diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Cpp.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Cpp.cpp
index 651b83d2e..54f6e15f7 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Cpp.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Cpp.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ void AssistEditor::ExpressionType(const String& ttype, const String& usings,
 	String type = ParseTemplatedType(ttype, tparam);
 	int c0 = typeset.GetCount();
 	const Array<CppItem>& n = GetTypeItems(type);
+	for(int i = 0; i < n.GetCount(); i++)
+		if(n[i].kind == TYPEDEF) {
+			ExpressionType(n[i].qtype, usings, xp, ii, typeset, variable, can_shortcut_operator, visited_bases, lvl + 1);
+			return;
+		}
 	String id = xp[ii];
 	int q = id.ReverseFind(':');
 	if(q > 0 && id[q - 1] == ':') {