diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
index 7328cf80177..982201ce1be 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPTests.java
@@ -9572,6 +9572,18 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2TestBase {
 	public void testLambdaExpression_316307b() throws Exception {
 		parseAndCheckBindings();
 	}
+	
+	//	struct function {
+	//		template <typename T>
+	//		function(T);
+	//	};
+	//	struct S {
+	//		void waldo();
+	//		function f = [this](){ waldo(); };
+	//	};
+	public void testLambdaInDefaultMemberInitializer_494182() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
 
 	//	typedef int MyType;
 	//
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
index 55fe872626c..f9b9d459bc9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
@@ -2378,6 +2378,14 @@ public class CPPVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 						break;
 					if (node.getParent() instanceof IASTFunctionDefinition)
 						break;
+				} else if (scope instanceof ICPPClassScope) {
+					// Reached a class scope without a function scope in between.
+					// Might be in the default member initializer on a field. 
+					IType type = ((ICPPClassScope) scope).getClassType();
+					if (type instanceof ICPPClassTemplate) {
+				    	type= (ICPPClassType) ((ICPPClassTemplate) type).asDeferredInstance();
+					}
+					return type;
 				}
 				scope = scope.getParent();
 			}