diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/LookupContext.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/LookupContext.cpp
index b86c295f931..a1a2eeb8227 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/LookupContext.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/LookupContext.cpp
@@ -1630,7 +1630,8 @@ bool CreateBindings::visit(Block *block)
     // nested ClassOrNamespaces)
     if (! _currentClassOrNamespace->_blocks.empty()
             || ! _currentClassOrNamespace->_classOrNamespaces.empty()
-            || ! _currentClassOrNamespace->_enums.empty()) {
+            || ! _currentClassOrNamespace->_enums.empty()
+            || ! _currentClassOrNamespace->_anonymouses.empty()) {
         previous->_blocks[block] = binding;
         _entities.append(binding);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletion_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletion_test.cpp
index bf8fb0f772c..d87f6719512 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletion_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletion_test.cpp
@@ -1513,6 +1513,20 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_completion_data()
         ) << _("nestedOfNestedAnonymousClass.") << (QStringList()
             << QLatin1String("memberOfNestedOfNestedAnonymousClass"));
 
+    QTest::newRow("nested_anonymous_class_inside_function") << _(
+            "void fun()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "   union\n"
+            "   {\n"
+            "       int foo1;\n"
+            "       int foo2;\n"
+            "   };\n"
+            "   @\n"
+            "};\n"
+        ) << _("foo") << (QStringList()
+            << QLatin1String("foo1")
+            << QLatin1String("foo2"));
+
     QTest::newRow("crash_cloning_template_class_QTCREATORBUG9329") << _(
             "struct A {};\n"
             "template <typename T>\n"
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletionassist.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletionassist.cpp
index d0eb4af1035..c5bf907ceed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletionassist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcompletionassist.cpp
@@ -1344,6 +1344,11 @@ void CppCompletionAssistProcessor::globalCompletion(CPlusPlus::Scope *currentSco
                     if (UsingNamespaceDirective *u = member->asUsingNamespaceDirective()) {
                         if (ClassOrNamespace *b = binding->lookupType(u->name()))
                             usingBindings.append(b);
+                    } else if (Class *c = member->asClass()) {
+                        if (c->name()->isAnonymousNameId()) {
+                            if (ClassOrNamespace *b = binding->findBlock(block))
+                                completeClass(b);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1539,6 +1544,8 @@ void CppCompletionAssistProcessor::completeClass(CPlusPlus::ClassOrNamespace *b,
         foreach (Symbol *bb, binding->symbols()) {
             if (Class *k = bb->asClass())
                 scopesToVisit.append(k);
+            else if (Block *b = bb->asBlock())
+                scopesToVisit.append(b);
         }
 
         foreach (Enum *e, binding->unscopedEnums())
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/checksymbols/tst_checksymbols.cpp b/tests/auto/cplusplus/checksymbols/tst_checksymbols.cpp
index 121b1a02e42..4f714c6775b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cplusplus/checksymbols/tst_checksymbols.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/checksymbols/tst_checksymbols.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ private slots:
     void test_checksymbols_QTCREATORBUG9098();
     void test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass();
     void test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_insideNamespace();
+    void test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_insideFunction();
     void test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_QTCREATORBUG8963();
     void test_checksymbols_class_declaration_with_object_name_nested_in_function();
     void test_checksymbols_highlightingTypeWhenUsingNamespaceClass_QTCREATORBUG7903_globalNamespace();
@@ -1548,6 +1549,27 @@ void tst_CheckSymbols::test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_insideNamespace()
     TestData::check(source, expectedUses);
 }
 
+void tst_CheckSymbols::test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_insideFunction()
+{
+    const QByteArray source =
+            "int foo()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    union\n"
+            "    {\n"
+            "        int foo1;\n"
+            "        int foo2;\n"
+            "    };\n"
+            "}\n"
+            ;
+    const QList<Use> expectedUses = QList<Use>()
+            << Use(1, 5, 3, CppHighlightingSupport::FunctionUse)
+            << Use(5, 13, 4, CppHighlightingSupport::FieldUse)
+            << Use(6, 13, 4, CppHighlightingSupport::FieldUse)
+            ;
+
+    TestData::check(source, expectedUses);
+}
+
 void tst_CheckSymbols::test_checksymbols_AnonymousClass_QTCREATORBUG8963()
 {
     const QByteArray source =