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 bfb3c271c35..ae6d8fdf9fc 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
@@ -5503,4 +5503,12 @@ public class AST2CPPTests extends AST2BaseTest {
     	
     	parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, true );
     }
+
+    public void testBug179712() throws Exception {
+    	StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+    	buffer.append( "void foo (void *p) throw () ;                                   \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append( "void bar (void *p) __attribute__ (( __nonnull__(1) ));          \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		buffer.append( "void zot (void *p) throw () __attribute__ (( __nonnull__(1) )); \n"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		parse( buffer.toString(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, true );
+    }
 }
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 404614280cf..24de2745421 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
@@ -4092,6 +4092,9 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
+                        
+                        // more __attribute__ after throws
+                        __attribute_decl_seq(supportAttributeSpecifiers, false);
                     }
                     // check for optional pure virtual
                     if (LT(1) == IToken.tASSIGN && LT(2) == IToken.tINTEGER) {