diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTemplateTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTemplateTest.java
index 6fea85a300c..e3f55436731 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTemplateTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTemplateTest.java
@@ -938,4 +938,23 @@ public class CompleteParseASTTemplateTest extends CompleteParseBaseTest {
 		IASTTemplateDeclaration foo = (IASTTemplateDeclaration) i.next();
 	}
 	
+	public void testBug64919() throws Exception{
+		Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+		writer.write("class Foo{};                                                   ");
+		writer.write("class Bar{};                                                   ");
+		writer.write("template <class T, class U> class A {};                        ");
+		writer.write("template < class X > class A < X, X > : public A< X, Bar>      ");
+		writer.write("{   typedef int TYPE;   };                                     ");
+		writer.write("template < class X > class A < X, Foo > : public A< X, X >     ");
+		writer.write("{   void f ( TYPE );  };                                       ");
+
+		//success is no stack overflow
+		Iterator i = parse( writer.toString() ).getDeclarations();
+		
+		IASTClassSpecifier Foo = (IASTClassSpecifier)((IASTAbstractTypeSpecifierDeclaration)i.next()).getTypeSpecifier();
+		IASTClassSpecifier Bar = (IASTClassSpecifier)((IASTAbstractTypeSpecifierDeclaration)i.next()).getTypeSpecifier();
+		IASTTemplateDeclaration A1 = (IASTTemplateDeclaration) i.next();
+		IASTTemplateDeclaration A2 = (IASTTemplateDeclaration) i.next();
+		IASTTemplateDeclaration A3 = (IASTTemplateDeclaration) i.next();
+	}
 }
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 551ce042392..23f6b038292 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
@@ -659,12 +659,20 @@ public class ParserSymbolTable {
 				//if the inheritanceChain already contains the parent, then that 
 				//is circular inheritance
 				if( ! data.inheritanceChain.contains( parent ) ){
-					//is this name define in this scope?
-					if( parent instanceof IDeferredTemplateInstance ){
-						parent = ((IDeferredTemplateInstance)parent).getTemplate().getTemplatedSymbol();
-					} else if( parent instanceof ITemplateSymbol ){
-						parent = ((ITemplateSymbol)parent).getTemplatedSymbol();
+					if( parent instanceof IDeferredTemplateInstance || parent instanceof ITemplateSymbol ){
+						if( parent instanceof IDeferredTemplateInstance ){
+							parent = ((IDeferredTemplateInstance)parent).getTemplate().getTemplatedSymbol();
+						} else if( parent instanceof ITemplateSymbol ){
+							parent = ((ITemplateSymbol)parent).getTemplatedSymbol();
+						}
+						if( data.inheritanceChain.contains( parent ) ){
+							//bug 64919, might not really be circular inheritance, it just looks that way
+							//don't throw an exception, just ignore this parent.
+							continue;
+						}
 					}
+					
+					//is this name define in this scope?
 					if( parent instanceof IDerivableContainerSymbol ){
 						temp = lookupInContained( data, (IDerivableContainerSymbol) parent );
 					} else {