diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index ebe5e2e12..d53add28e 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -5365,11 +5365,16 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyComma()
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (tok->str() == "(")
+        {
+            tok = tok->link();
+            continue;
+        }
+
         // Skip unhandled template specifiers..
         if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% <"))
         {
             // Todo.. use the link instead.
-            unsigned int parlevel = 0;
             unsigned int comparelevel = 0;
             for (Token *tok2 = tok; tok2; tok2 = tok2->next())
             {
@@ -5384,14 +5389,6 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyComma()
                     }
                     ++comparelevel;
                 }
-                else if (tok2->str() == "(")
-                    ++parlevel;
-                else if (tok2->str() == ")")
-                {
-                    if (parlevel == 0)
-                        break;
-                    --parlevel;
-                }
                 else if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}]"))
                     break;
             }
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 024c10126..1a1bede83 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -1878,6 +1878,19 @@ private:
                                 "}\n";
             ASSERT_EQUALS("void f ( ) { int a ; a = b < T < char , 3 > , int > ( ) ; }", sizeof_(code));
         }
+
+        {
+            // ticket #1327
+            const char code[] = "const C<1,2,3> foo ()\n"
+                                "{\n"
+                                "    return C<1,2,3>(x,y);\n"
+                                "}\n";
+            const char expected[]  = "const C < 1 , 2 , 3 > foo ( ) "
+                                     "{"
+                                     " return C < 1 , 2 , 3 > ( x , y ) ; "
+                                     "}";
+            ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, sizeof_(code));
+        }
     }
 
     void conditionOperator()