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 2b808fa58a9..14929e23c70 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
@@ -9600,4 +9600,13 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	public void testParentScopeOfCatchHandler_376246() throws Exception {
 		parseAndCheckBindings();
 	}
+	
+	//	struct MyClass {
+	//	    struct MyException {};
+	//	    void doSomething() throw(MyException);
+	//	};
+	//	void MyClass::doSomething() throw (MyException) {}
+	public void testScopeOfExceptionSpecification_377457() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
 }
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 a144e5dc880..af69d010bf4 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
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ public class CPPVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 						node= node.getParent();
 					}
 					continue;
-				} else if (prop == ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.TRAILING_RETURN_TYPE) {
+				} else if (prop == ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.TRAILING_RETURN_TYPE ||
+						prop == ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator.EXCEPTION_TYPEID) {
 					IScope result = scopeViaFunctionDtor((ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator) node.getParent());
 					if (result != null)
 						return result;