diff --git a/lib/tokenlist.cpp b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
index 5cf7cb0df..f55a26ba6 100644
--- a/lib/tokenlist.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
@@ -1057,6 +1057,34 @@ void TokenList::createAst()
     for (Token *tok = _front; tok; tok = tok ? tok->next() : NULL) {
         tok = createAstAtToken(tok, isCPP());
     }
+
+    validateAst();
+}
+
+void TokenList::validateAst()
+{
+    // Verify that ast looks ok
+    for (const Token *tok = _front; tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        // Syntax error if binary operator only has 1 operand
+        if ((tok->isAssignmentOp() || tok->isComparisonOp() || Token::Match(tok,"[|^/%]")) && tok->astOperand1() && !tok->astOperand2())
+            throw InternalError(tok, "Syntax Error: AST broken, binary operator has only one operand.", InternalError::SYNTAX);
+
+        // Syntax error if we encounter "?" with operand2 that is not ":"
+        if (tok->astOperand2() && tok->str() == "?" && tok->astOperand2()->str() != ":")
+            throw InternalError(tok, "Syntax Error: AST broken, ternary operator lacks ':'.", InternalError::SYNTAX);
+
+        // check for endless recursion
+        const Token* parent=tok;
+        while (parent = parent->astParent()) {
+            if (parent==tok)
+                throw InternalError(tok, "AST broken: endless recursion from '" + tok->str() + "'", InternalError::SYNTAX);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void TokenList::cppcheckError(const Token *tok) const
+{
+    throw InternalError(tok, "Analysis failed - inconsisten AST. If the code is valid then please report this failure.", InternalError::INTERNAL);
 }
 
 const std::string& TokenList::file(const Token *tok) const
diff --git a/lib/tokenlist.h b/lib/tokenlist.h
index e1ae34916..c6830e2fc 100644
--- a/lib/tokenlist.h
+++ b/lib/tokenlist.h
@@ -126,9 +126,24 @@ public:
     */
     unsigned long long calculateChecksum() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Create abstract syntax tree.
+     */
     void createAst();
 
+    /**
+     * Create abstract syntax tree.
+     */
+    void validateAst();
+
 private:
+
+    /**
+     * Send error message to error logger about internal bug.
+     * @param tok the token that this bug concerns.
+     */
+    void cppcheckError(const Token *tok) const;
+
     /** Disable copy constructor, no implementation */
     TokenList(const TokenList &);
 
diff --git a/test/testgarbage.cpp b/test/testgarbage.cpp
index d73a962d1..0664764fd 100644
--- a/test/testgarbage.cpp
+++ b/test/testgarbage.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode159); // #7119
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode160); // #7190
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode161); // #7200
+        TEST_CASE(garbageCode162); // #7208
         TEST_CASE(garbageValueFlow);
         TEST_CASE(garbageSymbolDatabase);
         TEST_CASE(garbageAST);
@@ -1386,6 +1387,12 @@ private:
         //7200
         ASSERT_THROW(checkCode("{ }{ if () try { } catch (...)} B : : ~B { }"), InternalError);
     }
+
+    void garbageCode162() {
+        //7208
+        ASSERT_THROW(checkCode("return <<  >>  x return <<  >>  x ", "test.c"), InternalError);
+    }
+
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestGarbage)