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 9460a2639f5..4edb0ebbb99 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
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.ast2;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCastExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompoundStatement;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarationStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTElaboratedTypeSpecifier;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ITypedef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IVariable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTConversionName;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTOperatorName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTPointerToMember;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTQualifiedName;
@@ -3275,5 +3277,20 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
         assertEquals( expression.getInitialValue(), null );
         assertEquals( expression.getSimpleType(), ICPPASTSimpleTypeConstructorExpression.t_int );
     }
+	
+    public void testBug90498() throws Exception {
+        IASTTranslationUnit tu = parse( "typedef INT ( FOO ) (INT);", ParserLanguage.CPP ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        
+        IASTSimpleDeclaration decl = (IASTSimpleDeclaration) tu.getDeclarations()[0];
+        IASTDeclSpecifier declSpec = decl.getDeclSpecifier();
+        assertTrue( declSpec instanceof ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier );
+        assertEquals( ((ICPPASTNamedTypeSpecifier)declSpec).getName().toString(), "INT" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        
+        IASTDeclarator dtor = decl.getDeclarators()[0];
+        assertTrue( dtor instanceof IASTFunctionDeclarator );
+        assertNotNull( dtor.getNestedDeclarator() );
+        IASTDeclarator nested = dtor.getNestedDeclarator();
+        assertEquals( nested.getName().toString(), "FOO" );  //$NON-NLS-1$
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index 41927733a0e..19683408148 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFieldDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFieldReference;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTForStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionCallExpression;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTGotoStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTIdExpression;
@@ -3494,7 +3495,7 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
             throws EndOfFileException, BacktrackException {
         IASTDeclarator d = declarator(strategy, false, false);
 
-        IASTInitializer initializer = optionalCPPInitializer();
+        IASTInitializer initializer = optionalCPPInitializer( d );
         if (initializer != null) {
             d.setInitializer(initializer);
             initializer.setParent(d);
@@ -3506,7 +3507,7 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         return d;
     }
 
-    protected IASTInitializer optionalCPPInitializer()
+    protected IASTInitializer optionalCPPInitializer( IASTDeclarator d )
             throws EndOfFileException, BacktrackException {
         // handle initializer
 
@@ -3520,6 +3521,12 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                 throw eof;
             }
         } else if (LT(1) == IToken.tLPAREN) {
+            if( d instanceof IASTFunctionDeclarator ){
+                //constructor initializer doesn't make sense for a function declarator, 
+                //C++98:8.5-11 A parenthesized initializer can be a list of expressions
+                //only when the entity  has a class type
+                return null;
+            }
             // initializer in constructor
             int o = consume(IToken.tLPAREN).getOffset(); // EAT IT!
             IASTExpression astExpression = expression();