diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.cpp
index 3aa53c7d7e4..cde82884c03 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ const char *MacroExpander::operator()(const char *first, const char *last,
 const char *MacroExpander::expand(const char *__first, const char *__last,
                                   QByteArray *__result)
 {
-    const char *start = __first;
     __first = skip_blanks (__first, __last);
     lines = skip_blanks.lines;
 
@@ -362,20 +361,18 @@ const char *MacroExpander::expand(const char *__first, const char *__last,
             }
 
             QVector<QByteArray> actuals;
-            QVector<MacroArgumentReference> actuals_ref;
-            actuals.reserve (5);
+            actuals.reserve(macro->formals().size());
             ++arg_it; // skip '('
 
             MacroExpander expand_actual (env, frame);
 
-            const char *arg_end = skip_argument_variadics (actuals, macro, arg_it, __last);
+            const char *arg_end = skip_argument(arg_it, __last);
             if (arg_it != arg_end || (arg_end != __last && *arg_end == ','))
             {
-                actuals_ref.append(MacroArgumentReference(start_offset + (arg_it-start), arg_end - arg_it));
-                const QByteArray actual (arg_it, arg_end - arg_it);
+                const QByteArray actual(arg_it, arg_end - arg_it);
                 QByteArray expanded;
-                expand_actual (actual.constBegin (), actual.constEnd (), &expanded);
-                actuals.push_back (expanded);
+                expand_actual(actual.constBegin (), actual.constEnd (), &expanded);
+                pushActuals(actuals, macro, expanded);
                 arg_it = arg_end;
             }
 
@@ -383,12 +380,11 @@ const char *MacroExpander::expand(const char *__first, const char *__last,
             {
                 ++arg_it; // skip ','
 
-                arg_end = skip_argument_variadics (actuals, macro, arg_it, __last);
-                actuals_ref.append(MacroArgumentReference(start_offset + (arg_it-start), arg_end - arg_it));
-                const QByteArray actual (arg_it, arg_end - arg_it);
+                arg_end = skip_argument(arg_it, __last);
+                const QByteArray actual(arg_it, arg_end - arg_it);
                 QByteArray expanded;
-                expand_actual (actual.constBegin (), actual.constEnd (), &expanded);
-                actuals.push_back (expanded);
+                expand_actual(actual.constBegin (), actual.constEnd (), &expanded);
+                pushActuals(actuals, macro, expanded);
                 arg_it = arg_end;
             }
 
@@ -425,3 +421,29 @@ const char *MacroExpander::skip_argument_variadics (QVector<QByteArray> const &_
 
     return arg_end;
 }
+
+void MacroExpander::pushActuals(QVector<QByteArray> & actuals, Macro *__macro, const QByteArray& expanded)
+{
+    if (__macro->isVariadic() && actuals.count() == __macro->formals().count()) {
+        //already enough params --> append to the last one
+        QByteArray& b = actuals.last();
+        b.append(",");
+        b.append(expanded.trimmed());
+    }
+    else {
+        const char * __first = expanded.constData();
+        const char * __last = __first + expanded.length();
+        const char * arg_it = __first;
+
+        const char *arg_end = skip_argument_variadics(actuals, __macro, arg_it, __last);
+        actuals.push_back(QByteArray(arg_it, arg_end - arg_it).trimmed());
+        arg_it = arg_end;
+
+        while (arg_it != __last) {
+            ++arg_it; // skip ','
+            const char *arg_end = skip_argument_variadics(actuals, __macro, arg_it, __last);
+            actuals.push_back(QByteArray(arg_it, arg_end - arg_it).trimmed());
+            arg_it = arg_end;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.h b/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.h
index 3352f7a4fce..97080a9f203 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.h
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/pp-macro-expander.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
     const char *skip_argument_variadics(const QVector<QByteArray> &actuals,
                                          Macro *macro,
                                          const char *first, const char *last);
+    void pushActuals(QVector<QByteArray> & actuals, Macro *__macro, const QByteArray& expanded);
 
 public: // attributes
     int lines;
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/preprocessor/tst_preprocessor.cpp b/tests/auto/cplusplus/preprocessor/tst_preprocessor.cpp
index 06e910be639..43c9ca2d56b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cplusplus/preprocessor/tst_preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/preprocessor/tst_preprocessor.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void va_args();
     void named_va_args();
     void first_empty_macro_arg();
+    void param_expanding_as_multiple_params();
     void unfinished_function_like_macro_call();
     void nasty_macro_expansion();
     void tstst();
@@ -100,6 +101,19 @@ void tst_Preprocessor::first_empty_macro_arg()
     QVERIFY(preprocessed.contains("int Val2;"));
 }
 
+void tst_Preprocessor::param_expanding_as_multiple_params()
+{
+    Client *client = 0; // no client.
+    Environment env;
+
+    Preprocessor preprocess(client, &env);
+    QByteArray preprocessed = preprocess(QLatin1String("<stdin>"),
+                                         QByteArray("\n#define foo(a,b) int f(a,b);"
+                                                    "\n#define ARGS(t)  t a,t b"
+                                                    "\nfoo(ARGS(int))"));
+    QVERIFY(preprocessed.contains("int f(int a,int b);"));
+}
+
 void tst_Preprocessor::unfinished_function_like_macro_call()
 {
     Client *client = 0; // no client.