diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPTemplateParameter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPTemplateParameter.java
index 2f1ef12b6de..43954502856 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPTemplateParameter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPTemplateParameter.java
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ public interface ICPPTemplateParameter extends ICPPBinding {
 	 * Example: 
 	 * <pre>
 	 * namespace ns {
-	 *    template<typename T> class X {       // parameter position: 0x0000
-	 *       template<typename U> class Y1 {   // parameter position: 0x0100
+	 *    template<typename T> class X {       // parameter position: 0x00000000
+	 *       template<typename U> class Y1 {   // parameter position: 0x00010000
 	 *       };
 	 *       class Y2 {
-	 *          template typename<V> class Z { // parameter position: 0x0100
+	 *          template typename<V> class Z { // parameter position: 0x00010000
 	 *             void m();
 	 *          };  
 	 *       };
 	 *    };
 	 * }
-	 * template<typename T>                    // parameter position 0x0000
-	 *    template <typename V>                // parameter position 0x0100
+	 * template<typename T>                    // parameter position 0x00000000
+	 *    template <typename V>                // parameter position 0x00010000
 	 *       void ns::X<T>::Y2::Z<V>::m() {}
 	 * </pre>
 	 * @since 5.1
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateDefinition.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateDefinition.java
index 7a2f607a973..f6d246fa610 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateDefinition.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateDefinition.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public abstract class CPPTemplateDefinition extends PlatformObject implements IC
 	}
 	
 	public IBinding resolveTemplateParameter(ICPPTemplateParameter templateParameter) {
-		int pos= templateParameter.getParameterPosition() & 0xff;
+		int pos= templateParameter.getParameterPosition() & 0xffff;
 		
     	int tdeclLen= declarations == null ? 0 : declarations.length;
     	for (int i= -1; i < tdeclLen; i++) {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateParameter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateParameter.java
index b28909cbee3..875bbad1189 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateParameter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPTemplateParameter.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public abstract class CPPTemplateParameter extends PlatformObject
 		// use parameter from the index
 		try {
 			ICPPTemplateParameter[] params = template.getTemplateParameters();
-			final int pos= position & 0xff;
+			final int pos= position & 0xffff;
 			if (pos < params.length) 
 				return params[pos];
 		} catch (DOMException e) {