i.next();
+        IASTField x = (IASTField) i.next();
+        
+        assertAllReferences( 1, createTaskList( new Task( x ) ) );
+    }
 }
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 3047d8b21cd..3fccc547f0d 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
@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
     {
         int startingOffset = consume(IToken.tCOLON).getOffset();
         IASTScope scope = d.getDeclarationWrapper().getScope();
+        scope = astFactory.getDeclaratorScope(scope, d.getNameDuple());
         for (;;)
         {
             if (LT(1) == IToken.tLBRACE)
@@ -1344,16 +1345,14 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
             consume(IToken.tLPAREN);
             IASTExpression expressionList = null;
 
-            expressionList = expression(d.getDeclarationWrapper().getScope(), CompletionKind.SINGLE_NAME_REFERENCE, KeywordSetKey.EXPRESSION);
+            expressionList = expression(scope, CompletionKind.SINGLE_NAME_REFERENCE, KeywordSetKey.EXPRESSION);
 
             IToken rparen = consume(IToken.tRPAREN);
 
             try
             {
                 d.addConstructorMemberInitializer(
-                    astFactory.createConstructorMemberInitializer(
-                        d.getDeclarationWrapper().getScope(),
-                        duple, expressionList));
+                    astFactory.createConstructorMemberInitializer(scope, duple, expressionList) );
             }
             catch (Exception e1)
             {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index 9b219867b2a..96a375a97b7 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -1927,7 +1927,12 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
         		symbol = lookupQualifiedName( scopeSymbol, duple, references, true );
         	} catch( ASTSemanticException ase )
         	{
-        		requireReferenceResolution = true;
+        	    //use the class specifier's unresolved reference mechanism to resolve these references.
+        	    //TODO: resolve unresolved references in the expressionList using resolveLeftoverConstructorInitializerMembers
+        	    if( scope instanceof ASTClassSpecifier ){
+        	        ASTClassSpecifier classSpecifier = (ASTClassSpecifier) scope;
+        	        classSpecifier.addUnresolvedReference( new UnresolvedReferenceDuple(scopeSymbol, duple ) );
+        	    } 
         	}
         }