diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
index 3ad314bd0fa..8b7058858c0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
@@ -7713,4 +7713,39 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2TestBase {
 		ICPPField privateMemberVariable = bh.assertNonProblem("specializedPrivateVariable");
 		assertVisibility(ICPPClassType.v_private, aTemplateSpecialization.getVisibility(privateMemberVariable));
 	}
+
+	//  template<typename T>
+	//  class A {
+	//    int defaultMemberVariable;
+	//  public:
+	//    int publicMemberVariable;
+	//  protected:
+	//    int protectedMemberVariable;
+	//  private:
+	//    int privateMemberVariable;
+	//  };
+	//
+	//	void test(A<int>* a) {
+	//	  a->defaultMemberVariable = 0;
+	//	  a->publicMemberVariable = 0;
+	//	  a->protectedMemberVariable = 0;
+	//	  a->privateMemberVariable = 0;
+	//	}
+	public void testInstanceMemberAccessibility() throws Exception {
+		BindingAssertionHelper bh = getAssertionHelper();
+
+		ICPPClassType aTemplate = bh.assertNonProblem("A<int>");
+
+		ICPPField defaultMemberVariable = bh.assertNonProblemOnFirstIdentifier("defaultMemberVariable =");
+		assertVisibility(ICPPClassType.v_private, aTemplate.getVisibility(defaultMemberVariable));
+
+		ICPPField publicMemberVariable = bh.assertNonProblemOnFirstIdentifier("publicMemberVariable =");
+		assertVisibility(ICPPClassType.v_public, aTemplate.getVisibility(publicMemberVariable));
+
+		ICPPField protectedMemberVariable = bh.assertNonProblemOnFirstIdentifier("protectedMemberVariable =");
+		assertVisibility(ICPPClassType.v_protected, aTemplate.getVisibility(protectedMemberVariable));
+
+		ICPPField privateMemberVariable = bh.assertNonProblemOnFirstIdentifier("privateMemberVariable =");
+		assertVisibility(ICPPClassType.v_private, aTemplate.getVisibility(privateMemberVariable));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/ClassTypeHelper.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/ClassTypeHelper.java
index b2cb6e9f2db..21a1b7b34bb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/ClassTypeHelper.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/ClassTypeHelper.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp;
 
-
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclaration;
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPFunctionType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPParameter;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPReferenceType;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPSpecialization;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPUsingDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.index.IIndex;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.index.IIndexName;
@@ -905,12 +905,23 @@ public class ClassTypeHelper {
 				if (backup != null) {
 					return backup.getVisibility(member);
 				}
+				if (classType instanceof ICPPClassSpecialization) {
+					// A class instance doesn't have a definition. Delegate to the class template.
+					ICPPClassType specialized = ((ICPPClassSpecialization) classType).getSpecializedBinding();
+					if (!specialized.equals(member.getOwner())) {
+						if (!(member instanceof ICPPSpecialization))
+							throw new IllegalArgumentException(member.getName() + " is not a member of " + specialized.getName()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+						member = ((ICPPSpecialization) member).getSpecializedBinding();
+					}
+					return specialized.getVisibility(member);
+				}
+
 				return ICPPClassType.v_public; // Fallback visibility
 			}
 		}
 
-		int visibility = 
-				classType.getKey() == ICPPClassType.k_class ? ICPPClassType.v_private : ICPPClassType.v_public;
+		int visibility = classType.getKey() == ICPPClassType.k_class ?
+				ICPPClassType.v_private : ICPPClassType.v_public;
 
 		IASTDeclaration[] hostMembers = classType.getCompositeTypeSpecifier().getMembers();
 		for (IASTDeclaration hostMember : hostMembers) {