diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/ASTWriterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/ASTWriterVisitor.java
index 9a2a669e9eb..320140af070 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/ASTWriterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/ASTWriterVisitor.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTNamespaceDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateParameter;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier.ICPPASTBaseSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.gnu.IGNUASTCompoundStatementExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.rewrite.ASTLiteralNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.rewrite.commenthandler.NodeCommentMap;
@@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ public class ASTWriterVisitor extends ASTVisitor {
 		scribe.print(lit.getRawSignature());
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public int visit(ICPPASTBaseSpecifier baseSpecifier) {
+		declSpecWriter.writeBaseSpecifiers(baseSpecifier);
+		return ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP;
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public int visit(IASTName name) {
 		if (spaceNeededBeforeName && name.getSimpleID().length != 0) {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclSpecWriter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclSpecWriter.java
index f4610043e90..da523e529ca 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclSpecWriter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/astwriter/DeclSpecWriter.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class DeclSpecWriter extends NodeWriter {
 		return compDeclSpec.getMembers();
 	}
 
-	private void writeBaseSpecifiers(ICPPASTBaseSpecifier specifier) {
+	public void writeBaseSpecifiers(ICPPASTBaseSpecifier specifier) {
 		switch (specifier.getVisibility()) {
 		case ICPPASTBaseSpecifier.v_public:
 			scribe.printStringSpace(Keywords.PUBLIC);
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ public class DeclSpecWriter extends NodeWriter {
 			scribe.printStringSpace(Keywords.PRIVATE);
 			break;
 		}
+		
+		if (specifier.isVirtual()) {
+			scribe.printStringSpace(Keywords.VIRTUAL);
+		}
 		specifier.getName().accept(visitor);
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/changegenerator/ChangeGenerator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/changegenerator/ChangeGenerator.java
index bdd4d9e059a..50cf4385bd6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/changegenerator/ChangeGenerator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/changegenerator/ChangeGenerator.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTStandardFunctionDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTypeId;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier.ICPPASTBaseSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTFunctionDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTNamespaceDefinition;
@@ -175,7 +176,25 @@ public class ChangeGenerator extends ASTVisitor {
 		}
 		return super.visit(declarator);
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public int visit(ICPPASTBaseSpecifier baseSpecifier) {
+		handleInserts(baseSpecifier);
+		if (requiresRewrite(baseSpecifier)) {
+			handleReplace(baseSpecifier);
+			return ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP;
+		}
+		return super.visit(baseSpecifier);
+	}
 
+	@Override
+	public int leave(ICPPASTBaseSpecifier baseSpecifier) {
+		if (!requiresRewrite(baseSpecifier)) {
+			handleAppends(baseSpecifier);
+		}
+		return super.leave(baseSpecifier);
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public int visit(IASTArrayModifier arrayModifier) {
 		handleInserts(arrayModifier);