diff --git a/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y b/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
index c811273ca..5eac869fd 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
+++ b/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
@@ -3543,7 +3543,6 @@ notso_direct_declarator : idcolon {
 		 $$.parms = 0;
 		 $$.have_parms = 0;
                   }
-
                   | NOT idcolon {
                   $$.id = Char(NewStringf("~%s",$2));
                   $$.type = 0;
@@ -3559,6 +3558,14 @@ notso_direct_declarator : idcolon {
                   $$.have_parms = 0;
                   }
 
+/*
+                  | LPAREN AND idcolon RPAREN {
+                     $$.id = Char($3);
+                     $$.type = 0;
+                     $$.parms = 0;
+                     $$.have_parms = 0;
+                  }
+*/
 /* Technically, this should be LPAREN declarator RPAREN, but we get reduce/reduce conflicts */
                   | LPAREN pointer notso_direct_declarator RPAREN {
 		    $$ = $3;
@@ -3653,6 +3660,13 @@ direct_declarator : idcolon {
 		    }
 		    $$.type = $2;
                   }
+                  | LPAREN AND direct_declarator RPAREN {
+                    $$ = $3;
+		    if (!$$.type) {
+		      $$.type = NewString("");
+		    }
+		    SwigType_add_reference($$.type);
+                  }
                   | LPAREN idcolon DSTAR direct_declarator RPAREN {
 		    SwigType *t;
 		    $$ = $4;
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c b/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
index bb9b27ddf..85588d523 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,10 @@ SwigType_str(SwigType *s, const String_or_char *id)
     }
     else if (SwigType_isreference(element)) {
       Insert(result,0,"&");
+      if ((nextelement) && ((SwigType_isfunction(nextelement) || (SwigType_isarray(nextelement))))) {
+	Insert(result,0,"(");
+	Append(result,")");
+      }
     }  else if (SwigType_isarray(element)) {
       DOH *size;
       Append(result,"[");
@@ -1380,11 +1384,15 @@ String *SwigType_rcaststr(SwigType *s, const String_or_char *name) {
       }
       firstarray = 0;
     } else if (SwigType_isreference(element)) {
-      Insert(result,0,"&");
-      isreference = 1;
+	Insert(result,0,"&");
+	if ((nextelement) && ((SwigType_isfunction(nextelement) || (SwigType_isarray(nextelement))))) {
+	  Insert(result,0,"(");
+	  Append(result,")");
+	}
+	isreference = 1;
     } else if (SwigType_isarray(element)) {
       DOH *size;
-      if (firstarray) {
+      if (firstarray && !isreference) {
 	Append(result,"(*)");
 	firstarray = 0;
       } else {