diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 6fa7b22de..a77b8b20e 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -912,12 +912,24 @@ void SymbolDatabase::SpaceInfo::getVarList()
             vartok = tok->tokAt(3);
             tok = vartok->next();
         }
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, ":: %type% :: %type% %var% ;"))
+        {
+            isClass = true;
+            vartok = tok->tokAt(4);
+            tok = vartok->next();
+        }
         else if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% :: %type% :: %type% %var% ;"))
         {
             isClass = true;
             vartok = tok->tokAt(5);
             tok = vartok->next();
         }
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, ":: %type% :: %type% :: %type% %var% ;"))
+        {
+            isClass = true;
+            vartok = tok->tokAt(6);
+            tok = vartok->next();
+        }
 
         // Structure?
         else if (Token::Match(tok, "struct|union %type% %var% ;"))
@@ -976,8 +988,11 @@ void SymbolDatabase::SpaceInfo::getVarList()
         }
 
         // Container..
-        else if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% :: %type% :: %type% <") ||
+        else if (Token::Match(tok, ":: %type% :: %type% :: %type% <") ||
+                 Token::Match(tok, "%type% :: %type% :: %type% <") ||
+                 Token::Match(tok, ":: %type% :: %type% <") ||
                  Token::Match(tok, "%type% :: %type% <") ||
+                 Token::Match(tok, ":: %type% <") ||
                  Token::Match(tok, "%type% <"))
         {
             // got an unhandled template?
@@ -1015,6 +1030,12 @@ void SymbolDatabase::SpaceInfo::getVarList()
                 vartok = tok->next();
                 tok = vartok->next();
             }
+            else if (tok && (Token::Match(tok, "> :: %type% %var% ;") || Token::Match(tok, ">> :: %type% %var% ;")))
+            {
+                isClass = true;
+                vartok = tok->tokAt(3);
+                tok = vartok->next();
+            }
             else if (tok && (Token::Match(tok, "> * %var% ;") || Token::Match(tok, ">> * %var% ;")))
             {
                 vartok = tok->tokAt(2);
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 4662bf768..2ee75246a 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(const38); // ticket #2135
         TEST_CASE(const39);
         TEST_CASE(const40); // ticket #2228
+        TEST_CASE(const41); // ticket #2255
         TEST_CASE(constoperator1);  // operator< can often be const
         TEST_CASE(constoperator2);	// operator<<
         TEST_CASE(constoperator3);
@@ -4434,6 +4435,83 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void const41() // ticket #2255
+    {
+        checkConst("class Fred\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "   ::std::string m_name;\n"
+                   "public:\n"
+                   "   void SetName(const ::std::string & name)\n"
+                   "   {\n"
+                   "      m_name = name;\n"
+                   "   }\n"
+                   "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkConst("class SharedPtrHolder\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "   ::std::tr1::shared_ptr<int> pNum;\n"
+                   "  public :\n"
+                   "   void SetNum(const ::std::tr1::shared_ptr<int> & apNum)\n"
+                   "   {\n"
+                   "      pNum = apNum;\n"
+                   "   }\n"
+                   "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkConst("class SharedPtrHolder2\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "  public:\n"
+                   "   typedef ::std::tr1::shared_ptr<int> IntSharedPtr;\n"
+                   "  private:\n"
+                   "   IntSharedPtr pNum;\n"
+                   "  public :\n"
+                   "   void SetNum(const IntSharedPtr & apNum)\n"
+                   "   {\n"
+                   "      pNum = apNum;\n"
+                   "   }\n"
+                   "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkConst("struct IntPtrTypes\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "   typedef ::std::tr1::shared_ptr<int> Shared;\n"
+                   "};\n"
+                   "class SharedPtrHolder3\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "  private:\n"
+                   "   IntPtrTypes::Shared pNum;\n"
+                   "  public :\n"
+                   "   void SetNum(const IntPtrTypes::Shared & apNum)\n"
+                   "   {\n"
+                   "      pNum = apNum;\n"
+                   "   }\n"
+                   "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkConst("template <typename T>\n"
+                   "struct PtrTypes\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "   typedef ::std::tr1::shared_ptr<T> Shared;\n"
+                   "};\n"
+                   "class SharedPtrHolder4\n"
+                   "{\n"
+                   "  private:\n"
+                   "   PtrTypes<int>::Shared pNum;\n"
+                   "  public :\n"
+                   "   void SetNum(const PtrTypes<int>::Shared & apNum)\n"
+                   "   {\n"
+                   "      pNum = apNum;\n"
+                   "   }\n"
+                   "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     // increment/decrement => not const
     void constincdec()
     {