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 42f44691804..440004c08be 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
@@ -7226,6 +7226,20 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2TestBase {
 	public void testAliasTemplate_416280_2() throws Exception {
 		parseAndCheckBindings();
 	}
+	
+	//	template <typename T>
+	//	struct Struct {};
+	//
+	//	template <typename T> using Alias = Struct<T>;
+	//
+	//	void waldo(Struct<int>);
+	//
+	//	int main() {
+	//	    waldo(Alias<int>());
+	//	}
+	public void testTemplateIdNamingAliasTemplateInExpression_472615() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
 
 	//	template<typename U>
 	//	struct A {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
index 7db462451aa..00098cb8ddf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ public class CPPTemplates {
 			// Functions are instantiated as part of the resolution process.
 			IBinding result= CPPVisitor.createBinding(id);
 			IASTName templateName = id.getTemplateName();
-			if (result instanceof ICPPClassTemplate) {
+			if (result instanceof ICPPClassTemplate || result instanceof ICPPAliasTemplate) {
 				templateName.setBinding(result);
 				id.setBinding(null);
 			} else {