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 26a291eb121..2b808fa58a9 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
@@ -9592,4 +9592,12 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		assertSame(calls[calls.length - 1] + " and " + calls[calls.length - 2] + " resolve to different functions",
 				functions[calls.length - 1], functions[calls.length - 2]);
 	}
+	
+	//	void f(int x) try {
+	//	} catch(...) {
+	//		(void)x;
+	//	}
+	public void testParentScopeOfCatchHandler_376246() 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 36a9f6d23cf..a144e5dc880 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
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics;
 
-import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.ALLCVQ;
-import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.CVTYPE;
-import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.TDEF;
-import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.getNestedType;
-import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.getUltimateTypeUptoPointers;
+import static org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.SemanticUtil.*;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -1264,7 +1260,11 @@ public class CPPVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 		} else if (parent instanceof IASTStatement) {
 			scope = getContainingScope((IASTStatement) parent);
 		} else if (parent instanceof IASTFunctionDefinition) {
-		    IASTFunctionDeclarator fnDeclarator = ((IASTFunctionDefinition) parent).getDeclarator();
+			final IASTFunctionDefinition fdef = (IASTFunctionDefinition) parent;
+			if (statement instanceof ICPPASTCatchHandler) 
+				return fdef.getScope();
+			
+			IASTFunctionDeclarator fnDeclarator = fdef.getDeclarator();
 		    IASTName name = findInnermostDeclarator(fnDeclarator).getName();
 		    if (name instanceof ICPPASTQualifiedName) {
 		        IASTName[] ns = ((ICPPASTQualifiedName) name).getNames();