diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompletionParseTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompletionParseTest.java
index 92295a6d3ca..6bd7806b071 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompletionParseTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/CompletionParseTest.java
@@ -1037,4 +1037,16 @@ public class CompletionParseTest extends CompletionParseBaseTest {
 		assertEquals( node.getCompletionKind(), CompletionKind.SINGLE_NAME_REFERENCE );
 		
 	}
+	
+	public void testBug62344() throws Exception
+	{
+		Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+		writer.write( " namespace Foo{  class bar{}; }     ");
+		writer.write( " void main() {                      ");
+		writer.write( "    Foo::bar * foobar = new Foo::SP ");
+		
+		String code = writer.toString();
+		IASTCompletionNode node = parse( code, code.indexOf( "SP" ) );
+		assertEquals( node.getCompletionKind(), CompletionKind.NEW_TYPE_REFERENCE );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
index 8a08e3f2225..409b4a26b05 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-05-14 Andrew Niefer
+	fix bug 62344, change completionOnTypeReference to lookup with empty prefix if
+	we have a context.
+	  * src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CompletionEngine.java
+
 2004-05-13 Alain Magloire
 
 	Fix for PR 62064
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CompletionEngine.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CompletionEngine.java
index 77935ee9de5..c42fce3cf4e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CompletionEngine.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CompletionEngine.java
@@ -528,8 +528,10 @@ public class CompletionEngine implements RelevanceConstants {
 		// completing on a type
 		// 1. Get the search scope node
 		IASTScope searchNode = completionNode.getCompletionScope();
-		// if the prefix is not empty
-		if(completionNode.getCompletionPrefix().length() > 0 ) {
+		// if the prefix is not empty, or we have a context
+		if(completionNode.getCompletionPrefix().length() > 0 ||
+		   completionNode.getCompletionContext() != null ) 
+		{
 			// 2. Lookup all types that could be used here
 			ILookupResult result;
 			IASTNode.LookupKind[] kinds = new IASTNode.LookupKind[4];