diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index ccfaa351b..9d728b3d5 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1494,8 +1494,9 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
 
                             if (openParenthesis) {
-                                // skip over name
-                                tok2 = tok2->next();
+                                // Skip over name, if any
+                                if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "%name%"))
+                                    tok2 = tok2->next();
 
                                 tok2->insertToken(")");
                                 tok2 = tok2->next();
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
index c27896739..4a0031bd2 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytypedef.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef124); // ticket #7792
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef125); // #8749 - typedef char A[10]; p = new A[1];
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef126); // ticket #5953
+        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef127); // ticket #8878
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -2540,6 +2541,16 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(exp, tok(code, false));
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef127() { // #8878
+        const char code[] = "class a; typedef int (a::*b); "
+                            "template <long, class> struct c; "
+                            "template <int g> struct d { enum { e = c<g, b>::f }; };";
+        const char exp [] = "class a ; "
+                            "template < long , class > struct c ; "
+                            "template < int g > struct d { enum Anonymous0 { e = c < g , int ( a :: * ) > :: f } ; } ;";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(exp, tok(code, false));
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1() {
         {
             const char code[] = "typedef void (*my_func)();\n"