diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
index 68253696b52..1e2146b6ee1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/SelectionParseTest.java
@@ -282,4 +282,15 @@ public class SelectionParseTest extends SelectionParseBaseTest {
 		int startIndex = code.indexOf( "foo(1)"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		parse( code, startIndex, startIndex + 3 );
 	}
+	
+	public void testBug66744() throws Exception
+	{
+		Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+		writer.write( "enum EColours { RED, GREEN, BLUE };      \n" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		writer.write( "void foo() {  EColours color = GREEN; }  \n" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		
+		String code = writer.toString();
+		int startIndex = code.indexOf( "EColours color"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		parse( code, startIndex, startIndex + 8 );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
index 7414ff648c0..86f712e7faf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/Parser.java
@@ -2651,6 +2651,7 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
             IToken t = consume(IToken.tRBRACE);
             enumeration.setEndingOffsetAndLineNumber(t.getEndOffset(), t.getLineNumber());
             enumeration.acceptElement( requestor, astFactory.getReferenceManager() );
+            handleEnumeration( enumeration );
             sdw.setTypeSpecifier(enumeration);
         }
         else
@@ -2660,7 +2661,8 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
             throw backtrack;
         }
     }
-    /**
+
+	/**
      * Parse a class/struct/union definition. 
      * 
      * classSpecifier
@@ -3339,6 +3341,11 @@ public abstract class Parser extends ExpressionParser implements IParser
 	}
 
 
+	protected void handleEnumeration(IASTEnumerationSpecifier enumeration) throws EndOfFileException {
+		cleanupLastToken();
+		handleOffsetableNamedElement( enumeration );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param expression
 	 */
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/SelectionParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/SelectionParser.java
index 050eaee85e4..b2f811c37a5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/SelectionParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/SelectionParser.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.ASTNotImplementedException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTClassSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTCompletionNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTDeclaration;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTEnumerationSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTEnumerator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTFunction;
@@ -376,4 +377,15 @@ public class SelectionParser extends ContextualParser {
 			throw new EndOfFileException();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	protected void handleEnumeration(IASTEnumerationSpecifier enumeration) throws EndOfFileException {
+		if( ! tokenDupleCompleted() )
+			super.handleEnumeration(enumeration);
+		else
+		{
+			contextNode = enumeration;
+			handleOffsetableNamedElement( enumeration );
+			throw new EndOfFileException();
+		}
+	}
 }