diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CIndenterTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CIndenterTest.java
index a9a4a9c3841..15ca7f6c2fa 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CIndenterTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CIndenterTest.java
@@ -1082,4 +1082,23 @@ public class CIndenterTest extends BaseUITestCase {
 	public void testIndentationAfterFunctionCallWithQualifier_Bug562125() throws Exception {
 		assertIndenterResult();
 	}
+
+	//class Test
+	//{
+	//public:
+	//Test()
+	//{
+	//}
+	//};
+
+	//class Test
+	//{
+	//public:
+	//	Test()
+	//	{
+	//	}
+	//};
+	public void testIndentationAfterContructorWithAccessSpecifier_Bug562181() throws Exception {
+		assertIndenterResult();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CIndenter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CIndenter.java
index 03fb9d8825a..069e46198a9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CIndenter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CIndenter.java
@@ -2245,10 +2245,12 @@ public final class CIndenter {
 			case Symbols.TokenSEMICOLON:
 			case Symbols.TokenRBRACE:
 				fPosition = pos;
+				fToken = Symbols.TokenIDENT;
 				return true;
 			case Symbols.TokenLBRACE:
 				if (fScanner.looksLikeCompositeTypeDefinitionBackward(fPosition, CHeuristicScanner.UNBOUND)) {
 					fPosition = pos;
+					fToken = Symbols.TokenIDENT;
 					return true;
 				}
 				break;
@@ -2268,11 +2270,13 @@ public final class CIndenter {
 				case Symbols.TokenPROTECTED:
 				case Symbols.TokenPRIVATE:
 					fPosition = pos;
+					fToken = Symbols.TokenIDENT;
 					return true;
 				case Symbols.TokenRPAREN:
 					// constructor initializer
 					if (skipScope()) {
 						pos = fPosition;
+						int token = fToken;
 						nextToken();
 						// optional throw
 						if (fToken == Symbols.TokenTHROW) {
@@ -2282,6 +2286,7 @@ public final class CIndenter {
 							}
 						} else {
 							fPosition = pos;
+							fToken = token;
 						}
 						return looksLikeMethodDecl();
 					}