diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
index b46019c27a9..ea1ce74af1a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompleteParseASTTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTCodeScope;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTElaboratedTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTEnumerationSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTEnumerator;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTExceptionSpecification;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTField;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTFunction;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTLinkageSpecification;
@@ -2224,5 +2225,21 @@ public class CompleteParseASTTest extends CompleteParseBaseTest
     	assertTrue( floatPow.hasFunctionBody() ); 
 	}
     
+    public void testBug75338() throws Exception
+	{
+    	Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+    	writer.write( "class Thrown { };\n");
+    	writer.write( "void foo() throw( Thrown );");
+    	Iterator i = (Iterator) parse( writer.toString() ).getDeclarations();
+    	assertTrue( i.next() instanceof IASTAbstractTypeSpecifierDeclaration );
+    	IASTFunction foo = (IASTFunction) i.next();
+    	assertFalse( i.hasNext() );
+    	IASTExceptionSpecification exSpec = foo.getExceptionSpec();
+    	assertNotNull( exSpec );
+    	Iterator typeIds = exSpec.getTypeIds();
+    	assertTrue( typeIds.hasNext() );
+    	IASTTypeId typeId = (IASTTypeId) typeIds.next();
+    	assertEquals( typeId.getTypeOrClassName(), "Thrown" );
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index b22aed04a7b..e684a568f45 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
         {
             int size = typeIds.size();
         	for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
-        		newTypeIds.add( ((IASTTypeId)typeIds.get(i)).toString() );
+        		newTypeIds.add( typeIds.get(i) );
         	
         }
         return new ASTExceptionSpecification( newTypeIds );