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 5813e8f400a..7edbc1e87a6 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
@@ -12410,4 +12410,10 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2CPPTestBase {
 		BindingAssertionHelper helper = getAssertionHelper();
 		helper.assertVariableValue("waldo", 1);
 	}
+	
+	//	struct A {};
+	//	struct A* b = (1 == 1) ? new struct A : new struct A;
+    public void test_ElabTypeSpecInNewExprInConditional_526134() throws Exception {
+    	parseAndCheckBindings();
+    }
 }
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 d4e6f8a9a1b..a2b01fec885 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
@@ -4768,7 +4768,14 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
 
 		// base clause
 		if (LT(1) == IToken.tCOLON) {
-			baseClause(astClassSpecifier);
+			try {
+				baseClause(astClassSpecifier);
+			} catch (BacktrackException e) {
+				// Couldn't parse a base-clause.
+				// Backtrack and try an elaborated-type-specifier instead.
+				backup(mark);
+				throw e;
+			}
 			// content assist within the base-clause
 			if (LT(1) == IToken.tEOC) {
 				return astClassSpecifier;