diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest.java
index 82803030c91..b5766c26420 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest.java
@@ -269,10 +269,8 @@ public class GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest extends AST2BaseTest {
 	    writer.write( "           });                 \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	    writer.write( "}                              \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	    
-        try {
-            parseGCC( writer.toString() ); // TODO Devin raised bug 93980
-            assertFalse(true);
-        } catch (Exception e) {}
+        parseGCC( writer.toString() );
+        parseGPP( writer.toString() );
 	}
 	
 	public void testBug74190_g_return_if_fail() throws Exception {
@@ -283,10 +281,8 @@ public class GCCCompleteParseExtensionsTest extends AST2BaseTest {
 	    writer.write( "           });                 \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	    writer.write( "}                              \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	    
-        try {
-            parseGCC( writer.toString() ); // TODO Devin raised bug 93982
-            assertFalse(true);
-        } catch (Exception e) {}
+        parseGCC( writer.toString() );
+        parseGPP( writer.toString() );
 	}
     
 	public void testBug95635() throws Exception{
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
index b8bd82cc3f4..45aa4cc5d78 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
             consume();
             IASTTypeId typeId = null;
             IASTExpression castExpression = null;
+            boolean proper=false;
+            IToken startCastExpression=null;
             // If this isn't a type name, then we shouldn't be here
             try {
                 try {
@@ -823,6 +825,8 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                     switch (LT(1)) {
                     case IToken.tRPAREN:
                         consume();
+                        proper=true;
+                        startCastExpression=mark();
                         castExpression = castExpression();
                         break;
                     case IToken.tEOC:
@@ -831,6 +835,18 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                         throw backtrack;
                     }
                 } catch (BacktrackException bte) {
+            	    try {
+        	           	// try a compoundStatementExpression
+    	        		backup(startCastExpression);
+	                	if (typeId != null && proper && LT(1) == IToken.tLPAREN) {
+	                		castExpression = compoundStatementExpression();
+	            	        mark = null; // clean up mark so that we can garbage collect
+	        	            return buildTypeIdUnaryExpression(IASTCastExpression.op_cast,
+	    	                        typeId, castExpression, startingOffset,
+		                            LT(1) == IToken.tEOC ? LA(1).getEndOffset() : calculateEndOffset(castExpression));
+	                	}
+  	                } catch (BacktrackException bte2) {}
+                	
                     backup(mark);
                     throwBacktrack(bte);
                 }
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 adf7890446e..958142c5503 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
@@ -907,12 +907,16 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                 templateIdScopes.push(IToken.tLPAREN);
             }
             boolean popped = false;
+            boolean proper=false;
             IASTTypeId typeId = null;
+            IToken startCastExpression=null;
             // If this isn't a type name, then we shouldn't be here
             try {
                 try {
                     typeId = typeId(false);
                     consume(IToken.tRPAREN);
+                    proper = true;
+                    startCastExpression=mark();
                 } catch (BacktrackException bte) {
                     backup(mark);
                     throwBacktrack(bte);
@@ -922,12 +926,26 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                     templateIdScopes.pop();
                     popped = true;
                 }
+
                 IASTExpression castExpression = castExpression();
+                
                 mark = null; // clean up mark so that we can garbage collect
                 return buildTypeIdUnaryExpression(IASTCastExpression.op_cast,
                         typeId, castExpression, startingOffset,
                         calculateEndOffset(castExpression));
             } catch (BacktrackException b) {
+                try {
+                	// try a compoundStatementExpression
+            		backup(startCastExpression);
+                	if (typeId != null && proper && LT(1) == IToken.tLPAREN) {
+	                	IASTExpression castExpression = compoundStatementExpression();
+	                    mark = null; // clean up mark so that we can garbage collect
+	                    return buildTypeIdUnaryExpression(IASTCastExpression.op_cast,
+	                            typeId, castExpression, startingOffset,
+	                            calculateEndOffset(castExpression));
+                	}
+                } catch (BacktrackException bte2) {}
+            	
                 backup(mark);
                 if (templateIdScopes.size() > 0 && !popped) {
                     templateIdScopes.pop();