diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index 682271aa9b1..ccde3831cac 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -4332,11 +4332,11 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		ICPPFunction fn= ba.assertNonProblem("five() {", 4, ICPPFunction.class);
 		assertFalse(fn.getType().getReturnType() instanceof IProblemBinding);
 		
-		ba.assertProblem("fa(5",2);
+    	ba.assertProblem("fa(5",  2);
     	ICPPFunction fb= ba.assertNonProblem("fb(5", 2, ICPPFunction.class);
-    	ba.assertProblem("fc(5",2);
+    	ba.assertProblem("fc(5", 2);
     	ba.assertProblem("fd(5",2);
-		
+    	
     	ICPPFunction fb2= ba.assertNonProblem("fb(f", 2, ICPPFunction.class);
 		ba.assertProblem("fa(f",2);
     	ba.assertProblem("fc(f",2);
@@ -4350,9 +4350,9 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	//		public:
 	//			X(int x) {}
 	//	};
-	//	
+	//
 	//	void f_const(const X& x) {}
-	//  void f_nonconst(X& x) {}
+	//	void f_nonconst(X& x) {}
 	//
 	//	void ref() {
 	//		f_const(2);    // ok
@@ -4398,7 +4398,7 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	//		f4(cvi);
 	//	}
     public void _testBug222418_e() throws Exception {
-    	BindingAssertionHelper ba= new BindingAssertionHelper(getAboveComment(), true);
+		BindingAssertionHelper ba= new BindingAssertionHelper(getAboveComment(), true);
     	ba.assertNonProblem("f1(i)",2);
     	ba.assertProblem("f1(ci)",  2);
     	ba.assertProblem("f1(vi)",  2);
@@ -4418,8 +4418,8 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
     	ba.assertNonProblem("f4(ci)", 2);
     	ba.assertNonProblem("f4(vi)", 2);
     	ba.assertNonProblem("f4(cvi)",2);
-    }
-
+	}
+	
 	//	class B {};
 	//
 	//	class A {
@@ -4741,4 +4741,19 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.C);
 		parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.CPP);
 	}	
+	
+	//	class X {
+	//		public:
+	//			void* operator new(unsigned int sz, char* buf) {return buf;}
+	//	};
+	//
+	//	char* buffer;
+	//	void test1() {
+	//		X* it = buffer == 0 ?  new (buffer) X : 0;
+	//	}
+	public void testPlacementNewInConditionalExpression_Bug227104() throws Exception {
+		final String code = getAboveComment();
+		parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.CPP);
+	}	
+
 }
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 44d72946308..08acf4cb9f3 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
@@ -3667,6 +3667,8 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                         finalOffset = calculateEndOffset(arrayMods.get(arrayMods.size() - 1));
                     continue;
                 case IToken.tCOLON:
+                	if (forNewTypeId) 
+                		break;
                     consume();
                     bitField = constantExpression();
                     finalOffset = calculateEndOffset(bitField);