diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexMultiFileTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexMultiFileTest.java
index 0e9481bebb0..10ce5ef99b2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexMultiFileTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexMultiFileTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.index.tests;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.IPDOMManager;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.CProjectHelper;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.util.TestSourceReader;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProjectDescription;
+
 import junit.framework.TestSuite;
 
 /**
@@ -301,4 +309,46 @@ public class IndexMultiFileTest extends IndexBindingResolutionTestBase {
 	public void testFriendFunctionDeclarationInNamespace_513681() throws Exception {
 		checkBindings();
 	}
+
+	// test.hpp
+	// #ifndef test_hpp
+	// #define test_hpp
+	//
+	// struct S {
+	//   const S* x;
+	// };
+	//
+	// struct Base {
+	//   static const S field;
+	// };
+	// struct Conjugate {
+	//   static const S field;
+	// };
+	//
+	// #endif
+
+	//test1.cpp
+	//# include "test.hpp"
+	//
+	// const S Base::field = {
+	//   &Conjugate::field
+	// };
+	//
+	// const S Conjugate::field = {
+	//   &Base::field
+	// };
+
+	//test2.cpp
+	// #include "test.hpp"
+	//
+	// struct Waldo {
+	//   static const S s;
+	// };
+	//
+	// const S Waldo::s = {
+	//   &Base::field
+	// };
+	public void testStackOverflow_514459() throws Exception {
+		checkBindings();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOM.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOM.java
index 051d16e9dc3..bb8b5d8a065 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOM.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/PDOM.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.BitSet;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IFunction;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IMacroBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IParameter;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ITypedef;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IValue;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IVariable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPEnumeration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPField;
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ public class PDOM extends PlatformObject implements IPDOM {
 	private final IIndexLocationConverter locationConverter;
 	private final Map<String, IPDOMLinkageFactory> fPDOMLinkageFactoryCache;
 	private final HashMap<Object, Object> fResultCache= new HashMap<>();
+	private final Map<Long, WeakReference<IValue>> fVariableResultCache= new HashMap<>();
 	private List<IListener> listeners;
 	protected ChangeEvent fEvent= new ChangeEvent();
 
@@ -1494,6 +1497,9 @@ public class PDOM extends PlatformObject implements IPDOM {
 		synchronized (fResultCache) {
 			fResultCache.clear();
 		}
+		synchronized (fVariableResultCache) {
+			fVariableResultCache.clear();
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -1544,6 +1550,28 @@ public class PDOM extends PlatformObject implements IPDOM {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public IValue getCachedVariableResult(Long key) {
+		synchronized (fVariableResultCache) {
+			WeakReference<IValue> variableResult = fVariableResultCache.get(key);
+			if (variableResult != null) {
+				return variableResult.get();
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void removeCachedVariableResult(Long key) {
+		synchronized (fVariableResultCache) {
+			fVariableResultCache.remove(key);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void putCachedVariableResult(Long key, IValue result) {
+		synchronized (fVariableResultCache) {
+			fVariableResultCache.put(key, new WeakReference<IValue>(result));
+		}
+	}
+
 	public String createKeyForCache(long record, char[] name) {
 		return new StringBuilder(name.length + 2).append((char) (record >> 16)).append((char) record).append(name).toString();
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMLinkage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMLinkage.java
index 36fdcc8ff35..da1e67989f1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMLinkage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMLinkage.java
@@ -659,14 +659,22 @@ public abstract class PDOMLinkage extends PDOMNamedNode implements IIndexLinkage
 	}
 
 	private void deleteValue(Database db, long offset) throws CoreException {
+		fPDOM.removeCachedVariableResult(offset);
 		deleteSerializedData(db, offset, Database.VALUE_SIZE);
 	}
 
 	public IValue loadValue(long offset) throws CoreException {
+		Long cacheKey = Long.valueOf(offset);
+		IValue value = fPDOM.getCachedVariableResult(cacheKey);
+		if (value != null)
+			return value;
 		TypeMarshalBuffer buffer = loadBuffer(offset, Database.VALUE_SIZE);
 		if (buffer == null)
 			return null;
-		return buffer.unmarshalValue();
+		value = buffer.unmarshalValue();
+		if (value!= null)
+			fPDOM.putCachedVariableResult(cacheKey, value);
+		return value;
 	}
 
 	public void storeEvaluation(long offset, ICPPEvaluation eval) throws CoreException {