diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index 3a94c3c2bc..a5c4607e33 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -5801,7 +5801,9 @@ cin_is_cpp_baseclass(col)
 		continue;
 	}
 
-	if (s[0] == ':')
+	if (s[0] == '"')
+	    s = skip_string(s) + 1;
+	else if (s[0] == ':')
 	{
 	    if (s[1] == ':')
 	    {
diff --git a/src/testdir/test3.in b/src/testdir/test3.in
index 8576e275a4..e4c699394f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test3.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test3.in
@@ -1359,6 +1359,19 @@ void func(void)
 	printf("Foo!\n");
 }
 
+STARTTEST
+:set cino&
+2kdd=][
+ENDTEST
+
+void func(void)
+{
+	cout << "a"
+	<< "b"
+	<< ") :"
+	<< "c";
+}
+
 STARTTEST
 :g/^STARTTEST/.,/^ENDTEST/d
 :1;/start of AUTO/,$wq! test.out
diff --git a/src/testdir/test3.ok b/src/testdir/test3.ok
index 3764453a7b..39b485950e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test3.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test3.ok
@@ -1216,3 +1216,12 @@ void func(void)
 	printf("Foo!\n");
 }
 
+
+void func(void)
+{
+	cout << "a"
+		<< "b"
+		<< ") :"
+		<< "c";
+}
+
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f69bf4e9e1..2713ffc43c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    179,
 /**/
     178,
 /**/