diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 19d2cbbf4..6ac10f167 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -5194,7 +5194,8 @@ static const Token * parsedecl(const Token *type, ValueType * const valuetype, V
             valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::INT;
     } else
         valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::RECORD;
-    while (Token::Match(type, "%name%|*|&|::") && !type->variable() && !type->function()) {
+    while (Token::Match(type, "%name%|*|&|::") && !Token::Match(type, "typename|template") &&
+           !type->variable() && !type->function()) {
         if (type->isSigned())
             valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::SIGNED;
         else if (type->isUnsigned())
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 66e4da1a4..2bf77056a 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase74); // #8838 - final
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase75);
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase76); // #9056
+        TEST_CASE(symboldatabase77); // #8663
 
         TEST_CASE(createSymbolDatabaseFindAllScopes1);
 
@@ -4219,6 +4220,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(2, db->mVariableList.size());
     }
 
+    void symboldatabase77() { // #8663
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("template <class T1, class T2>\n"
+                      "void f() {\n"
+                      "  using T3 = typename T1::template T3<T2>;\n"
+                      "  T3 t;\n"
+                      "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(2, db->mVariableList.size());
+    }
+
     void createSymbolDatabaseFindAllScopes1() {
         GET_SYMBOL_DB("void f() { union {int x; char *p;} a={0}; }");
         ASSERT(db->scopeList.size() == 3);