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 0d8864a62e1..cb315c328fb 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
@@ -5327,6 +5327,18 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		parse( getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, true );
 	}
 	
+	//	namespace outer {
+	//		namespace inner {
+	//			class foo{};
+	//		}
+	//		using namespace inner __attribute__((__strong__));
+	//	}
+	//	outer::foo x;
+	//	outer::inner::foo y;
+	public void testAttributeInUsingDirective_351228() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
+		
 	//	class C {
 	//	public:
 	//		int i;
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 9eb9ba28a45..2d13fb9e1e4 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
@@ -1859,6 +1859,8 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                 throwBacktrack(offset, endOffset - offset);
             }
 
+            __attribute__();
+            
             switch (LT(1)) {
             case IToken.tSEMI:
             case IToken.tEOC: