diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index b798d2be7..e94c3755c 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -2661,7 +2661,9 @@ static bool setVarIdParseDeclaration(const Token **tok, const std::map<std::stri
             } else {
                 ++typeCount;
             }
-        } else if (tok2->str() == "<" && TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(tok2) > 0) {
+        } else if ((TemplateSimplifier::templateParameters(tok2) > 0) ||
+                   Token::Match(tok2, "< >") /* Ticket #4764 */)
+        {
             tok2 = tok2->findClosingBracket();
             if (!Token::Match(tok2, ">|>>"))
                 break;
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index 6e4626444..85b655f34 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ private:
 
         TEST_CASE(varid1);
         TEST_CASE(varid2);
+        TEST_CASE(varid3);  // ticket #4764
 
         TEST_CASE(assign1);
 
@@ -3215,6 +3216,14 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
+    
+    void varid3() { // #4764
+        check("struct foo {\n"
+              "  void bar() { return; }\n"
+              "  type<> member[1];\n"
+              "};");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
 
     void assign1() {
         check("char str[3] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};\n"