diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
index 16ae401893f..30559e74098 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/SemanticHighlightingTest.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public class SemanticHighlightingTest extends AbstractSemanticHighlightingTest {
 		Position[] expected= new Position[] {
 				createPosition(11, 20, 1),
 				createPosition(28, 35, 3),
+				createPosition(29, 23, 3),
 				createPosition(30, 19, 3),
 				createPosition(77, 21, 4),
 				createPosition(77, 30, 4),
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightingReconciler.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightingReconciler.java
index 1240fe98e43..9ebc04fb38c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightingReconciler.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/SemanticHighlightingReconciler.java
@@ -271,9 +271,11 @@ public class SemanticHighlightingReconciler implements ICReconcilingListener {
 				addNodeLocation(name.getFileLocation(), highlightingStyle);
 			} else {
 				int offset= imageLocation.getNodeOffset();
-				int length= imageLocation.getNodeLength();
-				if (offset > -1 && length > 0) {
-					addPosition(offset, length, highlightingStyle);
+				if (offset >= fMinLocation) {
+					int length= imageLocation.getNodeLength();
+					if (offset > -1 && length > 0) {
+						addPosition(offset, length, highlightingStyle);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}